The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)

Director
Steven Pearl

Main cast
Treat Williams; BD Wong; Angel David; Michael Michelle; Edoardo Ballerini

Genres
Action, Mystery, Thriller

Description
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams). An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary. Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.


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