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Samuel L. Jackson
Trevor Garfield
John Heard
Dave Childress
Kelly Rowan
Ellen Henry
Clifton Collins Jr.
Cesar Sanchez
Tony Plana
Principal Garcia
Karina Arroyave
Rita Martinez
Lobo Sebastian
Benny Chacon
Jack Kehler
Larry Hyland
Jonah Rooney
Stevie Littleton
Demetrius Navarro
Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon
Lakesia
Jonny Bogris
Barsek
Dominic Hoffman
Victor
Martha Velez
Mrs. Chacon
Method Man
Dennis Broadway
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Anglo Woman
Sage Allen
Teacher
Donal Gibson
Animal Regulation Officer
Liza del Mundo
Asian Girl
Vic Polizos
Assistant Coroner
Leonard L. Thomas
New York Assistant Principal
Antwon Tanner
Augie
Joanna Sanchez
Iris
Richard Riehle
Walter
Esther Scott
Mrs. Ford
Harri James
Librarian
Esther Mercado
Mrs. Santana
Chase A. Garland
Straggling Student
Guy Torry
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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jul 08 2022

This features a strong effort from Samuel L. Jackson but is really quite a depressing film to watch. He is "Garfield" - a teacher who survived a vicious knife attack at his previous school in New York, but who is still determined to persevere and so moves to another in Los Angeles. The teenage kids there are a pretty disparate bunch, not really interested in education and certainly not interested in authority. Except, maybe, "Rita" (Karina Arroyave) who wants to succeed despite the pressures from her peers. From the outset, "Garfield" has a challenger in the young "Cesar" (Clifton Collins Jr) a...