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Freedom Writers [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with MTV Films ; Jersey Films/Double Feature Films Production ; directed by Richard LaGravenese ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher.

DeVito, Danny, (film producer.). Sher, Stacey, (film producer.). Swank, Hilary, (actor,, producer.). Dempsey, Patrick, 1966- (actor.). Glenn, Scott, 1942- (actor.). Staunton, Imelda, 1956- (actor.). Hernandez, April Lee, (actor.). Mario, 1986- (actor.). Herrera, Kristin, (actor.). Ngan, Jacklyn, (actor.). Montalvo, Sergio, (actor.). Wyatt, Deance, (actor.). Smith, Vanetta, (actor.). Chavarria, Gabriel, (actor.). Parrish, Hunter, 1987- (actor.). Shamberg, Michael, (producer.). LaGravenese, Richard, (director,, screenwriter.). Isham, Mark, (composer (expression).). Durning, Tracey, (producer.). Double Feature Films, (production company.). Freedom Writers, (producer.). Jersey Films, (production company.). MTV Films (Firm), (production company.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company,, publisher.). Freedom Writers. Based on (work): Freedom Writers diary. (Added Author). Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish. (Cast).

Summary:

A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781415731116
  • ISBN: 141573111X
  • ISBN: 1415731632
  • ISBN: 9781415731635
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Their story, their words, their future"--Container.
Based on the book: The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them / by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell.
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; Making a dream (6 min.); Freedom Writers family (20 min.); Freedom Writers : the story behind the story / produced and edited by Tracey Durning (c2006) (10 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:
War has been declared -- Welcome to Freshman English -- Tribes -- Borders -- You don't know me -- The line -- War stories -- Permission -- Tolerance -- Home -- The diary -- Heroes -- Courage -- Who would you pick? -- Blessed with a burden -- Our own voices -- End titles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Executive producer, Hilary Swank [and others] ; director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participant or Performer Note:
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details Note:
DVD format. Region 1; widescreen presentation.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 surround) or French (Dolby 5.1) with optional English subtitles; English closed-captioned.

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Subject:
Gruwell, Erin > Drama.
Freedom Writers > Drama.
Education, Urban > California > Drama.
Teacher-student relationships > California > Drama.
Student publications > California > Drama.
High school students > California > Social conditions > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.

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  • 15 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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