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5.0/10   519 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Cynthia Verlaine (written by)
Release Date:
22 September 1993 (USA) more
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She loves her students... to death. more
Plot:
A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while seducing a student whom begins to suspect her true identity. full summary | add synopsis
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Amanda Donohoe as Bette Davis more (11 total)

Cast

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Amanda Donohoe ... Gayle Richards / Laura Ellington
Dalton James ... Josh Wyatt

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Jenny

Eugene Robert Glazer ... Ben Wyatt (as Eugene Glazer)
Patricia Gage ... Principal Beatty
Shelley-Lynn Owens ... Amy Cooper (as Shelley Owens)

Mark Wahlberg ... Ryan Westerberg (as Marky Mark)
Brigitta ... Margo
David Frankham ... Riggs

Christian Svensson ... Dave Korczuk
Cusse Mankuma ... Bernard

Molly Parker ... Courtney
Lossen Chambers ... Kim

D. Neil Mark ... Rusty
Martin Martinuzzi ... Doug Richards
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86 min
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58 out of 59 people found the following review useful.
Amanda Donohoe as Bette Davis, 11 June 2007
8/10
Author: borromeot from United States

A surprising, classy, if not perfect, melodrama /thriller/comedy of horrors. Amanda Donohoe is exceptional in a character tailor made for Bette Davis. Those smiles with a creepy underneath. She goes for it in a performance that it's as complex as it is fun to watch. This movie by the enigmatic Martin Donovan is a mix of extraordinary moments - cinematic, surprising, beautiful, frightening and funny as well a downright bad, amateurish moments - I'm trying to find everything Donovan has done. Not an easy thing, believe me. But for what I've seen so far, he is a welcome lyrical oddity. "The Substitute" uneven as it is, remains in my mind as if inviting me to see it again. I will, for sure. Mark Whalberg makes his debut here looking straight into the camera. I bet Donovan knew what he was doing. I highly recommend it for lovers of the strange and unique.

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