15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim an... Read all15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Clifton Collins Jr.
- Cesar Sanchez
- (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
Jonny Bogris
- Barsek
- (as Yannis Bogris)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaScott Yagemann, who wrote the story and screenplay for this film, worked as high school substitute teacher in the Los Angeles area for seven years. Yagemann claimed that 90% of the film's material is based on incidents that had either happened to him or to other teachers in real life.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the film, Mr. Garfield does a demonstration with a bicycle wheel in order to teach 'centripetal' force. The demonstration is actually used to demonstrate 'conservation of angular momentum'.
- Quotes
Trevor Garfield: Your whole way of life is bullshit! Macho is bullshit!
Cesar: It's all I got!
- Crazy creditsA teacher wrote this movie.
- Alternate versionsWhen aired on USA Network, the scene where Rita is topless uses different camera angles to avoid nudity.
- SoundtracksSlack Hands
Written by Dominic Oakenfull, Robert Bernard Gallagher and Valerie Etienne
Performed by Galliano
Courtesy of Slack Records UK/Talkin' Loud/Mercury Records Limited
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
Featured review
What are you gonna do?
After a vicious assault on him, Trevor Garfield, a teacher, moves cities and works as a temp. However, he finds that things are even worse at his new school. Dealing with an important subject, this is immensely engaging and tense. While not based on any specific case, this was written by an actual teacher, and, frankly, it does feel terrifyingly authentic and realistic. The psychology is completely accurate, and this is not black and white. This is well-paced, and never boring. The plot is compelling throughout, and though you can figure some things out before they occur, this most likely *will* surprise you. Every acting performance is spot-on, and all roles are marvelously cast. Jackson is impeccable, and his particular knack for playing someone who holds anger and may lose control at any moment is excellent for this. This has a great soundtrack, with music that fits the environment(which is very nicely established; they found perfect locations and types of people), without making it appealing. The editing and cinematography are incredible, if dangerously close to being flashy. There is a bit of brutal, bloody violence, a lot of disturbing content, moderately frequent strong language and brief nudity in this. I recommend this to anyone mature enough to handle it. 7/10
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- Also known as
- 187
- Filming locations
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,727,130
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,222,984
- Aug 3, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $5,727,130
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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