Where to Watch The Substitute (1996) in the US

What it's about

After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew Joey Six, Hollan, Rem, and Wellman head home to Miami, Florida, where Shale is reunited with his fiance Jane Hetzko, who is a history teacher at Columbus High School in Miami. Some of Jane's students happen to be members of a street gang known as the "Kings of Destruction" (KOD), led by Juan Lacas, who has been terrorizing Jane. After Jane's kneecap is broken by a big seminole named Bull, she tells Shale that she believes Lacas ordered the attack, so Shale goes undercover as Jane's substitute, and initially, Jane has no idea that Shale is doing this. At the school, Shale meets principal Claude Rolle, librarian Hannah Dillon, and english and drama teacher Darrell Sherman. It turns out that Lacas is one of Jane's students. As Shale investigates the attack on Jane, he discovers that drugs are being circulated into the school. Shale even investigates local drug kingpin Johnny Glades, who may or may not have someone inside the school distributing the drugs for him. Lives are threatened as Shale investigates and sets out to clean up the crime infested school.

Cast and crew

Director

Robert Mandel

Writer

Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby

Starring

Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe

Details

Release date

Apr 19, 1996

Language

English, Spanish

Country

United States

Box office

$14,818,176

Where to Watch The Substitute (1996) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Substitute in the United States?

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Can I stream The Substitute or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Peacock (HD), Philo (HD), and Prime Video (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.

Can I watch The Substitute for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Prime Video (HD), The CW, The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, and ViX (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD).