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The Principal
“He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.”
65%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
The Principal (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Principal (1987) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Crime with nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 tee… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Principal 65% (310 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 310 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-09-18
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 10081
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What is The Principal about?
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. ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Principal?
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How long is the movie The Principal?
The official runtime for The Principal is approximately 109 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jim Belushi
Rick Latimer
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Phillips
Rae Dawn Chong
Hilary Orozco
Kelly Jo Minter
Treena Lester (as Kelly Minter)
Michael Wright
Victor Duncan
J.J. Cohen
White Zac
Esai Morales
Raymi Rojas
Troy Winbush
'Baby' Emile
Jacob Vargas
Arturo Diego
Annabel Armour
Mrs. Ripton
Sharon Thomas Cain
Kimberly
- T
Thomas Ryan
Robert Darcy
- R
Reggie Johnson
Jojo
- R
Ruth Beckford
Mrs. Jenkins
- S
Sean Michael Allen
Rolf
- J
Joan Valderrama
Secretary
- D
Delores Mitchell
Mrs. Coswell
- K
Kathryn Knotts
Jan Buchanan
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