Lean On Me

Lean On Me

1989
1h 48m
7.3

7.3/10

339 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $31,906,454

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Norman Twain Productions Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Portuguese Spanish

Keywords

high school violence in schools based on true story gang drug dealing school principal public education

Quick Facts

Release Date March 3, 1989
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0097722

Cast

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Principal Joe Clark

Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd

Ms. Levias

Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume

Dr. Frank Napier

Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips

Mr. Rosenberg

Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen

Leonna Barrett

Michael Beach
Michael Beach

Mr. Darnell

Tony Todd
Tony Todd

Mr. William Wright

Karen Malina White
Karen Malina White

Kaneesha Carter

Alan North
Alan North

Mayor Don Bottman

Robin Bartlett
Robin Bartlett

Mrs. Elliott

Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Sandra Reaves-Phillips

Mrs. Powers

Sloane Shelton
Sloane Shelton

Mrs. Hamilton

Key Crew

John G. Avildsen
Director
John G. Avildsen
Executive Producer
Norman Twain
Producer
Michael Schiffer
Writer