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. A sequel to the slasher film prom night 1980, it was originally intended to be a standalone film titled the haunting of hamilton high, but was refitted and retitled in order to capitalize on the success of the original prom night. Click an image to view bluray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher horror film directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza, jr. With lisa schrage, michael ironside, wendy lyon, louis ferreira.
It is the second sequel to the 1980 film, prom night. Prom night is generally regarded as one of the staples of 80s horror. Certainly prom night boasts some idiosyncracies of its own. Casey stevens in prom night 1980 annemarie martin and david mucci in prom night. Prom night ii 1987, was envisioned as a standalone film, but producer simpson and his company, simcom, refitted it as a sequel to the original prom night. They could have done a drama sequel after this prom. 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.
Prom night ii, the only theatrically released sequel. The first film, prom night 1980, was a slasher film directed by paul lynch and produced by peter r. The last kiss the sequel to prom night 2 and the prom night remake from 2008. Prom night suffers the same problems that hinder a lot of films in the slasher cycle. Its really awkward to see leslie nielsen in such a serious role, when i first saw him i immediately thought of scary movie 3.
The last kiss is a 1989 canadian supernatural comedic slasher film and the third in the prom night film series, continuing the storyline involving the murderous ghoul mary lou maloney. Four hamilton high school seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to tenyearold robin hammond for six long years. The highestgrossing film of 1980 was the empire strikes back. Im a big wuss and was scared to see this movie at the beginning, but upon seeing it, it is neither horror or thriller. Simpson richard simpsonprodutor associado roteiro william gray robert guza jr. Jun 24, 2016 prom night is generally regarded as one of the staples of 80s horror. Prom night ii by the samuelgoldwyn company who purchased it and decided to market it as a sequel. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza jr. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray.
Beginning with the death of a young girl, prom night is the kind of secretsfromthepasthauntingthepresent horror film that serves icy kills and telescoped thrills. The tide of blood and gore unleashed by friday the th would flood theaters throughout the 80s as sequel upon sequel was spawned. Jun 11, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Nov 26, 2014 i was talking to chad over at the horror movie bbq the other day and he asked me what my favorite prom night movie was. Even though i felt this kind of ripped off friday th it came out like the month after friday th 1980 so honestly it couldnt have. The kids swear to silence, but someone saw them do it.
I first saw prom night in my early teens, same period where i first saw happy. When hamilton highs prom queen of 1957, mary lou maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. How well is the 2008 doing the original 1980 classic. Included in the set are prom night 1980, prom night 2. I had not seen this since its home video release and i have always had fond memories of it, the locker scene probably played a part in that. This movie was one of the reasons i bought this set. 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. Original 1980 motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by music video distributors on behalf of perseverance records, and 2 music rights societies. Her spirit is accidentally released by a girl named vicki when she finds her supposed prom queen regalia in the schools prop room.
Find out where prom night 1980 is streaming, if prom night 1980 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. A conventional horror film with several jolting moments, prom night features jamie lee curtis in one of her last scream queen roles before she branched out from the genre. Prom night is a 1980 canadian horror film filmed in canada and directed by paul lynch and starring leslie nielsen and jamie lee curtis. At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental deat. 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. How well did these movies fare with movie critics and moviegoers. 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. Its probably the only horror flick with a disco theme song prom nighteverything is all right, which plays during the titular festivities and goes on two minutes shy of forever. Prom night will always be unique in slasher history, because it plays out like a family tragedy more than a conventional slasher. Financial analysis of prom night 1980 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. What other differences are there between these movies.
Bill nordham is now the principal of hamilton high and his son is about to attend the prom with vicki carpenter. Not that i had any love for it, but i had at least heard of this title. I was talking to chad over at the horror movie bbq the other day and he asked me what my favorite prom night movie was. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for revengea prom night killing spree. There is also a lengthy, dated discodancing scene sure to make those who hate that musical genre. A real thankyou to the commercial success of halloween 1977 and friday the th 1980, which saw the influx of slasher films and prom night was one of the first to step up. Its probably the only horror flick with a disco theme song prom night everything is all right, which plays during the titular festivities and goes on two minutes shy of forever. The 40 greatest horror movies of the 1980s newnownext. 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. The fittingly titled prom night, a remake of a sequelspawning 1980 film starring jamie lee curtis, attempts to rectify this. None of the slasher films from the 70s80s, imho, had good sequels, and the films that were produced cheapened the franchise.
