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Samuel L. Jackson in a classroom? This ain't Coach Carter, honey.
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
67
Google
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One Eight Seven (1997)

bleakuncompromisingurban decay

Overview

DramaThriller

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher.

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Content warning
high schoolnew york cityteacherattackstabbing
broken systemscycles of violencemoral compromisesurvival vs. idealism

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jackson's restrained simmer before the inevitable explosion

Direction

Reynolds makes LA feel like a pressure cooker with no release valve

Writing

The title itself: California penal code for murder

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel something, preferably anger·Streaming: When you need proof teaching is undervalued·Rewatch: To catch how the dread builds brick by brick
Heads up:Violence: Classroom stabbing, gang retaliation, graphic threat displays·Disturbing: Teenagers as genuine predators, systemic abandonment of students
Kevin Reynolds

Director

Kevin Reynolds

ReleasedJul 29, 1997
Runtime1h 59m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$20M·Revenue$5.7M
Icon Productions

Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Trevor Garfield

John Heard

John Heard

Dave Childress

Kelly Rowan

Kelly Rowan

Ellen Henry

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Cesar Sanchez

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Principal Garcia

Karina Arroyave

Karina Arroyave

Rita Martinez

Lobo Sebastian

Lobo Sebastian

Benny Chacon

Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

Larry Hyland

Demetrius Navarro

Demetrius Navarro

Paco

Ebony Monique Solomon

Ebony Monique Solomon

Lakesia

Dominic Hoffman

Dominic Hoffman

Victor

Martha Velez

Martha Velez

Mrs. Chacon

Method Man

Method Man

Dennis Broadway

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

Released during the '90s 'dangerous classroom' panic, it bombed because audiences wanted Dead Poets Society catharsis, not this nihilism.

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