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

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Robert Radler

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

14 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

At a college visit to a war buddy's professor daughter, mercenary Treat Williams finds her brutally beaten. He then poses as a teacher to teach a lesson to the football jocks responsible.

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Steroids | Jock | College | American Football

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Karl Thomasson
David Jensen	...	Macy
Barbara Jane Reams	...	Albanian Girl
Brian Simpson	...	Soldier #1
Jeff Jensen	...	Soldier #2
Rebecca Staab	...	Prof. Nicole Stewart
Erin Chambers	...	Terri
Michael Shane Davis	...	Josh Silver
James Black	...	Rahmel
Ed Cameron	...	Bo Robinson
Christian Jensen	...	Thad
Maxx Payne	...	Muscle
Robert Harvey	...	Counterman
Scott Wilkinson	...	Head Coach Bill Braden
Curtis Lupo	...	Footballer #1

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality,

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Trivia:

The movie is set in Long Island but was shot in Salt Lake City so the director had to make sure that no mountains appeared in any shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andy/Susie is breaking the fingers of the big mobster guy, her left leg is on top of him in some shots and tucked beside him in other shots.

Quotes:

Prof. Nicole Stewart: So what do you hope to gain by this?
Karl Thomasson: The usual. Truth. Justice. The American way.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Substitute (1996)

**1/2 out of 5

It seems that every other movie in this series is bad, I guess that means we will have to wait for a fourth outing to get any entertainment. Treat Williams returns in the third installment of the series that again has nothing to do with the previous two. It's the same basic story except this time Williams discovers that the school is giving their athletes steroids. Again there is lots of unnecessary violence and this time filmmakers are throwing in some gratutious nudity to go along with it. I sure hope the next one is better.