The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)

Director
Robert Radler

Main cast
Treat Williams; Angie Everhart; Patrick Kilpatrick; Grayson Fricke; Simon Rhee

Genres
Action, Drama

Description
A former mercenary joins a military academy as a teacher. He soon discovers a neo-Nazi group, code-named Werewolves, formed among the cadets. He also quickly finds that they have military leadership among the officers at the Academy.


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