Comedy Drama
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Written by
W.R. McKinney
Morgan Freeman
Lewis
Laura Dern
Diane
Ralph Macchio
Eddie Pilikian
Nick Nolte
Alex Jurel
Crispin Glover
Danny
JoBeth Williams
Lisa Hammond
William Schallert
Horn
Judd Hirsch
Roger Rubell
Lee Grant
Dr. Donna Burke
Steven Hill
Sloane
Royal Dano
Ditto Stiles
Anthony Heald
Narc
Richard Mulligan
Herbert Gower
Zohra Lampert
Mrs. Pilikian
Patricia Gaul
Lowe
Allen Garfield
Carl Rosenberg
Ellen Crawford
Social Worker
Mary Alice
Linda Ganz
Madeleine Sherwood
Grace
Mary Louise Wilson
Teacher
Ron Dean
Guard
Virginia Capers
Landlady
Stephen Mendillo
Lecture Cop
Art Metrano
Troy
Julia Jennings
The Blonde
Will Zahrn
Cop
Vivian Bonnell
Nurse
Virginia Smith
Lee
Katherine Balfour
Theresa
Terrance Ellis
Tim Hahn
Aaron Freeman
Brinkman
Ronald Hunter
Mr. Pilikian
Jeffrey Ware
Malloy
Richard Zobel
Propes
Da Nang McKay
Wounded Kid
Ray Noch
Dan Hall
Maria D. Magisano
Alvado
Noerena Abookire
Terry Davis
Andrew Ream
Henson
Jennifer Quilty
Sarah
Kimberly Pullins
Student
David Caltrider
Student
Marvin Morgan
Student
Shantel R. Chappell
Student
Dan Levinson
Student
Donte St. John
Student
Ken Feil
Student
Vicki Lynn Puzinas
Student
Tony Lincoln
Guard
Wilbert Bradley
Guard
Jamie Newell
Guard
Ronald Merians
Guard
Zaid Farid
Cop
Bernard Canepari
Cop
Simon Williams
Attendant
Paul Zegler
Attendant
Dick Sollenberger
Attendant
Phillip S. Wilson
Teacher
Allan Byrne
Teacher
Nick Baldasare
Teacher Playing Ping Pong (uncredited)
John Branch
Student (uncredited)
Laura Coker
Secretary (uncredited)
Timothy Holmes
Student (uncredited)
Rob Liotti
Student (uncredited)
Brian Walker
Student (uncredited)
Rob Finney
Student (Uncredited)

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