The Principal

The Principal

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Adventure | Sept. 18, 1987

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.

The Principal

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Adventure | Sept. 18, 1987

The Principal
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers TriStar Pictures, ML Delphi Premier Productions, Dorica Film
Original title The Principal
Directors Christopher Cain
Writers Frank Deese

Cast

Jim Belushi

as Rick Latimer

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Jake Phillips

Rae Dawn Chong

as Hilary Orozco

Kelly Jo Minter

as Treena Lester

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

Sharon Thomas Cain

as Kimberly

Thomas Ryan

as Robert Darcy

Reggie Johnson

as Jojo

Ruth Beckford

as Mrs. Jenkins

Joan Valderrama

as Secretary

Delores Mitchell

as Mrs. Coswell

Kathryn Knotts

as Jan Buchanan

Jessica Looney

as Girl

Kaprice Wilson

as Girl

Charmaine Anderson

as Hilary's Student

Melanie G. Muters

as Alley Girl

Linda Trowbridge

as Nurse

Tony Haney

as Police Officer