119 minutes
7/29/1997
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.
Samuel L. Jackson
as Trevor Garfield
John Heard
as Dave Childress
Kelly Rowan
as Ellen Henry
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Cesar Sanchez
Tony Plana
as Principal Garcia
Karina Arroyave
as Rita Martinez
Lobo Sebastian
as Benny Chacon
Jack Kehler
as Larry Hyland
Jonah Rooney
as Stevie Littleton
Demetrius Navarro
as Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon
as Lakesia
Jonny Bogris
as Barsek
Dominic Hoffman
as Victor
Martha Velez
as Mrs. Chacon
Method Man
as Dennis Broadway
Kathryn Leigh Scott
as Anglo Woman
Sage Allen
as Teacher
Donal Gibson
as Animal Regulation Officer
Liza del Mundo
as Asian Girl
Vic Polizos
as Assistant Coroner
Leonard L. Thomas
as New York Assistant Principal
Antwon Tanner
as Augie
Joanna Sanchez
as Iris
Richard Riehle
as Walter
Esther Scott
as Mrs. Ford
Harri James
as Librarian
Esther Mercado
as Mrs. Santana
Chase A. Garland
as Straggling Student
Guy Torry
as Voice in Crowd