• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1995-08-11
  • Runtime99 minutes
  • TaglineShe broke the rules... and changed their lives.
  • Revenue179,519,401$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesDon Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Via Rosa Productions
  • Budget23,000,000$

Movie Overview

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.

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Michelle Pfeiffer

George Dzundza

Courtney B. Vance

Robin Bartlett

Beatrice Winde

John Neville

Lorraine Toussaint

Renoly Santiago

Wade Dominguez

Bruklin Harris

Marcello Thedford

Karina Arroyave

Paula Garcés

Ivan Sergei

Skye Bassett

Camille Winbush

Al Israel

Danny Strong

Irene Olga López

Jeff Feringa

Sarah Marshall