Stand and Deliver
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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 drama film based on the true story of math teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspires underprivileged students in East Los Angeles to excel in calculus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stand and Deliver canonical | 5 |
| film "Stand and Deliver" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9762531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stand and Deliver Context triple: [Edward James Olmos, notableWork, Stand and Deliver]
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A.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
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B.
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a critically acclaimed 1994 documentary film that follows the lives of two Chicago teenagers pursuing their aspirations of becoming professional basketball players.
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C.
School Daze
School Daze is a 1988 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee that explores social and political issues at a historically Black college.
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D.
Up the Academy
Up the Academy is a 1980 American teen comedy film, originally associated with Mad magazine, about misfit boys sent to a strict military academy.
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E.
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by John Singleton that explores the lives of young Black men growing up amid violence and systemic inequality in South Central Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stand and Deliver Target entity description: Stand and Deliver is a 1988 drama film based on the true story of math teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspires underprivileged students in East Los Angeles to excel in calculus.
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A.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
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B.
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a critically acclaimed 1994 documentary film that follows the lives of two Chicago teenagers pursuing their aspirations of becoming professional basketball players.
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C.
School Daze
School Daze is a 1988 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee that explores social and political issues at a historically Black college.
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D.
Up the Academy
Up the Academy is a 1980 American teen comedy film, originally associated with Mad magazine, about misfit boys sent to a strict military academy.
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E.
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by John Singleton that explores the lives of young Black men growing up amid violence and systemic inequality in South Central Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award |
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
ⓘ
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead ⓘ |
| basedOn |
real events at Garfield High School
ⓘ
true story of Jaime Escalante ⓘ |
| character |
Ana Delgado
ⓘ
Angel Guzman ⓘ Fabiola Escalante ⓘ Jaime Escalante ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rey Villalobos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Ramón Menéndez ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| editedBy | Nancy Richardson ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Edward James Olmos ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Latino students in East Los Angeles
ⓘ
calculus ⓘ education ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| musicBy | Craig Safan ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Latino students in advanced mathematics
ⓘ
inspiring teachers and students ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A high school math teacher inspires underprivileged students to succeed in AP Calculus ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jaime Escalante as a dedicated math teacher
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaime Escalante
|
| portraysBy |
Jaime Escalante is portrayed by Edward James Olmos
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward James Olmos
|
| producer | Tom Musca ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Library of Congress for cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1988-03-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ramón Menéndez
ⓘ
Tom Musca ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
East Los Angeles
ⓘ
James A. Garfield High School ⓘ |
| stars |
Andy García
ⓘ
Edward James Olmos ⓘ Estelle Harris ⓘ Lou Diamond Phillips ⓘ Rosanna DeSoto ⓘ |
| theme |
overcoming social and economic barriers
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power of education ⓘ stereotypes and expectations ⓘ teacher–student relationships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Stand and Deliver Description of subject: Stand and Deliver is a 1988 drama film based on the true story of math teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspires underprivileged students in East Los Angeles to excel in calculus.
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