Lean on Me - 1989
Eastside High was a training ground for jail. Then Joe Clark took over. Now the kids are getting something they never had. A fut

Plot: The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school that he is determined to improve.

Story: An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually his successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story.

Did you know: In the auditorium scene where Morgan Freeman's character expels the students on stage, a young Michael Imperioli of
The Sopranos can be seen behind him.
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