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Dangerous Minds

The movie Dangerous Minds was based on the book Dangerous Minds.

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Movie details for Dangerous Minds

The movie was released in 1995 and directed by John N. Smith, who also directed A Cool, Dry Place (1998). Dangerous Minds was produced by Walt Disney Video. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Beatrice Winde, John Neville, Lorraine Toussaint, Renoly Santiago, Wade Dominguez, Bruklin Harris, Marcello Thedford, Roberto Alvarez, Richard Grant (VIII), Marisela Gonzales, Toni Nichelle Buzhardt, Norris Young, Rahman Ibraheem, Desire Galvez, Wilson Limpo and Raymond Grant.

 

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This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and admini... Read More
This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and administration alike at a tough urban school in Northern California. Pfeiffer is good, and her character's overall development even survives various post-production story cuts. (A romance with Andy Garcia's character was completely eliminated before release; Garcia is nowhere in sight.) The actors who play Johnson's students are also fine, and the whole film becomes the latest in a long tradition of sentimental movies about teachers who change the lives of kids. --Tom Keogh

Book details for Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds was written by LouAnne Johnson. The book was published in 1993 by St Martin's Press. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

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