TY - ADVS AU - DeVito,Danny AU - Shamberg,Michael AU - Sher,Stacey AU - LaGravenese,Richard AU - Isham,Mark AU - RZA AU - Swank,Hilary AU - Dempsey,Patrick AU - Glenn,Scott AU - Staunton,Imelda AU - Hernandez,April Lee AU - Mario, AU - Herrera,Kristin AU - Ngan,Jacklyn AU - Montalvo,Sergio AU - Wyatt,Deance AU - Smith,Vanetta AU - Chavarria,Gabriel AU - Parrish,Hunter AU - Gruwell,Erin ED - Freedom Writers. ED - Paramount Pictures Corporation. ED - Double Feature Films. ED - MTV Films (Firm) ED - Jersey Films. ED - Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Freedom Writers SN - 1415731632 AV - PN1995.9.M45 F744366 2007 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Hollywood, Calif. PB - Paramount Home Entertainment KW - Gruwell, Erin KW - Urban schools KW - California KW - Drama KW - Teacher-student relationships KW - Diaries KW - Authorship KW - Student publications KW - High school students KW - Social conditions KW - Attitudes KW - Feature films N1 - Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell; Special features: feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery; For private home use only; Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett; Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish; MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language N2 - A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. ER -