Dangerous Minds Page #6

Synopsis: Louanne Johnson is an ex-marine, hired as a teacher in a high-school in a poor area of the city. She has recently separated from her husband. Her friend, also teacher in the school, got the temporary job for her. After a terrible reception from the students, she tries unconventional methods of teaching (using karate, Bob Dylan lyrics etc) to gain the trust of the students.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): John N. Smith
Production: Disney
  6 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
R
Year:
1995
99 min
2,286 Views


- Don't let them get to you.

I'm not. L-In fact, I'm about to

challenge the entire curriculum.

- If I could just find the paper

in the xerox room.

- You can't. There isn't any.

- What do you mean?

- I mean there isn't any.

I mean, we're out of xerox paper and

art paper and we're short on pencils.

But we do have plenty of students.

I guess that, uh, balances things out.

Thanks.

Another f***in' idiot.

No, I can't run, I can't hide

from all this pressure

If I sell out, that means

I'm coppin' to a lesser charge

- And whenever there's a will

baby, there's a way

- Sh*t!

Each one teach one I always say

the murder rate is risin'

Society ain't scarin'me

Life is like a puzzle

Ain't no tellin'

when they'll bury me

- Problems, problems

How are we gonna solve 'em

- So, what's on today's

lesson plan?

A little kickboxing?

Some, uh, target practice, huh?

No. My own little

secret weapon.

Problems, problems

How are we gonna solve 'em

Okay, so, "never" is...

- It's a verb!

- Adverb! Adverb!

- Adverb! Adverb!

Adverb! Fantastic!

- Whoo!

- You guys'll be reading poetry soon.

- You guys are sharp.

- Oh, my...

- Whoa!

- Okay.

- Homeboy!

- King of the calle.!

Sit down, sit down, sit down.

- Sit down.

- Honorable sensei. Hmm.

It's obvious that "homeboy" is a noun.

Noun is correct!

Well, give me my damn candy bar.

- Whoo!

- Thank you.

Boy, poetry will be a piece

of cake for this crowd.

Yo, how come you keep sayin' poetry?

What's poetry got to do with this sh*t?

Poetry? Well...

Because if you can read poetry,

you can read just about anything, hon.

- When you're ready for poetry,

you're ready for bear.

- I say bring on the bear!

- I'm always ready for bear. Sh*t.

- I'm always ready to see you bare.

- Whoa!

- Oh, shut up, you stupid!

- Oh, yeah? Ohh! Ohh!

Well, okay, here's the bear.

So what the f*** is that?

- I just happen to have copies

of-of... of a poem...

- Wait for me! Sh*t!

- That's okay.

- Written by the greatest poet.

My Darling, My Hamburger.

How's that?

- Okay, here's the deal.

- She was joking about the bear.

When we finish this assignment,

I am gonna take...

all of you...

to a place that has...

the highest parachute jumps,

the biggest roller coaster,

the best rides,

the most delicious hot dogs,

the hardest games...

and the best prizes

in the world.

- You're kiddin'.

- For real?

- And we don't gotta pay for it?

- Huh?

- And we don't gotta pay for it?

- Not a penny.

So then, who pays?

The Board of Education.

- Lord, did you hear that?

- I don't believe it.

- Sound good?

- Hey!

That's bullshit, man!

I'm sorry?

Since when has the Board of Education

done anything for us, huh?

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Ronald Bass

Ronald Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. Also a film producer, Bass's work is characterized as being highly in demand, and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood. He is often called the "King of the Pitches".[citation needed] In 1988, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Rain Man, and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards. more…

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