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The Substitute

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The Substitute
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R,1hr 54min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
April 19, 1996
Director:
Robert Mandel
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Starring:
Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora  ...more
Synopsis: An ex-mercenary (Tom Berenger) becomes a take-no-prisoners teacher in a drug-ridden, gang-infested Miami high school in this campy morality tale about restoring lost American virtues to the inner city. Berenger's character, Shale, has no first name, a shadowy past as a patriotic gun-for-hire, and is temporarily unemployed and living with an idealistic teacher, Jane Hetzko (Diane Verona). Jane has angered a school gang leader, Juan Lucas (Marc Anthony), by asking the principal to get him transferred ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Robert Mandel's ludicrously over-the-top action film is an instant camp classic. Tom Berenger stars as a former mercenary who takes over his girlfriend's (Diane Venora) class after she's kneecapped by one of her more unruly students. He wins over his class through the movie-teacher ploy of throwing out the curriculum to talk about real life, and about his experience in Vietnam, which he helpfully likens ... Full Review
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Tom Berenger
Shale
Ernie Hudson
Claude Rolle
Diane Venora
Jane Hetzko
Marc Anthony
Juan Lacas
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