The Substitute
1996
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The Substitute is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz and Luis Guzmán . It was filmed at Miami Senior High School . Plot. Jonathan Shale is a mercenary and a Vietnam veteran.
- $14,818,176
- April 19, 1996
- Morrie Eisenman, Jim Steele
- Gary Chang
Apr 19, 1996 · The Substitute: Directed by Robert Mandel. With Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán. Shale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.
- (15K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Robert Mandel
- 1996-04-19
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The plot revolves around Shale (Berenger), a mercenary and a Vietnam veteran who goes undercover as a high school teacher in Miami to combat a gang. In the beginning of the film Shale comes home from a disastrous mission where three of his men were killed in an operation in Cuba.
Inner-city Miami schoolteacher Jane Hetzko (Diane Venora) gets her knee broken when she stands up to the school's gang leader, Juan Lacas (Marc Anthony).
- (240)
- Robert Mandel
- R
- Tom Berenger
The Substitute. 1996 · 1 hr 56 min. R. Action · Crime · Thriller. Undercover as a substitute teacher, an ex-marine cleans up the crime-infested school when he discovers a gang tormenting students and staff. Subtitles: English. Starring: Tom Berenger Ernie Hudson Raymond Cruz William Forsythe. Directed by: Robert Mandel.
Apr 19, 1996 · Overview. 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.
