Lean On Me (Movie) - Suspended Indefinitely

[OMGHIDE1]

FLIP THAT SHIT!!!!!!!

[appleteam15]

Those 3 people have detention.

[appleteam15]

Funny.

[peteymac10]

Was the desk flip an ad-lib by Michael Beach? Look at how he and Morgan Freeman look at each other right after.....

[GOPJ00]

Michael Beach owned this scene!

[DG3744]

Respect To Joe Clark!!! Take No Prisoners!!! Mr. Darnell>>>>>>> OWNED!!!  indefinitely.

[Slayton701]

that nigga was a GORILLA !!!! raaaaaaaaa !!! ( desk flips ) .

[260kevinsutton]

@Slayton701 LOL 1000XD

[die4everything]

luv hw freeman looks at the guy after he flipped the desk...its like "wtf" hahahha

[robkb1fjr]

He suspends Doc from Third Watch... left the school to become an NYC*EMS/FDNY Paramedic

[kd4adv]

Mr. Darnell Pwned that Desk!! Daaayuumm!

[MisterRoc]

LMFAO! I have to play this over and over again...

[DJLMovieGuy]

It makes me feel proud that my name is Donnelle! "I will kick your black ass.......then turn over the desk"! I love this part/movie!

[MzJazzy123100]

lmao! I love this movie

[afrundzhyan75]

@MzJazzy123100 me too

[MzJazzy123100]

@afrundzhyan75 Ikr.. Its awesome

[Psa1mist9]

LOL he couldnt even knock over the principal's desk correctly!! LMAO

[curtis12399]

Press 4 (GODDAMMIT) Press 5 (YO BLACK ASS)

[Dkybaby17]

"No Sir, that's what you were picking up *Straight Face*." :D

[TakeBusFace]

the dislike bar is the size of a white mans penis

[Section8Studios]

I like how he puts the extra emphasis on Black in " BLack Ass"

[BCoriginal1]

Mr Clark no one knows what you're doing!!

[babyharryable]

"You are suspended sir...AS OF RIGHT NOW!!!.....GET OUT!!!!"

[TheEaglesfanindc]

now that i think about it in school the teacher or staff will argue wit u until u say "FUCK U OR SHUT THE FUCK UP OR ILL KICK YO ASS " then they say go to the office or u is suspended it happens every time im glad i always been in black schools but even as a nigga from the hood i woulda been scared of that school they didnt even have no lights in the hallway

[TheEaglesfanindc]

I WILL KICK YO BLACK ASS dyin laughin lmao!!! why u had to put his race in it u coulda said ill kick yo ass dam thats to dam funny 32 sec and 41 was nigga moments

[MultiSinoda]

HE WANTS TO PICK UP PAPER DURING THE ASSEMBLY. NEXT HES GONNA WANNA TAKE MR CLARKS PAY ROLL PAPER!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!!

[AvEryBadApPLe]

Kevin Johnson goes nuts!

[karatekidbandicoot]

0:41 and 0:32 are sooo funny.

[melikecookies1000]

0:32 year 2000s nigga moment

0:41 year 1990s nigga moment.

[7EXASPR0]

KICK YO BLACK ASS! hahaa

[KINGWYCO]

shit hilarous 

[karatekidbandicoot]

Shit that part on 0:43 scared me XD

[whirlpool1978]

I think Principal Joe Clark was a good, strong, strict principal to straighten out East Side High, but this time, this scene, he went too far.

[BlackOasis21]

Suspended...indefinitely....ex­peditiously.... for being a deliterious influence.

[JacRab25]

‎'GODDAMNIT! YOU GIVE ME THE GODDAMN RESPECT YOU WOULD DAMN WELL WANT YOURSELF, OR I WILL KICK YOUR BLACK ASS!'

[psychodelicrock12]

@JacRab25 YOU ARE SUSPENDED SIR, AS OF RIGHT RIGHT! GET OUT!

