Quick Facts
DirectorRobert Mandel
Runtime1h 54m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Drama · Thriller
Release1996-04-19
Film
The Substitute
1996· R· 1h 54m· Action· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students.”
In "The Substitute" (1996), a broken-kneed Miami schoolteacher's boyfriend, a mercenary with combat expertise, infiltrates her school as a substitute to retaliate against the gang leader responsible. As he unravels a criminal conspiracy within the school, he reassembles his former jungle raid squad to combat the threat, blending action with a sharp critique of urban education's underbelly.
1996-04-19
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Key Crew
DirectorRobert Mandel
WriterAlan Ormsby
ProducerDon Carmody
Director of PhotographyBruce Surtees
Original Music ComposerGary Chang
EditorAlex Mackie
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1996-04-19
Runtime1h 54m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosLive Entertainment
Box office$15M
LanguagesSpanish · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 570 votes
Original languageen
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