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The Principal
“He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.”
6.4 / 10• 1987• 1h 49m•R• English
ActionAdventureCrimeDrama
Storyline
Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. When Latimer and the head of security try to clean up the school and stop the narcotics trade, they run up against a teenage mafia. A violent confrontation on the campus leads to a deadly showdown with the drug dealer's gang, and one last chance for Latimer to save his career... and his life.
Cast & Crew
Jim Belushi
Rick Latimer
Lead
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Phillips
Rae Dawn Chong
Hilary Orozco
Kelly Jo Minter
Treena Lester (as Kelly Minter)
Michael Wright
Victor Duncan
J.J. Cohen
White Zac
Esai Morales
Raymi Rojas
Troy Winbush
'Baby' Emile
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Cain's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Principal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
