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Dangerous Minds
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
1995 · Directed by John N. Smith · 99 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
She broke the rules... and changed their lives.
Crew
- Screenplay: Ronald Bass, Elaine May
- Cinematography: Pierre Letarte
- Edited by: Tom Rolf
- Music: Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman
- Production design: Donald Graham Burt
- Produced by: Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michelle Pfeiffer
Cast
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Louanne Johnson
- George Dzundza as Hal Griffith
- Courtney B. Vance as Mr. George Grandey
- Robin Bartlett as Mrs. Carla Nichols
- Beatrice Winde as Mary Benton
- John Neville as Waiter
- Lorraine Toussaint as Irene Roberts
- Renoly Santiago as Raul Sanchero
- Wade Dominguez as Emilio Ramirez
- Bruklin Harris as Callie Roberts
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Via Rosa Productions
- Budget: $23,000,000
- Box office: $179,519,401
- Themes: high school, california, rap music, karate, naval officer, teacher, based on memoir or autobiography, amusement park, schoolteacher
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