The Principal

The Principal

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1987-09-18
Duration:109 min
Director:Christopher Cain
Actors:Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Kelly Jo Minter, Michael Wright
Production:ML Delphi Premier Productions, TriStar Pictures, Dorica Film

Overview:

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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