The Principal

The Principal1987

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
The Principal is a 1987 crime thriller action film starring Jim Belushi and Louis Gossett, Jr. It was written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher Cain. It was filmed in Oakland, California and distributed by TriStar Pictures on Panavision. Be… more »



Jake Phillips:
["Screwdriver" Phillips barges into the office of a napping "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" Latimer]... You're ever-vigilant, I see.

Rick Latimer:
Where I come from, we knock.

Jake Phillips:
Where *I* come from, we pick locks. With your permission, I'll replace your old rusty one with a new deadbolt. The kind only .357 Magnums can open up.

Rick Latimer:
Thanks, Jake; that's real encouraging. I feel much better now.

Jake Phillips:
Do you mind if I ask you a question I ask all imported principals? [without waiting for an answer]... What is a fine, white-bread boy like you doing in a place like this?

Rick Latimer:
Keeping my warm ass planted in this chair.

Jake Phillips:
[indicates the "Classified Ads" which Latimer has been going through] 'Till something better comes along, right?... I don't know why I thought it should've been any different.

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