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Plot synopsis

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 3 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 Guzman, 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 nefarious activities. Shale's team infiltrates the school and sets up military surveillance gear throughout the bathrooms and corridors which lead to the discovery that Lacas is in cahoots with principal Rolle (Ernie Hudson) to use the school buses and their secret stowage compartments as conduits for a heroin distribution ring in the greater Miami area. A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national of a Party to the conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a... This article is about the city in Florida. ... For other uses, see Gang (disambiguation). ... Raymond Cruz is a Hispanic-American actor. ... Luis Guzmán is a Puerto Rican actor. ... Richard L. Brooks (born 1962) is an African-American actor, singer, and director. ... William Forsythe is an American who became known internationally for his work with the Frankfurt Ballet. ... For other people named Marc Anthony or Mark Anthony, see Mark Anthony. ... Ernie Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. ...

The film co-stars Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán. Corey Wagoner makes a cameo appearance as one of the gang members in the film. For other people named Marc Anthony or Mark Anthony, see Mark Anthony. ... Ernie Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. ... William Forsythe is an American who became known internationally for his work with the Frankfurt Ballet. ... Raymond Cruz is a Hispanic-American actor. ... Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956[1]) is a Puerto Rican actor. ...

Sequels

Three television/straight-to-video sequels starring Treat Williams followed the original film: A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ... Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut) is an American actor. ...

• The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
• The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)
• The Substitute: Failure is Not an Option (2000)

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External links

The Substitute at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...