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When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Theatrical
Mar 3, 1989
Box Office
$31.9M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
3.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 20, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Norman Twain Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →A New Future for Eastside High Students
Taglines
Eastside High was a training ground for jail. Then Joe Clark took over. Now the kids are getting something they never had. A future.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Inspiration from a True Story of Heroism
Taglines
A true story about a real hero.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Morgan Freeman
Principal Joe Clark
B
Beverly Todd
Ms. Levias
R
Robert Guillaume
Dr. Frank Napier
E
Ethan Phillips
Mr. Rosenberg
L
Lynne Thigpen
Leonna Barrett
M
Michael Beach
Mr. Darnell
T
Tony Todd
Mr. William Wright
K
Karen Malina White
Kaneesha Carter
A
Alan North
Mayor Don Bottman
R
Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Elliott
S
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Mrs. Powers
S
Sloane Shelton
Mrs. Hamilton
J
Jermaine Hopkins
Thomas Sams
K
Karina Arroyave
Maria
I
Ivonne Coll
Mrs. Santos
R
Regina Taylor
Mrs. Carter
M
Michael P. Moran
Mr. O'Malley
J
John Ring
Fire Chief Gaines
M
Mike Starr
Mr. Zirella
M
Michael Imperioli
George
