Dangerous Minds
Brief Synopsis
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Former Marine LouAnne Johnson leaves an officer's commission and a nine-year military career to pursue her dream of becoming an English teacher. But while earning her credentials at a Northern California high school, she is assigned to a group of students who change her life forever. And she changes theirs. Although each of her charges exhibits a seemingly inpenetrable facade, these kids are desperate to connect with someone who cares about them. As their new instructor, the feisty Ms. Johnson defies all the rules, creates her own curriculum and instructs this class of tough, inner-city teenagers from college-level texts. Frustrated that her students, whose standardized test scores range from average to excellent, have come to accept failure as a way of life, she cajoles and tricks them, even bribes them, into learning. More important, she loves them and helps them to believe in themselves, in their spirit and their potential.
Cast & Crew
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John N Smith
Director
Michelle Pfeiffer
George Dzundza
Courtney B. Vance
Lorraine Toussaint
Roberto Alvarez
Film Details
Also Known As
Esprits rebelles, Farliga sinnen
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Thomas Giordano
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
Former Marine LouAnne Johnson leaves an officer's commission and a nine-year military career to pursue her dream of becoming an English teacher. But while earning her credentials at a Northern California high school, she is assigned to a group of students who change her life forever. And she changes theirs. Although each of her charges exhibits a seemingly inpenetrable facade, these kids are desperate to connect with someone who cares about them. As their new instructor, the feisty Ms. Johnson defies all the rules, creates her own curriculum and instructs this class of tough, inner-city teenagers from college-level texts. Frustrated that her students, whose standardized test scores range from average to excellent, have come to accept failure as a way of life, she cajoles and tricks them, even bribes them, into learning. More important, she loves them and helps them to believe in themselves, in their spirit and their potential.
Cast
Michelle Pfeiffer
George Dzundza
Courtney B. Vance
Lorraine Toussaint
Roberto Alvarez
Irene Olga Lopez
Freez Luv
Skye Basset
Gaura Buchwald
Paula Garces
Raymond Grant
Karina Arroyave
Deshanda Carter
Rahman Ibraheem
Asia Minor
Michael Archuleta
Desire Galvez
Beatrice Winde
Wilson Limpo
Mark Prince Edwards
Jeff Feringa
Toni Nichelle Buzhardt
Danny Strong
Renoly Santiago
Brandi Younger
Veronica Robles
Marcello Thedford
Al Israel
Ismael Archuleta
Ebony Jerido
Brian Anthony
Marisela Gonzalez
Boris Vaks
John Neville
Bruklin Harris
Richard Grant
Lara Spotts
Camille Winbush
Cynthia Avila
Ivan Sergei
Wade Dominguez
Roman J Cisneros
Robin Bartlett
Jason Gutman
Sarah Marshall
Jerry Wax
Lead Person
Norris Young
Crew
Timothy D. Ackers
Other
Randy Alderson
Best Boy
Rashied Aljuwani
Craft Service
Yvette Ammon
Costumes
Steve Aredas
Camera Assistant
Gracie Atherton
Makeup Artist
Gala Autumn
Costume Supervisor
Petra Bach
Adr Supervisor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Alexander Balahoutis
Costumes
Gregory Bartlett
Assistant Location Manager
Ron Bass
Screenplay
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutting
Noel Bermudez
Production Accountant
Marc Bissailion
Foreman
Peter Bogart
Unit Production Manager
Sue Bokobza
Production Accountant
Kim Boyle
Production Supervisor
Joseph Brennan
Boom Operator
June Brickman
Makeup
Jerry Brockert
Special Thanks To
Susan Brown
Casting Associate
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Elijah Bryant
Swing Gang
Robert Burgos
Advisor
Donald Graham Burt
Production Designer
Jay Caputo
Stunts
Marietta Carter-narcisse
Makeup Artist
Thomas Causey
Sound
Linda R Chen
Photography
Andrea Chesney
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Donna Cline
Storyboard Artist
Nancy Cone
Costumes
Richard H Conkling
Apprentice
Carolyn Crittenden
Production Coordinator
Thomas Culberhouse
Other
Alan D'angerio
Hair Stylist
Carlos De La Torre
Production Assistant
Carol Decarr
On-Set Dresser
Frank Del Boccio
Camera Assistant
Thomas B Divalerio
Construction Coordinator
B C Echohawk
Production Assistant
Tracey E Ellis
Assistant
Terry Emerson
Boom Operator
Lawrence J Escobedo
Grip
Ross Taylor Fanger
Production Supervisor
Tracy Farrington
Property Master
