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Release Date:
19 April 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
He has a lesson to teach. And nobody's going to have a problem with it. more
Plot:
After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew Joey Six, Hollan, Rem, and Wellman head home to Miami...
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Gang
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Always Satisfying To See Punks Get It
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Berenger | ... | Jonathan Shale |
 | Raymond Cruz | ... | Joey Six |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Hollan |
 | Luis Guzmán | ... | Rem |
 | Richard Brooks | ... | Wellman |
| Ana Azcuy | ... | TV Announcer |
 | Diane Venora | ... | Jane Hetzko |
 | Glenn Plummer | ... | Mr. Darrell Sherman |
| Sharron Corley | ... | Jerome Brown |
 | Vincent Laresca | ... | Rodriguez |
 | Maurice Compte | ... | Tay |
 | Marc Anthony | ... | Juan Lacas |
 | Ernie Hudson | ... | Principal Claude Rolle |
 | Beau Weaver | ... | Janus Showreel Narrator |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | Matt Wolfson |
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Rated R for strong violence, language and brief nudity.
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114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Netherlands:12 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:R |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:18 |
Iceland:16 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
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The movie was shot during the summer months and kids enrolled in summer classes were extras on the film. Free Papa John's pizza was served to anyone who would stay after school.
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Continuity: Red-capped pen when Shale is first meeting the black teacher and the librarian in the lounge.
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References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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Even though it was kind of a low-class type of story and movie with mostly bad, profane people tossing the f-word around like it was candy, it still was an enjoyable movie in a lot of parts and certainly had a satisfying ending. Perhaps that's why it was successful enough to spurn a sequel (albeit, a weak one.)
Tom Berenger is good to watch. He's convincing as a tough guy substitute teacher "Jonathan Shale" who won't put up with the punks in the classroom. And, boy, you see the worst group of high school students I've ever seen on film. Tough to imagine kids harder to encounter than these slime-balls but satisfying to see them dealt with accordingly.
You have to love it.