Waiting for Superman

Posted On: September 26, 2010
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Category: Documentary
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Release Year: 2010
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Director: Davis Guggenheim
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  • 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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