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Detention
(2003)


plot summary
 

Teacher Sam Decker (Dolph Lundgren) has had enough. Following a successful military career in the Special Forces, Decker returned to his inner city neighbourhood to teach in the toughest school in town. He thought he could make a difference in a school where drugs and guns are part of the unofficial curriculum. But angered and frustrated by a system that doesn't seem to work, Decker decides to give headmaster Lyle Neeson notice to quit. Undeterred by Neeson's attempts to dissuade him from 'selling out', Decker reluctantly agrees to supervise one final detention class with the school's most troublesome kids.

But little does Decker or his motley crew of would-be dropouts realize is that Lincoln High is the designated after-hours launch pad for a major criminal plan - tonight. Masterminded by the brilliant Chester Lamb and his sadistic sidekick Gloria Waylon, the plot to use the school's auto shop to prep two police cars and hide a drugs stash worth $250K is already underway. As the school is systematically alarmed and locked up tight for the night, Tee Jay , Alicia, Hogie, Willie and Mick are sitting targets.

On discovering that the school is not empty as pre-arranged, Chester Lamb and his mercenary companions Gloria, Victor and Alek are determined to let nothing stand in their way. The hunt is on as Lamb turns the school's surveillance equipment against Decker and the kids, stalking his prey from classroom to classroom, and turning the corridors into a battleground. As they band together to regain control of their school, Decker and the kids uncover a sinister conspiracy which leads back to the higher enshcalons of the police establishment and beyond. For both teacher and students, today's lesson is survival.


director/cast
 
Sidney J. Furie Director
Dolph Lundgren Sam Decker
Alex Karzis Chester Lamb
Kata Dobó Gloria Waylon
Corey Sevier Mick Ashton
Dov Tiefenbach Willy Lopez


genre Action
rating R for strong violence and language, and for some drug content
production co(s) GFT Entertainment (GFT Detention Films Inc) / Nu Image
budget $5 million (CAD)
location(s) Hamilton, ON (Canada)


interesting facts
 

- "Detention" was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing at the Directors Guild of Canada Craft Awards 2004.

- "Detention" has been released theatrically in South Korea, Indonesia, Hungary, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

- The development of "Detention" goes way back to 1993, when Paul Lynch was to direct the movie (Dolph wasn't involved at the time).


webmaster's opinion
 
The film isn't the best Dolph movie but it is not that bad either, I didn't expect much because I read the original script, that I found pretty lame. But the director made it watchable, the cinematography is pretty good, the pace and editing are ok and the action is enjoyable, and I found the actors playing the teenagers good. The only thing really annoying is the overacting bad guys, whose look is awful...
But I think this is not a very good move for Dolph's career to make a film like that right after Columbine's shooting and September 11th...


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 NU IMAGE presents a GFT ENTERTAINMENT production a SIDNEY J. FURIE film DOLPH LUNDGREN "DETENTION" ALEX KARZIS KATA DOBO COREY SEVIER DOV TIEFENBACH CHRIS COLLINS MPHO KOAHO LARRY DAY casting MARJORIE LECKER music AMIN BATHIA director of photography CURTIS J. PETERSEN edited by SAUL PINCUS art director RAYMOND LORENZ costume designer KIM HARKNESS executive producers AVI LERNER and JACK GILARDI, JR co-producer LEWIN WEBB produced by GARY HOWSAM story PAUL LYNCH written by D.J. SHEPPARD directed by SIDNEY J. FURIE

 

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