The Substitute

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Theatrical Release Date:

04/19/1996

DVD Release Date:

06/18/1997

Run Time:

114min.

Starring:

Tom Berenger , Ernie Hudson , Diane Venora , Marc Anthony , Glenn Plummer

Director(s):

Robert Mandel

Distributor(s):

Entertainment

MPAA Rating:

R for strong violence, language and brief nudity.

Genre(s):

Drama,Action

Plot: An ex-mercenary (Tom Berenger) becomes a take-no-prisoners teacher in a drug-ridden, gang-infested Miami high school in this campy morality tale about restoring lost American virtues to the inner city. Read More

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Just watched this movie on WGN from Greater Cincinnati area. It beat anything showing on the network shows. While I don't watch a lot of movies anymore, watch and listen to talk shows and C-Span, th... is movie kept me spellbounded throughout. Wish we had more substitute teachers like that in all the demoralized inner city schools of our great cities.....maybe, just maybe some of these kids could make something of themselves instead of thugs and drug dealers. Tom Berenger was superb....as well as a great role model. Full Review

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