Detention: Siege at Johnson High
Brief Synopsis
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Unable to deal with the hand life has dealt him, a 20-year-old high school dropout with revenge on his mind returns to his high school and takes a group of terrified students hostage. It is up to an inexperienced hostage negotiator, a police officer and two students to gain the trust of their captor
Cast & Crew
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Michael Watkins
Director
Ricky Schroder
Jason Copeland
Freddie Prinze
Aaron Sullivan
Katie Wright
Samantha Eckert
Henry Winkler
Skip Fine
Alexis Cruz
Frankie Rodriguez
Film Details
Also Known As
Hostage High
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The
Distribution Company
Artisan Home Entertainment
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Unable to deal with the hand life has dealt him, a 20-year-old high school dropout with revenge on his mind returns to his high school and takes a group of terrified students hostage. It is up to an inexperienced hostage negotiator, a police officer and two students to gain the trust of their captor and elicit his surrender. Inspired by actual events.
Director
Michael Watkins
Director
Cast
Ricky Schroder
Jason Copeland
Freddie Prinze
Aaron Sullivan
Katie Wright
Samantha Eckert
Henry Winkler
Skip Fine
Alexis Cruz
Frankie Rodriguez
Patrick Y Malone
Travis Mcgill
Pat Finn
Mr Kroft
Troy Bryant
Matt Eckert
Renn Woods
Mrs Mcgill
Michael Flynn
Sheriff Randall
Kip Niven
Fbi Agent Brown
Curly Green
Swat Commander Hansen
Christy Summerhays
Margaret Fine
Marcia Dangerfield
Mrs Sullivan
Greg Kean
Deputy Manners
Steve Anderson
Principal Dresser
Lynne Van Dam
Miss Richards
Joey Miyashima
Mr Braddock
Stephanie Allen
Miss Davis
Charles Metten
Mr Milo
Matt Barker
Willie
Jacque Gray
Kathy
Andrew Noyes
Jimmy
Wendy Gardner
Diana
Rosie Hayes
Jennifer
Bryan Stewart
Lanky Kid
Shawn Nottingham
Deputy Thomas
Sandra Shotwell
Mimi Copeland
Peter G Morse
Swat Agent
Phil Tubach
Lead Person
Michael Flynn
Crew
Eric Adams
Production Associate
Brian Adler
Music
Sheralyn Austin-gagne
Assistant
Ruth Bird
Music Editor
Ed Borasch
Property Master
Luri Bradbard
Associate Producer
Melissa Burton
Publicity
David Butkovich
Key Grip
Bernadette Caulfield
Supervising Producer
Bernadette Caulfield
Unit Production Manager
Jennifer Cobb
Production Associate
Martha Elcan
Assistant Director
John Ellingwood
Assistant Camera Operator
Peter B. Ellis
Editor
Linda Ferrero
Associate Producer
Joel Fields
Executive Producer
Ardythe Goergens
Supervising Producer
Larry Golin
Screenwriter
George Groves
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Leonard Hill
Executive Producer
Jeremy Hoenack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kathy Jarvis
Stunts
Corey Kaplan
Production Designer
Gloria Kirkwood
Production Associate
Jono Kouzouyan
Gaffer
Michael F Lambert
Special Effects Coordinator
Steven Lang
Assistant Editor
Bob Lewis
Assistant Director
Molly Lopata
Casting
Matthew Loze
Producer
Rean C Luttrell
Assistant Director
Mark Merrall
Location Coordinator
Ann Montesanto
Hair Stylist
Cheri Montesanto-medcalf
Makeup Artist
Christine Moore
Script Supervisor
Steve Natt
Producer
Lori A Noyes
Set Decorator
Ken Plumlee
Transportation Captain
Fenton Quinn
Stunts
Fenton Quinn
Stunt Coordinator
Glade Quinn
Stunts
Bill Roe
Director Of Photography
Bill Sell
Production Coordinator
Rosalind Soulam
Location Casting
Ted Ross Stock
Assistant
Aaron Weiss
Production Associate
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Kathleen A Wildman
Costume Designer
Timothy Winteringham
Production Associate
Film Details
Also Known As
Hostage High
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Post Group, The
Distribution Company
Artisan Home Entertainment
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 19, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 16, 2001
