Dangerous Minds

• Michelle Pfeiffer is a former Marine turned high school teacher in this gripping and uplifting true-life story. The feisty instructor defies all the rules to teach the kids to believe in themselves despite the everyday challenges of growing up in the inner city. System Requirements: Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Beatrice Winde, John Neville Dir

Top Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer (I AM SAM, WHAT LIES BENEATH) is the driving force behind this gripping and uplifting smash hit! Based on an incredible true-life story -- Pfeiffer is former U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, a first-time high school teacher assigned to a class of tough but smart inner city students. When conventional methods fail to reach them, the feisty Ms. Johnson tries the unconventional -- defying the rules and creating her own curriculum! In the process, she instills a new self-con! fidence in her students -- motivating them toward their greatest potential. Critically acclaimed and powered by a riveting star performance, DANGEROUS MINDS is hard-hitting, crowd-pleasing entertainment you won't soon forget!This "To Ma'am with Love" is much more an escapist popcorn movie than the inner-city document its marketing suggested. Michelle Pfeiffer plays real-life former Marine Louanne Johnson, a high school English teacher who meets resistance from kids and administration alike at a tough urban school in Northern California. Pfeiffer is good, and her character's overall development even survives various post-production story cuts. (A romance with Andy Garcia's character was completely eliminated before release; Garcia is nowhere in sight.) The actors who play Johnson's students are also fine, and the whole film becomes the latest in a long tradition of sentimental movies about teachers who change the lives of kids. --Tom Keogh

2001 Gena Lee Nolin/Shanna Moakler Playboy magazine

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Will Smith interviewPlayboy Magazine December 2001 Table of Contents COVER STORY Gena Lee Nolin, a former Miss Las Vegas and Price Is Right model, enjoyed her role as a troublemaking Baywatch naiad. Now, she's on her way into a second season of Sheena, as queen of the jungle. Gena morphs into panthers, tigers and eagles, but on our cover-shot by Stephen Wayda-she's all woman. Thanks to Adriani, Italy for the Swarovski crystal bikini top. 108 CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS CAROLS Angelina Jolie joins Julia, Mel, Tiger, Tony and Dick for our seasonal toast. Grab some eggnog and ring in the holiday smear. BY ROBERT S. WIEDER 147 OUTKAST NO MORE Hip-hop sensations Dre and Big Boi plunder every source, from Indian and Irish music sounds to computer breakbeats. It's Seventies funk and punk mashed together ;gel served with dirty Southern style. BY TONY GREEN 155 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: NATALIA SOKOLOVA Natalia loves to head south. And she's not averse to a protein smoothie when she gets there. 156 20Q CATHERINE BELL On TV's JAG, Catherine Bell breaks uniform regulations with her tight skirts. In real life, she kickboxes and likes to play video games with big-busted heroines. And she speaks Farsi-like a sailor. BY ROBERT CRANE INTERVIEW 59 WILL SMITH PICTORIALS 80 HOTEL DELUXE With this kind of room service, guests check in-but never check out. 110 BEBE STILL ROCKS Playmate Bebe Buell was an inspiration for Almost Famous. She's loved rock's elite-and vice versa. 114 PLAYMATE: SHANNA MOAKLER The former Miss USA has a famous boyfriend and a band. 136 SEX STARS Super-lowriders made this year's wild bunch belly interesting. 158 GENA LEE NOLIN On TV, Gena is queen of the jungle. In person, she makes our lion king roar 30 MUSIC Iggy Pop, Suzanne Vega, Rachid Taha. 34 MOVIES Marisa Coughlan fingered. 36 VIDEO Michael Apted