DETENTION (2003)

MORGAN'S RATING

Hamilton High is no place for a teacher who cares. Teacher Sam Decker doesn't care anymore. He's quitting. Sam marks his last day in the battleground of public education by getting saddled with the detention class after hours, playing warden to a pack of rebellious students, the worst troublemakers in school. But Hamilton High is about to become an all too real battleground when a well-organized group of killers armed with automatic weapons and explosives invade the supposedly deserted school after hours to use it as an operating base for meticulously planned armored car robberies. Led by the brilliant and sadistic Chester Lamb, the invaders are surprised to discover Sam and the kids from the detention room are still inside and the hunt is on when the killers ruthlessly stalk the teacher and his students through the school.

Dolph Lundgren (Sam Decker), Alex Karzis (Chester Lamb), Kata Dobo (Gloria Waylon), Chris Collins (Hogie Hogarth), Corey Sevier (Mick Ashton), Danielle Hampton (Alicia Roberts), Mpho Koaho (Jay Tee Barrow), Nicole Dicker (Charlee Turkle), Don Tiefenbach (Willy Lopez), Joanna Glass (Young Girl), Joseph Scoren (Viktor), Jennifer Baxter (Margo Conroy), Larry Day (Earl Hendorf), Mif (Alek), Shawn Roberts (Corey Washington), Eric Cabral (Young Boy), Quientin Dixon, Len Wagner, Ryan Weichel, Dave Van Zeyl, Dwayne McLean (Bravo-Militia), Joseph Griffin (Phil Macer), Dan Willmott (Sgt. Phil Axel), Roy Lewis (Lyle Neeson), Alan Catlin (Milt Dover), Daniel Enright (Glen Prokow), Dejan Zahirovic (Milos Raditz), Richard Yearwood (Leon), Dennis James (Rent-A-Cop), Jack Newman (Security Guard).

SOLDIER...TEACHER...HERO!

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Sidney J. Furie (Direct Action). WRITERS: Paul Lynch and John Sheppard. PRODUCER: Gary Howsam. CO-PRODUCER: Lewin Webb. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jack Gilardi Jr. and Avi Lerner. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Amin Bhatia and Meiro Stamm (additional music). DISTRIBUTOR: Lions Gate Films.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"So if you're into those cheesy bad action film types you'll definately want to check this out." -- Jeffrey Robinson, DVDtalk.com

"Dolph needs to get some better stuff on his resume from this decade, and soon, because this is one Detention he should have just skipped out on." -- Ziggy's Video Realm

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: January 13th, 2004 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE)  BUDGET: $10 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES July 2002 -- August 2002 - Dolph Lundgren and director Sidney J. Furie would reteam a year later along with some of the cast and crew of this film on Direct Action (2004), another film shot on location in and around Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.