Dangerous Minds (1995)

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Directed by

John N. Smith

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Michelle Pfeiffer
Louanne Johnson

George Dzundza
Hal Griffith

Courtney B. Vance
Mr. George Grandey

Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Carla Nichols

Beatrice Winde
Mary Benton

John Neville
Waiter

Lorraine Toussaint
Irene Roberts

Renoly Santiago
Raul Sanchero

Written by

LouAnne Johnson

Ronald Bass
(screenplay)

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An average movie

7 years, 8 months ago at May 4 12:20

johanlefourbe

Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Michelle Pfeiffer, I thought I might as well give it a try. I remember it quite well when it was released but I didn't see at the time and I remember also this damned song by Coolio (what happened to the guy by the way?!? Again another one hit wonder, I guess) which was all the time on the radio. Anyway, I tho... read more

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7 years, 8 months ago at May 5 11:44

jay-jay

THis is one of my top Michelle Pfeiffer movies. I went and saw this in the theaters when it first came out, and I loved it. Probably one of the first movies I cried in... lmao

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Description: Dangerous Minds is a 1995 drama film loosely based on the book My Posse Don't Do Homework by LouAnne Johnson. The film, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, focuses on the challenges of growing up in the city of East Palo Alto, California and of the efforts of a dedicated teacher to allow her class to learn basic elementary education. The success of the film was followed by a short-lived television series with the same name. When a retired U.S. Marine, LouAnne Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer), arrives at Parkmont High School (Carlmont High School, Belmont, CA) with poor, angry minorities from East Palo Alto, California, she finds a class of t ... (more)

Release date: 11 August 1995
UPC: 717951001924

Tags: Drama (18), Teacher (9), 1990s (8), School (7), Ghetto (7), 1995 (7), High School (6), Crime (5), Based On A True Story (4), Teaching (4), Karate (3), Bob Dylan (3), Michelle Pfeiffer (3), (2), Biography (2), 90s (2), Based On A Book (2), Poetry (1), Marine (1), 1990's (1)

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" It is nice to see Michelle Pfeiffer in a tougher role but as an ex-marine? She arrives as a new teacher in a troubled school but she manage to give in some discipline. I have seen the story numerous times before since "Blackboard Jungle" arrived on the screen and it is impossible to envision classy Pfeiffer as an ex-marine. "