The Principal: Amazon.ca: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright, J.J. Cohen, Esai Morales, Troy Winbush, Jacob Vargas, Thomas Ryan, Reggie Johnson, Kelly Jo Minter, Ruth Beckford, Arthur Albert, Christopher Cain, Jack Hofstra, Thomas H. Brodek, Frank Deese: DVD

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Actors: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright, J.J. Cohen
Directors: Christopher Cain
Writers: Frank Deese
Producers: Thomas H. Brodek
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Dubbed: French
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Canadian Home Video Rating : Ages 18 and over
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: July 30 2002
Run Time: 109 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0000694WJ
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #34,932 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie Feb 24 2013

By Sharon Finkbiner

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who wants to purchase it. My mom has watched it over and over so I've finally given it to her to keep. I'll have to purchase another to add to my collection. Amazon.ca is awesome. Fast shipping and packaged beautifully. Arrived in A+ shape.

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3.0 out of 5 stars James Belushi should have gotten an oscar for this... Feb 15 2004

By Movie Dude

Format:DVD

So then why do I only give 3 stars? Well, for one the movie was not as long as I hoped it would be and I also didn't care too much for the abrupt ending. Despite all that The Principal is probably the most realistic story of a man who even though has serious difficulty turning a trashy high school into a somewhat safer learning environment, manages to slowly succeed while firmly enforcing his rules. I wouldn't be surprised if this movie was based on a true story. I've seen movies like this such as Lean on Me, Dangerous Minds, High School High, and the Substitute but The Principal is the most realistic (not to mention more entertaining) film of the "Teacher vs. dangerous schools" scenario and I never seem to tire of it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars "I'm The Principal, Man!" Feb 13 2004

By Sean Parauka

Format:VHS Tape

In 1987, James Belushi starred in one his best roles to date. James stars as Rick Latimer: a tough, motorcycle bar-fighter who is a school teacher that is transfered to become the principal at the worst school in the entire district, Brandell, which is a drug-infested, full of gangs and the worst kid in the school that everybody fears is the gang leader Victor Duncan (Michael Wright). When Rick arrives at his new school, he notices all the violent actions that go on here. When he takes notice of all this, he makes his official speech to the school with these two words as his demand to the students: "NO MORE!" Now he plans to clean up this school with the help of the head security guard Jake (Louis Gossett Jr.).

Rick realizes that it won't be easy cleaning up this school with almost all of the students against them, including Duncan and his gang. Rick creates a whole team of secuity guards to stop the selling of drugs on school grounds, gambling, fighting, and stealing. Duncan realizes that this new "Principal" isn't going to go away. So he and his gang brutally beat him up to teach him a lesson. To Rick, THIS MEANS WAR! Now Rick has set his mind on getting rid of Duncan and his gang. The two start battling back and forth including a high-speed chase and threats until Duncan screams at Latimer, "You come here tomorrow, you're going home in a body bag." The BATTLE HAS BEGUN!

Will Rick be able to get rid of Duncan and create a school out of Brandell? Can the Principal do it? Buy the principal and James Belushi will show what a Principal is all about.

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