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Freedom Writers had a domestic gross of $36,605,602 and had a foreign gross of $6,485,139 bringing the movie to a total gross of $43,090,741 worldwide. On the film's opening weekend it grossed a total of $9,405,582 ranking 4th behind Children of Men (3rd), The Pursuit of Happyness (2nd), and Night at the Museum (1st).
A classroom visit to the museum is featured in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, based on the real-life story of high school teacher Erin Gruwell and her students. The museum was parodied in an episode of South Park called "The Death Camp of Tolerance". Over 350,000 people visit the museum annually, including 110,000 children. [4]
It is the basis of the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank. The Freedom Writers Diary was made up of journals that Erin Gruwell told her students to write in about the troubles of their past, present and future. The Freedom Writers name pays homage to the name of the 1960s civil rights group Freedom Riders.
The Freedom Writers Diary is a 1999 book written by the Freedom Writers with intros by Erin Gruwell. It is the basis of the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank as Gruwell, and Gruwell is the subject of the 2019 PBS documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart.
Dangerous Minds is a 1995 American drama film directed by John N. Smith, written by Ronald Bass, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.It is based on the 1992 autobiography My Posse Don't Do Homework by retired U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, who in 1989 took up a teaching position at Carlmont High School in Belmont, California, where most of her students were African-American and ...
Freedom Writers is a 2007 American film. Freedom Writers may also refer to: Freedom Writers Foundation, a charitable organization started by Erin Gruwell and former students of Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California; The Freedom Writers Diary, a 1999 book of diaries written by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell; basis for the film
In 2007, Chavarria made his film debut Freedom Writers. [1] [2] The film was directed by Richard LaGravenese and was released on January 5, 2007. [3] Chavarria played Jacob Aguilar in the Hulu series East Los High, which premiered in 2013. [4] He played Danny, a significant role in the 2016 drama film Lowriders. [5]
a short clip was shown in the film of a documentary the students were watching about the freedom riders. "freedom fighters," on the other hand, was not mentioned in the movie. -Tapd260 In the book, its clearly explained that the name comes from "Freedom Riders". <3 Clamster 00:43, 25 April 2007 (UTC)