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03/03/1989 Drama 1h 48m
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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.

  1. John G. Avildsen

    Director

  2. Michael Schiffer

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Morgan Freeman

    Principal Joe Clark

  2. Beverly Todd

    Ms. Levias

  3. Robert Guillaume

    Dr. Frank Napier

  4. Ethan Phillips

    Mr. Rosenberg

  5. Lynne Thigpen

    Leonna Barrett

  6. Michael Beach

    Mr. Darnell

  7. Tony Todd

    Mr. William Wright

  8. Karen Malina White

    Kaneesha Carter

  9. Alan North

    Mayor Don Bottman

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$31,906,454.00

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