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Plot

Call it "Die Hard in a School," director Sidney J. Furie's Detention stars Dolph Lundgren as Sam Decker, a teacher who gets more than he bargained for on his last day on the job. Monitoring an after-school detention class filled with a ragtag bunch of young ruffians, Decker suddenly discovers that the school has been taken over by a gang of terrorists. Little do they know, Decker is a former Marine. With the odds stacked against them, Decker and his students attempt to thwart the bad guys' plans and make it out of the school alive.
MPAA Rating:
for strong violence and language, and for some drug content.
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
84min.
DVD Release Date:
01/13/2004
Director(s):
Starring:
Themes:
Police Corruption,Teachers and Students,Crime Gone Awry,Terrorism
Tone:
Forceful,Rousing,Tense
Keywords:
Marines,detention,teacher,terrorist-attack,veteran [military]
Language:
English