Lean On Me
Lean On Me

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An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually he is successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Lean On Me:

Morgan Freeman
Beverly Todd
Robert Guillaume
Ethan Phillips
Lynne Thigpen
Michael Beach

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An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually he is successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story.

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The New York Times - 7/10 by Janet MaslinAudiences are apt to root for the film's Mr. Clark even when they aren't entirely enthusiastic about what he's doing. Much of this is attributable to Mr. Freeman's fiery and compelling performance, but a lot of it also comes from the director John G. Avildsen (''Rocky''), who has stacked the deck in every way he can.
Variety - 6/10 by Jane GalbraithMorgan Freeman's inspired performance as Joe Clark, the New Jersey principal who uses controversial methods to clean up a drug- and crime-ridden high school, makes it easier to forgive John Avildsen's rather glossy and simplistic treatment of a serious dilemma in the public school system.
Los Angeles Times - 6/10 by Sheila BensonThe problem with Lean on Me is a stripped-down script with no room left in it for complexities, and revved-up direction that makes it move anyway.
Boston Globe - 6/10 by Jay CarrAn unsatisfying conclusion, but an inspirational story deftly handled by Freeman.
Chicago Sun-Times - 6/10 by Roger EbertLean on Me wants to be taken as a serious, even noble film about an admirable man. And yet it never honestly looks at Clark for what he really is: a grownup example of the very troublemakers he hates so much, still unable even in adulthood to doubt his right to do what he wants, when he wants, as he wants.
Film Blather - 6/10 by Eugene NovikovWatchable but formulaic tough-love-teacher movie, made perhaps before Morgan Freeman could get himself better roles.
New Times - 6/10 by Luke Y. ThompsonIs a baseball bat the best way to organize a school? In the movie, sure. In real life, maybe not.
Washington Post - 5/10 by Hal HinsonUnfortunately, this isn't a role that requires an actor with Freeman's gifts -- in effect, his brilliance is irrelevant. The film is more a compilation of well-calculated cues than the presentation of a story, and all that the star is called on to do is hit his marks and prompt our responses. Avildsen, who sharpened his mastery of audience expectations on "Rocky" (which won him an Oscar) and the "Karate Kid" films, has a huckster's talent for keeping his audience on the line. This is not to take away from what Avildsen has done here. The movie is carefully and sometimes impressively laid out -- it's well "told." It's just that the skills he displays are not really those of a filmmaker -- or at least not one whose interest in his story goes beyond how to pitch it.
User Review - 10/10 by Alanna DExcellent movie. All educators should be given absolute power to do his/her jobs. Perhaps the watching of this movie should be a prerequisite for all principals and superintendents before they take their assignments.
User Review - 10/10 by Kimberly GMorgan Freeman is the man! He portrays "Crazy" Joe Clark perfectly. The soundtrack was great! I love how they opened up with "welcome to the jungle" when introducing the New Jersey High School. Brilliant!

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