# The Principal (1987)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Christopher Cain
**Written by**: Frank Deese
**Starring**: Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Kelly Jo Minter, Michael Wright, J.J. Cohen

> *He's teaching the students at Brandel High two words... NO MORE.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You take charge as principal of a chaotic high school, but then violence escalates. The film leaves him fighting for control.

**Mood tags**: raw, unhinged

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