Prom Night – Movie Review
First Reaction – Prom Night is an easy to watch slasher movie.
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: William Gray, Robert Guza Jr (Screenplay)
Cast
- Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
- Casey Stevens (Threshold)
- Anne-Marie Martin (Twister)
- Antoinette Bower (Die Sister, Die!)
Plot: 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.
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Prom Night starts when Kelly (Rubens), Jude (Thompson), Wendy (Martin) and Nick’s (Stevens) prank ends in tragedy. They keep it a secret between themselves while the victim’s family never know the truth. Her family Mr Hammond (Nielsen), Kimberly (Curtis) and Alex (Tough) continue their lives as the teenagers prepare for prom.
On the eve of prom, a dangerous man escapes captivity, and one of the four friends get killed in the same location as the accident. The detectives try to keep it quiet, but they have a target and decide to use the prom to get revenge.
Verdict on Prom Night
Recap
The movie follows a high school preparing for prom, when an unstable killer escapes. They have a connection to an incident in the past, and the people involved become the targets. Who can survive the night, and who is the killer after them?
Best Parts
This has the mystery about who the killer is, which drives the story forward. We know some people will have a connection, but it is never clear who is behind it. The 1980s feel is strong, giving us the same feeling as many others of the time.
Worst Parts
The movie does take a while to get going, which spends a lot of time on high school politics. We don’t focus on any of the regret the kids felt for the incident even if they become the target for the killer.
Final Thoughts –Prom Night is a typical 80s slasher movie.
