FILM 2310: STAND AND DELIVER (1988)

TRIVIA: Jaime Escalante was actually impressed by the movie, stating that it was 'Ninety per cent truth, and ten per cent drama.'

Features Edward James Olmos's only Oscar-nominated performance.

Edward James Olmos remained close friends with Jaime Escalante until Escalante's death on March 30, 2010. Olmos even led a campaign to help pay for Escalante's medical bills, a campaign which included cast members from the film and former students of Escalante.

Selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in December 2011 as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

ONE SENTENCE REVIEW: An excellent film about not giving up on someone or a group of people just because of their background – I can’t believe I’d never heard of this film!

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This is featured on the podcast Unspooled Episode #200.2