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 (Treat Williams) 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 (Susan Pratt), safe, he begins to realize how dysfunctional and violent the urban school environment has become. Even with support from fellow soldier Joey Six (Angel David), Thomasson is seriously outnumbered as he seeks vengeance.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 13, 2005

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Rated: 2/5

Aug 4, 2004

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Mar 5, 2004

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Fred Topel

About.com

None of the thrill of the original

Rated: 1/5

Dec 17, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Jul 29, 2002

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Jason A

A ok movie to pass the time. Not has good has the first one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Come on this movie is zero percent? This movie gets a zero percent but you guys like shitty movies like Twilight and Trolls? This movie has heart for shit's sake its not a mindless action movie with nothing but explosions and tits. Wish i could say the same for the third movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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adam b

A complete downgrade from the original. Probably best to avoid

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

good movie you should watch it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/19

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Treat Williams takes over as the titular substitute teacher for Tom Berenger in this enjoyable sequel to the surpassingly good original. The first film is something of a guilty pleasure of mine, with it's odd combination of inner city high school drama (i.e. "Lean on Me" or "Dangerous Minds") and 80s style action films (i.e. Walter Hill or Michael Mann). This film continues that formula without changing much. The only real change seem to be that Williams adds more charm to the new mercenary (who was friends with the Tom Berenger character from the first film) turned substitute teach to root out bad guys for a friend. Also, the film here tells the same story on a much smaller budget. The original film's screenwriters return, Roy Frumkes & Rocco Simonelli, so the film is pretty consistent in tone to the first film, though the inclusion of a custodian who's a Vietnam vet tunnel rat who now crawls through the walls of the school to spy on the drug dealing ways of the students and corrupt school staff may have crossed a line in becoming too silly, but I kind of enjoyed it and it seemed to fit with the gonzo genre mashup. Overall, if you enjoyed the first film, you'll probably enjoy this sequel. BD Wong and Schooly-D also appear in the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Steven Pearl

Director

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Dontae

Treat Williams

Karl Thomasson

BD Wong

Warren Drummond

Angel David

Joey 6

Michael Michele

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Synopsis

A mercenary with a chip on his shoulder, Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) 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 (Susan Pratt), safe, he begins to realize how dysfunctional and violent the urban school environment has become. Even with support from fellow soldier Joey Six (Angel David), Thomasson is seriously outnumbered as he seeks vengeance.

Director: Steven Pearl
Producer: Steven Bakalar
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

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