---
title: 'Dangerous Minds (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John N. Smith'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dangerous-minds-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112792/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dangerous Minds (1995)

1995 · 94 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Dangerous Minds is a 1995 American drama film directed by John N. Smith, written by Ronald Bass, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It is based on the 1992 autobiography My Posse Don't Do Homework by retired U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, who in 1989 took up a teaching position at Carlmont High School in Belmont, California, where most of her students were African-American and Latino teenagers from East Palo Alto, a racially segregated and economically deprived city. Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Johnson. Critical reviews were mixed, with some critics praising Pfeiffer's performance but criticizing the screenplay as contrived and full of stereotypes. The film grossed $179.5 million and spawned a short-lived television series.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John N. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-n-smith)
- **Screenplay:** [Ronald Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-bass)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wendy Melvoin](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-melvoin)
- **Producer:** [Don Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-simpson)
- **Editor:** [Tom Rolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rolf)

## Cast

- [Courtney B. Vance](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-b-vance)
- [Al Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-israel)
- [Renoly Santiago](https://cinepixo.com/people/renoly-santiago)
- [Michelle Pfeiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-pfeiffer)
- [Camille Winbush](https://cinepixo.com/people/camille-winbush)
- [Paula Garcés](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-garces)
- [Danny Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-strong)
- [Lorraine Toussaint](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-toussaint)
- [Ivan Sergei](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-sergei)
- [Sarah Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-marshall)
- [Robin Bartlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-bartlett)
- [John Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neville)
- [Mýa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mya)
- [George Dzundza](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-dzundza)
- [Wade Domínguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-dominguez)

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