Detention

20112011
RR
1h 33min

Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, and Shanley Caswell in Detention (2011)

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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As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.

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Awards
- 4 nominations

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This comedy/horror movie centers about a group of teens who go to Grizzly Lake High School. When one of their classmates is killed by someone dressed up as 'Cinderhella' (a character from a popular horror movie), they all fall under suspicion, but when they all get detention, they try to work out who it is. —Michael Hallows Eve

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Taglines
- Cancel Your Future
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for bloody violence, crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some teen drinking and drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Joseph Kahn has said the most expensive sequence in the movie is the circular tracking shot around various characters in the library, showing the passage of time by portraying different music eras. This is because the music licensing for using these songs cost so much.

Goofs
Ione and Sloan time travel by exchanging minds, with Ione's mind going into Sloan's body in 1992 and Sloan's mind going into Ione's body in 2011. However, Ione (in Sloan's body) somehow still has her mobile phone with her.

Quotes
Principal Verge: I know it looks like such a lighthearted, feel-good comedy, being an expecting teenage mom, but let me tell you something - I've been principal at this school for five years. Let me tell both of you something - pregnant teenagers are never funny, ever.
Round Teen Girl: I'm not pregnant.
Principal Verge: Cut the carbs.

Crazy credits
Just past six minutes into the film, cast and crew names appear on, and replace the names of, various brand products, while also appearing in or on various items such as broken plaster, money, toilet paper, an iPod, a door placard, a school jacket, a fire alarm, etc.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.123 (2012)

Soundtracks
Frenchy's
Written and Performed by Holy Fuck

Top review

7/10

I'm almost 60

I'm an old fart that still loved this comedic teen scream. The acting was very good, not Oscar material, but fun and talented. And hey the kids are still young, who's to say there's not one in their future? Shanley Caswell and Spencer Locke were great and cute as buttons.

Josh Hutcherson made a likable leading man.

The movie itself was eclectic, space ships and time travel to ax welding prom queens. A little bit Scream, Animal House, and Back to the Future.

Cinematography was great as was a wonderful soundtrack.

Note: Yes brief nudity, and the other stuff you have to consider if young kids watch. However, the gore was limited and comedic. Your kids, but about 12-14 years old would be my cut-off.

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5

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Release date
- April 13, 2012 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Katil Kim?
Filming locations
- University High School - 11800 Texas Avenue, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
- Detention Films (II)
- Syndrome Studio
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Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 33min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Datasat
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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