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The Principal

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The Principal (1987)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 5  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: Hard-drinking, motor-bike-riding Rick Latimer gets thrown out of the upscale high school where he teaches after drunkenly trashing a car with a baseball bat. As punishment, he gets promoted to principal -- of the worst high school in the city. This is the kind of drug-infested campus where... Hard-drinking, motor-bike-riding Rick Latimer gets thrown out of the upscale high school where he teaches after drunkenly trashing a car with a baseball bat. As punishment, he gets promoted to principal -- of the worst high school in the city. This is the kind of drug-infested campus where students carry weapons and teachers spend most of their time trying to keep their charges from killing each other. Before Latimer can bring education back into the classrooms of Brandel High, he must put down the school's number one menace, gang leader Victor Duncan. In the process, the ne'er-do-well pedagogue finds his own life taking a surprising turn. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: James Belushi, Louis Gossett, Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright, Joe Flood

Director: Christopher Cain

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 30, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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3/5

I'd like to see Morgan Freeman take over THIS school.

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03/15/08
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
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3/5

James Belushi is great in The Principal, whether he is giving a speech, throwing out a one-liner, or just raising an eyebrow.

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06/14/07
Douglas Pratt
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03/09/06
Jake Euker
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An arresting drama starring likable Jim Belushi as an antihero principal trying to clean up a violent, drug-infested high school. Won't be a favorite of ACLU members.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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2/5

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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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3/5

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04/01/04
Matt Kelemen
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2/5

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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05/21/03
Walter Goodman
New York Times
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63/100

Bypasses heart-warming stuff completely, going instead for macho yelling and simple two-word slogans. Class dismissed.

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12/31/02
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
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Violent, but still darkly humorous, Christopher Cain’s “The Principal” takes the old ‘new teacher comes to rough high school and takes out the garbage’ theme and adds Belushi’s renowned sense of wit and likeability.

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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Desson Thomson
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