The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Steven Pearl

Writers (WGA):

Roy Frumkes (characters) &
Rocco Simonelli (characters) ...

Release Date:

3 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

Professional mercenary Karl Thomasson arrives in Brooklyn to attend the funeral of his brother Randall...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | High School | Showdown | New York City | Ghetto

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Karl Thomasson
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Danny Bramson
Christopher Cousins	...	Randall Thomasson
Chuck Jeffreys	...	Willy
Susan May Pratt	...	Anya Thomasson
Michael Michele	...	Kara Lavelle
Owen Stadele	...	Joel
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Dontae
Camille Gaston	...	Keyshawn
Eugene Byrd	...	Mase
Angel David	...	Joey 6
B.D. Wong	...	Warren Drummond
Daryl Edwards	...	Johnny Bartee
Antonio David Lyons	...	Sodaboy (as Antonio Lyons)
Paul Lazar	...	Mack Weathers

Also Known As:

The Substitute II
The Substitute: Out of Siberia

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Dinamo Entertainment

Trivia:

What ties this movie to the previous one is the presence of Joey 6, and Thomasson's mentioning Shale when he meets Joey 6.

Goofs:

Factual errors: As Karl and Danny face the Hoods, Karl tels the Hoods to look at their chests so they can see the infra-red lights from the scopes. Infra-red scopes don't work that way (you do see a red dot but only through the scope and not on the target) but laser sights do mark their targets that way.

Quotes:

Karl Thomasson: [holds up a yo-yo] what do you think this is?
Dontae: It's just a simple toy man
[starts drinking from a large bottle]
Karl Thomasson: To you it is. But back in 1500 in the Philippines it was a weapon
[lashes out with the yo-yo and smashes the bottle Dontae is drinking from]

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

School's Out

Suprisingly entertaining

I was not expecting a lot from this movie as it is a TV B movie but i found it really entertaining. Ok , lets face it , the story line stinks , the acting stinks and the dialogue is even worse but it is still entertaining! The thing i did like about this film is that the director was not afraid to portray specific races as the trouble makers, there is nothing worse than a Politically correct Hollywood movie. At the end of the day this is just the same as Deathwish,The Exterminator or 187 ,a vigilante shootem up movie. 6 out of 10