The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It’s up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.
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Film Cast:
Henry Harold ‘H’ Humphries: Samuel L. Jackson
Agent Helen Brody: Carrie-Anne Moss
Steven Arthur Younger: Michael Sheen
Charles Thompson: Stephen Root
Rina Humphries: Lora Kojovic
Jack Saunders: Martin Donovan
Agent Vincent: Gil Bellows
Agent Leandro: Vincent Laresca
Agent D.J Jackson: Brandon Routh
Agent Phillips: Joshua Harto
General Paulson: Holmes Osborne
Col. Kerkmejian: Michael Rose
Mr. Bradley: Randy Oglesby
Alvarez: Benito Martinez
Lubitchich: Sasha Roiz
Winston: Dayo Ade
Katie: Yara Shahidi
Peter Humphries: Sayeed Shahidi
Jehan Younger: Necar Zadegan
Samura Younger: Jillian Bruno
Ali Younger: Coby Seyrafi
Major Pierce: Chris McGarry
CNN Announcer: Angela Martinez
ESPN Host: David E. Willis
Young Sergent: Geoff Meed
Observer: Kirk B.R. Woller
TV News Announcer: Kelly Vaughn
Announcer #2: Bill A. Jones
Soldier: Phil Somerville
Bomb Disposal Expert: Austin Nichols
Pedestrian with Child: Delaine Yates
Film Crew:
Casting: John Papsidera
Music: Graeme Revell
Stunt Coordinator: Charles Croughwell
Producer: Bill Perkins
Producer: Marco Weber
Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton
Line Producer: Samson Mucke
Writer: Peter Woodward
Visual Effects: Chris Ervin
Key Hair Stylist: Robert L. Stevenson
Producer: Caldecot Chubb
Producer: Vanessa Coifman
Editor: Scott Chestnut
Director: Gregor Jordan
Production Design: Steven Jones-Evans
Key Makeup Artist: Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Department Head: Allan A. Apone
Digital Intermediate: Keith Shaw
Still Photographer: Dale Robinette
Camera Operator: Chris Lombardi
Art Direction: Nick Ralbovsky
Visual Effects: Lucas Krost
Costume Design: Danielle Hollowell
Executive Producer: Vince Cirrincione
Executive Producer: Rachel Rose
Set Decoration: Amber Haley
Gaffer: Jack English
Costume Supervisor: Marisa Aboitiz
Supervising Sound Editor: Chad J. Hughes
ADR Supervisor: Angela Hemingway
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jonathan Wales
Music Editor: Ashley Revell
Property Master: Guillaume DeLouche
Special Effects Coordinator: William Dawson
Script Supervisor: Tracy Scott
Dolly Grip: Sam Stewart
First Assistant Camera: Patrick McArdle
Digital Intermediate: Brian Beard
Key Grip: Patrick R. Heffernan
Casting Associate: Jennifer Cram
Lighting Technician: Jesse Mather
Lighting Technician: Simone Perusse
Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Brad Look
Digital Intermediate: James Ahern
Dolly Grip: Jeff Smith
Construction Coordinator: Lars Petersen
Movie Reviews:
DoryDarko: Unthinkable raises a question which has been an issue for many people all over the world for a very long time, and especially since 9/11. This question is, is it ever justified to torture an individual to save the lives of many? And if the answer is yes, how far can you go?
This issue is indeed a very sensitive subject and I think it takes guts for any filmmaker to put it out there in the open like Gregor Jordan did. Add to that the clever fact that he doesn’t actually make a choice, but rather lets the audience decide on whatever they want to think and feel, and you have a pretty gutsy and controversial concept.
In a nutshell, this film is about a man of American descent who has become a Muslim and has now, as an act of terrorism, planted 3 nuclear bombs in 3 major American cities which will go off in four days. Screenwriter Peter Woodward made some very tactical decisions considering the characters in the story. They are all somewhat stereotypical, but this is no bother because they’re all there for a reason. Carrie-Anne Moss, as an FBI investigator, represents the conscience, the sensitivity and the struggle to make the right decision. Samuel L. Jackson is her polar opposite; the brutal, rational, stone cold “interrogator” who does what he does because he’s the only one who can and willing to do it. The means he is willing to go to in order to get his subject to talk ...
"The Substitute" (1996) is an action-thriller and cult classic directed by Robert Mandel and stars Tom Berenger and Ernie Hudson. By 1996, Hollywood established that films about white teachers coming to inner-city schools and turning things around were successful enough at the box office to continue to produce. For example, there was "The Principal" (1987), "Dangerous Minds" (1995), "Sunset Park" (1996), and "The Substitute." It was apparent enough that "High School High" was a spoof of those movies. Regardless, "The Substitute" stepped up the level and brought intense action to the inner-city high school theme. Additional cast members include William Forsythe, Marc Anthony, Glenn Plummer, Diane Venora, and Shar-Ron Corley. Inner-city high school-themed movies usually had primarily multicultural student populations. Mandel filmed "The Substitute" at Miami Sr. High School.
Director: Robert Mandel
Writers: Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, Alan Ormsby
Starring Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Marc Anthony, Glenn Plummer, Diane Venora, Shar-Ron Corley, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, Vincent Laresca, Maurice Compte, Beau Weaver, Cliff De Young, Willis Sparks, Noelle Beck, Jody Wilson, Jim Warne, Ian Marioles, María Celedonio, David Spates, David Hayes, Peggy Pope, Rodney A. Grant
Storyline
Inner-city Miami schoolteacher Jane Hetzko (Diane Venora) gets her knee broken when she stands up to the gang leader, Juan Lacas (Marc Anthony). Her boyfriend, mercenary combat specialist Jonathan Shale (Tom Berenger), goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the gang but soon discovers that Lacas is merely an underling for the actual criminal mastermind.