Character: Clapton Davis
Directed by: Joseph Kahn
Written by: Mark Palermo
Produced by: Josh Hutcherson, Richard Weager, MaryAnne Tanedo
Cast Members: Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Aaron David Johnson
Released date: March 13, 2011 (SXSW)
Duration: 1h 33m
As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.
Trivia
> Financed largely by Joseph Kahn himself, filming began in Los Angeles, CA August 2010 and finished shooting October 2010.
> “This is the best apocalyptic fantasy, horror, science fiction, action- thriller, body swapping, time-traveling teen romantic comedy that we have ever screened. The pace, energy, and awesomeness Joseph Kahn has achieved in ‘Detention’ is completely mind-blowing in the best way possible,” said Sony exec Scott Shooman.
> The film recently won the Youth Jury prize for best FutureWave Feature Film at the Seattle International Film Festival.
