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On This Day: March 11 1988 Stand and Deliver Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: March 11 1988 Stand and Deliver Premiered in Theaters.

On this day March 11 1988 the inspirational drama Stand and Deliver premiered in theaters. Directed by Ramon Menendez the film starred Edward James Olmos as real-life math teacher Jaime Escalante who transformed a struggling group of students into top performing calculus scholars.

The film was a box office success grossing 13.9 million against a modest 1.6 million budget. It became one of the most acclaimed educational dramas of all time highlighting issues of perseverance and the power of...
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