Waiting for Superman

September 26th, 2010

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Waiting for Superman

Category: Documentary
All Genres: Documentary
Release Year: 2010
Country: USA
Runtime:
Languages: English
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Taglines:
  • The fate of our country won't be decided on a battlefield, it will be determined in a classroom.

    • Writing by: Davis Guggenheim - (written by) &
    Billy Kimball - (written by)

    Produced by: Michael Birtel - associate producer
    Lesley Chilcott - producer
    Eliza Hindmarch - co-producer
    Michelle Katz - field producer
    Jeff Skoll - executive producer
    Shari Tavey - line producer
    Diane Weyermann - executive producer

    Cast: The Black Family - Themselves
    Geoffrey Canada - Himself
    The Esparza Family - Themselves
    The Hill Family - Themselves
    George Reeves - Superman (archive footage)
    Michelle Rhee - Herself
    Bill Strickland - Himself
    Randi Weingarten - Herself

    Music: Christophe Beck
    Official Website: Visit Website


    Plot Outline:
    Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca...
    Plot: Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

    Movie Quotes:
    Noctus: [from trailer] Legend tells of a band of noble warriors... known as the Guardians of Ga'hoole. Whenever trouble is at hand, seek them out. For they are sworn to protect the innocent, and vanquish evil... Should I stop?
    Soren: No! Well, what?
    Noctus: No.
    Soren: This is my favorite part!

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