"Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values."
Denzel Washington
as George McKenna
Lynn Whitfield
as Bobbie Maxwell
Akosua Busia
as Cynthia Byers
Richard Masur
as Ben Proctor
Ray Buktenica
as Alan Keith
Virginia Capers
as Margaret Wright
Barbara Townsend
as Aura Kruger
Israel Juarbe
as Miguel
J.A. Preston
as Mr. McKenna
Bill Henderson
as Goodman
Earl Billings
as Mr. Rogers
Brent Jennings
as Mr. Jackson
Terrance Ellis
as Robert Norris
Michael C. Matthews
as E.J.
Ken Sagoes
as Mark Rogers
Michael Milburn
as Brimm Leader
Gary Moody
as Delroy
Royce Wallace
as
Irma P. Hall
Jim Ponds
Blue Deckert
Elaine Taylor
Edna Auguillard
James Bowman
Billy Green
Greg Wayne Elam
Gregg Dandridge
Kirk Elam
Ron Jackson
Fannie Belle Lebby
Gabriel Williams
Christopher Wycliff
Jerry Young
Travis Davis
as Howard Smith (uncredited)
Eric Laneuville
Director
Charles Eric Johnson
Writer
Alan Landsburg
Executive Producer
Linda Otto
Producer
Joan Barnett
Isidore Mankofsky
Director of Photography
Herbie Hancock
Original Music Composer