
The Principal
1987 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.5
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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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-09-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (311 votes)
Themes
- resistance
- drug trafficking
- teacher
- youth gang
- school life
Cast & crew

Jim Belushi
as Rick Latimer

Louis Gossett Jr.
as Jake Phillips

Rae Dawn Chong
as Hilary Orozco

Kelly Jo Minter
as Treena Lester (as Kelly Minter)

Michael Wright
as Victor Duncan

J.J. Cohen
as White Zac

Esai Morales
as Raymi Rojas

Troy Winbush
as 'Baby' Emile

Jacob Vargas
as Arturo Diego

Annabel Armour
as Mrs. Ripton
Directed by Christopher Cain