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Detention (1998) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1998 · 108 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Andy Anderson
- Starring
- Gail Cronauer, Marsha Dietlein, Kirk E. Kelleykahn, Susana Gibb, Rene Moreno, Brandy Little
After trauma, Wilson Walmsley becomes a substitute teacher at a suburban high school. He befriends arts teacher Louise and an abused student, Joey. When he rescues Louise from student Davey's assault, they are sued. Enraged, Walmsley kidnaps Joey and six other troublemakers, imprisoning them in cages on his Texas property, where he forces a brutal lesson.
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