Starring:
- Denzel Washington
- Lynn Whitfield
- Virginia Capers
- Akosua Busia
- Terrance Ellis
- Michael C. Matthews
- Ken Sagoes
- Barbara Townsend
- Richard Masur
- Ray Buktenica
- Earl Billings
George McKenna (Denzel Washington) confronts a career-defining moment when he accepts a job as principal of a robust, inner-city Los Angeles, high school. Facing an apathetic student body and indifferent teachers and parents, McKenna, with help from dedicated educator Bobbie Maxwell (Lynn Whitfield), transforms the school from a gang-ridden war zone into a stepping-stone for higher education, and in the process gains the hard-won respect of the community and school administrators.