- Detention (2011 film)
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Detention 
Directed by Joseph Kahn Produced by Josh Hutcherson, Richard Weager, MaryAnne Tanedo Written by Joseph Kahn
Mark PalermoStarring Josh Hutcherson
Dane Cook
Spencer Locke
Shanley Caswell
Aaron David JohnsonMusic by Brain & Melissa Cinematography Christopher Probst Editing by David Blackburn Studio Detention Films, LLC Distributed by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group Release date(s) March 13, 2011 (SXSW Festival Premiere), 2012 Worldwide Country United States Language English Budget 10 million Detention is a 2011 American comedy-horror film directed by Joseph Kahn, and co-written with Mark Palermo. The film premiered March 2011 in Austin, Texas at SXSW.[1] Detention stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Walter Perez, and Erica Shaffer. Produced by Richard Weager and MaryAnne Tanedo.
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Premise
It's another year at Grizzly Lake High School for Riley (Shanley Caswell), a clever but cynical social outcast who is the unrequited love object of Sander (Aaron David Johnson), who is even less popular and more sexually frustrated than she is. Meanwhile, ironically named hipster Clapton (Josh Hutcherson) is head over heels for Ione (Spencer Locke), a beautiful but self-absorbed cheerleader. All four are waiting out their final year of high school, but it's anyone's guess if they'll ever see graduation, as a serial killer known as Cinderhella is on the loose and preying on Grizzly Lake's student body. The principal (Dane Cook) is certain Cinderhella is a disgruntled student and figures he can keep the prom from turning into a bloodbath by putting the likely suspects in all-day detention on the day of the big dance, but you already know that's not going to go as he planned. Meanwhile, various students struggle with shape shifting, contract flesh eating diseases, discover time travel and fall victim to a gang making porn videos on school grounds.
Cast
- Shanley Caswell as Riley Jones
- Josh Hutcherson as Clapton Davis
- Dane Cook as Principal Verge
- Spencer Locke as Ione
- Aaron David Johnson as Sander Sanderson
- Walter Perez as Elliot Fink
- Erica Shaffer as Sloan
- Parker Bagley as Billy Nolan
- Marque Richardson as Toby T.
- Jonathan "Dumbfoundead" Park as Toshiba
Production
Financed largely by Joseph Kahn himself, filming began in Los Angeles, CA August 2010 and finished shooting October 2010. The Director of Photography, Christopher Probst, shot the film digitally on Red Ones.[2] The production set visual effects supervisor is Chris Watts and post production visual effects supervision by Ingenuity Engine in Hollywood, California. Production Design for the film was by veteran music video and commercial designer, Marcelle Gravel.
Release
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired this film's worldwide distribution rights,[3] and will open the film sometime in 2012.
Accolades
Detention won the Youth Jury Prize at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.[4] The film also won L’Écran Fantastique Prize 2011 at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival as well as the Midnight Extreme Award at Spain's Sitges. London's Frightfest gave it the Biggest Surprise Award and organizer Alan Jones named "Detention" as his overall favorite film of the festival in 2011. [5] Critic Devin Faraci called Detention "Insane, Hyperkinetic, Next Level Filmmaking." [6] Drew McWeeny of Hitfix described it a "manic throwback horror comedy for the Twitter generation." [7] Quint of Aint-It-Cool-News raved "time traveling teen pop culture comedy Detention is a runaway freight train of frenetic energy!" [8] Renn Brown of CHUD said "Detention may very well be completely brilliant (5 of 5 stars)." [9]
References
- ^ Detention - SXSW 2011 Accepted Film on YouTube
- ^ http://www.chud.com/43759/sxswamerican-cinematographer-detentions-christopher-probst/
- ^ http://www.indiewire.com/article/sony_pictures_worldwide_opts_for_detention/#
- ^ http://www.siff.net/press/detail.aspx?NID=210&year=2011
- ^ http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/09/frightfest-2011-bens-report/
- ^ http://www.badassdigest.com/2011/04/06/movie-review-detention-is-insane-hyperkinetic-next-level-filmmaking
- ^ http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/sxsw-review-joseph-kahns-detention-is-manic-throwback-horror-comedy-for-twitter-generation
- ^ http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48937
- ^ http://www.chud.com/43113/festival-review-detention-sxsw-11/
External links
- Detention at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 2011 films
- American films
- English-language films
- American comedy horror films
- Slasher films
- 2010s 3D films
- 2010s comedy films
- 2010s horror films
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