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Stand and Deliver (1988) Professor Pfinklepfunder’s $1 Sunday Family Films
From the genre of inspirational teacher films and released near the similar Lean on Me, Stand and Deliver broadly swept the Independent Spirit Awards in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2011. This biopic depicts Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos), who immigrated from Bolivia to Los Angeles and taught high school while being hassled by tough students like Angel Guzman (Lou Diamond Phillips). Mr. Escalante is also pressured by his bosses, who want him to control his raucous classroom. Caught in the middle, he opts to immerse his students in higher math. After intensive study, his students ace California's calculus test, which begets scrutiny from doubtful officials.
