Remember These? 15 Of Our Favorite Childhood Movies From The 80’s And 90’s

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Lean on Me

In 1989, Principal Joe Clark, played by Morgan Freeman, was recruited to help clean up a failing school. Set in the rough streets of Paterson, New Jersey, Eastside High School was filled with drugs, gang violence and hopelessness. Principal Clark’s gruff disposition and take no mess attitude is just what the school needs. Who can forget when he famously stood on the steps of the high school waving a bat around declaring, “They used to call me Crazy Joe; now they call me Batman!” With the help of a dedicated staff, Principal Clark helps turns the school around but not before he is arrested for locking the doors to keep the negative influences out. Singer/actress Sandra Reaves-Phillips gave a rousing performance singing the title song “Lean On Me” so hard her wig almost shakes off.

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