Film

The Substitute

1996 · 1h 54m · Action · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

42%

Metacritic

41

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.

Tom Berenger

Jonathan Shale

Raymond Cruz

Joey Six

Marc Anthony

Juan Lacas

William Forsythe

Hollan

Luis Guzmán

Rem

Diane Venora

Jane Hetzko

Ernie Hudson

Claude Rolle

Richard Brooks

Wellman

Glenn Plummer

Darrell Sherman

Cliff DeYoung

Matt Wolfson

Peggy Pope

Hannah Dillon

Willis Sparks

John Janus

Ellsworth Davis

A.J.

Sharron Corley

Jerome

Rodney A. Grant

Johnny Glades

Frank Silva

Extra (uncredited)

• Robert MandelDirector
• Rocco SimonelliWriter
• Alan OrmsbyWriter
• Roy FrumkesWriter
• Morrie EisenmanProducer
• Jim SteeleProducer
• Don CarmodyProducer
• Steven BakalarExecutive Producer
• Devorah CutlerExecutive Producer
• Frank CinelliExecutive Producer

Vestron Collector’s Series 4K (#37) Trailer

Release date

April 19, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Revenue

$14,818,176

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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