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Along with ''[[Bad Boys]]'' and ''[[Crimson Tide]]'', it was one of three hits in a single year by producer Don Simpson. He died early in 1996 due to combined drug intoxication. His swan song was ''[[The Rock]]''. The film had a television series spin-off, "Dangerous Minds" (1996 - 1997). It lasted one season, 17 episodes. [[Annie Potts]] was cast as Johnson.
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* [[Badass Teacher]]: Lou Anne Johnson as a retired marine. Among her first efforts to gain respect is to teach the students some martial arts moves.
* [[Breakaway Pop Hit]]: "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio. Not that the film is forgotten, but the song has had wider appeal.
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* [[Inner City School]]: Parkmont High School. While the high school itself might be well off, the bussed in kids are typical of the trope. The TV show is more typical of the trope than the movie.
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: An ex-Marine and sassy white girl inspires a class room full of angry minority teenagers to learn. Though based on a true story, some of the changes from the book also qualify. Johnson used musical figures popular among the kids, such as [[Tupac Shakur]] and his contemporaries, in order to teach them English. The film replaces these African-American figures with the inspirational power of [[Bob Dylan]].
* [[Not Now, Kiddo]]: A student "pushes" his way into the principal's office to try and explain that some violence is going to happen. The principal, who has very strict rules about knocking, dismisses the student, who {{spoiler|ends up getting shot.}}
* [[Save Our Students]]: Johnson's efforts.
* [[White Mans Burden]]: Caucasian teacher to the rescue. Not true of the book though.
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