One Eight Seven (1997)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 119 minuten
Alternative title: 187
Country:
United States
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard and Kelly Rowan
IMDb score:
6,6 (26.900)
Releasedate: 29 July 1997
One Eight Seven plot
"When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?"
Driven teacher Trevor Garfield watches helplessly as his Brooklyn high school turns into a battlefield. After being stabbed by one of his students, he moves to Los Angeles where the same violence and antisocial behavior prevails. No one can estimate how much longer he can control himself.
Actors and actresses
Trevor Garfield
Dave Childress
Ellen Henry
Cesar Sanchez
Principal Garcia
Rita Martinez
Benny Chacon
Larry Hyland
Stevie Littleton
Paco
Reviews & comments
john mcclane 2
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- 3489 messages
- 6579 votes
Personally I liked this movie better than Dangerous Minds
it is rawer, shining role of L Jackson. and very heavy, especially the end.
strong.
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Brabants
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- 2896 messages
- 2154 votes
This film is quite cliché and it is therefore not easy as a viewer to distinguish between what is meant and what is not. Yet the grim picture, which is based on the experience of a real attacker, is not bad. In that sense, this justifies the cliché image. Samuel L. Jackson is an important link in this. His role is of great significance and I cannot always confirm this with him as an actor in every film he plays in.
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FillumGek
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- 8987 messages
- 3401 votes
Another film about a school in a disadvantaged neighborhood in LA where it is bursting with scum that can't be controlled. Logically, given the often tough street life, but also tragic since most will never escape this. It's largely cliché, but it continues to fascinate me immensely.
And if the lead role is also reserved for Jackson, then you just have a strong film. Acting very well again. But his fellow players also act so clever that you would shoot them all upside down with your own hands. It's weird that these kinds of things just exist in real life. Teachers, which should be a safe profession, who fear for their lives every day. The sultry setting makes things even more unpleasant with an orange haze over the classroom, hung with fans to counteract the heat. Nice soundtrack though.
The film slowly ripples along and ends in a literal thriller. The Russian roulette is a bit unbelievable, a loose cannon like Cesar would normally immediately shoot him in the head, but here is a psychological war game before that. It does result in an exciting scene in which Jackson goes all out as we know him in many of his roles. Thick enough.
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