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Detention
“Goodbye Mister Chips, Hello Midnight Express”
59%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Detention (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Detention (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama, Comedy, and Horror with dark, funny, and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: After some personal trauma, Wilson Walmsley is invited to work as a substitute teacher in a suburban public high school. He finds lack of authority and interest in the school direction and teacher body; uncontrolled and abusive students in an environment of disrespect and lack of discipline. He becomes close to the … Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Detention 59% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Detention suits viewers who want a dark and funny film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
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from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After some personal trauma, Wilson Walmsley is invited to work as a substitute teacher in a suburban public high school. He finds lack of authority and interest in the school direction and teacher body; uncontrolled and abusive students in an environment of disrespect and lack of discipline. He becomes close to the arts teacher Louise and to the smart and abused student Joey. When he saves Louise from a sexual assault of the student Davey, Louise and him are sued by Davey's family lawyer; then Davey's girlfriend beats Louise. The upset Walmsley lures, drugs and kidnaps Joey and six troublemakers of his class and brings them to his isolate real estate in Alpine, Texas. When the seven students wake up, they are naked and caged in cages with electric fences. When Walmsley arrives, he advises that his class will begin, and any disrespect or lack of discipline will be duly punished, and shots Joey to make clear his intentions. And the class begins.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-03-01
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 187115
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What is Detention about?
After some personal trauma, Wilson Walmsley is invited to work as a substitute teacher in a suburban public high school. He finds lack of authority and interest in the school direction and teacher ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Detention?
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How long is the movie Detention?
The official runtime for Detention is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

John S. Davies
William Walmsley
- M
Marsha Dietlein
Louise Germain
- M
Meason Wiley
Davey
- K
Kirk E. Kelleykahn
Tony

Susana Gibb
Julie

Brandy Little
Tracey
- R
Rebecca Sanabria
Maria
- J
Jonathan Brent
Willie
- F
Forest Denbow
Joey

Gail Cronauer
Ms. Nunca

Steven Fromholz
Teacher's Rep

Lee Ritchey
Principal Weaver

Carolyn Wickwire
Moss
- R
Rene Moreno
Gozales
- J
Jodi Leigh
Teacher's Aide
- C
Charles Rees Davies
Student
- S
Sloan DeForest
Girl in Classroom
- N
Nick Kaba
Coach
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