[vidwatcher31951]

@JacRab25 LMAO!!! This totally reminds me of the last time I got into a huge fight with my dad. I lost it too. ;)

[swastikausa]

MR clark is right. THe school was going under same as a submarine hitting bottom and he was jettisoning ballast As a navy veteran I can tell you eithier you have discipline or you have genocide.sad but real.

[JessOnTheRun]

@swastikausa you're a fucking moron... please dont bastardize my country and tell us some retarded shit about what you think the military is. You stupid ass civilians know nothing about what we do for your fucking freedom boy! I ought to slap you fucking sideways

[guybeleeve]

That scene was drastically altered. What really happened was Darnell knocked some papers off of the desk. Then he just stared at Clark, basically daring him to pick it up. When he did bend over to pick it up, Darnell turned the desk over on his head! For some weird reason they just didn't put it in the movie. Later in the movie when he's talking to the SI he said "Darnell was right to turn that desk over on your head."

[hardhead233]

classic scene man!! loved it!! dude was mad!! so much emotion just coming out!!

[HoodCoderMan]

I do that shit to my desk every day before I start work.

[kenyaloveful]

Man, this is about to be an argument with my mother.

[specterman2000]

Mr. Darnell had every right to be angry at Principle Joe Clark! You don't get respect unless you give respect and I also say good for him for knocking over his desk!!!!

[Didymosrules]

@SpicyTofuZ9 Agreed. You know there should be a group of wealthy business men that set up a school that acts as a model. Essentially this school will experiment with education. I think that we should copy the successful countries that are doing phenomenally. This model school should act as an example for public education system.

Not only that but it should be a private school so that bureaucracy doesn't destroy this model school. Otherwise politics ruins education. Is impossible to learn.

[Didymosrules]

@SpicyTofuZ9 Our education system is one of the worst in the industrialized world

By the way I never said anything about not caring about the education system. I said that some teachers that are terrible need to be disposed of so that the successful teachers can do their job. They also need to be paid based on performance, not the time they spend at the school. I could spend 1,000 hours sleeping at a desk and do nothing, but I shouldn't get paid $50,000. The guys doing the work should get paid.

[nyshortline]

Kick the tough Drill Sergeant's black a$s? You better be one hell of an expert fighter because the real expert on a$s-kicking here is retired Marine Drill Sgt. Joe Clark!!!

[PoomanHood]

Press 5. "Yo Black Ass!".

[HoodCoderMan]

@PoomanHood I kept hitting 5...I almost shitted myself laughing.

[turisas1234]

Mr. Darnell is Colonel Ellis from Stargate Atlantis, commander of the USS Apollo.

[Didymosrules]

Honestly that is what my highschool needs. Some tight ass with dedication to the job. Some people just don't like their job, but here is the thing, if you are paid to educate the children of the future you should at the very least succeed on doing so. I will not tolerate failure. Neither should this country.

[tbizm]

mr clark reminds me of my principle

[JUNIOR6289]

"Damn it!... You give me the God-damned respect you will damn well want, yourself, or, I will kick your black ass!".

''5 secs later''

'' ahhh!!'' ''throws table'' does the ''fuk ur table l00k nd leaves'' LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[tthomaselli2]

3 people are suspended, indefinitely.

[tthomaselli2]

"Damn it!... You give me the God-damned respect you will damn well want, yourself, or, I will kick your black ass!".

[MrPendejo1321]

lol don't fuck with mr. darnell

[thickjai18]

lol he went off on mr. clark, to hilarious

[LTDANMAN44]

you r suspender sir

[MyLibra99]

omg hilarious

[77YankeesFan77]

I was 12, when this picture came out. I laughed, till I pissed when Darnell said, "I WILL KICK YO, BLACK ASS!"

[CommercialTVBuff]

@77YankeesFan77 Best acting, in there!

[JeffHardy642]

@77YankeesFan77 Dude, I had to use the bathroom when I read your comment XD

[kissykay07]

he pulled a Teresa! lmao!!!

[GREYBLAZE800]

You have been challenged by a legendary Pokemon Mr. Clark!

