Lean On Me (1989)
"Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back."

Title: Lean On Me
Original Title: Lean On Me
Release Date: 1989-03-03
Status: Released
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 309 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Norman Twain Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
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.
Cast

Morgan Freeman
Principal Joe Clark

Beverly Todd
Ms. Levias

Robert Guillaume
Dr. Frank Napier

Ethan Phillips
Mr. Rosenberg

Lynne Thigpen
Leonna Barrett

Michael Beach
Mr. Darnell

Tony Todd
Mr. William Wright

Karen Malina White
Kaneesha Carter

Alan North
Mayor Don Bottman

Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Elliott