Official theatrical trailer for prom night 2008, the horror movie remake of the 1980 jamie lee curtis slasher film of the same name. As the night races towards its heartpounding conclusion, the question becomes not who will be. Exactly for this target group this film was produced. Prom night is one of the ones that has better character development than the others. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis prom night 1980 youtube. Mingna wen at an event for prom night 2008 brittany snow in prom night. Donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Prom night movie trailer posted on friday, january 4th, 2008 by hunter stephenson i cant lie. Prom night soundtrack from 2008, composed by various artists. The film stars an ensemble cast including brittany snow, scott porter, jessica stroup, dana davis, collins pennie, kelly blatz, james ransone, brianne davis, johnathon schaech and idris elba. A conventional horror film with several jolting moments, prom night features jamie lee curtis in one of her last scream queen roles before she branched out from the genre. Bought this for the wonderful first film and thought it was great value to buy the set which contains a further 3 films. Prom night was one of the first slasher movies i sought out after experiencing my world getting turned upside down after seeing halloween, the first two elm street movies, and friday the th as a preteeni quickly consulted the metalhead clerk who would let me rent anything and his anthrax shirt at my local video store and i left with a giant stack which included the prowler, my bloody.
Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film, prom night was directed by paul lynch, based on a story by robert guza jr. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Hes returned to hunt her down, intent on killing anyone who gets in his way. Compared to betterdone examples of the genre see below, it manages to be both violent.
This memorable slasher film was remade in 2008, but well stick to the original, thanks. So says the terrifying poster for prom night, paul lynchs canadian horror classic. What show was donna watching towards the end of the film. The film did great box office, becoming canadas highestgrossing horror film of 1980 and receiving genie award nominations for. Before i know what you did last summer there was prom night. His modus operandi mixes the phone calls when a stranger calls with the stalkandslash of halloween though, truth be told, prom night is never as tense as either film. Prom night suffers the same problems that hinder a lot of films in the slasher cycle. However, in my opinion, prom night 1980 fails as a slasher. Prom night is a 1980 canadian horror film starring leslie nielsen and jamie lee curtis, directed by paul lynch. 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. 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. 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. Prom night is an uneven slasher with a memorable jamie lee curtis performance.
I remember seeing prom night starring jamie lee curtis when it was first released back in the 80s and enjoy the old slasher movies far more than the films produced today. Were often treated to oddly grainy shots of his feet or shaky, ineffective pov work. 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 a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental deat. Donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life.
Released by lakeshore records in 2008 lks 339982 containing music from prom night 2008. Original 1980 motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by music video distributors on behalf of perseverance records. Leslie nielsen, jamie lee curtis prom night 1980 duration. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of. The film stars an ensemble cast including brittany snow, scott porter, jessica stroup, dana davis, collins pennie, kelly blatz, james ransone, brianne davis, johnathon schaech, and idris elba. In 1980, the reigning queen of scream, jamie lee curtis, starred in a film called prom night. Love is a battlefield 2008 vostfr admin 20170420t04. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray.
I also really enjoy the 2008 remake its very different and has a different plot compared to this film. A real thankyou to the commercial success of halloween 1977 and friday the th 1980, which saw the influx of slasher films and prom night was one of the first to step up. Tv shows and movies from childhood often have nostalgic value which makes them enjoyable even the tv showmovie is not as great as you remembered it to be. After seeing the beginning of this movie you can see where i know what you did last summer has its ideas from. The filmmakers try hard to keep us guessing about the murderers identity, but had it. At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were. The original music score is composed by paul zaza and carl zittrer prom night was filmed in toronto, ontario, canada from august 7, 1979 to september, 1979. It is an extremely loose remake of the 1980 film with the same name. Now that person strings them along, to eventually plan their revenge during prom night. Emi music publishing, sony atv publishing, and 3 music. A conventional horror film with several jolting moments, prom night features jamie. Deeply flawed, prom night is a bythenumbers horror flick that confuses mere violence with real vitality and substitutes shock for suspense. Id say its the type of film that should be revisited, but the redux from five years ago hardly improved on things a whole lot. There is also a lengthy, dated discodancing scene sure to make those who hate that musical genre.
Just finished watching jamie lee curtis in terror train, also put out in 1980, and was recommended this. Why it cracklesno one did the prom and horror better than the 1980s. I love classic 80s slasher movies halloween and friday the th are my favorites. Prom night is a 1980 canadian slasher film directed by paul lynch, written by william gray, and starring jamie lee curtis and leslie nielsen.
What donna doesnt know is that the deranged psychopath has escaped from the asylum. Ming na wen at an event for prom night 2008 brittany snow in prom night. Prom night is a fun chessey slasher movie, but not quite as chessey as the other slasher movies that came out of the 1980s. Paul zaza, carl zittrer prom night original soundtrack. I stress its release date, because prom night truly is a film in and of its time. 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. Everything you need to know about prom night movie 2008. Reinserted the deleted scenes back into the film and deleted the leonard murch subplot to make the film look as originally intended. Prom night is a 2008 americancanadian slasher film directed by nelson mccormick that is a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title. Published on mar 26, 2008 donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. The initial shoot took place in the school, as the crew had to complete before school was back in session in late august, while the remainder. Prom night is a slasher movie from the year 2008 starring brittany snow, idris elba, scott porter, johnathan shaech, and james ransone. Donnas senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a. In 2008, a remake was released, which also bears little resemblance to the 1980 film.
Lighting music 60 country united states format cd release date 2009 upn 051486606 special edition of copies. 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. Parents need to know that this isnt the prom night from 2008, but rather the 1980 original. Annemarie martin and david mucci in prom night 1980 joy thompson in. It is about an exteacher named fenton, who is murderously obsessed with one of his students. Prom night was followed by four sequels, each of which bear little in common with the 1980 film, aside from all being set at hamilton high school.
Prom night 1980 leslie nielsen horror mystery movies. Prom night on dvd august 19, 2008 starring brittany snow, dana davis, jessica troup, scott porter. It was about a masked killer stalking the four teenagers responsible for his childs death six years. Prom night feels more generic than anything else like it was assembled from a box labeled horror movie scenes. It is a themed horror film that actually made a fortune at.
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