Vintage original theatrical trailer from the 1980 film, prom night, coming soon in a new 2k restoration from synapse films. Posted on friday, january 4th, 2008 by hunter stephenson. List of deaths in prom night series horror film wiki. Prom night was number one at the box office, and that.
The first film, prom night 1980, was a slasher film directed by paul lynch and produced by peter r. Apr, 2008 believe it or not, people actually showed up to see prom night this weekend. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis prom night 1980 duration. While searching for a dress in the schools costume room, she discovers a trunk full of mementos and clothing that belonged to mary lou maloney, a teenage student who was burned to death during a. Sure, the rules of horror were not yet written drugs and sex equals death, but this is a member of the series of horror films that brought the incomparable scream queen jamie lee curtis to the forefront for horror genre fans. Intercut with scenes of the prom are shots of local police officers investigating. Buried at her funeral nurse sliced with glass shard leonard murch no kelly lynch throat slit alex hammond yes revenge for killing robin jude cunningham stabbed in neckthroat 3 times alex hammond yes. I expected mroe from jamie lee, but it kept me amused. Prom night made my job easy, by being just average enough to be unengaging and just decent enough as to not be a total bore. Prom night ii, a teenage girl, vicki carpenter, is preparing to attend the 1987 senior prom at hamilton high. Actor brock simpsons father produced the prom night series, brock has a role in each film.
Add to watchlist the movie prom night is essentially the blending of two very popular film genres. When prom night was released in july of 1980, the slasher genre was just crystalizing itself into a formula after previous films had toyed with various elements during the past decade. Elevenyearold robin tammy bourne is taunted by classmates during an aggressive game of hideandseek. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film, prom night was directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza jr. Four hamilton high school seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to tenyearold robin hammond for six long years. R, 1 h 32 min leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens, annemarie martin director.
Prom night 1980 tt00883 this slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased by four of her classmates. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis prom night 1980 youtube. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray, and starring jamie lee curtis and leslie nielsen. Far too slow moving with no pay off, and the rest only just about held my interest. Name cause of death killer onscreen notes robin ann hammond falls out of 2nd story building and lands on broken glass wendy richards, nick mcbride, jude cunningham, and kelly lynch. Bringing us to this movie, however, is an interesting time capsule, given that this movie, released in 1980, is still very much 70s inspired with the disco music and the discothemed prom. When hamilton highs prom queen of 1957, mary lou maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Prom night 1980 cast and crew this slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased by four of her classmates. Prom night 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thankfully, prom nights predictable ending doesnt suggest a remake of the originals 1987 sequel, hello mary lou. At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously. Prom night attempts a fair bit of misdirection, throwing in a number of redherring characters to distract from the truth. Released in 1980, prom night opens with an unfortunate death of a child, caused by a group of kids playing a variation of hideandseek in an abandoned building teasing a girl, leading her to fall from a window.
It has nothing to do with prom night because it was intended to be a standalone film. Now bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957. It is a typical horror film blended with a teen slasher movie. Thats the difference between 1980s prom nighta cheap canadian cashin on halloween, featuring scream queen jamie lee curtis and a bizarre fiveminute discodancing interludeand the virtually innameonly remake, which contents itself with delivering a few mild shocks to accompany its generic modernrock soundtrack. List of deaths in prom night series horror film wiki fandom. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing prom night 2 near you. Prom night 1980 this slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased by four of her classmates.
A cruel childhood prank accidentally killed young robin hammond and four kids formed a pact of secrecy. Parents need to know that this isnt the prom night from 2008, but rather the 1980 original. Prom night begins, as many horror films do, with a tragic accident. They could have done a drama sequel after this prom night. Nov 01, 2018 the films an improvement on prom night, because at least theres some goofy charm in it as the killer changes from costume to costume, eliminating this train full of frat boy practical jokers, who you just know all want to be either hotshot surgeons or dermatologists after easy money.
With leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens, annemarie martin. Simpson richard simpsonprodutor associado roteiro william gray robert guza jr. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for revengea prom night killing spree. Buried at her funeral nurse sliced with glass shard leonard murch no kelly lynch throat slit alex hammond yes revenge for killing robin jude cunningham stabbed in neckthroat 3 times alex.
If you took halloween and mixed it with saturday night fever and sprinkled it over carrie, one would get prom night, the discoslasher film from 1980 starring the legendary scream queen at the time, jamie lee curtis. Included in the set are prom night1980, prom night 2. Full movies on youtube prom night 1980 horror, romance usa. Watch prom night online full movie from 2008 yidio. As her tormenters approach, robin backs up toward a secondstory window and falls through the glass to her death. Jul 07, 2014 vintage original theatrical trailer from the 1980 film, prom night, coming soon in a new 2k restoration from synapse films. Imdb remake of 1980 original movie which can be seen here. Her spirit is accidentally released by a girl named vicki when she finds her supposed prom queen regalia in the schools prop room. Oct 15, 2012 directed by paul lynch a masked killer stalks four teens responsible for the accidential death of a child six years earlier at their high schools senior prom.
