187 (One Eight Seven) (1997)

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Directed by

Kevin Reynolds

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Samuel L. Jackson
Trevor Garfield

John Heard
Dave Childress

Kelly Rowan
Ellen Henry

Clifton Collins Jr.
Cesar Sanchez

Tony Plana
Principal Garcia

Karina Arroyave
Rita Martinez

Lobo Sebastian
Benny Chacon

Jack Kehler
Larry Hyland

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9 years, 10 months ago at Feb 25 15:45

djprojexion

Class of 1984 gets a reboot and the result is probably one of the most powerful films ever made about teachers and students. It represents that time period in the late 90's when filmmakers scorched the screen with style and bravura. In this case, Kevin Reynolds creates such a distinct atmosphere from the camera filters, soft focus shots, experimental techniques, and of course the amazing trip-hop ... read more

An average movie

9 years, 7 months ago at Jun 18 22:00

johanlefourbe

I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Samuel L. Jackson, I thought I might as well give it a try. At first, I must say that I was rather impressed. Indeed, the whole thing started with an intense dark and gloomy depiction of your average inner-city school and I thought it was a nice fictional counterpart to an interesting documentary I saw recently called '... read more

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Description: Trevor Garfield is a teacher in a New York City high school. After a student almost kills him in the hallway Garrfield relocates to Los Angeles, but the trouble starts again when he becomes a substitute to a class containing a tag crew by the name of K.O.S. Their murderous leader, Benny, tells Garfield that there will be no mutual respect between them. The tension mounts when a fellow teacher, Ellen Henry, confides that Benny has threatened her life. After Benny murders a rival tagger in cold blood and goes AWOL, Benny's tag partner, Cesar, takes over as class antagonist. Garfield is forced to play by the rules of the street in ... (more)

Release date: 30 July 1997
UPC: 085391543220

Tags: Drama (8), Thriller (5), 1997 (5), Crime (3), 1990s (3), Violence (2), Murder (2), Suicide (2), NYC (1), Pyrrhic Victory (1), Warner Bros. (1), Box Office Flop (1), School Violence (1), School Students (1), D.T. (1), (1), Samule L.Jackson (1), Good Soundtrack (1), Ghetto (1), Gangs (1)

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" Trevor Garfield is a teacher in a New York City high school. After a student almost kills him in the hallway Garrfield relocates to Los Angeles, but the trouble starts again when he becomes a substitute to a class containing a tag crew by the name of K.O.S. Their murderous leader, Benny, tells Garfield that there will be no mutual respect between them. The tension mounts when a fellow teacher, Ellen Henry, confides that Benny has threatened her life. After Benny murders a rival tagger in"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 14th Via: Apple TV Plot: 15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore. Rating: 6.6/10 Why Did I Watch It? It looked interesting, and seemed thematically relevant after I binged the Substitute movies."