To Sir, with Love II

Name: To Sir, with Love II
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-04-07
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Christian Payton, Dana Eskelson

TV Movie
1996
Not Rated
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Drama

After 30 years of teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner-city school proves to be too much to resist.After 30 years of teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner-city school proves to be too much to resist.After 30 years of teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner-city school proves to be too much to resist.

Director
- Peter Bogdanovich
Writers
- E.R. Braithwaite
- Philip Rosenberg
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Bogdanovich
Writers
- E.R. Braithwaite
- Philip Rosenberg
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The math teacher, Rob Doerr (Joe Forbrich), makes a reference to Blackboard Jungle (1955)--in which Sidney Poitier starred as a juvenile delinquent.

Quotes
Mark Thackeray: What we saw yesterday is that to a considerable extent, we control how we are perceived. "Yo!" gets you one response; "Excuse me, sir," another. When we address someone with respect, we are more often than likely to GET respect--not always, but more often than you think, and if you're smart, that ought to be enough. Common courtesy--"please", "thank you", "excuse me"... magical words, magical words.

Connections
Featured in A Devil in Spain: An Interview with Judy Geeson (2015)

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10/10

Excellent sequel!!!!

I saw To Sir, With Love 1 when I was young, and it stayed with me. I always wanted a teacher like Mark Thackery, but I was never lucky enough to encounter one. I had no ideal that they had made the second one until one day, I was lucky enough to catch it on Starz! Three people at my house sat mesmerized by Sidney Poitier as Mark Thackery's second chance after being retired from English schools to help kids that needed help and had been discarded from life. I found it to be very believable, and so did my friends. We would all recommend this movie. If you get a chance to see it, watch it. It's definitely worth your time.