Robert Mandel’s The Substitute (1996) is an action thriller film. In order to combat a street gang that is terrorizing the area, retired mercenary and Vietnam veteran Shale goes undercover as a substitute teacher to crib the criminals.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Substitute (1996) via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is The Substitute (1996) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Substitute (1996) is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
In this movie, Diane Venora plays inner-city Miami school teacher Jane Hetzko, who sustains injuries after confronting Juan Lacas, the school’s gang boss. To stop Lacas, her lover, Jonathan Shale, goes disguised as a substitute teacher. However, he quickly finds out he is the real criminal mastermind’s underling. To combat the lawbreakers, Shale organizes his team from his previous jungle assault under the leadership of his closest confidant, Joey Six.
The movie stars Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, and Luis Guzmán.
Watch The Substitute (1996) streaming via Amazon Prime Video
The Substitute (1996) is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
A selection of children’s films is available on Amazon Prime Video, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka, Wish, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Goonies, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
- Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
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- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
Amazon Prime is the online retailer’s paid service that provides fast shipping and exclusive sales on products, so the membership that includes both this service and Prime Video is the company’s most popular offering. However, you can also opt to subscribe to Prime Video separately.
The Substitute’s (1996) official synopsis is as follows:
“When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school’s gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.“
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