May 05, 2008 does anyone know what are the differences between these movies besides the fact that the 2008 version is a remake of the 1980 version. In the intervening years, prom night has accrued a substantial cult following, not only for its horror content but also for its discoheavy soundtrack, which was released by rca records in japan in 1980. Some film scholars have cited prom night as one of the most influential slasher films of the period. Paul lynchs prom night is just one of the many slashers released in the wake of halloween. Jul 07, 2014 vintage original theatrical trailer from the 1980 film, prom night, coming soon in a new 2k restoration from synapse films. This is the only entry to depart from the horror genre, and is instead a spoof of the previous films. 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. The similarities to the original prom night 1980, such as the name of the school and the line its not who you go with. Bringing us to this movie, however, is an interesting time capsule, given that this movie, released in 1980.
George romero hit the jackpot with night of the living dead, and its sequel dawn of the dead is, in my opinion, the greatest horror film ever made. It is solid horror whose impact is lessened by disco. Six years later, the same kids are anticipating the senior prom and the night of their life. 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. 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. 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.
This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 1980. Once the film was shot, paramount expressed interested in distributing the movie. Welcome to 1980 a year that started perhaps the tawdriest decade of the 20th century. List of deaths in prom night series horror film wiki. In 2008, a remake was released, which also bears little resemblance to the 1980 film. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray, and starring jamie lee curtis and leslie nielsen. 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. At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for.
Now that person strings them along, to eventually plan their revenge during prom night. A sequel to prom night in name only, hello mary lou is a nice little entry amongst the plethora of 80s teen horrors. 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. 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 2008 prom night movie is a remake from a 1980 movie of the same name, starring jamie lee curtis, and leslie nielsen. Vintage original theatrical trailer from the 1980 film, prom night, coming soon in a new 2k restoration from synapse films. 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. This may not be a good sequel to prom night, but by far is it a better movie. Prom night 1980 original theatrical trailer youtube. Atlantis, which didnt even exist when the movie came out in 1980. I was basically making fun of the movie in my seat because it was so predictable. Thirty years after her accidental death at her 1957 senior prom, the tortured spirit of prom queen mary lou maloney returns to seek revenge. In 1988, it was rereleased on vhs by virgin vision in tandem with the innameonly 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. Despite this, the only connection between the two narratives is that they occur in the same high school. Actor brock simpsons father produced the prom night series, brock has a role in each film. In the original he plays a young nick, in the sequel he has the supporting role of josh, and he has a cameo in the next two films, one as a cop, and the last he is a priest. A list of american films released in 1980 ordinary people won the academy award for best picture. A typical slasher bolstered by its leading player and giallo charms, prom night is undercut by some eracentric elements. Though an accident, the thentwelveyearolds feared they would be held responsible and vowed never to tell. 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. This prom night 1980 is an instant horror classic not very too cliche like most.
All time worldwide all time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time non sequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide. Goofs at the end of the film when the pledges arrive at tubbys with their tires, the patrons cheer them on, one customer a short brunette with her hair pulled up in a very very short red dress is standing cheering as they go by, there is an edit to long shot for 2 seconds and then a tight shot on simpson and a carhop for 3 seconds then a shot showing the same brunette in the red dress is now. In the 30 years since, its been often cited as a slasher favorite, but its never quite clicked with me. List of deaths in prom night series horror film wiki fandom. What are the differences between the prom night1980 and. 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. Prom night ii movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. I dont remember what year the original movie was released in. Included in the set are prom night1980, prom night 2. And it suddenly occurred to me that i havent seen any of the prom night sequels in at least eight years. 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. So, prom night was supposed to be a horror and thriller movie.
Simpson, focusing on teenagers being stalked and murdered by a masked killer at their prom. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher horror film directed by paul lynch. This makes it all the more surprising that one of the most notable events in a teens life, the senior prom, hasnt been used as a clothesline for the slasher flick more often. The first film, prom night 1980, was a slasher film directed by paul lynch. R, 1 h 32 min leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens, annemarie martin director. But someone else was there that day watching, and now, that someone is ready to exact murderous revenge on prom night. However, that shadow from the tress the one who saw their deed has chosen this night to seek revenge. Top 1980 domestic top 1980 international other worldwide cumulative records.
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