Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume

The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school that he is determined to improve.

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PG-13, 109 min.

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Release Date: March 3, 1989

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DVD Release Date: October 20, 1998

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  • March 10, 2008
    This isn't" Blackboard jungle" and it's not suppose to be!. . . This is on tough film. . .
  • August 19, 2007
    I love Morgan Freeman and he excels in this movie about discipline in the school system
  • August 12, 2007
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  • April 8, 2007
    This is obviously a feel-good story that is implausible but Freeman carries anythin to the end.
  • April 11, 2006
    Now there's 100s of movies that were copy-cats of this great film. Morgan Freeman at his finest. "Free Mr. Clark! Free Mr. Clark! Free Mr. Clark! Free Mr. Clark! Free Mr. Clark!"
  • November 5, 2009
    Radical changed !! Hell of a movie like Morgan Freeman
  • October 30, 2009
    shows what positive things can happen when administration cracks down on discipline and low expectations
  • October 11, 2009
    One of the best in 1980s
  • September 9, 2009
    Definately one of My Favs!
  • August 14, 2009
    It doesn't matter were you come from. You can do anything.

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  • rayman0071
    October 26, 2007
    And who would forgot the theme song done by the legendary Big Daddy Kane???

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