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The Principal (1987)
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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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Written By:Frank Deese
In Theaters:9/18/1987
Box Office:$19,734,940
Runtime:109 minutes
Studio:ML Delphi Premier Productions, TriStar Pictures, Dorica Film
Cast
Christopher Cain
Director
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
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