Prom Night

1980
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

22K

YOUR RATING

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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.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.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.

Director
- Paul Lynch
Writers
- William Gray
- Robert Guza Jr.
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

22K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Paul Lynch
Writers
- William Gray
- Robert Guza Jr.
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
Casey Stevens had trouble keeping up with Jamie Lee Curtis during the filming of the dance scenes, as she was a well trained dancer who did all her own dance moves while he was inexperienced. A dance double had to be used for Stevens when the dancing got too difficult for him.

Goofs
When Lou's friend and Alex begin fighting in the cafeteria, actress Jamie Lee Curtis accidentally screams actor Michael Tough's name instead of her character's brother's name. She quickly corrects herself and calls him Alex again.

Quotes
Kim: You seem a little anxious, Wendy. By the way, who are going with tonight?
Wendy: It's not who you go with, honey. It's who takes you home.

Alternate versions
Finnish video release was cut by 14 min. 48 sec. in 1983 and still got K18 rating.

Connections
Featured in Scream (1996)

Soundtracks
Fade to Black
Written by Peter R. Simpson and Carl Zittrer
Performed by Gordean Simpson

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Review

Featured review

7/10

A pleasant surprise and a comfy teen movie more than a slasher!

Maybe the reason "Prom Night" doesn't have brilliant scores on IMDb is because it's supposed to be a horror movie, but it isn't. It is more of a thriller mixed with a teen movie. A good and entertaining teen movie at that. It has interesting and likable characters, some gloriously cheesy (even hilarious) scenes and nice disco music. Performances of the actors are decent and there is even a pretty good chase scene which looks like something that inspired Craven's chase scenes in Scream! Objectively, this movie is a good piece of fun featuring Jamie Lee Curtis in her prime and Leslie Nielsen (it's really weird to see him trying to be serious and you are just waiting to drop some jokes) and if you like a comfy teen movie with a little slasher thrown in the mix, you will have a good time. If you on the other hand want just horror like "Halloween" was, well, you are in for a disappointment. 7.5/10! I recommend it to both veterans and casuals alike!