100 minutes
9/8/1988
An indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenged by a ghetto youth with an intense desire to get a good education in this issue-oriented drama.
Jane Alexander
as Ginny Carlsen
Dennis Farina
as Fred Carlson
Estelle Parsons
as Clare Block
Michael Beach
as Calvin Jefferson
Wanda Christine
as Salina
James O'Reilly
as Win Lathrop
Pat Bowie
as Willa Joe McQueen
Kyra K. Kyles
as Georgia Jefferson
Betty Yee
as Kitty Shim
Lori Kathryn Holton
as Cinnamon
Louise Jenkins
as Mrs. Brewster
Jace Alexander
as Nick
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese
as Cathy Carlson
Terry Nemeroff
as Ray
Ebony Grisby
as Pumpkin
Marji Bank
as Mrs. Roth
Bob Breuler
as Paul
Alger Ellis
as Little 'T'
Leo Washington Jones II
as Kingpin