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The Principal is a 1987 action thriller film starring Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr. and Rae Dawn Chong. Written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher Cain, it was filmed in Oakland, California, and at Northgate High School in nearby Walnut Creek and distributed by TriStar Pictures on Panavision.
Sep 18, 1987 · The Principal: Directed by Christopher Cain. With Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright. A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent, crime-ridden high school.
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The Principal. 1987 · 1 hr 51 min. R. Thriller · Crime · Drama. After taking a bat to the Porsche of his ex-wife’s divorce attorney, teacher Rick Latimer is punished with a principal post at a violent high school. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jim Belushi Louis Gossett Jr. Rae Dawn Chong Michael Wright J.J. Cohen. Directed by: Christopher Cain.
The new principal (James Belushi) of a drug-infested high school joins with a security guard (Louis Gossett Jr.) to clean it up.
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Schoolteacher Rick Latimer is drinking with friends in a bar when he sees his former wife dating the lawyer responsible for their divorce. Rick smashes up the lawyer's car; he is arrested and the school board sends him to the notorious Brandel High School as an alternative to being fired.
The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia.
When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
The Principal featuring Jim Belushi and Louis Gossett Jr. is streaming with subscription on Philo, streaming with subscription on fuboTV, free on Tubi, and 4 others. It's a crime and drama movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.3 (11,876 votes).
Rick Latimer (Belushi), a screw-up teacher at a white bread high school, is presented with an ultimatum by the school board: find a new employer or become the principal of the district's most troublesome high school.
