March 3, 2009
Sandy Dennis becomes a star in this
Sandy Dennis,
Patrick Bedford,
Eileen Heckart,
Ruth White,
Jean Stapleton
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The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.
DVD Release Date: November 6, 2007
Stats: 20 reviews
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April 5, 2008The first mistake this pretty young teacher made was to get off the bus. The second was to walk into Calvin Coolidge High School for the first time. The third was to fall in love with it. Rookie English teacher, Sylvia Barret tries to make a difference in an inner-city school who...( read more)
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July 3, 2007This is a fantastic movie. Supposedly a lot of people who saw it were disappointed that it deviated from the book, but luckily I hadn't read the book.
It might seem cliche amongst all the teacher in inner city school movies that have followed it, but bear in mind that this one...( read more)
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