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Lean On Me

1989 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7.3/10

Rating

108 min

Runtime

1989

Release Year

John G. Avildsen

Director

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Ethan Phillips, Lynne Thigpen

Quick 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.

Full Plot Summary of Lean On Me

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.

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