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Lean On Me(Movie, 1989)

1h 48min | Genre: Drama
Lean On MeRating: 3.7/5 (with 128128 votes)
Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman. It is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is in danger of being placed into receivership of the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. This film's title refers to the 1972 Bill Withers song of the same name, which is used in the film.Parts of the film, including the elementary school scenes, were filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. ()
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About Lean On Me

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: New Jersey
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 14 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 03/03/1989
Producer: Norman Twain
Screenwriter: Michael Schiffer
Film Editor: John G. Avildsen
Director of Photography: Victor Hammer
Composer: Bill Conti
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Lean on me - Joe Clark gibt nicht auf"
"Escuela de rebeldes"
"Apóyate en mí"

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