The Substitute is a 1996 action-crime-thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán.
The plot revolves around Shale (Berenger), a mercenary 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. He arrive...
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The Substitute is a 1996 action-crime-thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán.
The plot revolves around Shale (Berenger), a mercenary 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. He arrives in Miami to find out that a knee-cap attack has left his girlfriend Jane Hetzko with a broken leg. Shale decides to play the part of a Harvard-educated substitute teacher and recruit his former soldiers (Raymond Cruz, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, and William Forsythe) in order to find the culprits. While teaching history, Shale crosses paths with "Kings of Destruction" (KOD) gang leader Juan Lacas, played by Latino singer Marc Anthony. Shale realizes that Lacas is responsible for Jane's attack but that is just the tip of the iceberg of his...
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