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Lean on Me
Running Time: 109 min.
MPAA Rating: PG13
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $31,906,000
Produced By: / Warner Brothers
Released: March 03, 1989 (USA)
Release By: Warner Brothers

Summary:
After earning rave notices for powerful supporting turns as a pimp in Street Smart (1987) and an alcohol abuse counselor in Clean and Sober (1988), actor Morgan Freeman began his ascent to stardom with this, his first lead role in a major motion pict... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Morgan Freeman (Joe Clark)
Robert Guillaume (Dr. Frank Napier)
Beverly Todd (Ms. Levias)
Lynne Thigpen (Leona Barrett)
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Review:
Morgan Freeman's first big starring role as real-life no-nonsense principal Joe Clark, a man who revitalized a Paterson, New Jersey, school of miscreants, seemed tailor-made for the veteran actor. A tightly woven, uplifting story that tugs at the hea ... Continue >>