The Principal
“He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.”
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.
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Cast
27 people
Jim Belushi
Rick Latimer
Known for
K-9
Red Heat
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Phillips
Known for
Watchmen
Enemy Mine
Rae Dawn Chong
Hilary Orozco
Known for
Commando
American Crime Story
Kelly Jo Minter
Treena Lester (as Kelly Minter)
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
The People Under the Stairs
Michael Wright
Victor Duncan
Known for
V
The Interpreter
J.J. Cohen
White Zac
Known for
Back to the Future
Fire with Fire
Esai Morales
Raymi Rojas
Known for
Titans
Caprica
Troy Winbush
'Baby' Emile
Known for
The Wilds
Suits LA
Jacob Vargas
Arturo Diego
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Sons of Anarchy
Annabel Armour
Mrs. Ripton
Known for
The Amityville Horror
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Sharon Thomas Cain
Kimberly
Known for
Young Guns
Pure Country
Thomas Ryan
Robert Darcy
Known for
The Relic
Christopher Cain Director · Frank Deese Screenplay Jay Gruska Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $11M · United States release September 18, 1987
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,734,940
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
ML Delphi Premier Productions
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Dorica Film
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 18, 1987
Theatrical
France
December 13, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
January 21, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 21, 1988 · Theatrical
June 30, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
July 23, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Spain
January 4, 1988 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 19, 1993 · TV
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