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The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option

  • Video
  • 2001
  • 18
  • 1 Std. 31 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
4,7/10
1518
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Treat Williams in The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)
ActionKriminalitätThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuFormer mercenary Karl Thomasson returns once again as a substitute teacher, this time to infiltrate a military school's faculty to cease the actions of white supremacists.Former mercenary Karl Thomasson returns once again as a substitute teacher, this time to infiltrate a military school's faculty to cease the actions of white supremacists.Former mercenary Karl Thomasson returns once again as a substitute teacher, this time to infiltrate a military school's faculty to cease the actions of white supremacists.

  • Regie
    • Robert Radler
  • Drehbuch
    • Roy Frumkes
    • Dan Gurskis
    • Alan Ormsby
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Treat Williams
    • Angie Everhart
    • Patrick Kilpatrick
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  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    4,7/10
    1518
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Robert Radler
    • Drehbuch
      • Roy Frumkes
      • Dan Gurskis
      • Alan Ormsby
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Treat Williams
      • Angie Everhart
      • Patrick Kilpatrick
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    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Karl Thomasson
    Angie Everhart
    Angie Everhart
    • Jenny
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    Patrick Kilpatrick
    • Brack
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Luther
    Tim Abell
    Tim Abell
    • Devlin
    Grayson Fricke
    • Ted Teague
    Simon Rhee
    Simon Rhee
    • Lim
    Scott Thomas
    • Buckner
    • (as Scott Miles)
    Brian Beegle
    Brian Beegle
    • Frey
    Samantha Thomas
    Samantha Thomas
    • Harmon
    John Michael Weatherly
    John Michael Weatherly
    • Mauk
    • (as Michael Weatherly)
    Lori Beth Sikes
    Lori Beth Sikes
    • Cunningham
    • (as Lori Beth Edgeman)
    Moe El Emam
    Moe El Emam
    • Robson
    • (as Mohamed T. El Emam)
    J. Don Ferguson
    J. Don Ferguson
    • Colonel Teague
    K.C. Powe
    • Sissy
    Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
    • Yulee
    • (as Lonnie Smith)
    Laura-Shay Griffin
    • Dixie
    Alton Glass
    • Cadet
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    • Regie
      • Robert Radler
    • Drehbuch
      • Roy Frumkes
      • Dan Gurskis
      • Alan Ormsby
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    5xredgarnetx

    Slow-going

    Karl Thomasson is back, this time posing as a history teacher at a military academy that is being taken over by a secret white supremacy group. This unnecessary, and mercifully final, entry in THE SUBSTITUTE series sees Treat Williams in his third time around as the ass-kicking righter of wrongs, and he's terrific as always. But the film is more talk than action, and nothing much happens until the end, when Williams faces off against a sinister Asian henchman. They have a heckuva close-in fight, the likes of which I haven't seen since a similar fight in MARKED FOR DEATH. Bill Nunn is on hand as another undercover agent who teams up with Williams for the final showdown. Angie Everhart is William's love interest. She makes great eye candy but as usual cannot act worth a damn.
    ~PL~

    They made a forth one???

    Okay, when I saw it in the video, I just couldn't believe it...after a first boring film, they made a second one, and after the very bad second one, they made an awful third one, and after the third one, here goes the forth one...Well, let's just say it is worse than the first and second ones, but better than the third. But it still sucks a lot. Some gratuitous nudity scenes, some cheap action sequences, and when I say SOME, it doesn't mean a lot...nothing happens during the whole movie, until the very predictable ending...One important point is the one liners...they are so awful it's terrible...the problem is that it is SOOOO evident that it's a mechanical and not natural sentence that comes out of Treat Williams' mouth...the acting isn't so bad, especially in William's case, but the way he says his one liners makes it a bad performance, and another factor to approve this fact is the stupid and pointless character that they offered him...and why is this called The Substitute??? The guy's just a mercenary, and he's in a military school, he's more a soldier than a teacher, he always beats up one student...with teachers like that, don't ask yourself why there are so many high school drop-outs...I mean, in the first and second films, the agent was a substitute, but in this one he isn't...There's an error in the script because they kill young boys in Panama, and one of them has the Werewolves' sign in his face (The Werewolves are a clan of nazi students at the Military College, and they are only 5 or 6 of them, so none of these folks could be in Panama...). This film has a very conventional script, with even less flavor, some below average acting, and boring directing. I guess we should wait for the fifth one, then the sixth one, and then the "Substitute Gift Box"...bad film. 4/10
    5fmarkland32

    Failure is always an option to a movie critic...

