Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997)
- Original title
- Hostage High
- Directed by
- Michael W. Watkins
- Genre
- teen film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A troubled former student takes a high school classroom hostage with a gun. Teachers and police work to negotiate with him and protect the students trapped inside.
tensesuspensefuldarkurgentsoberinggrittyclaustrophobicrealistic
What happens
Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (also known as Hostage High and Target for Rage) is a 1997 American made-for-television thriller drama film based on the 1992 Lindhurst High School shooting and siege that resulted in the death of four people. The film, written by Larry Golin and directed by Michael W. Watkins, stars Rick Schroder, Freddie Prinze Jr., Katie Wright, Alexis Cruz and Henry Winkler. It was originally broadcast on ABC on May 19, 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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