01 Apr 1942
There Was a Father
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Dangerous Minds
She broke the rules... and changed their lives.
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
Top Billed Cast
Michelle Pfeiffer Louanne Johnson
George Dzundza Hal Griffith
Courtney B. Vance Mr. George Grandey
Robin Bartlett Mrs. Carla Nichols
Beatrice Winde Mary Benton
John Neville Waiter
Lorraine Toussaint Irene Roberts
Renoly Santiago Raul Sanchero
Wade Dominguez Emilio Ramirez
Bruklin Harris Callie Roberts
Marcello Thedford Cornelius Bates
Roberto Alvarez Gusmaro Rivera
Richard Grant Durrell Benton
Marisela Gonzales Angela
Toni Nichelle Buzhardt Nikki
Norris Young Kareem
Rahman Ibraheem Big 'G'
Desire Galvez Taiwana
Wilson Limpo Roderick
Raymond Grant Lionel Benton
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