    Treat Willaims returns as Karl Thomasson who once again this time teaches at a military academy where white supremacists are ruling with an iron fist (Led by Patrick Kilpatrick) here Williams uses his marine issue training to take on kids who also have the necessary hand to hand goods to give him a run for the money. Also there is Bill Nunn and Angie Everhart who provide our hero with the goods necessary (That is sex in Everhart's case) to squash their movement right here, right now. I just noticed that this entry was directed by the guy who gave us Best Of The Best and it's even dumber sequel. I was going to compare this to Best Of The Best 3 which is among the most offensive movies ever made but in doing so the fact remains that Radler isn't guilty of making such lousiness. The Substitute 4 is actually not too bad in it's B.movie type of way, the movie has tons of violence and Treat Williams holds his own surprisingly well and the racism angle never feels offensive since we aren't treated to a pretentious attitude regarding it. Therefore the movie is watchable and works in satisfying the type of person who rents movies that bypass theaters. In this regard the movie works and it has some quite exciting action in the process. The only problem is that, well it also inherits the problems of being a B.movie and therefore it is predictable, unsurprising and silly. In other words your perfect guilty pleasure.

    * * out of 4-(Fair)
    the_last_shadow_2000

    bad sequel

    I dont get it. We have a very good movie, with a good sequel, a fair second sequel but Substitute 4: Failure Is Not An Option is just plain stupid. The only thing good in this movie is Treat Williams because he is an awesome actor and knows his role very well. Basically this storyline is just like any other action movie, white suprimicists taking over a military base or whatever and the hero comes in to whipe the whole mess free. Like I said, Treat Williams is the only thing in this movie that actually makes this movie worth watching. Well I guess I give this movie some credit since how the acting isn't so bad... five out of ten stars.
    4refinedsugar

    Dishonorable Discharge

    'The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not An Option' gets points for featuring a cast of known b-movie faces. However it has the weakest story by far. There's no deep levels here. No real surprises. The bad guys are face up and obvious. Leaving you to soak in the action as the plot tries it's best to rot your brain.

    Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams) is back once again taking on the task of teaching at a Military School at the behest of an old war buddy and General. A teacher has gone missing, the General is worried about his nephew and the involvement of the base comandante Colonel Brack (Patrick Kilpatrick). The nephew is part of a select group of elite cadets called "The Werewolf Company" and well, you see where this is going.

    It's neo Nazi junk. White power, racism, etc. The Colonel is so obviously nuts that you know any sense of reality has gone out the window. If you can get past that, Treat is still decent. Fisticuffs, lectures, gunplay, investigating, etc. There is a particular stunt piece that I applaud him for not using a stunt double. It really looked cool to see him do it.

    Kilpatrick is no stranger to bad guy roles and almost always fun to watch. He spouts the junk dialog given to him with ease. Tim Abell is SFC Devlin. A knife instructor on base who is a former comrade of Thomasson who helps out. Treat Williams shares the screen with Bill Nunn again who plays the ex-military knowledgeable janitor. That leaves pretty lady Angie Everhart to supply some nudity and required love interest in 1LT Dr. Chamberlain.

    I don't know if the series had run it's course or if 'Failure Is Not An Option' killed it, but this was the end. A braindead story, sad collection of villains and the horrible ending that doesn't even satisfy. The cast earn it some points and I appreciated more gratuitous female nudity, but this was a pretty sore sequel.

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    • Wissenswertes
      Originally premiered on HBO much like its previous two sequels.
    • Patzer
      When Karl walks in on Jenny having sex with another man, the man clearly looks at Karl when he is standing in the doorway. However, shortly after Karl walks away, the character then asks Jenny what was the matter as if he didn't see Karl.
    • Zitate

      Karl Thomasson: Wine usually makes me tired.

      Jenny: [Kisses Karl] Still tired?

      Karl Thomasson: No, I'm wide awake now!

      [He and Jenny passionately kiss]

    • Verbindungen
      Follows Mörderischer tausch (1996)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 24. April 2001 (Vereinigte Staaten)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Honor & Duty - The Substitute IV
    • Drehorte
      • Georgia, USA
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      • 1 Std. 31 Min.(91 min)
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