Crazy From the Heart

Crazy From the Heart

Crazy From the Heart

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Crazy From the Heart

"When the High school principal falls in love with the janitor you know she's... Crazy from the Heart"

1991

1h 34m

4.0(10 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

Overview

A small-town, high-school principal still living at home with her mother shakes up her life in a way that even she never expected when she agrees to go out on a date with her school's Hispanic janitor.

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7 members

Acting

Rubén Blades

Ernesto Ontiveros

Rubén Blades

Acting

Christine Lahti

Charlotte Bain

Christine Lahti

Acting

William Russ

Dewey Whitcomb

William Russ

Acting

Louise Latham

Mae Esther

Louise Latham

Acting

Bibi Besch

Cynthia

Bibi Besch

Acting

Mary Kay Place

Merrilee Playton

Mary Kay Place

Acting

Robyn Lively

Franny Peyton

Robyn Lively

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