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.
Lean on Me (1989)
Directed by John G. Avildsen
Genres - Biography, Comedy Drama, Drama |
Sub-Genres - African- Biographical Dramas, High School |
Release Date - Mar 3, 1989 |
Run Time - 108 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$10,000,000
Box Office
$31,906,454
Themes
Tags
Based On True Story, Drug Dealing, Eastside High School, High School, Joe Clark, New Jersey, True Stories
Attributes
Subject: high school
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Alternate Titles
Apóyate en mí
AR, MX
Apóyate en mi
PE
Confia em Mim
PT
Conta su di me
IT
Der knallharte Prinzipal
DE
Escuela de rebeldes
ES
For hele livet
NO
Hårt mot hårt
SE
Kőkemény diri
HU
L'école de l'espoir
CA
L'Incroyable Défi
FR
Lean on Me
AU, CA, EC, PH, SG, ZA, TH, TR, GB, US
Lean on me - Joe Clark gibt nicht auf
DE
Luota minuun
FI
Meu Mestre, Minha Vida
BR
Sprijina-te pe mine
RO
Stirixou pano mou
GR
Wesprzyj się na mnie
PL
Wild Change
JP
Στηρίξου πάνω μου
GR
Разчитайте на мен
BG
ワイルド・チェンジ
JP
鐵腕校長
TW