Movie
Dangerous Minds
Overview
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-08-11
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Via Rosa Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Louanne Johnson
- George Dzundza as Hal Griffith
- Courtney B. Vance as Mr. George Grandey
- Robin Bartlett as Mrs. Carla Nichols
- Beatrice Winde as Mary Benton
- John Neville as Waiter
- Lorraine Toussaint as Irene Roberts
- Renoly Santiago as Raul Sanchero
- Wade Dominguez as Emilio Ramirez
- Bruklin Harris as Callie Roberts
- Marcello Thedford as Cornelius Bates
- Roberto Alvarez as Gusmaro Rivera
Crew
- John N. Smith - Director
- Ronald Bass - Screenplay
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