The Substitute

Name: The Substitute
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996-04-19
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Cast: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe

1996 · 1h 54m · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)

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

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.

Directed by

Robert Mandel

Written by

Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby

Starring

Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe

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