One Eight Seven

Name: One Eight Seven
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1997-07-29
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony Plana

1997·Movie·R·119 min·★ 6.7(635)

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“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 four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.

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About One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven is a 1997 English-language drama and thriller film directed by Kevin Reynolds. The cast is led by Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The CW.

One Eight Seven was produced by Icon Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on July 29, 1997, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $6 million worldwide.

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Writers: Scott Yagemann
Release date: July 29, 1997
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $6 million
Production: Icon Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

#high school#new york city#teacher#attack#stabbing

One Eight Seven cast & crew

One Eight Seven was directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Scott Yagemann.

The cast features Samuel L. Jackson as Trevor, John Heard as Childress, Kelly Rowan as Ellen, Clifton Collins Jr. as Cesar, Tony Plana as Garcia, and Karina Arroyave as Rita.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Ericson Core and it was produced by Bruce Davey and Stephen McEveety.

Is One Eight Seven worth watching?

One Eight Seven holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 635 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and thriller, One Eight Seven is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch One Eight Seven

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