A drug dealer with a vendetta disrupts a detention at a local school after the hosting teacher witnesses him murdering one of her students. It's up to this tough teacher and her resourcefulness to save the day.
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Title: The Deadliest Lesson (TV Movie 2008)
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Yancey Arias | ... | Daniel | |
| Alison Brie | ... | Amber | |
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Abby Cooper | ||
| Shahine Ezell | ... | Gabriel Lopez | |
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Tricia Gilfone | ... | Secretary |
| Bruce Katzman | ... | Kinsey | |
| Jeremy Luke | ... | Benny (as Jeremy Luc) | |
| Mo McRae | ... | Jason Gretch (as Mo) | |
| Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Gloria | |
| Christian Monzon | ... | Leo | |
| Peter Pasco | ... | Dwyane Evert | |
| Carlos Sanz | ... | Detective Keillor | |
| Lobo Sebastian | ... | Oscar Reyes | |
| Alex Solowitz | ... | Christian | |
| Bridget White | ... | Detective Alonzo | |
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Teacher Gloria Abraham witnesses the murder of a student by a local drug dealer, Oscar Reyes, while on the way to work. After agreeing to testify, she is then targeted by the dealer and his thugs. They decide to take care of her while she is overseeing Saturday detentions at the school. Will she and her students survive detention?
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9 November 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Feels like I'm watching a high school film project. Everything in this movie is beyond bad