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Prom Night

PG-13 Released Apr 11, 2008 1h 28m Horror Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for List
9% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
When a deranged high-school 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. However years later, at her high school prom, Donna is about to come face to face with the murderer once more. Will Donna and her friends escape the psychopath?
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A dim and predictable remake of an already dull slasher film, this Prom Night fails to be memorable.

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Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Xan Brooks Guardian I liked the way in which the teens find ever-more elaborate pretexts to take themselves off, alone, into the darkness to investigate this or that. Rated: 2/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle This do-over isn't so much an improvement over the original as lousy in a whole new direction, a nearly bloodless slasher film with fewer surprises than a broken jack-in-the-box. Rated: 0/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The movie won't even satisfy viewers looking for cheap thrills and buckets of blood. Rated: 1/4 Feb 22, 2023 Full Review Stephanie Archer Film Inquiry While it fails to break new ground, it does shape itself up to be a prime example of horror films that may be due, especially in this new wave age of horror, for another induction. Jul 2, 2022 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News About the only positive thing I can say about Prom Night is that it does manage to have a few unintentionally humorous moments. Rated: F Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jace E I get that this movie is objectively terrible, but it is such a guilty pleasure of mine. The bad acting, the cut-away murders, the dumb plot, everything comes together to make Prom Night so dang enjoyable. This film has two separate identities: one is a petty high school drama where the girls make fun of the lesbian teacher, bicker with the popular girl and reminisce about the good ol' days while anxiously dreading graduation. The other is a creepy slasher flick involving an obsessed teacher who kills people in front of their children, stashes bodies in the ceiling and cries while looking at a camera (with a dead body sitting next to him). Unfortunately, these two storylines conflict with each other more than they build off one another. That being said, there is a special place in my teenage heart for Prom Night. Every few years I have to revisit this movie just to remember that it exists. Best Character: Lisa Best Quote: "Michael is making me so darn mad. And on top of that, I have killer cramps!" - Claire Best Scene: The Construction Level Murder Note: Shoutout to Ronnie. Poor guy didn't know what he was signing up for by being friends with Donna. Note 2: Uncle Jack deserved to die. Note 3: This movie made me HATE the mirrors that open/shut. Too many jump scares. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Jonathan O Absolutely garbage "remake" there's no connection to the original Prom Night really terrible screenplay and really terrible villain. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Mike P Unfairly maligned Prom Night remake is a watchable thriller. Not good, but it doesn't deserve to be vivisected like it's been. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Ghost R Meh not my cup of tea Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Ruud T Op zich een goede film, maar iemand die nachtmerries heeft en dan zomaar haar gevoel negeert ?, nee dat gaat er bij mij niet in. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review leviiio This movie was actually so ass — not complex at all and totally predictable. I did not care about the characters at all LOLL, they're all just typical thriller stereotypes. You literally know who the killer is, along with the bare minimum of backstory — so there's no surprise twist or even satisfaction in finding out who the killer is. Probably would've liked it more if they had more on why he was so obsessed. Seemed like it was effortlessly made and was annoying to watch Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a deranged high-school 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. However years later, at her high school prom, Donna is about to come face to face with the murderer once more. Will Donna and her friends escape the psychopath?
Director
Nelson McCormick
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe
Screenwriter
J.S. Cardone
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Screen Gems
Production Co
Newmarket Films, Alliance, Miramax, Original Film
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Language|Underage Drinking|Violence and Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$43.8M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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