Trivia: The movie seems to have been somewhat impressive to Jaime Escalante. After seeing it, he declared that it was '90% truth, 10% drama.'
Stand and Deliver (1988)
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Directed by: Ramon Menendez
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: In the scene in the classroom, when the new student comes into the class with a slip to give to the teacher, he takes the slip from her. Then, the scene cuts to Lou Diamond Phillips following his gang leader out the door. Then, the very next cut, the teacher takes the slip from the student yet again, and tells her to have a seat in the empty desk in the back.
Jaime Escalante: Do you want me to do it for you?
Pancho: Yes.
Jaime Escalante: You're supposed to say no.