Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)DVD VHS | Cast list | | Jami Gertz | as | Marilyn Gambrell | | Ernie Hudson | as | Perry Beasley | | Eugene Clark | as | Reginald Spivey | | Stacy Meadows | as | Cody (as Stacy Meadows Jr.) | | Sicily | as | Lisa Jones (as Sicily Sewell) | | Trent Cameron | as | Jamal | | Edwin Hodge | as | Darnell | | Zak Santiago | as | Ed Rivera | | Regine Nehy | as | Valerie | | Michasha Armstrong | as | Frank, Jamal's Stepfather | | James Baker | as | Cop | | Ron Carothers | as | Jamal's Father (as Ronald Carothers) | | Kaya Coleman | as | Little Kid | | Jorge Vargas | as | Miguel (as Jorgito Vargas Jr.) | | Pamela Crawford | as | Grandmother |
| | Crew list: | | Andy Wolk (Director) | | Andy Wolk (Writer) | | Peter Wolk (Writer) |
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Review
Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell (Gertz) and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gertz faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all. |
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