where was the movie lean on me filmed
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
title: Lean on Me (film) text: the elementary school scenes, were filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. By 1987, the once successful Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, has deteriorated due to drugs and crime. The majority of students cannot pass basic skills testing, and even the teachers are not safe from gang violence. Mayor Bottman (Alan North) learns that the school will be turned over to state administration unless 75% of the students can pass the minimum basic skills test. He consults with school superintendent Dr. Frank Napier (Robert Guillaume), who suggests the school hire elementary school principal Joe Clark, aka "Crazy Joe" (Morgan title: Lean on Me (film) text: Lean on Me (film) Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. "Lean on Me" is loosely based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is at risk of being taken over by the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. This film's title refers to the 1972 Bill Withers song of the same name. Parts of the film, including title: Paterson, New Jersey text: and was partially shot in the city. The lyrics of the Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" include ""In Paterson that's just the way things go / If you're Black you might as well not show / Up on the street / Unless you want to draw the heat"". The film "Lean On Me", while sensationalized, is based on events that occurred in Paterson's Eastside High School. "Alice, Sweet Alice" (1976) with Brooke Shields was filmed entirely in Paterson, the director's hometown, as was "State Property". Its sequel, "State Property 2", and "Far from Heaven", "The Preacher's Wife" and "Purple Rose of title: Lean On text: the fourth most streamed song. The accompanying music video for "Lean On" was directed by Tim Erem, produced by Mikhail Mehra, Akshay Multani & Per Welen, director of photography Jacob Møller. It was shot at ND Studios, Karjat and Kaul Heritage City, Vasai in Maharashtra, India. Some scenes of the video are filmed in the Gold Room of Stockholm's town hall. It follows a premise of Major Lazer, MØ and DJ Snake engaging in dance sequences. It was inspired by a previous tour Major Lazer embarked on in the country. Speaking about the music video, Major Lazer member Diplo said: title: Norman Twain text: the idea and developed the script. It starred Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark, the Principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey. Lean on Me, written by Michael Schiffer, was directed by John Avildsen and won the NAACP Image Award for Best Feature Film of the year. He created and developed the idea and served as Executive Producer for the HBO film Boycott. Based on a book by Dr. Stewart Burns and directed by Clark Johnson, with Jeffrey Wright, Carmen Ejogo and Terrence Howard, the film dramatized the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott and was nominated as Best Television