The Substitute

The Substitute

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The Substitute

Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Luis Guzman, William Forsythe, Diane Venora, Rodney A. Grant, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson

After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew Joey Six, Hollan, Rem, and Wellman head home to Miami, Florida, where Shale is reunited with his fiance Jane Hetzko, who is a...( read more  read more... ) history teacher at Columbus High School in Miami. Some of Jane's students happen to be members of a street gang known as the "Kings of Destruction" (KOD), led by Juan Lacas, who has been terrorizing Jane. After Jane's kneecap is broken by a big seminole named Bull, she tells Shale that she believes Lacas ordered the attack, so Shale goes undercover as Jane's substitute, and initially, Jane has no idea that Shale is doing this. At the school, Shale meets principal Claude Rolle, librarian Hannah Dillon, and english and drama teacher Darrell Sherman. It turns out that Lacas is one of Jane's students. As Shale investigates the attack on Jane, he discovers that drugs are being circulated into the school. Shale even investigates local drug kingpin Johnny Glades, who may or may not have someone inside the school distributing the drugs for him. Lives are threatened as Shale investigates and sets out to clean up the crime infested school.

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  • December 25, 2008
    A tense, smart and powerful action-packed thriller. It gets an A+. A classic. a unique, compelling and very excing film with lots of great action, interesting characters and surprising human tenderness. Stylish, clever and very original. It's like Dangerous Minds with explosions ...( read more)and gun fights with a bit of Steven Segal. Tom Berenger gives a strong, riveting and unforgettable performance. It will have your-pulse-racing and your adreniline-pumping.
  • March 13, 2008
    A reworking of "Dangerous Minds", which was a reworking of "Stand and Deliver". DM and SAD were in west coast environments. This film takes place in South Florida and Tom Berenger shows that he still is BA in this film even though it is nothing special.
  • February 9, 2008
    A cheaper, male version of Michelle Pfeiffer's Dangerous Minds, basically.
  • February 8, 2008
    A real guilty pleasure... and completely badass.
  • November 23, 2007
    interesting and good even though it was silly
  • October 9, 2009
    Shale: I'd like to know what area of history you're studying.
    Student: The fuck you history!


    Really Awesome Movie. Berenger in his best days. What happened?
  • October 2, 2009
    Wont get teacher of the year award but will get the job done.
  • February 16, 2009
    one of the films that started the tough teacher taking the tough class
  • December 23, 2008
    You have to like a film when a a teacher beats the hell out of snot nosed teenagers. The film has a good story and cast. Some good action scenes in this.
  • November 5, 2008
    Oh look! Another high school intervention movie! This one has a slight twist to it, I'll give it that. But it still boils down to the same old tired crap.

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