🎬 Drama, Comedy, Horror

Detention

"Goodbye Mister Chips, Hello Midnight Express"

⭐ 5.9/10 1998 1h 48m Dir. Andy Anderson

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After some personal trauma, Wilson Walmsley is invited to work as a substitute teacher in a suburban public high school. He finds lack of authority and interest in the school direction and teacher body; uncontrolled and abusive students in an environment of disrespect and lack of discipline. He becomes close to the arts teacher Louise and to the smart and abused student Joey. When he saves Louise from a sexual assault of the student Davey, Louise and him are sued by Davey's family lawyer; then Davey's girlfriend beats Louise. The upset Walmsley lures, drugs and kidnaps Joey and six troublemakers of his class and brings them to his isolate real estate in Alpine, Texas. When the seven students wake up, they are naked and caged in cages with electric fences. When Walmsley arrives, he advises that his class will begin, and any disrespect or lack of discipline will be duly punished, and shots Joey to make clear his intentions. And the class begins.

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5.9/10 9 votes

Quick facts

Year
1998
Runtime
1h 48m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.9/10
Votes
9
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Horror
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Comedy 🎭 Horror 🎬 Andy Anderson 👤 John S. Davies 👤 Marsha Dietlein 👤 Meason Wiley
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Detention has a runtime of 1h 48m (1 hour and 48 minutes).
Detention was directed by Andy Anderson and released in 1998.
Detention is a Drama, Comedy, Horror film (1998).
The cast of Detention includes John S. Davies, Marsha Dietlein, Meason Wiley, Kirk E. Kelleykahn, Susana Gibb.
Detention has a TMDB rating of 5.9/10 based on 9 votes.

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