When a volatile young street tough with a talent for singing and dancing is tapped by the high school music teacher to lead the upcoming senior "Sing," he is forced to come to terms with his defiant self-destructive lifestyle and his growing attraction to his co-star.
Acting
Lorraine Bracco radiates patience against chaos
Score
Patti LaBelle's few scenes steal everything
Production
Authentic NYC locations before gentrification polished them
Director
Richard J. Baskin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director Richard J. Baskin's only feature film; he was primarily a music producer who worked with Barbra Streisand.
Released months before *Lean on Me* and *Dead Poets Society*, it helped kickstart the 'inspirational teacher' boom that would dominate early '90s cinema.
US
