One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven is a 1997 drama / crime / thriller film, starring Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble in an urban high school. The film was directed by Kevin Reynolds and its name comes from the California Penal Code number, called 187. Trevor Garfield is an African American high school science teacher at Roosevelt Whitney High School, a high school in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. A gangster student to whom he had given a failing grade threatens to murder him, writing the number 187 on every page of one of Garfield's textbooks. The...
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Release date:	August 3, 1997
Directed by:	Kevin Reynolds
Rated:
Runtime:	119 Minutes
Producer:	Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety
Editor:	Stephen Semel
Cinematography:	Ericson Core
Screenplay by:	Scott Yagemann
Estimated budget:	$23,000,000
Genre:	Thriller

Cast of One Eight Seven

Samuel L. Jackson

Trevor Garfield

Born:December 21, 1948

Age:63

John Heard

Born:March 7, 1945

Age:67

Clifton Collins, Jr.

Born:June 16, 1970

Age:41

Tony Plana

Born:April 19, 1952

Age:60

Kelly Rowan

Born:October 26, 1965

Age:46

Antwon Tanner

Augie

Born:April 14, 1975

Age:37

Film director of One Eight Seven

Kevin Reynolds

Born: January 17, 1952

Age: 60

Education: Baylor University, USC School of Cinematic Arts

Kevin Hal Reynolds is an American film director and screenwriter. Reynolds was born in Waco, Texas, the son of former Baylor University President Herbert H. Reynolds. Reynolds enjoyed initial successes co-writing the Cold War cult hit Red Dawn in 1984 and writing and directing the Steven...
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Title	Released	Genre
Hatfields & McCoys	2012
Learning Italian	2011	Comedy
Tristan & Isolde	2006	Adventure
The Count of Monte Cristo	2002	Adventure
One Eight Seven	1997	Thriller
Waterworld	1995	Science Fiction
Rapa Nui	1994	Action
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	1991	Adventure
The Beast	1988
Fandango	1985	Comedy

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Who was the director of the movie "One Eight Seven"?
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Kevin Reynolds was the director of the motion picture.
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The motion picture, "One Eight Seven" is in what genre?
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The film is classified as: Drama, Thriller and Crime.
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Who distributed the film, "One Eight Seven"?
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Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the movie.
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Who wrote the film One Eight Seven?
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Scott Yagemann wrote the movie's script.
Q:
What tagline was included in promotional materials for the film, "One Eight Seven"?
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The film's slogan was, "When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?"
Q:
What was the estimated budget for making the movie "One Eight Seven"?
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$23 million was the cost to make this movie.
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Who starred in movie, "One Eight Seven"?
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Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Antwon Tanner played roles in the movie.
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Who played a role in the production of the movie, "One Eight Seven"?
A:
Bruce Davey and Stephen McEveety produced the film.
Q:
When did the movie "One Eight Seven" premier?
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The movie was released in August, 1997.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the motion picture "One Eight Seven"?
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The runtime for the film is 119 minutes.

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