The Substitute 2: School's Out
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The Substitute 2: School's Out is a 1998
straight-to-DVD action
-crime
-thriller film
directed by Steven Pearl and starring Treat Williams
as Carl Thomasson (later spelled Karl in the sequels), a mercenary who masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.
The film has very little connection to the first film
, other than Joey Six (Shale's only surviving mercenary in the movie, this time portrayed by Angel David instead of Raymond Cruz
) aiding Thomasson during the course of the movie.
Carl decides to investigate his brother's death, and goes undercover as a teacher, facing cynical and reluctant faculty, violent and disruptive students, and a system that -- to Carl's eyes -- has become broken from the inside, all while attempting to protect his teenage niece.
Recruiting Joey Six, and a rather unorthodox janitor, Thomasson turns the school into an after-hours battleground, fighting against well-armed gang members, and -- eventually -- the school's auto-repair teacher (B.D. Wong), who is also involved in the gang's 'chop-shop' operation.
1998 in film
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straight-to-DVD action
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
-crime
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
-thriller film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Steven Pearl and starring Treat Williams
Treat Williams
Richard Treat Williams is a Screen Actors Guild Award–nominated American actor and children's book author who has appeared on film, stage and television...
as Carl Thomasson (later spelled Karl in the sequels), a mercenary who masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.
The film has very little connection to the first film
The Substitute
The Substitute is a 1996 action-crime-thriller film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán.-Plot:...
, other than Joey Six (Shale's only surviving mercenary in the movie, this time portrayed by Angel David instead of Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruz is a Mexican American actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles. Since 2005 he has been a regular cast member on the TV series The Closer, playing the character Detective Julio Sanchez...
) aiding Thomasson during the course of the movie.
Cast
- Treat WilliamsTreat WilliamsRichard Treat Williams is a Screen Actors Guild Award–nominated American actor and children's book author who has appeared on film, stage and television...
as Carl Thomasson - Edoardo BalleriniEdoardo BalleriniEdoardo Ballerini is an actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work on screen as junkie Corky Caporale in The Sopranos , a hotheaded chef in the indie hit Dinner Rush , and an NFL businessman in the blockbuster Romeo Must Die...
as Danny Bramson - Christopher Cousins as Randall Thomasson
- Chuck Jeffreys as Willy
- Susan May PrattSusan May PrattSusan May Pratt is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Maureen Cummings in Center Stage and Mandella in 10 Things I Hate About You....
as Anya Thomasson - Michael MicheleMichael MicheleMichael Michele is an American film and television actress. She played Dr. Cleo Finch on the medical drama ER and Det. Rene Sheppard on the police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street...
as Kara LaVelle - Owen Stadele as Joel
- Larry Gilliard Jr.Larry Gilliard Jr.Lawrence "Larry" Gilliard, Jr. is an American character actor who has appeared in films, television series and theatre. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of D'Angelo Barksdale on the HBO drama series The Wire, a role which earned him much critical acclaim.Gilliard was born in New York City...
as Dontae - Camille Gaston as Keyshawn
- Eugene ByrdEugene ByrdEugene Byrd is an American actor.-Career:He has been in movies including Dead Man, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and has the leading role in Confess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival...
as Mace - Angel David as Joey Six
- B.D. Wong as Warren Drummond
- Daryl Edwards as Jonathan Bartee
- Antonio David Lyons as Sodaboy
- Paul Lazar as Mack Weathers
Synopsis
Randall Thomasson is gunned down while attempting to talk his way out of a carjacking. His brother, Carl, attends his funeral and attempts to make amends with his niece, who is angry that Carl never contacted her or her father.Carl decides to investigate his brother's death, and goes undercover as a teacher, facing cynical and reluctant faculty, violent and disruptive students, and a system that -- to Carl's eyes -- has become broken from the inside, all while attempting to protect his teenage niece.
Recruiting Joey Six, and a rather unorthodox janitor, Thomasson turns the school into an after-hours battleground, fighting against well-armed gang members, and -- eventually -- the school's auto-repair teacher (B.D. Wong), who is also involved in the gang's 'chop-shop' operation.