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Detention

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,435
2,297
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Joseph Kahn
    • Writers
      • Joseph Kahn
      • Mark Palermo
    • Stars
      • Josh Hutcherson
      • Shanley Caswell
      • Spencer Locke
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joseph Kahn
    • Writers
      • Joseph Kahn
      • Mark Palermo
    • Stars
      • Josh Hutcherson
      • Shanley Caswell
      • Spencer Locke
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 103User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos1

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:21
    U.S. Version

    Photos131

    Dane Cook in Detention (2011)
    Josh Hutcherson and Shanley Caswell in Detention (2011)
    Shanley Caswell in Detention (2011)
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    Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, and A.D. Johnson in Detention (2011)
    Joseph Kahn in Detention (2011)
    Joseph Kahn in Detention (2011)
    Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, and Shanley Caswell in Detention (2011)
    Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, and Shanley Caswell in Detention (2011)
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    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Clapton Davis
    Shanley Caswell
    Shanley Caswell
    • Riley Jones
    Spencer Locke
    Spencer Locke
    • Ione
    Dane Cook
    Dane Cook
    • Principal Verge
    Alison Woods
    Alison Woods
    • Taylor Fisher
    Logan Stalarow
    • Taylor's Little Brother
    Julie Dolan
    Julie Dolan
    • Taylor's Mom
    Daniel Negreanu
    Daniel Negreanu
    • Male News Reporter
    Will Wallace
    Will Wallace
    • Riley's Dad…
    Josh Breeding
    • Hipster Thief
    Marco Garcia
    • Janitor
    Mickey River
    Mickey River
    • Punk
    Jesse Heiman
    Jesse Heiman
    • Nerd
    Joseph Keane
    • Metro
    • (as Joe Keane)
    Percy Daggs III
    Percy Daggs III
    • Jock Kid
    • (as Percy Daggs)
    Parker Bagley
    Parker Bagley
    • Billy Nolan
    Marque Richardson
    Marque Richardson
    • Toby T.
    • (as Marque Richardson II)
    A.D. Johnson
    A.D. Johnson
    • Sander Sanderson
    • (as Aaron David Johnson)
    • Director
      • Joseph Kahn
    • Writers
      • Joseph Kahn
      • Mark Palermo
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    Storyline

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    • 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

    User reviews103

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    Top review
    6/10
    10 Year's Later!
    Lately, I've been rewatching films released 10 years ago, to compare my opinions from then to now. However "Detention" is a film I'd almost completely forgotten. But I did remember it being the first film I watched on Netflix and it starred Josh Hutcherson. Let's see how it holds up.

    The film follows a group of students at Grizzly Lake High who are sent to detention after one of their classmates is murdered by a killer, Cinderhella. Now they must work together to figure out who among them is the killer.

    Firstly, the dialogue in this film is very much aimed at "Gen Z" and millennials, with constant references to social media and current trends of the time along with some 90s references with the films theme of time travel. On the surface, the film may look like a giant mess, but overall I did think it was a very entertaining film. It's a genre mashup unlike anything you've ever experienced - with it's blend of bizarre stories about aliens, time travel, body-switching, and apocalypse. It's unlike any teen slasher I've ever seen, or quite possibly will see. It's proof that fresh ideas and off the wall filmmaking are still a possible. It's hard not to admire the absolute commitment to a script that is very ambitious and totally bonkers in the plot department. And maybe its lack of focus is meant to reflect the scattered attention spans of its audience. It's like The Breakfast Club meets Scream with elements of Freaky Friday, Donnie Darko and a string of other movies thrown into the pot too.

    Although sadly it's largely forgotten since it's release, and I haven't heard or seen a glimpse of the film since it's release (I had to seek it out on DVD) I still think it holds up rather well and is worth your time.
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    Details

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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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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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