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The Principal (1987)

James Belushi , Louis Gossett Jr. , Christopher Cain  |  R |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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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, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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    Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000694WJ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,298 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Principal" on IMDb

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Editorial Reviews

HE'S TEACHING THE STUDENTS AT BRANDEL HIGH TWO WORDS... NO MORE.

Customer Reviews

Good suspenseful movie. JJ Jackson  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Very education and helpfull for the young students. Izabella Kavetsky  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
I had this DVD/but the video transfer is the old 1.33 Pan and scan transfer. Paula J. Bettencourt  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In this wonderful reworking of Hawks' Rio Bravo, Belushi takes on both the role of the sheriff and of the drunk. This is the best of all of the 1980s faculty vs. evil student movies. Belushi towers in this film, giving a wondeful leading man performance which should have forever brought him out from under his brother's shadow. The film, like a lot of Hawks films, has the main characters trapped in a building and having to fight their ways out. Morales, Gosset and Rae Dawn give strong support. Though director's Cain's Young Guns was his most popular film on the decade, this was clearly his best.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Belushi at his best October 13, 2010
Format:DVD
This is one of if not the best of James Belushi's movies. I love watching the 'teacher fix a school' kind of movie like The Substitute, Dangerous minds, Lean on Me because I relate to the difficult task a teacher or administrator is charged with in U.S. school systems. The Principal does utilize some of the typical cliche's such as the 'main man bad guy' or 'out of control students' but it's done in such a way it's fun to watch. Both Lou Gossett jr. and Rae Dawn Chong give excellent supporting roll performances. The Principal is about a teacher who goes and has gone through some tough personal battles (ex wife he still loves, turns to drink, etc) and it treats us to an inside look at a man who's just trying to get through and do his job. He's (belushi), offerred the job as Principal at a school (Surprise!) and the rest of the movie follows him through his, the school, the students, and faculty's learning process. In many ways The Principal is the best of the 4 or 5 good 'teacher movies' out there.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars James Belushi should have gotten an oscar for this... February 15, 2004
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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Triumph
I love Belushi, and he does a great job in the movie. If you love triumph movies you will like this one.
Published 5 days ago by Cynd
5.0 out of 5 stars The Principal
It Is A Great Movie And It Teaches You What School Life Is About
This Is Really An Awesome Movie A little Bit of Drama And Action All In One
And Has Best Quality
I... Read more
Published 16 days ago by M.C. Shadow
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
Good suspenseful movie. Moves along quickly and James Belushi does a good job with his usual bit of humor along with being serious when needed.
Published 28 days ago by JJ Jackson
3.0 out of 5 stars The Principal
This is one of those very underrated films, this does what Dangerous Minds does but much better. James Belushi and Louis Gossett Jr make a great duo and JJ Cohen as White Zac is... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Eric C
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought for my son
My son loves this movie..not for little kids but a great movie...We had seen it years before and he requested adding it to the collection of other movies so he received it as a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Perry
5.0 out of 5 stars "Whuze"
The whole movie turns on that word! This may be a little gritty for some as a teenager movie but the telling holds up.
loved how they re-did his bike! Read more
Published 2 months ago by consumer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
I enjoy this movie. James Belushi is a solid actor and can be very funny at times. This is an interesting role for him.
Published 2 months ago by Rokeno
5.0 out of 5 stars movie
i remember seeing this movie when it come out good movie love the new paint job on the bike a1 services 2
Published 2 months ago by ronnie
1.0 out of 5 stars Disrespectfull DVD transfer
Yeah.
I had this DVD/but the video transfer is the old 1.33 Pan and scan transfer.
When Sony pictures finally does a proper 16x9 anamorphic transfer. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paula J. Bettencourt
4.0 out of 5 stars Review of The Principal
Great movie. James Belushi is very good in it. I think it is probably the best of his dramatic career. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joyce K. McGinnis
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