The Substitute

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The Substitute

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Robert Mandell
Written by Roy Frumkes
Rocco Simonelli
Starring Tom Berenger
Raymond Cruz
William Forsythe
Release date(s) July 12, 1996
Running time 114 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Followed by The Substitute 2: School's Out
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The Substitute is a 1996 action crime thriller film starring Tom Berenger.

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[edit] Plot synopsis

The plot revolves around Shale (Berenger), a mercenary who goes undercover as a high school teacher in Miami to combat a gang. In the beginning of the film Shale comes home from a disastrous mission where three of his men were killed in an operation in Cuba. He arrives in Miami to find out that a knee-cap attack has left his girlfriend Jane Hetzko with a broken leg. Shale decides to play the part of a Harvard-educated substitute teacher and recruit his former soldiers (Raymond Cruz, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, and William Forsythe) in order to find the culprits. While teaching history, Shale crosses paths with "Kings of Destruction" (KOD) gang leader Juan Lacas, played by Latino singer Marc Anthony. Shale realizes that Lacas is responsible for Jane's attack but that is just the tip of the iceberg of his nefarious activities. Shale's team infiltrates the school and sets up military surveillance gear throughout the bathrooms and corridors which lead to the discovery that Lacas is in cahoots with principal Rolle (Ernie Hudson) to use the school buses and their secret stowage compartments as conduits for a heroin distribution ring in the greater Miami area.

The film co-stars Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán. Corey Wagoner makes a cameo appearance as one of the gang members in the film.

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[edit] Sequels

Three television/straight-to-video sequels starring Treat Williams followed the original film:

[edit] External links

The Substitute at the Internet Movie Database

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