<P> 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 the elementary school scenes , were filmed in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey . </P>
<P> 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 the elementary school scenes , were filmed in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey . </P>
where was the movie lean on me filmed
where was the movie lean on me filmed
Franklin Lakes , New Jersey
Franklin Lakes , New Jersey