Envers et contre tous (1988)
Jaime Escalante est professeur de mathématiques dans une école d'un quartier hispanique. Convaincu que ses élèves ont du potentiel, il adopte des méthodes d'enseignement non conventionnelles pour essayer de transformer les membres des gangs et les non-sceptiques en certains des meilleurs étudiants en algèbre et en calcul.
Directeur: Ramón Menéndez
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Edward James Olmos as Jaime A. Escalante |
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Lou Diamond Phillips as Angel Guzman |
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Rosanna DeSoto as Fabiola Escalante |
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Andy Garcia as Dr. Ramirez |
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Estelle Harris as Secretary |
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Mark Phelan as Cop |
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Virginia Paris as Raquel Ortega |
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Eliot as Tito (as Mark Eliot) |
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Adelaida Alvarez as Sexy Girl |
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Carmen Argenziano as Molina |
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Bodie Olmos as Fernando Escalante |
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Vanessa Marquez as Ana Delgado |
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Graham Galloway as Craig |
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Daniel Villarreal as Chuco |
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Manuel Benitez as Heavy Metal Boy |
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Will Gotay as Pancho Garcia |
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Ingrid Oliu as Lupe Escobar |
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Karla Montana as Claudia Camejo |
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Lydia Nicole as Rafaela Fuentes |
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Betty Carvalho as Angel's Grandma |
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Irene Olga López as Lupe's Mother |
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James Victor as Ana's Father |
| Writing | Tom Musca | Writer |
| Sound | Craig Safan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lindsay Law | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tom Musca | Producer |
| Production | Iya Labunka | Associate Producer |
| Art | Milo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Morrison | Costume Design |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Production | Toni Livingston | Casting |
| Production | Iya Labunka | Production Manager |
| Directing | Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Scherer | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Vicki Rocco | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Vicki Rocco | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Rob Sweeney | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Shaun Madigan | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Amy C. Halpern | Electrician |
| Lighting | Michael R. Thorpe | Electrician |
| Camera | Russ St. John | Key Grip |
| Camera | John St. John | Best Boy Grip |
| Sound | Stephen Halbert | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Barry Bookin | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Mansano | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Mansano | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vered Hochman | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zeca Seabra | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Cervantes | Costumer |
| Production | Larry Litton | Location Manager |
| Art | Arlan Jay Vetter | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lisa De Alva | Property Master |
| Directing | Sydney Gilner | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Perry Husman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nancy Richardson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Barbara Riley | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Peter Foster | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Copely | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Frank Smathers | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Duncan Burns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jane Lang | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Michael Dressel | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ken Johnson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Steve Livingston | Music Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Heitman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Ramón Menéndez | Director |
| Editing | Nancy Richardson | Editor |
| Camera | Tom Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hamilton Sterling | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Ramón Menéndez | Writer |