Lean On Me
“Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.”
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.
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Cast
28 people
Morgan Freeman
Principal Joe Clark
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Robert Guillaume
Dr. Frank Napier
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Mr. Rosenberg
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Leonna Barrett
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Michael Beach
Mr. Darnell
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Alan North
Mayor Don Bottman
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Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Elliott
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Sandra Reaves-Phillips
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John G. Avildsen Director · Michael Schiffer Writer Bill Conti Composer
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $10M · United States release March 3, 1989
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$31,906,454
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Norman Twain Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · March 3, 1989
Theatrical
United States · March 3, 1989
Theatrical
Australia
July 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 7, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
July 10, 1990 · Physical · Video premiere
Japan
December 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 22, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 13, 1990 · Theatrical
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