Released:
1997-07-29

Overview:
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).

Director:
Kevin Reynolds

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Samuel L. Jackson
  as
  Trevor Garfield
• 
  John Heard
  as
  Dave Childress
• 
  Kelly Rowan
  as
  Ellen Henry
• 
  Clifton Collins Jr.
  as
  Cesar Sanchez
• 
  Tony Plana
  as
  Principal Garcia