Lean on Me

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Lean on Me

film by Avildsen [1989]

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John G. Avildsen
…disappeared without a trace, but Lean on Me (1989), an inspirational biopic based on the exploits of New Jersey school principal Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman), was a hit. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989), Rocky V (1990), and The Power of One (1992) were all sports-themed, as was the little-seen…
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…disappeared without a trace, but Lean on Me (1989), an inspirational biopic based on the exploits of New Jersey school principal Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman), was a hit. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989), Rocky V (1990), and The Power of One (1992) were all sports-themed, as was the little-seen…
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Morgan Freeman
…evinced a disciplinarian principal in Lean on Me (1989), a hard-hearted Civil War soldier in Glory (1989), and an aging gunslinger in Unforgiven (1992). He made his directorial debut with the anti-apartheid film Bopha! (1993). A third Oscar nomination came for his soulful turn as a convict in The Shawshank…
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…evinced a disciplinarian principal in Lean on Me (1989), a hard-hearted Civil War soldier in Glory (1989), and an aging gunslinger in Unforgiven (1992). He made his directorial debut with the anti-apartheid film Bopha! (1993). A third Oscar nomination came for his soulful turn as a convict in The Shawshank…
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