Action ·Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1996 · 1h 54m

The Substitute

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Director
Robert Mandel
Cast
Tom Berenger as Jonathan Shale Raymond Cruz as Joey Six Marc Anthony as Juan Lacas William Forsythe as Hollan Luis Guzmán as Rem Diane Venora as Jane Hetzko
Crew
Bruce Surtees — Director of Photography Alex Mackie — Editor Gary Chang — Original Music Composer Roy Frumkes — Writer Rocco Simonelli — Writer Alan Ormsby — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
mercenarygangdrug
Key Collaborators
Robert Mandel Director Bruce Surtees Director of Photography Alex Mackie Editor Gary Chang Original Music Composer Roy Frumkes Writer Rocco Simonelli Writer Alan Ormsby Writer Morrie Eisenman Producer Jim Steele Producer Don Carmody Producer Ron Foreman Production Design Patricia Field Costume Design
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