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Deadly Detention

Original title: The Detained
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
1.7K
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Coy Stewart, Alex Frnka, Jennifer Robyn Jacobs, Sarah Davenport, and Henrique Zaga in Deadly Detention (2017)
ComedyDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

Five high school students are having Saturday detention in a former Correctional Facility, and must find a way to outsmart an unseen menace out to kill them.Five high school students are having Saturday detention in a former Correctional Facility, and must find a way to outsmart an unseen menace out to kill them.Five high school students are having Saturday detention in a former Correctional Facility, and must find a way to outsmart an unseen menace out to kill them.

  • Director
    • Blair Hayes
  • Writers
    • Casie Tabanou
    • Ali Spuck
  • Stars
    • Alex Frnka
    • Sarah Davenport
    • Henrique Zaga
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Blair Hayes
    • Writers
      • Casie Tabanou
      • Ali Spuck
    • Stars
      • Alex Frnka
      • Sarah Davenport
      • Henrique Zaga
    • 76User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alex Frnka
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    • Jessica
    Henrique Zaga
    Henrique Zaga
    • Barrett
    • (as Henry Zaga)
    Coy Stewart
    • Kevin
    Jennifer Robyn Jacobs
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    • Taylor
    Gillian Vigman
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      • Ali Spuck
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    2prismzeus

    had the absolute time of my life

    I would like to preface this review with: it's so bad!! it's so, so bad!!! The characters and the way they interact and their dialogue is all completely unsalvageable! But I had so much fun watching this thing!! From just the scene of them getting off the bus you already know what you're in for. This one kid does the sign of the cross and hold up the line and it's really painfully awkward (and is also gay so of course his bible (which he carries everywhere) is bedazzled) and this other character (who's my personal favorite) is obviously played by someone who just barely kind of knows how to skateboard even though it's the characters whole schtick. Like if you really want to laugh just watch them in the background, it's incredible. In the bus scene they like throw down the skateboard and then pounce onto it (seriously, they tuck their legs in and everything), but you can still tell the actor didn't know what to do beyond that so you kind of see them just outside of frame bend down to pick it back up and walk. Only to, once in the hallway, put the skateboard back down by crouching instead of just, you know, dropping it, and then they proceed to skate for about six whole seconds where they get dangerously closer and closer to a wall they obviously don't know how to avoid. This is just the first five minutes. I genuinely recommend watching this horrible, horrible, horrible movie just to guess how many scenes they had to reshoot because of the skateboarding kid. Loved it.
    2nikkicameron

    Not worth watching

    Not sure if this was suppose to be a horror or comedy or both. Terrible acting and story.
    2gjcannon

    Certainly 'deadly.

    Something centred so closely on a small group of people in a restricted space needs very strong characters and spot-on dialogue, neither of which feature here. Also, just wondering, if the prison is deserted, how come the car-park is full?
    2foxtrotmarie

    Really not even good in the bad kind of way

    The acting was terrible but it is questionable if that was from bad acting itself or terrible writing. The cliche characters are about as cartoonish as you can get and yet there is no backstory or answer to why. The one liners and talkback are cringe worthy at best. The plot was bare with no filling and you knew the killer from the beginning. Even knowing who it is, they never explained why and the event that set everything in motion or why these kids were chosen, nothing was explained but you still get the poor me speech at the end. The twists at the end were suppose to be shocking but ended up just as 'what?' All in all the only thing worth noting was the setting was decent.
    1alastairkay

    Nope

    Just don't watch this. Go out, meet friends, even stay in, but just don't turn this on. Nothing happens. Nothing. Cast of 6 running round a jail. Nope.

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Detained
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(on location)
    • Production company
      • Fancy Pants Films
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      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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