

107 minutes
10/5/1984
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.

Nick Nolte
as Alex Jurel

JoBeth Williams
as Lisa Hammond

Judd Hirsch
as Roger Rubell

Ralph Macchio
as Eddie Pilikian

Allen Garfield
as Carl Rosenberg

Lee Grant
as Dr. Donna Burke

Richard Mulligan
as Herbert Gower

Royal Dano
as Ditto Stiles

William Schallert
as Horn

Art Metrano
as Troy

Laura Dern
as Diane

Crispin Glover
as Danny

Morgan Freeman
as Lewis

Madeleine Sherwood
as Grace

Steven Hill
as Sloane

Zohra Lampert
as Mrs. Pilikian

Mary Alice
as Linda Ganz
Katherine Balfour
as Theresa

Vivian Bonnell
as Nurse

Virginia Capers
as Landlady

Ellen Crawford
as Social Worker
Terrance Ellis
as Tim Hahn
Aaron Freeman
as Brinkman

Patricia Gaul
as Lowe

Anthony Heald
as Narc
Ronald Hunter
as Mr. Pilikian

Julia Jennings
as The Blonde

Stephen Mendillo
as Lecture Cop
Jeffrey Ware
as Malloy
Richard Zobel
as Propes
Da Nang McKay
as Wounded Kid

Virginia Smith
as Lee
Ray Noch
as Dan Hall
Maria D. Magisano
as Alvado
Bill Marinella
as Paller
Noerena Abookire
as Terry Davis
Andrew Ream
as Henson
Jennifer Quilty
as Sarah
Kimberly Pullins
as Student
David Caltrider
as Student
Marvin Morgan
as Student
Shantel R. Chappell
as Student
Dan Levinson
as Student
Donte St. John
as Student
Ken Feil
as Student
Vicki Lynn Puzinas
as Student
Tony Lincoln
as Guard
Wilbert Bradley
as Guard

Ron Dean
as Guard
Jamie Newell
as Guard
Ronald Merians
as Guard
Zaid Farid
as Cop
Bernard Canepari
as Cop

Will Zahrn
as Cop
Simon Williams
as Attendant
Paul Zegler
as Attendant
Dick Sollenberger
as Attendant
Phillip S. Wilson
as Teacher
Allan Byrne
as Teacher

Mary Louise Wilson
as Teacher
Nick Baldasare
as Teacher Playing Ping Pong (uncredited)
John Branch
as Student (uncredited)
Laura Coker
as Secretary (uncredited)
Timothy Holmes
as Student (uncredited)
Brian Walker
as Student (uncredited)