I Choose you Mr. Darnell! Mr. Darnell, USE RAGE ATTACK!!! 0:42

[GREYBLAZE800]

@GREYBLAZE800 It was over 9000 and was super effective!

[craigmoney2006]

*JUGGERNAUT VOICE*FLIPS OVER TABLE-BEAT CHO ASS!!!!

[SKYBOUNDSOUND]

this still has me lmao after all these years!!

[deezvids]

This reminds me of an argument I had with my dad when I was younger. :-D

[HappyEndingFTW]

i watch this movie in science lol. And im only in 8th grade, so many people laugh when he say head n1gger in charge

[XRISTOSUNIT]

what year is this movie i really LOVE IT!!!!!

[vgmaster9]

@XRISTOSUNIT 1989

[bismarckse]

@XRISTOSUNIT 1989

[oxe161]

Freeman: From now on i am the H.N.I.C., dismissed

*leaves*

Male teacher: HNIC?

Female teacher: The Head Nigga in Charge

gotta love mr freeman

[RTiger18]

This was my favorite part on the movie.

[vintagesoul73911]

Freeman shoulda got 10 Oscars for this

[XandriaBraff]

why was it suspended :( ?

[joshman783]

"no sir, that's what you were picking up".

[Geequemodel]

People need to understand that this interaction is very realistic. It's sad and rather unfortunate, actually. Often times you have an African-American male administrator who can't receive constructive criticism or take another African American male leader in the building (i.e. lead teacher, AP, etc.) without him kissing his behind. Unification is very much needed in our urban public school systems...

[cgreen1990]

Thats my favorite part. I WAS THROWING away a piece of trash. Lol

[yulikesrice]

expediciously :)

[hotma23]

or i will kick ur black ass LLS.. omg this movie is awesome!!!

What is going on?

Mr. Donell is suspended indefinitely LMFAO

[beatminerznyc]

thats doc from third watch

[bloodx7000]

he sorta looks like steve harvey

[cami725]

I wud've kicked tha princpal ass. he was bein unfair.

[dannyswinson]

black incredible hulk @ 00:43 LMFAO

[platinum476]

"You are suspended sir, as of right now!" "GET OUT!!!!"

[deachypoo]

Funniest scene in the move.. I Love It!!

[shoneyy]

@deachypoo for me it was when the princpal ask who taugh them to sing the school that way and brings the guy and pretty much shoved him into the piano that was one of the funniest scene in the movie for me

[DCProductions77]

@shoneyy lol yeah i have that on my page it was one of the best scenes but not better than benson yelling at him

[Lightner445555555555]

how is it that a principal can fire a teacher but they cant suspend a teacher?

[Feerulace]

@Lightner445555555555 : Only the school board can suspend, fire or hire teachers. Principals only recommend.

[nyshortline]

When the tough Drill Sergeant speaks you LISTEN!!!

[trini4eve9]

Im watching it now on BET

[strazzy3]

@trini4eve9 Yeah, me too! Where do u live at ?

[elalaouisosseynabil]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHGHGA @ 00:43

[PeekaPeep]

Good thing Darnell stood up to Clark (even though he really should not have moved during Clark's cafeteria speech, especially to pick up a piece of paper-lol). Still, he was sacrificing a great deal for Clark's sake and certainly was in need of a little respect right then and there. Glad he chose the desk to vent his physical anger. It can always be straightened up afterwards...

;-)

[CoolScoobydoo]

@PeekaPeep That part was funny. Now days the teacher would win and the principal would lose because of teacher unions. Teachers unions would make sure that the teacher is not bullied and made sure of compensation.

[martinandree]

That is some great acting right there!!!!

[williambrown007]

Black people can do that to each other on the job without no trouble or someone getting fired.

[cfb2004]

Get out and don't u slamm dat door nigga!...Beeatch!!

[deloreandmc88]

YOU ARE SUSPENDER SIR!AS IT RIGHT NOW!lol nice new desk...

[ejr23]

If I was Mr. Darnell, i would have knocked that prick of a principal's teeth out of his mouth!

