Release Date: 2/15/2000 Original Release: 1997 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 119 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: Violence, Language, Drug Use, Brief Nudity UPC: 085391543220 Studio: Warner Home Video
Dramas, Campus Life, Gangs, Suspense, Teenage, Thriller, Social Issues, Big City, Theatrical Release
Description
After being felled by a vicious stabbing attack precipitated by failing a student, a determined Brooklyn high school science teacher heads west for a fresh start. But his new assignment--substitute relief in a gang-ridden school for a teacher on "stress leave"--proves even more exhausting, as his new pupils' resistance to his teaching soon provokes a potentially deadly desperation. Penned by first-timer Scott Yagemann, a seven-year veteran of the LA school system. "187" is California police code for murder.
DVD Features
Region 1 Snap Case Dual Side - Single Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: Samuel L. Jackson - Star, Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez - Star, Kevin Reynolds - Director, Scott Yagemann - Writer Trailers: Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
I have spent the last year working to get my teaching certificate. Watching this movie makes me wonder if I really want to keep going. Teaching in the inner city is a dangerous profession. Yes, I... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
