What is Lean on Me (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Lean on Me''''' is a 1989 American [[biographical]] [[drama]] movie written by Michael Schiffer, directed by [[John G. Avildsen]] and starring [[Morgan Freeman]]. ''Lean on Me'' is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life high school principal in [[Paterson, New Jersey]]. The school is at risk of being taken over by the [[New Jersey]] state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. This movie's title is based on the 1972 [[Bill Withers]] [[Lean on Me (song)|song of the same name]]. ==Other websites== * {{IMDb title|0097722}} [[Category:1980s biographical movies]] [[Category:1989 drama movies]] [[Category:American biographical movies]] [[Category:American drama movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by John G. Avildsen]] {{movie-stub}}