In this action-thriller favorite, now on 4K for the first time, a mercenary faces off against one of his most formidable enemies: a high school gang. Shale (Tom Berenger) is an ex-Vietnam vet reeling from a botched covert operation. Returning home, he reunites with his girlfriend, Jane (Diane Venora), a high school teacher who’s hospitalized after a beating by the Kings of Destruction gang. Hunting Jane’s attackers, Shale goes undercover as a substitute teacher and uncovers a cocaine highway running through the school involving gang leader Lacas (Marc Anthony) and the school’s shady principal, Rolle (Ernie Hudson). Summoning his mercenaries, Shale goes to war with the Kings of Destruction – and rival guns for hire – on the unusual battleground of a high school, but for the usual stakes: life…and death.
Special Features:
• Power Achieved Is Power Perceived: Director Robert Mandel on The Substitute
• Color Grade Is in Session
• Bullet Points: Storyboard-to-Film Exploration
• Theatrical Trailer
Starring Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, Ana Azcuy, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Sharron Corley, Vincent Laresca, Maurice Compte, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, Beau Weaver, and Cliff De Young.
Written by Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, and Alan Ormsby.
Produced by Morrie Eisenman and Jim Steele.
Directed by Robert Mandel.
Available on Lionsgate Limited Combo Pack 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital 4K + Blu-ray March 17th
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