Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ramón Menéndez
Written by	Ramón Menéndez; Tom Musca;
Produced by	Tom Musca
Starring	Edward James Olmos; Lou Diamond Phillips; Rosanna DeSoto; Andy García;
Cinematography	Tom Richmond
Edited by	Nancy Richardson
Music by	Craig Safan
Production; company	American Playhouse
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	February 13, 1988 (Miami); March 11, 1988 (United States);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.6 million
Box office	$13.9 million

Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards.^[3] The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. The film's title refers to the 1987 Mr. Mister song of the same name, which is also featured in the film's ending credits.

In 2011, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

^ Klady, Leonard (January 8, 1989). "Box Office Champs, Chumps : The hero of the bottom line was the 46-year-old 'Bambi'". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Stand and Deliver (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "'Rain Man' Given 8 Oscar Nominations; Sigourney 2 : Hoffman Wins 6th Acting Nod". Los Angeles Times. 15 February 1989. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[1] Klady, Leonard (January 8, 1989). "Box Office Champs, Chumps : The hero of the bottom line was the 46-year-old 'Bambi'". Los Angeles Times.

[2] "Stand and Deliver (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[3] "'Rain Man' Given 8 Oscar Nominations; Sigourney 2 : Hoffman Wins 6th Acting Nod". Los Angeles Times. 15 February 1989. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]