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The Substitute

The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students.

  • Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 54m

Directed by Robert Mandel

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 621 votes

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Overview

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

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Cast and crew

  • Tom Berenger

    Tom BerengerJonathan Shale

  • Raymond Cruz

    Raymond CruzJoey Six

  • Marc Anthony

    Marc AnthonyJuan Lacas

  • William Forsythe

    William ForsytheHollan

  • Luis Guzmán

    Luis GuzmánRem

  • Diane Venora

    Diane VenoraJane Hetzko

  • Ernie Hudson

    Ernie HudsonClaude Rolle

  • Richard Brooks

    Richard BrooksWellman

  • Glenn Plummer

    Glenn PlummerDarrell Sherman

  • Cliff DeYoung

    Cliff DeYoungMatt Wolfson

  • Peggy Pope

    Peggy PopeHannah Dillon

  • Willis SparksJohn Janus

  • Ellsworth Davis

    Ellsworth DavisA.J.

  • Sharron Corley

    Sharron CorleyJerome

  • Rodney A. Grant

    Rodney A. GrantJohnny Glades

  • Frank Silva

    Frank SilvaExtra (uncredited)

  • Maurice Compte

    Maurice CompteTay

Director
Robert Mandel
Writer
Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby and Roy Frumkes
Music
Gary Chang
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees