Stand and Deliver
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| Directed by | Ramón Menéndez |
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| Produced by | Tom Musca |
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| Cinematography | Tom Richmond |
| Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
| Music by | Craig Safan |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.6 million |
| Box office | $13.9 million |
Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca. It is based on the true story of Garfield High School mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante, who inspired 18 Latino students to pass the Advanced Placement Calculus in 1982. The film's title refers to Mr. Mister's 1987 song "Stand and Deliver", which is also featured in the film's ending credits.
For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. In 2011, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".