When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including three Indigenous Latino American males and one European-American male claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
One Eight Seven (1997) is a drama and thriller film directed by Kevin Reynolds, released on July 29, 1997 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan and Clifton Collins Jr.. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 667 ratings.
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Trevor
John Heard
as Childress
Kelly Rowan
as Ellen
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Cesar
Tony Plana
as Garcia
Karina Arroyave
as Rita
Lobo Sebastian
as Benny
Jack Kehler
as Hyland
Jonah Rooney
as Stevie
Demetrius Navarro
as Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon
as Lakesia
Jonny Bogris
as Barsek
Directed by Kevin Reynolds, written by Scott Yagemann, produced by Bruce Davey and Stephen McEveety.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 667 ratings.
This features a strong effort from Samuel L. Jackson but is really quite a depressing film to watch. He is "Garfield" - a teacher who survived a vicious knife attack at his previous school in New York, but who is still determined to persevere and so moves to another in Los Angeles. The teenage kids there are a pretty disparate bunch, not really interested in education and certainly not interested in authority.…
Reviewed on July 8, 2022
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One Eight Seven (1997) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of One Eight Seven (1997) includes Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr. and Tony Plana. The film was directed by Kevin Reynolds. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
One Eight Seven was released on July 29, 1997 and runs for 1h 59m.
One Eight Seven (1997) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 667 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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