The Substitute 2: School's Out
| The Substitute 2: School's Out | |
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| Directed by | Steven Pearl |
| Written by |
Roy Frumkes Rocco Simonelli |
| Starring |
Treat Williams |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Substitute 2: School's Out is a 1998 straight-to-DVD action-crime-thriller film directed by Steven Pearl and starring Treat Williams as Carl Thomasson (later spelled Karl in the sequels), a mercenary who masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.
The film has very little connection to The Substitute, other than Joey Six (Shale's only surviving mercenary in the movie, this time portrayed by Angel David instead of Raymond Cruz) aiding Thomasson during the course of the movie.
Plot
Randall Thomasson is gunned down while attempting to talk his way out of a carjacking. His brother, Carl, attends his funeral and attempts to make amends with his niece, who is angry that Carl never contacted her or her father.
Carl decides to investigate his brother's death, and goes undercover as a teacher, facing cynical and reluctant faculty, violent and disruptive students, and a system that—to Carl's eyes—has become broken from the inside, all while attempting to protect his teenage niece.
Recruiting Joey Six, and a rather unorthodox janitor, Thomasson turns the school into an after-hours battleground, fighting against well-armed gang members, and—eventually—the school's auto-repair teacher (B.D. Wong), who is also involved in the gang's 'chop-shop' operation.
Cast
- Treat Williams as Carl Thomasson
- Edoardo Ballerini as Danny Bramson
- Christopher Cousins as Randall Thomasson
- Chuck Jeffreys as Willy
- Susan May Pratt as Anya Thomasson
- Michael Michele as Kara LaVelle
- Owen Stadele as Joel
- Larry Gilliard Jr. as Dontae
- Camille Gaston as Keyshawn
- Eugene Byrd as Mace
- Angel David as Joey Six
- B.D. Wong as Warren Drummond
- Daryl Edwards as Jonathan Bartee
- Antonio David Lyons as Sodaboy
- Paul Lazar as Mack Weathers