 | The Substitute (1996) Run time: 114 min Rating: 5.6 Genres: Action | Crime | Drama Director: Robert Mandel Writers: Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli Stars: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe Trivia: 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 ... See full summary » |
| Storyline 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 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... Written by Todd Baldridge | |
| Plot Keywords: school, high school, drugs, gang, substitute | |
| Details: Country: USA Release Date: 19 April 1996 (USA) | |
| Box Office Opening Weekend: $40,167 (USA) (19 July 1996) Gross: $14,752,141 (USA) (2 August 1996) | |
