Prom Night

– This slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who di..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Prom Night (1980)

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).

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Release Date:

18 Jul 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paul Lynch

Writer:

William Gray (screenplay), Robert Guza Jr. (from a story by)

Main Actors:

Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin

Plot:

For six long years, Hamilton High School seniors Kelly Lynch, Jude Cunningham, Wendy Richards and Nick McBride have been hiding the truth of what happened to ten-year-old Robin Hammond the day her broken body was discovered near an abandoned convent. The foursome kept secret of how they taunted Robin - backed her into a corner until, frightened, she stood on a window ledge... and fell to her death. Though an accident, the then-twelve-year-olds feared they would be held responsible and vowed never to tell. But someone else was there that day... watching, and now, that someone is ready to exact murderous revenge on prom night.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
Metacritic:
45%