The Substitute

The Substitute

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1996-04-19
Genre:Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration:114 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Robert Mandel
Actors:Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán
Production:Live Entertainment

Overview:

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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