A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent and crime-ridden high school.
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Title: The Principal (1987)
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Cast
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| Jim Belushi | ... | Rick Latimer (as James Belushi) | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Jake Phillips | |
| Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Hilary Orozco | |
| Michael Wright | ... | Victor Duncan | |
| J.J. Cohen | ... | White Zac | |
| Esai Morales | ... | Raymi Rojas | |
| Troy Winbush | ... | 'Baby' Emile | |
| Jacob Vargas | ... | Arturo Diego | |
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Thomas Ryan | ... | Robert Darcy |
| Reggie Johnson | ... | Jojo | |
| Kelly Jo Minter | ... | Treena Lester (as Kelly Minter) | |
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Ruth Beckford | ... | Mrs. Jenkins |
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Julian Brooks | ... | Kevin |
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Joan Valderrama | ... | Secretary |
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Rick Hamilton | ... | Mr. Harkley |
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Rick Latimer is a teacher who gets a job as the principal of a school with a very bad reputation. In fact, his transfer there is a kind of punishment because he beat his wife's boyfriend. So, Rick finds himself in a school where drugs, knives and guns are very usual things... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
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An educator who never plays by the rules. A high school where the only law is survival. Will he break it before it breaks him? See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 September 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Prinzipal - Einer gegen alle See more »Edit
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$19,734,940Company Credits
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Written by Jay Gruska, Bruce Roberts and Andy Goldmark
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In this movie, James Belushi (Ricky Latimer) is supposed to be much older than Michael Wright (Victor Duncan). In actuality, they are less than two years apart in age. Belushi was born in June of 1954 and Wright was born in April of 1956. See more »Goofs
Near the end, when Victor Duncan gets out of the car, walks on school grounds to kill Latimer He is wearing a black leather jacket and black leather pants. In the rest of the scene's Duncan is wearing blue jeans. See more »Quotes
Raymi: Man, do you know where you are? You're at Brandel. Ain't you heard what they said about this place? Garbage NEVER leaves the dump.See more »
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Fatal Attraction/The Principal/Orphans/Amazon Women on the Moon/In the Mood (1987) See more »Soundtracks
Livin' in the Line of FireWritten by Jay Gruska, Bruce Roberts and Andy Goldmark
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This is a great 80's film - James Belushi and Louis Gossett, Jr. are excellent and you're with them all the way as they're so likeable.
Rick Latimer (Belushi) is great; he starts off as being a kind-of drunken, violent loser (but he's funny so we let him off) and then becomes a reluctant hero who realises why he's a teacher in the first place and makes an effort to SORT THINGS OUT.
This film is full of COOL bits; every scene with Latimer on his motorcycle ("Disneyland!" or 'El Principal'), the scene where the makeshift security team crack down ("...set it off on the left, y'all, set it off on the right..."), the assembly scene ("NO MORE!")...all great. Soundtrack's also TOP (if you like 80's music..!).
Recommended.
"I got my a** kicked for nothin', Ricky!"