The Substitute 2: School's Out

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The Substitute 2: School's Out

R

1998

1h 30m

Action

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A mercenary with a chip on his shoulder, Karl Thomasson poses as a teacher at an inner-city school to exact revenge on the gang members who murdered his brother. As Thomasson investigates the killing and tries to keep his estranged niece, Anya, safe, he begins to realize how dysfunctional and violent the urban school environment has become. Even with support from fellow soldier Joey Six, Thomasson is seriously outnumbered as he seeks vengeance.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

09/13/2005

2/5

Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

08/04/2004

2/5

Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

03/05/2004

2/5

Fred Topel

About.com

12/17/2003

1/5

None of the thrill of the original

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

07/29/2002

1/5

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

07/26/2002

2/5

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 15

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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alan g

@agenser Aug 12

Even worse than the first.

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Phillip H

@RT58181597 Aug 2

Not sure I understand the bad reviews for this movie. I think people are so caught up with modern graphics. For a 90s movie this is great! The first one was awesome as well. Great story line. Will watch the third movie as well.

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Thomas T

@RT78271876 01/24/2025

The first one is far better. This one is not worth seeing, honestly.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 08/23/2024

Lets copy and paste the first film and get a new lead.

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Dave C

@RT09838700 11/25/2020

Hahaha. Transplanted the lead actor, added a yoyo, re-used the story from the first movie, and inserted a mediocre adversary...

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Synopsis

A mercenary with a chip on his shoulder, Karl Thomasson poses as a teacher at an inner-city school to exact revenge on the gang members who murdered his brother. As Thomasson investigates the killing and tries to keep his estranged niece, Anya, safe, he begins to realize how dysfunctional and violent the urban school environment has become. Even with support from fellow soldier Joey Six, Thomasson is seriously outnumbered as he seeks vengeance.

Director: Steven Pearl
Producer: Robert Salerno, Morrie Eisenman
Screenwriter: Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli
Production Co: Gun for Hire Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m