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Detention

Detention

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20125.61h 33m

Overview

As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.

Directed by Joseph Kahn
Written by Mark Palermo, Joseph Kahn
Produced by Mary Ann Tanedo, Richard Weager
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Shanley Caswell

Shanley Caswell

Riley Jones

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Clapton Davis

Spencer Locke

Spencer Locke

Ione Foster

Dane Cook

Dane Cook

Principal Karl Verge

A.D. Johnson

A.D. Johnson

Sander Sanderson

Walter Perez

Walter Perez

Elliot Fink

Erica Shaffer

Erica Shaffer

Sloan Foster

Yves Bright

Yves Bright

Mr. Kendall

Parker Bagley

Parker Bagley

Billy Nolan

Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Mimi

Themes & Keywords

high schoolmurderslasherhorror spoofdetentionbewildered

About Detention

Detention is a horror, comedy, science fiction film released in 2012 exploring themes of high school, murder, slasher, horror spoof, detention, bewildered. Directed by Joseph Kahn, it stars Shanley Caswell, Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke. As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.

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