Freedom Writers (2007) (Movie)

format_quote Ben: Ms. G, we can fight this y'know, like the Freedom Riders.
Marcus: Yeh yeh, we all drive around on a bus, only this time they try and bust us up we bust a few of them board member's heads.
Brandy: Or we can go to the newspapers. Media...?
Tito: Or we can paint the administration building with the word assholes, in various colours.

stars  This is the second time that Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey have been together in a film; the first was for Iron Jawed Angels (2004).

stars  Early prints were released under the title 'Maggie'.

stars  Jamal (Deance Wyatt) is seen wearing a "Poly" jersey. Long Beach Polytechnic High School is Long Beach Wilson's biggest rival.

stars  Vanetta Smith, who played the student Brandy, was on the show Endurance 3: Hawaii (2004) in its third season. Her team placed 5th out of 8.

stars  Based on the book called "The Freedom Writers Diary" by Erin Gruwell and the kids of Wilson High.