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Lean On Me


Director: John G. Avildsen

Genre: Drama

Year: 1989

Running time: 108 minutes

Territory: International

Studio: Warner

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume

The true story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and Louisville Slugger and slammed the door on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey. Brought in to save the school, he chained the doors to keep troublemakers out and strivers in. Some parents and teachers fought him. But many kids loved him. He turned the school around and his achievement became a national triumph.




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