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The Substitute
1996 • 1h 54m • Action · Crime
1
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Rating
1h 54m
Runtime
Synopsis
About the Film
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.
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Screening History
Every archived night where this film has appeared.
Jun 18, 2026
90’s Movies About Substitute Teachers Fighting Gangs in Miami’s Roughest Inner City Schools / FPMM
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Credits
Behind the Film
The directors and writers who shaped the film.
Directed by
Robert Mandel
Written by
Roy Frumkes
Writer
Rocco Simonelli
Writer
Alan Ormsby
Writer
Cast
Featured Performers
8 credited performers from TMDb.
Tom Berenger
Jonathan Shale
Raymond Cruz
Joey Six
Marc Anthony
Juan Lacas
William Forsythe
Hollan
Luis Guzmán
Rem
Diane Venora
Jane Hetzko
Ernie Hudson
Claude Rolle
Richard Brooks
Wellman