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

Director:

Robert Radler

Writers (WGA):

Roy Frumkes (characters) &
Rocco Simonelli (characters) and
Alan Ormsby (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 | College | Jock | Swimming Pool

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

Also Known As:

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 was shot in 16 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: A bad guy gets his arm cut off. By the look of the arm, the arm is severed below the shoulder but when we see the guy, it appears that the cut was made at the shoulder. (And it is obvious that his arm tucked into his shirt.)

Quotes:

Karl Thomasson:Maybe you didn't notice but those guys were completely wired. Maybe it was coke, maybe it was steroids, but they were totally out of control. Why don't you let me deal with them?

Movie Connections:

Follows The Substitute (1996)

Teaches a Valuable Lesson

The Substitute trilogy adopts a noble cause. All three films endeavour to teach their audience the great value of violence. The technique is very subtle. The films begin with a school where it seems that humourless criminal thugs have taken control. They bully students and even the teachers, to the point of making their lives a living hell.

Substitute 3 sticks to the formula. That's where Treat Wiliams steps in, fresh from serving as an honourable mercenary on the good side, of course, in some war. (His salary is never mentioned. Perhaps he just does it for the satisfaction of knowing that he is killing bad people. I always feel satisfied when I kill bad people, so it would make sense.)

His problem is not the bad thugs in the school. He can smash them to a pulp with very little effort, and he takes every opportunity to do so. The trouble is that the pretty blond English professor isn't yet convinced that the solution to violence is more brutal violence. It's probably all those arty books she's read. Therefore Treat has to demonstrate by punching, kicking, knifing and shooting as many of the bad guys as possible.

I won't spoil the ending. You'll have to watch the film yourself to find out whether the prof sees how misguided she was.