The original "Prom Night" is one of those stalker/slasher style films that felt like a cheap carbon copy of all of the other similar movies that came out around this time. It has the unknown killer, an escaped convict that "must" be the one responsible for the current series of killings, teenagers having sex and smoking pot, and the needed surprising twist ending. This film also includes a disco dance scene involving Jamie Lee Curtis that is just painful to watch. Like many others, I was not impressed with this film and only begrudgingly watched it again just so I could review it for this project. It has not aged well over time and I can only wonder if the remake made any improvements when it was produced in 2008.
Four young kids are responsible for the accidental death of a younger neighbor and make a vow to never tell anyone, unknown to them that someone witnessed the accident and failure to admit it. A local rapist is convicted of the "murder" and the kids grow up without a care in the world. Flash forward to six years later when the four teens are getting ready to go to their high school prom, as well as the brother and sister of the young girl. The night of the prom falls on the anniversary of the accident, and the conspirators begin to receive spooky phone calls from a stranger. During the day and throughout the dance, they are slowly killed off one by one until the "dramatic" climax finally reveals who the real killer is. (yawn)
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