Detention
Goodbye Mister Chips, Hello Midnight Express
108 mins
After some personal trauma, Wilson Walmsley is invited to work as a substitute teacher in a suburban public high school. He finds lack of authority and interest in the school direction and teacher body; uncontrolled and abusive students in an environment of disrespect and lack of discipline. He becomes close to the arts teacher Louise and to the smart and abused student Joey. When he saves Louise from a sexual assault of the student Davey, Louise and him are sued by Davey's family lawyer; then Davey's girlfriend beats Louise. The upset Walmsley lures, drugs and kidnaps Joey and six troublemakers of his class and brings them to his isolate real estate in Alpine, Texas. When the seven students wake up, they are naked and caged in cages with electric fences. When Walmsley arrives, he advises that his class will begin, and any disrespect or lack of discipline will be duly punished, and shots Joey to make clear his intentions. And the class begins.
Marsha Dietlein
Louise Germain
Meason Wiley
Davey
Rebecca Sanabria
Maria
Jonathan Brent
Willie
Forest Denbow
Joey
Rene Moreno
Gozales
Jodi Leigh
Teacher's Aide
Charles Rees Davies
Student
Sloan DeForest
Girl in Classroom
Nick Kaba
Coach
Karen Stone
Teacher
Andy Anderson
Director
Andy Anderson
Writer
Robert J. Castaldo
Producer
Corky Irick
Producer
J.R. Roberts
Co-Producer
Douglas Bruce
Line Producer
Howard Stone
Executive Producer
Karen Stone
Executive Producer
Johnny Reno
Original Music Composer
Gary Watson
Director of Photography
Robert J. Castaldo
Editor
Lisa Lancaster
Casting
Mark Mahlo
Casting
Jim Kanan
Production Design
Kara Sutherlin
Art Direction
Joe Jackson
Set Decoration
Connie O'Brien
Costume Design
Janet Tallent-Dickson
Key Makeup Artist
Janet Tallent-Dickson
Key Hair Stylist