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One Eight Seven( 1997)

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When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?

Overview

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Samuel L. Jackson

      Trevor Garfield

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      John Heard

      Dave Childress

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      Kelly Rowan

      Ellen Henry

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      Clifton Collins Jr.

      Cesar Sanchez

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      Tony Plana

      Principal Garcia

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      Karina Arroyave

      Rita Martinez

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      Lobo Sebastian

      Benny Chacon

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      Jack Kehler

      Larry Hyland

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      Jonah Rooney

      Stevie Littleton

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      Demetrius Navarro

      Paco

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      Ebony Monique Solomon

      Lakesia

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      Jonny Bogris

      Barsek

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      Dominic Hoffman

      Victor

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      Martha Velez

      Mrs. Chacon

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      Method Man

      Dennis Broadway

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      Kathryn Leigh Scott

      Anglo Woman

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      Sage Allen

      Teacher

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      Donal Gibson

      Animal Regulation Officer

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      Liza del Mundo

      Asian Girl

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      Vic Polizos

      Assistant Coroner

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      Leonard L. Thomas

      New York Assistant Principal

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      Antwon Tanner

      Augie

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      Joanna Sanchez

      Iris

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      Richard Riehle

      Walter

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      Esther Scott

      Mrs. Ford

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      Harri James

      Librarian

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      Esther Mercado

      Mrs. Santana

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      Chase A. Garland

      Straggling Student

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      Guy Torry

      Voice in Crowd

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 08 2022
    This features a strong effort from Samuel L. Jackson but is really quite a depressing film to watch. He is "Garfield" - a teacher who survived a vicious knife attack at his previous school in New York, but who is still determined to persevere and so moves to another in Los Angeles. The teenage kids there are a pretty disparate bunch, not really interested in education and certainly not interested in authority. Except, maybe, "Rita" (Karina Arroyave) who wants to succeed despite the pressures from her peers. From the outset, "Garfield" has a challenger in the young "Cesar" (Clifton Collins Jr) a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    20000000.00

    Revenue

    5716080.00

    Keywords

    • high school
    • new york city
    • teacher
    • attack
    • stabbing