Lean On Me(1989)
Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.
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.
Movie: Lean On Me
Top 10 Billed Cast
Principal Joe Clark
Ms. Levias
Dr. Frank Napier
Mr. Rosenberg
Leonna Barrett
Mr. Darnell
Mr. William Wright
Kaneesha Carter
Mayor Don Bottman
Mrs. Elliott
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