Lean on Me 1989

Name: Lean on Me
Released: 1989-03-03
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Ethan Phillips, Lynne Thigpen

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	John G. Avildsen
Written by:	Michael Schiffer
Release date:	1989-03-03
Runtime:	108 minutes
Critics score:	69 / 100
Tagline:	Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.