Prom Night (1980) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Prom Night (1980) |
| Director | Paul Lynch |
| Screenplay Writer | William Gray, Robert Guza Jr. |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen |
| Cast | Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Casey Stevens, Eddie Benton, Michael Tough |
| Genre | Horror, Slasher, Mystery |
| Release Date | July 18, 1980 (Canada) |
| Duration | 1h 32m (92 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$1.5 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | Canada |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$15 million |
| IMDb Rating | ~5.4/10 |
| Notable For | Classic masked killer slasher, disco prom atmosphere |
| Music Style | Famous disco-inspired soundtrack |
| Cult Status | Popular early 80s slasher cult classic |
| Franchise | Spawned multiple sequels and remake |
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The Hammond children Kim, Alex and little Robin are on their way home from school. Along the way Robin overhears some kids playing in an abandoned building. Curious, she goes to see what they are doing. Inside we find Jude, Kelly, Nick and Wendy playing a hide and seek type game. They chase little Robin over to a window and she falls out to her death. The four inside make a pact to never tell what happened. Outside over top of Robin’s body we see a shadow pass over her. Flash forward six years to the day before prom at Alexander Hamilton Senior High School and all hell is about to break loose.
Nice intro? Good cause that’s all I have to say about this heap of trash. This movie borrows off of Halloween, Carrie and Saturday Night Fever so bad it is not even funny. We have every stereotype of teenagers in this one and all the great horror cliches imaginable.
Creepy janitor, check. Multiple who could have done it, check. Disco showdown at the prom, check. Jamie Lee normally keeps my attention but dear lord does she ever suck in this one, her dance made me cry, unlike the one in True Lies that made me hard oops, typo I meant to say well hard, why hide it?
We’ve got the hot nasty chick and her Vinnie Barbarino stud trying to ruin the prom and we have a killer taking out the brats that killed little Robin. By the way the police blame Robin’s death as a sexual assault, I don’t even know how they get that one unless they figured a load blew her out of the window or something. But the man convicted of the death, a Leornard Murch has escaped, on the same day of the prom, nice coincidence. This movie just tries so hard to make you try and figure out who could be doing the murders like a mystery, but hell if you can even stay awake through it you’ll be happy.
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