
Lean On Me

Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.
- 1989
- Rated PG-13
- 1h 48m
- Drama
Rating: 7.3 out of 10TMDB(361 votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $31.9M worldwide, about 3.2 times its $10M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in New Jersey
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Music
Music by Bill Conti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Victor Hammer
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Michael SchifferWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 3, 1989
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $10M
- Revenue
- $31.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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