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

Professional mercenary Karl Thomasson arrives in Brooklyn to attend the funeral of his brother Randall, who was murdered while trying to stop a carjacking that has been blamed on the "... See full summary »

Director:

Steven Pearl

Writers:

Roy Frumkes (characters), Rocco Simonelli (characters),

Stars:

Treat Williams, Edoardo Ballerini, Christopher Cousins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Dontae (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Camille Gaston	...	Keyshawn
Eugene Byrd	...	Mase
Angel David	...	Joey 6
BD Wong	...	Warren Drummond
Daryl Edwards	...	Johnny Bartee
Antonio David Lyons	...	Sodaboy (as Antonio Lyons)
Paul Lazar	...	Mack Weathers

Storyline

Professional mercenary Karl Thomasson arrives in Brooklyn to attend the funeral of his brother Randall, who was murdered while trying to stop a carjacking that has been blamed on the "Brotherhood", a vicious street gang led by "Little B." Karl, who believes there is something more to it, goes undercover as Randall's replacement at Lenthrop High School in Brooklyn, where Randall was a history teacher, so Karl can investigate the Brotherhood. Karl becomes the protector of Randall's daughter Anya when their lives are threatened by whoever is behind the recent string of carjackings, and the plot behind the carjackings runs a lot deeper than the Brotherhood, and the threat is a lot closer to Karl and Anya than they dare to think.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | high school | fight in the restroom | disarming someone | vigilante | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Substitute II

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dinamo Entertainment, Gun for Hire Films, Live Film & Mediaworks Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

When Drummond shoots Kara he uses a silenced, semi-automatic pistol. He fires three times. There is no recoil and the slide never cycles. If the slide remains stationary the spent casing can't eject, a new round can't be chambered, and the pistol can't fire more than once.

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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]

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Connections

Followed by The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Lady Don't Tek No"
Written by Born and Lateef
Performed by Latyrx
Courtesy of Solesides Records

User Reviews

the movie was OK but IMDb's plot summary...

First of all, Treat Williams character is named 'Karl Thomasson' NOT 'John Shale' as alluded to in the 'plot summary'. John Shale was Tom Berenger's character's name in the original 'substitute'. Get with it IMDb. As for the movie... it is OK if you like bad guys getting theirs. if you like Treat Williams it is very good. overall I would rate the movie a 6-7. ( I like Treat, Hair is an outstanding movie and I hate musicals.) If you have not seen 'Hair', do so. Its a really great movie about the lengths friends will go for each other. see 'Substitute' only if there's nothing else on or you're a Treat Williams fan. All 4 'Substitute' movies are basically the same plot. Mercenary takes offense at the treatment of others at the hands of thugs and takes matters into his own hands to make the bad guys pay.