Where to Watch
Region
Apple TV Store
Rent from
HD
$5.99
Apple TV Store
Buy from
HD
$12.99
Amazon Video
Rent from
HD
$5.99
Amazon Video
Buy from
HD
$7.99
Tubi TV
Stream with ads
Included
See all 10 options →
Prices last updated September 17, 2026. Pricing and availability may vary by region.
powered by JustWatch
About
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Theatrical
Mar 11, 1988
Box Office
$14.0M
Budget
$1.6M
Return
8.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 10, 1998
Theaters
1,405
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
Quotes
See all →A Teacher's Challenge in Education
Taglines
At a tough school one teacher and one class proved to America they could...Stand and Deliver.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A New Teacher Challenges the Status Quo
Taglines
In 1982, a new troublemaker hit Garfield High... He was tough. He was wild. He was willing to fight. He was the new math teacher.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →E
Edward James Olmos
Jaime A. Escalante
L
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel Guzman
R
Rosanna DeSoto
Fabiola Escalante
A
Andy Garcia
Dr. Ramirez
E
Estelle Harris
Secretary
M
Mark Phelan
Cop
V
Virginia Paris
Raquel Ortega
E
Eliot
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
C
Carmen Argenziano
Molina
B
Bodie Olmos
Fernando Escalante
V
Vanessa Marquez
Ana Delgado
G
Graham Galloway
Craig
D
Daniel Villarreal
Chuco
M
Manuel Benitez
Heavy Metal Boy
W
Will Gotay
Pancho Garcia
I
Ingrid Oliu
Lupe Escobar
K
Karla Montana
Claudia Camejo
L
Lydia Nicole
Rafaela Fuentes
B
Betty Carvalho
Angel's Grandma
I
Irene Olga López
Lupe's Mother
