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The Substitute
4K UHD, Lionsgate Limited

W/ Slip
$34.99

Specifications

Condition New
Label Lionsgate
  • Number 37 of the Vestron Collector’s Series, this hard-edged 1996 action-thriller – starring Tom Berenger as a mercenary turned substitute – returns in its 4K debut
  • Art by Vance Kelly is a study in contrasts, with a rifle barrel’s shadow, a schoolhouse chalkboard, and the substitute teacher’s blood-red profile encapsulating the film’s plot
  • New Lionsgate Limited Extras include behind-the-scenes content that digs into the film’s themes, visual grit, and the mechanics behind its most brutal moments, with a new Director’s Commentary featuring director Robert Mandel (exploring the motifs and impact of The Substitute); a raw look at how the story moved from idea to execution (and why it still packs a punch); and the film’s Theatrical Trailer

In this action-thriller favorite, now on 4K for the first time, a mercenary faces off against one of his most formidable enemies: a high school gang. Shale (Tom Berenger) is an ex-Vietnam vet reeling from a botched covert operation. Returning home, he reunites with his girlfriend, Jane (Diane Venora), a high school teacher who’s hospitalized after a beating by the Kings of Destruction gang. Hunting Jane’s attackers, Shale goes undercover as a substitute teacher, and uncovers a cocaine highway running through the school involving gang leader Lacas (Marc Anthony) and the school’s shady principal, Rolle (Ernie Hudson). Summoning his mercenaries, Shale goes to war with the Kings of Destruction – and rival guns for hire – on the unusual battleground of a high school, but for the usual stakes: life…and death.

  • The Substitute in 4K, with Dolby Vision®
  • Vestron Video Collector’s Series #37
  • Art by Vance Kelly

  • Lionsgate Limited Extras:
    • Power Achieved Is Power Perceived: Director Robert Mandel on The Substitute
    • Color Grade Is in Session
    • Bullet Points: Storyboard-to-Film Exploration
    • Theatrical Trailer


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