Thankfully, prom night s predictable ending doesnt suggest a remake of the originals 1987 sequel, hello mary lou. Despite its shortcomings, prom night found a huge audience during the summer of 1980, where it became a huge hit on the drivein circuit. Police suspect an escaped mental patient could be involved with the killings, but the truth of identity is something much closer to the hearts of the people still dealing. Its kind of a good thing they didnt do a real sequel to the original prom night. Prom night 1980 leslie nielsen horror mystery movies. Prom night is a canadian horror film franchise that comprises a total of five feature films, the first four of which are centered around events at the fictional hamilton high school. Prom night 1980 full movie online myflixer myflixer is a free movies streaming site with zero ads. The highestgrossing film of 1980 was the empire strikes back. With lisa schrage, michael ironside, wendy lyon, louis ferreira. Alliance films chose to change the name of the movie to hello mary lou. Prom night is generally regarded as one of the staples of 80s horror.
I think that means 3 more months of crummy horror movie winter. Its a little like going on a tour of the slaughterhouse, where death is meted out with mechanical regularity, but visitors are kept at a safe, pg distance from all the butchering. They could have done a drama sequel after this prom. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher horror film directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza, jr. Prom night 1980 a masked killer slashes through a handful of teenagers at prom in a plot of delayed vengeance for the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. In the 30 years since, its been often cited as a slasher favorite, but its never quite clicked with me. The kids never told anyone what happened and the little girls death was blamed on leonard murch, a psychopathic sex fiend who is caught shortly after. While violence isnt tortureporn level, there are still bloody killings and death. A list of american films released in 1980 ordinary people won the academy award for best picture. Believe it or not, people actually showed up to see prom night this weekend.
Donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends. The plot follows a group of high school seniors who are targeted at their prom by a masked killer seeking vengeance for the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. The teen horror flick was produced in 2008 and rated pg. Prom night 1980 original theatrical trailer youtube. Director bruce pittman and writer ron oliver have treated the genre as but a point of. The kids never told anyone what happened and the little girls death was blamed on leonard murch, a psychopathic sex fiend who is. However, she is possessed by mary lou maloney after opening a trunk in the schools basement.
The story begins with several children playing a disturbing game in an abandoned. The story concerns a group of high school seniors who are targeted by a mysterious masked killer in revenge for their culpability in the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. A sequel to prom night 1980 in name only although peter simpson repeats his chores as producer, this film begins with a prolog set in 1957, as prom queen mary lou maloney lisa schrage is. Leslie nielsen jamie lee curtis casey stevens annemarie martin antoinette bower michael tough robert a. Bill nordham is now the principle of hamilton high and his son is about to attend the prom with vicki carpenter. No twists, no atmosphere, no big grand guignol setpieces, not a single moment when it tries to do something novel with the event, the killings, the villain, or the victims. Prom night was one of the first slasher movies i sought out after experiencing my world getting turned upside down after seeing halloween, the first two elm street movies, and friday the th as a preteeni quickly consulted the metalhead clerk who would let me rent anything and his anthrax shirt at my local video store and i left with a giant stack which included the prowler, my bloody. The last kiss the sequel to prom night 2 and the prom night remake from 2008. The film centers around the ghost of one mary lou maloney, a girl who was accidentally killed during her prom queen crowning in the 50s. Movie detailstrailer full poster directed by paul lynch, this cult horror masterpiece starring leslie nielsen and scream queen jamie lee curtis paved the way for future slasher films and inspired such blockbusters as scream and i know what you did last summer. Jun 24, 2016 prom night is generally regarded as one of the staples of 80s horror.
The films an improvement on prom night, because at least theres some goofy charm in it as the killer changes from costume to costume, eliminating this train full of frat boy practical jokers, who you just know all want to be either hotshot surgeons or dermatologists after easy money. It features supporting performances from casey stevens, eddie benton, mary beth. Our editorinchief nate yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book hidden horror. A celebration of 101 underrated and overlooked fright flicks, edited by aaron christensen.
We let you watch movies online without having to register or paying, with over 0 movies and tvseries. Prom night ii citywide is the blue velvet of high school horror pictures. None of the slasher films from the 70s80s, imho, had good sequels, and the films that were produced cheapened the franchise. Prom night will always be unique in slasher history, because it plays out like a family tragedy more than a conventional slasher.
Prom night was followed by four sequels, each of which bear little in common with the 1980 film, aside from all being set at hamilton high school. Simpson, focusing on teenagers being stalked and murdered by a masked killer at their prom. Prom night ii 1987 is a kind of sequel to prom night 1980, but is more just the second entry in the series. Thirty years after her accidental death at her 1957 senior prom, the tortured spirit of prom queen mary lou maloney returns to seek revenge. At the time, it was still teetering on the precipice of the typical splatter offerings that would come to define the 80s and friday the th provided a forceful nudge in that direction a few months earlier, so. Directed by paul lynch a masked killer stalks four teens responsible for the accidential death of a child six years earlier at their high schools senior prom.
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