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The Substitute

The Substitute

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

19966.91h 54m

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.

Directed by Robert Mandel
Written by Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby, Roy Frumkes
Produced by Morrie Eisenman, Jim Steele, Don Carmody
Box Office0Revenue: $14.8M

Top Cast

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Jonathan Shale

Raymond Cruz

Raymond Cruz

Joey Six

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Juan Lacas

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Hollan

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Rem

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Jane Hetzko

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Claude Rolle

Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks

Wellman

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Darrell Sherman

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Matt Wolfson

Themes & Keywords

mercenarygangdrug

About The Substitute

The Substitute is a action, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of mercenary, gang, drug. Directed by Robert Mandel, it stars Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony. 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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