Dangerous Minds

1995 99 min ★ 7.0 Drama

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Louanne Johnson

George Dzundza

Hal Griffith

Courtney B. Vance

Mr. George Grandey

Robin Bartlett

Mrs. Carla Nichols

Beatrice Winde

Mary Benton

John Neville

Waiter

Lorraine Toussaint

Irene Roberts

Renoly Santiago

Raul Sanchero

Wade Dominguez

Emilio Ramirez

Bruklin Harris

Callie Roberts

Details

Director

John N. Smith

Screenplay

Ronald Bass

Tagline

"She broke the rules... and changed their lives."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$179,519,401

Production

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Via Rosa Productions

Reviews

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talisencrw

May 20, 2016

★ 7/10

This would have only been ordinary because it's simply adequately directed, has an entire cast of unknowns save for the star, and is from a cliché-riddled script, but this is honestly one of Michelle Pfeiffer's more interesting performances. While she's not entirely convincing as a career-Marine, she's certainly more so than Demi Moore, who tried the stunt not long afterwards, and she's certainly ...

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r96sk

May 7, 2021

★ 7/10

So cheesy, but still fairly good mind you. I did find myself cringing a decent amount throughout <em>'Dangerous Minds'</em> though, not necessarily in a negative way but just due to some rather sickly scenes. I found Michelle Pfeiffer's performance to be, for the most part, pleasant, though there are a few scenes where she overacts ever so slightly - in my opinion, of course. Away from Pfeif...