Detention: The Siege at Johnson High

TV Movie
1997
R
1h 33m

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6.3/10

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Henry Winkler, Freddie Prinze Jr., Ricky Schroder, and Ryan Mouritsen in Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997)

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A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

666

YOUR RATING

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The movie is based on actual events. Eric Houston, a former student, went on a rampage at Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst, California on May 1, 1992 where he had dropped out three years earlier. He shot and killed three students, one teacher, and wounded nine students and one teacher before surrendering to police. He was sentenced to death.

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The movie was so good that i actually wrote to him. He actually wrote back. I found out a lot that was left out of the movie and some things that should have been left in. I ended up writing to him for 2 years. And am actually thinking about trying to write to him again. remember that the movies always add more or leave something out. And think about what you would do. NOT SAYING HE WAS RIGHT!!!!!! But let him tell you his side before he's not around to tell it anymore. He's still on death row. And if you wonder like I did at the end of the movie, write him and Ask him why like I did. You might be surprised like I was. Watch the movie with an open mind and take in every detail. Including the fact they changed the name of it. My copy is called Hostage High.