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Up Against the Wall

100
Audience
PG-13 1991 · 1h 40m
Drama, Crime
Starring Marla Gibbs · Ron O'Neal · Stoney Jackson
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About

A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.

Theatrical
Jan 18, 1991
Director
Ron O'Neal
Producers
Chuck Colbert, R. Kelly
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Cast

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M
Marla Gibbs
Louise Bradley
R
Ron O'Neal
George Wilkes
S
Stoney Jackson
Jesse Bradley
L
L. Scott Caldwell
Sandy Wilkes
O
Oscar Brown Jr.
Coach
C
Catero Colbert
Sean
D
deMann
Kevin
S
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Denise
J
Johnny Moran
J. R.
M
Merritt Lear
Lisa
J
Jamie Harrold
Stevie

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