[bigbadnewman]

@ejr23

Crazy Joe is an ex Army sgt and beat the snot out of drug dealers and gangbangers who invaded his school. try knocking his teeth out and you'll carry your butt in a sling.

[ejr23]

@bigbadnewman I'd sooner go down swinging than do nothing about it

[c50beck]

only two black people could do that in the work place without NAACP getting involved. if that had been a white guy sayin he would have kicked his black a** or a black guy said he would kick his white a**. it would have been some real mess. lol. but its still a very funny scene. classic

[anbujustin]

u are suspended sir. as of right now

GAHHHHH

[mrwoods22]

Ms. Levias is a good looking assistant principal.

[petsounds75]

Possible blooper. When the guy picks up the desk, it looks like some wicker thing. Much lighter than an actual teacher desk.

Arrraaah!

Hahahaha.

[tootrendy19]

Oh my goodness! I never noticed that :)

[MrDanielhartsock]

@petsounds75 Well, that very well might be the correct density of a teachers desk in the projects.

[TheWCWite]

@petsounds75 OMG I never noticed that before LOL!

[hothotheat3000]

@petsounds75 Well, the school does have budget issues. The desk was probably cheap as hell!!

[esrohtsaf95]

get out!!!! augggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

[petsounds75]

I will kick yo black ass! xD

[TEEYEASCHOOLS]

I wouldn't even tell my boss that. I'm too scared of what he would say back to me for me to lose a lot of respect.

[dcmccants]

boy he sure showed that desk whos boss!

[uhardeman]

i can't remember the last time i was ever that pissed off.. mr Donell owns that scene!

[kenyaloveful]

I love when he dump that desk on him.

[amolapaz1]

0:28 says it all. LOL

[Crazymike1975]

I agree a person can take so much as they respect authority that pushes them to the limit. Darnell man up to Joe Clark

[dondonp12004]

I thought the word "indefinitely" means "forever," but it actually means "until further notice."

[TheIronSheikSociety]

I took the demotion, am DOING MY JOB!!! 0:20 shows this!! Darnell is the outspoken winner afterwards, as per Dr. Frank Napier!!

[guevara121]

every1 need that from time 2 time

anger is good but not always

[kaykid2]

"AAARRAH!!"

hahaha i love this movie

[Crazymike1975]

I dont blame Mr Darnell for standing up to Joe Clark and turning his desk over. People can be pushed to far when they are trying to repsect authority figures and bosses who abuse it by pushing them around. MR DARNELL RULES!

[Matty3697]

Kick His Ass LOL

[TheIronSheikSociety]

Darnell and Clark really show their differences in this classic 1989 clip from LEAN ON ME!!! Some of the language using race is inappropriate, but Mr. Darnell was just trying to do his part as a teacher. Joe Clark was a bit extreme in how he delt with Darnell. The intense tension in this clip shows how people who disagree could eventually work together to improve morale and conditions at East Side High School in Patterson, NJ!! Great clip and movie to see over and over!!!

[BronkoScunkadelik]

I would've pissed the director off something terrible, if I was playing Morgan Freeman's part (Joe Clark). I would've had to repeat this take over and over again. There's no way I could've kept a straight face. LMAO!

[fdzgzd]

i wouldn't keep a staright face either

[jsquarred04]

That nigga Mr. Darnell went hard..... LMFAO!!!

[Obamafoyomama01]

lls no bullshit!

[ProfessorJohnson1483]

Mr. Darnell did not take any shit off Joe Clark and he got his job back with a written apology. Go Darnell

[rishmikjr]

I Was Picking Up A Pice of Paper.

[lakersownsuns]

that was pretty intense

and for the record i think prinicipal clark would kick the shit out mr darnell

[tre103]

"you give me the god damn respect you will damn well want yourself or i will kick your black ass"

roflmfao

[deezvids]

@tre103 reminds me of a confrontation i recently had with my dad :)

[PurpleCandies]

hahah i laughed so hard when he flipped the table. "GAARRRGH!!! /BAM!"

