Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 05/10/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
In this gritty
urban drama, war veteran
Richard Dadier (
Glenn Ford) wants to begin his career as a teacher and is given an assignment at a boys high school in inner-city New York. However, he soon discovers the school is overrun by delinquents, led by
Artie West (
Vic Morrow), an insolent hood who likes to call
Richard "Mr. Daddy-O."
Artie and his gang steal, destroy property, refuse to respect authority, and threaten the female teachers with rape. While most of the faculty have given up and meekly let the delinquents do what they want,
Dadier is determined to bring order back to his classroom, even after
Artie's thugs threaten
Richard's pregnant wife. Keep your eyes peeled for a bit part by
Jameel Farah, years before he would change his name to
Jamie Farr.
Blackboard Jungle was also the first major studio film to use
rock & roll on the soundtrack; the film's success kick-started sales of
"Rock Around the Clock" by
Bill Haley & His Comets, which helped to spark the
rock & roll boom of the 1950s.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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