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The Substitute Collection (1996 – 2001) – Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase + Art Cards (Australian Import)

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Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Marc Anthony, and Luis Guzmán
Director: Robert Mandel
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4-Disc Blu-ray
Limited Edition 3D Lenticular Hardcase
+ Art Cards

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Limited to a maximum of 2000 units.

Get ready for fistfights and explosive battles with The Substitute Collection – four electric action-thrillers packed with guns, swords and grenades.

Tom Berenger stars as the retired mercenary turned substitute teacher in the hit action crime thriller The Substitute (1996), with Treat Williams taking over the lead for The Substitute 2: School’s Out in 1998. The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) and The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001) make their worldwide Blu-ray debut in this release!

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The Substitute (1996)

Shale (Tom Berenger), a battle-scarred mercenary, finds that the war has moved closer to home when his girlfriend is attacked by a ruthless band of teenagers. Determined to root out this menace, Shale goes undercover at a local high school. Posing as a teacher, he and his team of mercenaries set a trap to catch the ringleaders in this explosive thriller from director Robert Mandel (School Ties). 

Also starring Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Marc Anthony, and Luis Guzmán.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

  • 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
  • Audio LPCM 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Substitute 2: School’s Out (1998)

Treat Williams stars in the action-packed sequel The Substitute 2: School’s Out (1998). 

When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral – his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall’s murder. With his military training, he can easily dispense with knife-wielding students. But when he traces the bullet that killed his brother back to someone within school, Karl is forced to break out the big guns.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

  • 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
  • Audio DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

The Substitute goes undercover once again to bring justice to the classroom. The university football team is deep into an underworld of drugs and blackmail and are using their muscle off the playing field as well. In this action-packed sequel, it’s up to The Substitute and his crew of mercenaries to teach these students a lesson they will never forget.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

  • 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
  • Audio DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

When a clandestine gang of neo-Nazi students threaten an elite military school, undercover cop Karl Thomasson poses as a teacher and plunges into a deadly cat-and-mouse game of shifting alliances and murderous treachery in a one-man war to prevent an academic apocalypse!

Special Features & Technical Specs:

  • 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
  • Audio Commentary by director Robert Radler
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Behind-the-scenes footage
  • Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
  • Audio DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
  • Optional English HOH Subtitles

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1996
Tech Specs & Release Details

Specs: 4-Film Set LE 2000 Copies
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.78:1
Audio Formats: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles/Captions: English SDH