Lean on Me Page #2
- PG-13
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- 1989
- 108 min
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i thought.
But, well, no, see, now,
actually, they can.
What?
The house passed
a bill last week.
75% of high school
students
must pass the minimum
basic skills test,
by the end of the school year.
Well, how many
passed last year?
About 38%.
38%?
What in god's name
are they doing
down there
at eastside?
They were
your appointees, don.
Don't try pinning
this on me.
You're
the superintendent
of schools,
remember?
Now, look, i'm not
going down the tubes
just because
those kids
can't pass
some test.
It's a can
of worms, don.
The only person
who would take this job
is someone
with nothing to lose
then the question becomes
what would we want with him?
I'm sitting here
racking my brain-
you're sitting there
setting me up.
I know you
like a book.
No, wait a minute.
No!
No, no, no, no, no,
not that nut! No!
No way!
He's the only guy
i can think of.
Oh, lord help us.
Derrick, derrick,
slow down, now.
I am, mr. Clark.
Slow down!
Bye, mr. Clark.
So long, kids.
Hey, joe.
Am i in trouble?
Rosenberg.
Joe. Hot
for october.
How's it going
over here?
Ok. Same old,
same old.
What brings you down?
We came from
the mayor's office.
They need a new principal
at eastside high.
Gotta get
those test scores up.
He specifically
thought of you.
Sure.
Ok. I thought
of you.
All this time
i been stuck down here,
and you ask me now, frank.
I'm not a miracle
worker, joe.
Hello,
dr. Napier.
Mr. Clark,
the girls
need that room
for baking class.
We continue to find
gum under the desks.
I'll make an announcement
in the morning.
Will that satisfy you?
Mrs. Hamilton, you
know mr. Rosenberg,
the school board
attorney.
Yes. How are you,
mr. Rosenberg?
Excuse us,
mrs. Hamilton.
inspect our new sandbox.
Our sandbox?
I didn't mean to interrupt.
Good seeing you,
dr. Napier.
Yes, yes.
Forget about what
happened before.
This is a chance
to make changes,
stop blowing smoke
up each other's butts,
see if we can turn
this thing around.
You mean nobody else
wants the job?
Nobody i'd want.
You add my name
to the list.
You're bullshit.
Don't talk to me
The mayor wants
to save his budget,
and you want
to save your ass.
Well, so what.
You want
the truth, joe?
Yeah, frank.
Let's have some truth.
For all your talk
and all your
crazy joe routine,
what have you done?
Nothing!
You're nothing but
an insignificant man!
It's like
you were never born.
Your life hasn't
made any difference.
Neither has mine.
Want to take that
to the grave.
We want to welcome
mr. Clark to eastside.
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