[raterrizer]

Morgan Freeman this Movie is a A + + + movie and you and this movie get thumbs up and thank you Morgan for your great work

[cfb30]

Darnell was WAY out of line. Without an example, those children would never learn. Additionally, he should never have threatened violence.

[blueplague888]

LOL! Well, he did have a reason for being out of line though cfb30. Mr. Clark berated him in front of the entire cafeteria and a real principal doesn't do that. If the principal doesn't respect his staff, how is the teacher suppose to gain respect from his students?

[youngrstandard]

@cfb30 how was Darnell out of line?? I don't understand?

[Facebook289]

@youngrstandard he wasn't thats why they call him Crazy Joe! lmao

[corrupt200]

@Facebook289 well he thought he was the HNIC...

[xxxflywithme]

Darnell is very handsome man. Very strong.

[Sweets2330]

Yes indeed...I hated his character in Waiting to Exhale, but he is one gorgeous man!

[bobysoad666]

i saw this movie in my class :)

[pantherbuff89]

Anyone else besides me think this will sound funny if it were speeded up?

[laikeabebe]

Oh my god, this is so friggin hilarious!!

[pantherbuff89]

It would be MORE hilarious if this scene were sped up REALLY fast and they'd sound like the chipmunks. :)

[alnpb]

If I was Darnell I would have kicked his ass too for trying to belittle me in front of the students. Mr Clark is lucky he didn't get his skinny ass kicked real good. The Superintendent took Darnell side because of what happened before that sceene. Mr Clark was WAY out of line. That's why Darnell did what he did. And he immediately got reinstated.

[amercali]

in real life your getting fired for that

[sonicnaruto12345]

funny

this was based off a true story

[damianjd08]

can someone tell me the song they played in the movie when the woman did not have a place to stay and mr. clark and the prinicipial went to the home i wonder what the name of that song

[ace792k7]

Guy comes over and threatenes to kick his ass. So he suspends him.

Truth being told, he was easy on Darnell. I would have gotten fired for threatening my boss.

[DemonstrativeRanD]

Man I love Morgan Freeman! I appreciate his work ALL OF IT! This was One of the greatest scenes ever!

[youngaxmaryland]

This is a great movie but in 2009 I dont think a principal like Joe Clark would come in dominant like in this movie. Kids are more defiant now then they were 20 years ago

[nba349356]

motherfucker i agree with you

[thefunboy12]

all the funny shit starts on 0:29

[shany9988]

I like when he pushes the desk over....LMAO !!

[ISayWhatWant]

I love this character. I am going to be the exact same way when I become successful. Organization and strictness is what it takes.

[theAmbrosian]

Mr Darnell DESERVED to Leave

LONG LIVE STRICT Comrades like Joe Clark

[JCRulesXD]

this is one of my few favorite movies

[DRAMan0610]

This was just sheer work! This scene had the biggest punch from a teacher to a high authority in the school. Two great actors, one great scene! Bravo!

[gnrocker1986]

was welcome to the jungle by guns n' roses in/on this movie? never seen it b4.

[sayitisntsokthnxbai]

yes

[wunderadam]

I LOVE Morgan Freeman! Definitely one of my favorite actors! :)

[ejr23]

If I was Mr. Darnell, I would have punched that cock sucker right in the fucking mouth!

[krogdog]

I don't know if this confrontation really happened or not, but Principal Clark was way out of line, IMO. He could have easily taken Mr. Darnell aside and had a strict discussion w/ him rather than yelling at him in front of the entire school.

[tuba4me2010]

dont mess with morgan freeman muthafuckah

[jutero76]

or i will kik yo black ass!!!!!

[willfucker]

"You're just giving your rocks off by treating me like trash"

"No sir, that's what you were picking up" LOL

[schs19947]

I loved when she came in and said he didn't have the powr to suspend a teacher. And she was right, I'm a teacher & we have rights too.

[iwant2bbuff]

which subject and grade do you teach? And what would you have done if you were in Mr. Donnell's position? LOL