Film198092 min

Prom Night

Name: Prom Night
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1980
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin, Antoinette Bower

Taste attributes: horrorthrillermusic/danceteenmysterydetectivetried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"If you're not back by midnight... you won't be coming home!"

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, stirring horror film, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.7 /10

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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. Now high-school students, the guilt-ridden kids have kept their involvement a secret, but when they start being murdered, one by one, it's clear that someone knows the truth. Also coping with the past are members of the dead girl's family, most notably her prom-queen sister, Kim Hammond (Jamie Lee Curtis).

Synopsis: TMDB