Lean On Me Blu Ray Review (Warner Archive Collection)

Lean on Me is a 1989 drama film produced and directed by John G. Avildsen (The Karate Kid franchise, Rocky franchise, Joe, Neighbors, The Formula, and Inferno). It was produced and written by Michael Schiffer (Colors, Crimson Tide, The Four Feathers, and The Peacemaker). It’s based on a real life story. The budget was $10,000,000 and it grossed $31,906,454 worldwide at the box office!!!! High school principal Joe Clark (played by: Morgan Freeman from Se7en, The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, Batman franchise, Unforgiven, Kiss the Girls, and Million Dollar Baby) arms himself with a bullhorn and Louisville Slugger plus he slammed the door on losers at Eastdale High in Paterson, New Jersey. He was brought in to save the school, he chained the doors to keep troublemakers out and strivers in. This caused some teachers and parents to fight against him . Most of the kids from school loved him and they always support whatever he does. He turned the school around with his dedicated hard work and his achievement became a national triumph!!!! Lean on Me is based on true inspirational story of a man fighting for his students at any cost. Director John G. Avildsen is no stranger to the underdog considering he was behind the camera for two classics like Rocky and The Karate Kid. It’s well written script that gives you an inside look into a struggling school trying to survive. Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark gives one of his greatest performances in his entire career in Lean on Me. He does the real life hero justice with his commanding presence. He manages to get most of the bad kids from his school to actually care. The supporting cast is loaded with talent that includes Tony Todd (Candyman franchise), Robert Guillaume (Benson), Michael Beach (Aquaman), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Mike Starr (Dumb and Dumber), Beverly Todd (The Bucket List), Alan North (Highlander), Lynne Thigpen (The Warriors), Robin Bartlett (Inside Llewyn Davis), Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager), Karina Arroyave (24), Ivonne Coll (The Godfather Part II), and Regina Taylor (The Unit). Lean on Me is powerful insight into the crazy school system. Almost no one believed in this but that never stopped Joe Clark and his staff from defending their rights as students. It has an excellent soundtrack and you already know one of the main tracks for it. Leon on Mr is one of the highest quality school dramas ever made. This still holds up great after all these years, RECOMMENDED!!!! Let’s discuss this high definition presentation and special feature from the Warner Archive Collection! This 1080p (1.85:1) transfer is from a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative. It’s a massive upgrade over the older DVD and VHS home video releases. It’s most likely the best that it will ever look, I honestly don’t see this one going to 4K at all. It has an English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track on the disc. The audio is better than expected for being a drama and something that doesn’t have any crazy action scenes. It’s all about the soundtrack here. All of the dialogue is very clean, the drama is elevated, and the music has a killer boost to it. It has English SDH subtitles. The only extra on the disc is the “Trailer”. It’s available everywhere right now including MovieZyng.com, CHECK IT OUT!!!!