The Principal

The Principal

He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.

R 1987 · 109 min · ★ 6.5 · Action , Adventure , Crime , Drama

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.

Directed by Christopher Cain · Written by Frank Deese

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Jim Belushi Rick Latimer
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
Jacob Vargas Arturo Diego
Annabel Armour Mrs. Ripton
Sharon Thomas Cain Kimberly
Thomas Ryan Robert Darcy

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