Detention

Year: 1998

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: English

Director: Andy Anderson

HorrorComedyDrama

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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