Carolyn Ferguson
Hair Stylist
Roderick Fisher
Production
Stephen J Fisher
Assistant Location Manager
Stephanie Flack
Sound Editor
Suki Fontelieu
Sound Editor
Andrew Form
Assistant
Lucas Foster
Executive Producer
George C Fouche
Foreman
Maurice D Freeman
Production Assistant
Wendi Friedman
Assistant
Carlos M Gallardo
Grip
William Galloway
Props Assistant
Bobby J Garren
Other
Thomas Giordano
Cable Operator
Raymond Gonzalez
Other
Robert Loyal Good
Assistant Property Master
Todd Graff
Other
Todd Graff
Screenplay (Uncredited)
Jerry Grandey
Assistant Director
Sheila Gregory
Special Thanks To
Barry Gremillion
Location Manager
Kate Guizburg
Special Thanks To
Robin Gurland
Casting
George Hanson
Other
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Jane Harrison
Accounting Assistant
Gordon Hayes
Other
Michael Herbick
Rerecording
Daryl Herzon
Other
Vicki Hiatt
Associate Editor
Carol A Hight
Hair Stylist
Toni Livingston Hix
Casting
Caren Horwitz
Assistant
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Connie Johnson
Production Associate
Jeff L Johnson
Props
Louanne Johnson
Book As Source Material
Margery Kimbrough
Assistant
Scott Kinzey
Boom Operator
Vanessa Kirby
Production Assistant
Jessica Kreps
Assistant Director
Michael Krevitt
Key Grip
Tammy Kusian
Hair Stylist
Julie Laprath
Accounting Assistant
David E Larson
Assistant Director
Stephen A Latina
Transportation Captain
Pierre Letarte
Dp/Cinematographer
Pierre Letarte
Director Of Photography
John Leveque
Adr Editor
Robert J Litt
Rerecording
Daniel E Maltese
Art Director
Bill Manger
Sound Editor
Catherine Mann
Set Decorator
Kim Marks
Dp/Cinematographer
Kim Marks
Director Of Photography
Todd Marrero
Assistant
Lori Martino
Adr Editor
Antoine Mascaro
Other
Patrick Mcardle
Assistant Camera Operator
Alison Mcbryde
Casting Associate
Rhona Meyers
Costumes
James Moriana
Foley
Jennifer Morrison Holyfield
Costumes
Paul Myerberg
Swing Gang
Peggy Names
Other
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Lori New
Stand-In
Ann Parker
Special Thanks To
Nancy Patton
Art Director
Steve Perea
Production
Victor Perez
Lighting
Caryl Pine
Other
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunt Coordinator
Romeo Pompa
Costumes
Darrell Pritchett
Special Effects Coordinator
Bob Ptynkowski
Color Timer
Lynn C Rabins
Casting Associate
Sandra Rabins
Executive Producer
Carlos Ramirez
Dga Trainee
Bobbie Read
Costume Designer
Carmen Rizzo
Consultant
Tom Rolf
Editor
David Ronne
Sound Mixer
June Samson
Script Supervisor
Paul G. Sanchez
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Sherry Scelza
Script Supervisor
Rick Scheil
Accountant
Andrea Schlupp
Assistant
Karen E. Shaw
Production Coordinator
Jonathan Shedd
Location Manager
Janelle Showalter
Assistant Sound Editor
Don Simpson
Producer
Judy Skelton
Assistant
Jeffrey S Smith
Dolly Grip
Lydia Smith
Camera
Jo-anne Smith-ojeil
Makeup Artist
Ronnie Specter
Makeup Artist
Chris Squires
Camera Operator
Greg Stacy
Sound Editor
John Stacy
Sound Editor
Bruce Stambler
Sound Editor
Tom Stern
Lighting Technician
Robert L Stevenson
Hair Stylist
Lisa Laurie Stewart
Location Manager
Linda Stone
Other
Nelson Stroll
Sound Mixer
Rodney Taylor
Assistant Camera Operator
Michele Tedlis
Art Department Coordinator
Tom F Thomas
Transportation Coordinator
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Philip Toolin
Set Designer
Tim Tuchrello
Assistant Sound Editor
Elliot Tyson
Rerecording
Robert Ulrich
Adr Supervisor
Joseph Urbanczyk
Camera Operator
Andi Kasen Van Kirk
Assistant Editor
Eric Wall
Assistant Director
Cedra Walton
Music
Carmen Wasil
Other
Charles Wayt
Dolly Grip
Thomas Wazney
Dolly Grip
Bill Weinman
Assistant Sound Editor
C T Welch
Adr Editor
Joan Wellman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley
Barbara Williams
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ed Wouters
Foreman
Gabriel Wrye
Assistant Editor
Gina Zappala
Apprentice
John Zarchen
Assistant
Wendy Zeller
Production Assistant
Gregory A Zemgals
Swing Gang
Film Details
Also Known As
Esprits rebelles, Farliga sinnen
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Thomas Giordano
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video February 13, 1996
Began shooting February 28, 1994.
Completed shooting May 10, 1994.
Andy Garcia's character--Michelle Pfeiffer's character's boyfriend--was cut from the film.
Some reshoots took place Mid January 1995.
Released in United States Summer August 11, 1995
Released in United States on Video February 13, 1996
Released in United States Summer August 11, 1995
