About this title: Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage, Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, evoking the names of famous Spaniards and Latin Americans whose great accomplishments were predicated on their ability to learn. The students gradually come to realize that the only way they'll escape their own poverty-stricken barrio is to improve ...
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 11/10/1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Eliot, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Good. 1988 Run time: 103. Used. Good. All discs are Good. Case might have marks/stickers/cracks. Fully Guaranteed. Please Check the ratings before you buy! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 11/10/1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Eliot, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Good. 1988 Run time: 103. Used. Good. All discs are Good. Case might have marks/stickers/cracks. Fully Guaranteed. Please Check the ratings before you buy! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: November 10, 1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna de Soto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay. Very good in very good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 105 mins. Originally released: 1988. This movie will help any one do their best in life as a group of high school student's try to pass the crazy cal math test but theirs just one problem, no one in the state's high school test administration believes that a small resource school in LA... read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 11/10/1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Eliot, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. New. 1988 Run time: 102. Factory Sealed-Fast Shipping Happy to serve you. read more
Description: Like New. Like New Condition. VHS Tape. Case/Booklet Like New. Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted. read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Warner Brothers
Date: September 14, 1998
UPC:012569667334
Description: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna de Soto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay. Fine in fine packaging. Originally released: 1988. Language: English. Run time: 105 mins. (m68) VHS movie is ex-video club copy in excellent cond, with box in excellent cond inside a hard plastic case. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 11/10/1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Mark Eliot, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Fine. 1988 Run time: 103. Excellent condition dvd and complete artwork, IN STOCK RIGHT NOW. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Date: 09/06/2005
UPC:085391637721
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 11/10/1998
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris, Mark Eliot. New. 1988 Run time: 103. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Format: VHS Tape
Studio: Warner Home Video
Date: 1998-09-14
UPC:085391637738
Description: Like New. # Warner Home Video Original VHS in Original Slip case Plays PERFECTLY usually same or next day service well padded first class by reliable seller~GUARANTEED~==FIVE STAR SELLER== read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Warner Brothers
Date: September 14, 1998
UPC:012569667334
Description: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna de Soto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay. Good in good packaging. Originally released: 1988. Language: English. Run time: 105 mins. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: Warner Brothers
UPC:085391637721
Description: Edward James Olmos; Lou Diamond Phillips; Rosanna de Soto; Andy Garcia; Will Gotay. Fine. Run time: 105 mins. Language: English. read more
"when I received this DVD is was in very poor condition, looked like someone got it out of the trash, the cover was tattered & torn and the CD was cracked. I can't believe someone would send that to me. I never got a chance to see the movie, I'm sure it's good."
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