Lean on Me
Brief Synopsis
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Lean on me is the true story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and a Louisville slugger and slammed the doors on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey. Brought in to save the school, he chained the doors to keep trouble makers out and strivers in. Some p
Cast & Crew
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John G. Avildsen
Director
Robert Kamlot
Raul Gonzalez
Frank Firrito
Richard Grusin
Mike Starr
Film Details
Also Known As
Escuela de rebeldes, incroyable défi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Teens
Release Date
1989
Location
Eastside High School, Paterson, New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Synopsis
Lean on me is the true story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and a Louisville slugger and slammed the doors on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey. Brought in to save the school, he chained the doors to keep trouble makers out and strivers in. Some parents and teachers fought him. But many kids loved him. He turned the school around and his achievement became a national triumph.
Director
John G. Avildsen
Director
Cast
Robert Kamlot
Raul Gonzalez
Frank Firrito
Richard Grusin
Mike Starr
Lynda Lavergne
Ted Hook
Nathalee Fairmon
Todd Alexander
Marina Durell
Michael Best
Alex Romaguera
Linda M Salgado
Kenneth Kelly
Reverend Hershel Slappy
Michael Imperioli
Ethan Phillips
Dwayne Jones
Robert Rosenberg
Ivonne Coll
Kisean Blount
Morgan Freeman
Anthony Avildsen
Michael A Joseph
Jim Moody
Marcella Lowery
Regina Taylor
Mario Biazzo
Bruce Malmuth
Ashon Curvy
Corey Ginn
Andre Howell
Frances Sousa
Steven Lee
Frank Napier
Pat Mcnamara
Robert Guillaume
Luz Tolentino
Knowl Johnson
Jermaine Hopkins
Robin Bartlett
Veniece Ross
Stephen Capers
Sandra Reaves-phillips
Elsie Hilario
Tony Todd
Michael P Moran
Nicole Quinn
Delilah Cotto
Nancy Gathers
Tyrone Jackson
Steve Adrianzen
Karina Arroyave
Sloane Shelton
Jennifer Mccomb
Karen Malina White
Harry Madsen
Manuel Carneiro
Heather Rose Dominic
Beverly Todd
Anthony Figueroa
Marcus Toure Boddie
Yvette Hawkins
Michael Beach
Lynne Thigpen
John Ring
Anthony Fuller
Alan North
Crew
Steven Adler
Song
Brooks Arthur
Song
Brooks Arthur
Music Supervisor
Wayne Artman
Sound
Anthony Avildsen
Production Assistant
John G. Avildsen
Executive Producer
John G. Avildsen
Editor
Jonathan Avildsen
Production Assistant
Winston Bailey
Song
Glen Ballard
Song
Randy N Barbee
Assistant Director
Tom Beckert
Sound
William Bishop
Property Master Assistant
Grace Blake
Production Coordinator
Glenn Bolton
Song
Bob Brown
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael J Burke
Gaffer
Red Burke
Rigging Gaffer
Allan Byer
Sound Mixer
Nelson Cabrera
Assistant Director
John N Carter
Editor
John Cintron
Stunts
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Bill Conti
Music
H. H. Cooper
Production Assistant
Andrew Corbo
Wardrobe Assistant
Bob Coulter
Song
George Craig
Music Editor
Keith Crossley
Assistant
Tom Dahl
Sound
Annie Demille
Hair
Rusty Engel
Best Boy
Joseph Fanning
Transportation Coordinator
Mary Fellows
Production Assistant
Michael D. Fennell
Transportation Captain
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf
Assistant
Robert Figueroa
Stunts
Mark Fischer
Stunts
Brian Fitzsimons
Dolly Grip
Timothy Galvin
Art Director
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Joey Gardner
Song
Siedah Garrett
Song Performer
Siedah Garrett
Song
D Gaskins
Song
Timmy Gatling
Song
Roy Glover
Music Arranger
Leslee Grubbs
Production Assistant
Arnold Hamilton
Song
Victor Hammer
Director Of Photography
Caryl Heller
Set Decorator
Alec Hirschfeld
Camera Operator
Marc Hirschfeld
Assistant Camera Operator
Stephen A Hope
Music Editor
Thelma Houston
Song Performer
Ira Hurvitz
Script Supervisor
Dean Jackson
Wardrobe Assistant
Trevor Jolly
Assistant Editor
Michael Kiddon
Assistant Camera Operator
Doug Kraner
Production Designer
William Kruzykowski
Assistant Editor
K Lowery
Song
Harry Madsen
Stunt Coordinator
Kim Maitland
Boom Operator
Shawn Majette
Stunts
A Cecilia Mamby
Production Assistant
Percy Mayfield
Song
Jennifer Von Mayrhauser
Costume Designer
Kathryn Mccable
Consultant
Tom Mccarthy
Sound Editor
Fred Mcfarlane
Song
Duff Mckagan
Song
Anastas Michos
Camera Operator
Barbara R Miller
Production Accountant
Malik Moody
Stunts
Tony Moran
Song
Aurelia Nelson
Dga Trainee
T. J. O'mara
Boom Operator
Ed Orshan
Assistant
Catherine Peragallo Miller
Song
Richard Perry
Song
Dale Pierce-johnson
Assistant
Carlos Quiles
Construction Coordinator
Jimmy Raitt
Property Master
Joseph Ray
Assistant Director
Sandra Reaves-phillips
Song Performer
Axl Rose
Song
Andrea Ross
Wardrobe Supervisor
Angela Salgado
Production Assistant
Michael Schiffer
Associate Producer
Michael Schiffer
Song
Michael Schiffer
Screenplay
Douglas Seelig
Associate Producer
Taja Sevelle
Song Performer
Roxanne Shante
Song Performer
Roxanne Shante
Song
Wayne Slappy
Production
Stanley Soble
Casting
Richard Spector
Production Assistant
Mitchel Stanley
Assistant Editor
Stuart Stanley
Assistant Editor
Lee Steinhardt-kaloidis
Assistant
Izzy Stradlin
Song
Tracy Brooks Swope
Assistant
Kathina Szeto
Assistant Camera Operator
David A Ticotin
Location Manager
Rick Tuber
Assistant Editor
Norman Twain
Producer
Toy Van Lierop
Makeup
David H Venghaus
Production Assistant
Bill Voigtlander
Adr Editor
Craig Watson
Stunts
Burt Weinstein
Sound Editor
Barry Wetcher
Photography
Dwight Williams
Assistant Director
Marlon Williams
Song
Greg Wilson
Stunts
Bill Withers
Song
Joseph E Zynczak
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Escuela de rebeldes, incroyable défi
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Teens
Release Date
1989
Location
Eastside High School, Paterson, New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 27, 1989
Released in United States Spring March 3, 1989
Began shooting May 31, 1988.
Completed shooting July 29, 1989.
Released in United States Spring March 3, 1989
Released in United States on Video September 27, 1989
