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The Substitute

The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students.

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. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

19961h 54mRAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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About The Substitute

Directors
Robert Mandel
Cast
Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Diane Venora
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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