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The Substitute

The Substitute

The Substitute

The Substitute

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

1996•1h 54m•

★6.9(556 ratings)

ActionCrimeDrama

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.

Director

Writers

Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby

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Main 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

Peggy Pope

Peggy Pope

Hannah Dillon

Willis Sparks

Willis Sparks

John Janus

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Robert Mandel
First Assistant Director: Thomas A. Irvine
Second Assistant Director: Seth Cirker
Second Unit Director: Glenn Randall Jr.

Writing

Writer: Roy Frumkes
Writer: Rocco Simonelli
Writer: Alan Ormsby

Production

Executive Producer: Steven Bakalar
Executive Producer: Frank Cinelli
Executive Producer: Devorah Cutler
Producer: Morrie Eisenman
Producer: Jim Steele
Producer: Don Carmody

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Gary Chang
Foley Artist: Vanessa Theme Ament
Sound Recordist: Frank Fleming
Boom Operator: Vincent Nuccio
Boom Operator: Kevin Santy

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Bruce Surtees
Camera Operator: Bob Gorelick

Editing

Editor: Alex Mackie

Art Direction

Production Design: Ron Foreman
Art Direction: Richard Fojo
Set Decoration: Barbara Peterson-Malesci

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Patricia Field
Makeup Artist: Jay Cannistraci
Makeup Artist: Cheryl Voss
Hairstylist: Donna Battersby Greene
Hairstylist: Romaine Greene

Keywords

mercenarygangdrug

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students."

#2

The film grossed $14.8M at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 114 minutes (1h 54m).

#4

The film was directed by Robert Mandel.

#5

The screenplay was written by Roy Frumkes and Rocco Simonelli.

#6

The score was composed by Gary Chang.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Bruce Surtees.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0117774.

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Rating

6.9/10

Good

556 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Substitute

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

Español, English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Revenue:

$14,818,176

Production Companies:

Live Entertainment

Live Entertainment