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Dangerous Minds (1995)

Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza Director: John N. Smith Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Beatrice Winde
  • Directors: John N. Smith
  • Writers: LouAnne Johnson, Ronald Bass
  • Producers: Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kate Guinzburg, Lucas Foster, Sandra Rabins
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Walt Disney Video
  • DVD Release Date: July 13, 1999
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6305428271
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,372 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Dangerous Minds" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and administration alike at a tough urban school in Northern California. Pfeiffer is good, and her character's overall development even survives various post-production story cuts. (A romance with Andy Garcia's character was completely eliminated before release; Garcia is nowhere in sight.) The actors who play Johnson's students are also fine, and the whole film becomes the latest in a long tradition of sentimental movies about teachers who change the lives of kids. --Tom Keogh


Product Description

Top Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer (I AM SAM, WHAT LIES BENEATH) is the driving force behind this gripping and uplifting smash hit! Based on an incredible true-life story -- Pfeiffer is former U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, a first-time high school teacher assigned to a class of tough but smart inner city students. When conventional methods fail to reach them, the feisty Ms. Johnson tries the unconventional -- defying the rules and creating her own curriculum! In the process, she instills a new self-confidence in her students -- motivating them toward their greatest potential. Critically acclaimed and powered by a riveting star performance, DANGEROUS MINDS is hard-hitting, crowd-pleasing entertainment you won't soon forget!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad/ Not Perfect Either!, August 5, 2001
By LadyLestat (Birmingham, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews
Michelle Pfeiffer plays LouAnne Johnson an ex-Marine teaching a inner-city school. I thought the movie had a good message but, I saw a lot of "Lean on Me" elements, and that's what didn't make it very original in my opinion. I thought that Michelle did a wonderful job, and it's a very inspirational movie. I guess that I just expected more than that. I can say that it is based on actual events that happened so, that's a plus.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent real life movie you can't miss, April 25, 1999
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This review is from: Dangerous Minds [VHS] (VHS Tape)
After I watched Dangerous Minds for the first time I couldn't stop watching it. It was such a good movie. It was sad but that was part of what made it so good. Sometimes in order to enjoy a movie there has to be sad parts or it doesn't seem realistic.

My favortie character in the movie was Callie Roberts. She was such a smart, strong person. I felt sorry for her having to be in a class like that.

If you haven't seen Dangerous Minds, you have to rent it. You won't regret it.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, April 4, 1999
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This review is from: Dangerous Minds [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This movie was real good. But it could have gone without the swearing even thought then it wouldn't seem very gangster like. But this movie shows what the kids go through in that kind of a life. It is so sad what happens to Emilio. He was actually starting to change but then the stupid principal wouldn't talk to him. That part just made my mouth hang open when he said he sent him away for not knocking. But I'm not going to tell you the whole story. I think everyone should see it at least once. You don't have to buy it, just rent it or something. It shows you how really gangster life is not really as cool as some people think it to be. But this movie was good enough for me to buy
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing special here
I haven't seen Dangerous Minds for ages, apart from bits on TV on holiday, which I wasn't really paying attention to at the time. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dumb Blonde Reviewing

5.0 out of 5 stars dangerous Minds
the best real life drama I have seen in years it is one of my favorite movies it took some time to find it on DVD have worn out the VHS tape I had of this movie.
Published 23 months ago by David Johnson

1.0 out of 5 stars Give me a break!
Louanne Johnson really needs to stop patting herself on the back for her work as a "teacher." She was not a teacher - she was a SUBSTITUTE teacher, one who quit after only a few... Read more
Published on November 1, 2007 by Jane Austen

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film with an awesome message
It's not often that I write reviews like this, but thought I would in this case.

I remember, eerily enough, when this movie came out in 1995. Read more
Published on October 26, 2007 by Andrew Brooks

5.0 out of 5 stars Danger Never Looked So Good!
Or plodded along so predictably ... now I'm not trying to say Michelle Pfeiffer isn't convincing as a tough-as-nails, kick your tail instructor, because I don't have to. Read more
Published on February 23, 2007 by Navy Bean

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Fav movies!
This is without a doubt one of my all time favorite movies.
The first time I saw it I was 10 years old. That was back in 98. Read more
Published on February 10, 2007 by JiJi

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, especially for those of us who have a passion to help our youths.
I love this movie and it has been a great inspiration to my teaching vocation. Thank you.
Published on November 17, 2006 by K. Sherry

4.0 out of 5 stars The Difference a Teacher Makes
As in "To Sir, With Love" Michele Pfieffer becomes a teacher and gets handed the toughest class in the whole school. Read more
Published on November 7, 2006 by Mayone Woodbury

5.0 out of 5 stars Michelle Pfeiffer is the best actress to emerge from Tinsel Town.
Dangerous Minds starring the tough as nails Michelle Pfeiffer as ex-marine turned English teacher, Louanne Johnson is proabably her finest performance onscreen. Read more
Published on June 18, 2006 by ADRIENNE MILLER

3.0 out of 5 stars My Overrall Review of Dangerous Minds
The book Dangerous Minds by LouAnne Johnson was a little interesting but at the same time confusing. Read more
Published on April 18, 2006 by Kayla Robinson

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