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4.4/10   452 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Roy Frumkes (characters)
Dan Gurskis (writer)
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Release Date:
24 April 2001 (USA) more
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An undercover policeman (Williams) must infiltrate a military school's faculty to cease the actions of white supremacists. full summary | add synopsis
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The worst of the Substitute movies, that says it all! more (24 total)
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Cast

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Treat Williams ... Karl Thomasson

Angie Everhart ... Jenny

Patrick Kilpatrick ... Brack

Bill Nunn ... Luther

Tim Abell ... Devlin
Grayson Fricke ... Ted Teague

Simon Rhee ... Lim

Scott Miles ... Buckner
Brian Beegle ... Frey
Samantha Thomas ... Harmon

John Michael Weatherly ... Mauk (as Michael Weatherly)

Lori Beth Edgeman ... Cunningham
Moe Michaels ... Robson (as Mohamed T. El Emam)
J. Don Ferguson ... Colonel Teague
K.C. Powe ... Sissy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality and some language.
Runtime:
91 min
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Follows The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998) (TV) more

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The worst of the Substitute movies, that says it all!, 22 December 2000
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Author: jadewood from Sioux Falls, USA

The plot is so bad it makes some of the other Substitute movies seem like award winners. The specially trained school kids are to laugh at, but this is not a comedy. Only watch this if you want some award for watching Substitutes I II III and IV. My advice is not to do them in one setting, unless you are comatose already.

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