Prom night was followed by four sequels, each of which bear little in common with the 1980 film, aside from all being set at. Today the slasher clich s are stale, the disco music dated and the clothing awful, but no other film better encapsulates the essence of 1980 north america. The first film, prom night 1980, was a slasher film directed by paul lynch and produced by peter r. Full movies on youtube prom night 1980 horror, romance usa.
Parks and recreation has new reunion episode the loop. For six long years, hamilton high school seniors kelly, jude, wendy, and nick have been hiding the truth of what happened to tenyearold robin hammond the day her broken body was discovered near an old abandoned convent. It features supporting performances from casey stevens, eddie benton, mary beth. The 15 greatest prom scenes in movie history vh1 news. In most ways it is formulaic within the genre and in some ways it is not.
Jul 07, 2014 vintage original theatrical trailer from the 1980 film, prom night, coming soon in a new 2k restoration from synapse films. Again, if you like the 80s horror campy movies, this is a nice treat. Let the matter rest, guys because the movie isnt even rough in this version. For this reason the movie was shown in us theatres rated pg bombs, even americans do not watch every snot and for dvd an unrated version was quickly released to address perhaps the older horror buffs.
No, the entire series seems to exist because naming films after holidays and. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray. The film didnt receive a digital scan until 2014 when it was released to bluray by synapse films. 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. Brian picks up returning guest michael manzi to chat about the 1980 horror camp classic, prom night. 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. R, 1 h 32 min leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens, annemarie martin director. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis prom night 1980 youtube.
Far too slow moving with no pay off, and the rest only just about held my interest. Prom night 2 and 3 are somewhat similar to sleep away camp 2 and 3. 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. Proof that a modern musical could be funny and entertaining especially after the wiz. 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. He later appeared in the next three prom night films in roles of varying sizes remaster.
With brittany snow, scott porter, jessica stroup, dana davis. Our editorinchief nate yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book hidden horror. Prom night begins, as many horror films do, with a tragic accident. Apr, 2008 believe it or not, people actually showed up to see prom night this weekend. 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. Some film scholars have cited prom night as one of the most influential slasher films of the period. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher 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.
Very naughty, as the 1980 press is clearly a legit japanese release, so im not sure quite how this can be justified. Thankfully, prom night s predictable ending doesnt suggest a remake of the originals 1987 sequel, hello mary lou. 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. Similar films like prom night can be found in serial kier movies subgenres, check them out for more movies like prom night. Note that the japanese only blue bazar 45 taken from the ost all is gone is still permitted to be sold at present, so perhaps it does relate to some d. 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. 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. Four hamilton high school seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to tenyearold robin hammond for six long years. Prom night 1980 leslie nielsen horror mystery movies william stone.
Watch prom night starring brittany snow in this drama on directv. Look here for more movies starting with p and here you can find 1980 movies to watch on your favorite streaming service. The canadian horrorslasher prom night sits well and truly within the 80s slasher universe. Watch prom night online full movie from 2008 yidio. Prom night 1980 a slasher movie starring halloweens jamie leigh curtis about a hooded killer whos avenging the death of a bullied young girl. Prom night 1980 the high school slumber party podcast.
This movie paved the way for countless saturday night livealum films to follow. Elevenyearold robin tammy bourne is taunted by classmates during an aggressive game of hideandseek. A celebration of 101 underrated and overlooked fright flicks, edited by aaron christensen. Prom night was number one at the box office, and that. Casey stevens in prom night 1980 annemarie martin and david mucci in prom night. Prom night suffers the same problems that hinder a lot of films in the slasher cycle. Although all of the songs are available on youtube, its noted that they sound. A cruel childhood prank accidentally killed young robin hammond and four kids formed a pact of secrecy.
Prom night 2008 when a deranged highschool teacher kills the family of the girl, donna, that he loves, in a disturbed attempt to force her into a relationship with him, the man is caught and. Prom night 1980 rarelost soundtrack songs lost media archive. Imdb a masked killer stalks four teens, responsible for the accidental death of a child six years earlier, at their high schools senior prom. The teen horror flick was produced in 2008 and rated pg. In 74 lists, 1,016 checks, 16 favorites, 38 dislikes. 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. Apr 11, 2008 prom night is infinitely better than the original partly because it doesnt feature a ten minute disco segment in the middle. Horror movies 1980 every horror movie released in 1980. Add to watchlist the movie prom night is essentially the blending of two very popular film genres. Granted, as a horror movie, prom night does not succeed half of the horror is obscured. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Sure, it loads up with cliches and has more fake jump moments than. I stress its release date, because prom night truly is a film in and of its time. Thankfully, prom nights 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. Original 1980 motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by music video distributors on behalf of perseverance records, and 2 music rights societies. I think that means 3 more months of crummy horror movie winter. Prom night was a 1980 canadian horror movie starring leslie neilson and jamie. This is the only entry to depart from the horror genre, and is instead a spoof of the previous films.
In the 30 years since, its been often cited as a slasher favorite, but its never quite clicked with me. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film, prom night was directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza jr. The kids never told anyone what happened and the little girls death was blamed on leonard murch, a psychopathic sex fiend who is. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens plot keywords. It doesnt take long to realize that the prom night series isnt built around a hero.
Prom night 1980 original theatrical trailer youtube. Prom night 1980 leslie nielsen horror mystery movies. With leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis, casey stevens, annemarie martin. Jamie lee curtis apparently did the entire final fight without a stunt double reallife relative. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray, and starring jamie lee curtis and leslie nielsen. The voice of terror 1942 full movie the best classic movies.
While violence isnt tortureporn level, there are still bloody killings and death. Simpson, focusing on teenagers being stalked and murdered by a masked killer at their prom. It is a typical horror film blended with a teen slasher movie. Prom night original soundtrack was scored by canadian composers paul zaza and carl zittrer. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing prom night 2 near you. Carrie, black christmas, and halloween, but still managed to have the sequels and a remake. Find out where prom night 1980 is streaming, if prom night 1980 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Now highschool students, the guiltridden kids have kept their involvement a. There are no outstanding effects and the actors you got it average.
When a deranged highschool teacher kills the family of the girl, donna, that he loves, in a disturbed attempt to force her into a relationship with him, the man is caught and sent to prison. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for revengea prom night killing spree. 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. 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. 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 attempts a fair bit of misdirection, throwing in a number of redherring characters to distract from the truth. 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. Parents need to know that this isnt the prom night from 2008, but rather the 1980 original. 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. Note that the japanese only blue bazar 45 taken from the ost all is gone is still permitted to be sold at present, so perhaps it does relate. Brock simpson, who plays nick as a child, is the son of producer peter simpson. 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.
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