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Dominican Rep. The Principal
- Original title
- The Principal
- Year
- 1987
- Running time
- 110 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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James Belushi
Louis Gossett Jr.
Rae Dawn Chong- Michael Wright
Esai Morales
Troy Winbush- J.J. Cohen
Jacob Vargas- Thomas Ryan
- Kelly Jo Minter
- Joe Flood
- Reggie Johnson
- Ruth Beckford
- Peter Fitzsimmons
- Annabel Armour
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Drama | Schools & University. Education
- Synopsis
- An impulsive but determined white principal brings order and respect to a predominantly African-American and Latino high school in this comedy-drama from the director of Young Guns. Rick Latimer (James Belushi), a high-school teacher, is in the process of a divorce when he sees his estranged wife at a bar having drinks with her attorney. Drunk and enraged, he smashes the guy's car up and receives a reprimand from the school board -- a new job as principal at rough-and-tumble Brandel High. Security guard Jake Phillips (Louis Gossett Jr.) is soon teaching his new boss the ropes, but Rick isn't willing to accept the violent and drug-ridden status quo. With a two-word motto -- "No More!" -- he sets about cleaning out the riff-raff, also taking time out to tutor students and get to know Jake. But when chief thug Victor (Michael Wright) refuses to back down, the violence escalates. Eventually, Victor's vengeance threatens the lives of steely history teacher Hilary Orozco (Rae Dawn Chong) -- and Rick himself... (Brian J. Dillard: All Movie Guide)
- Critics' reviews
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"It's basically an anger film, a catharsis for problems we haven't learned to solve. As that, it does its job well, with humor and surprising grace"
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"It degenerates into one more cliche-ridden revenge movie"
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"It degenerates into one more cliche-ridden revenge movie"
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