The Principal

Where to Watch The Principal (1987) (Legally)

He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.
Sep 18, 1987 US 109 min R
6.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
311 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1987), without spoilers.

It sits in the Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama space and is paced for about 109 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 6.5/10 from about 311 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

resistance, drug trafficking, teacher, youth gang, school life

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main cast

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