Film

Lean On Me

1989 · 1h 48m · Drama

Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

58

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.

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

Sandra Reaves-Phillips

Mrs. Powers

Sloane Shelton

Mrs. Hamilton

Jermaine Hopkins

Thomas Sams

Karina Arroyave

Maria

Ivonne Coll

Mrs. Santos

Regina Taylor

Mrs. Carter

• John G. AvildsenDirector · Executive Producer · Editor
• Michael SchifferWriter
• Norman TwainProducer
• Victor HammerDirector of Photography
• Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
• John CarterEditor
• Mary ColquhounCasting

Lean On Me (1989) Trailer

Release date

March 3, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$31,906,454

Genres

Drama

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