April 6- Prom Night Frights
Hope you enjoyed our “Shriek Preview” of the new version of “Prom Night” on last night’s show- you can also view it right here on our site! Don’t forget that you’ll also get some “prom Night”-based Sven webisodes this week, as well- in preparation for the premiere of “Prom Night” this Friday, April 11, in theaters everywhere…
The original version of “Prom Night” rolled out back in 1980-
and starred Jamie Lee Curtis, fresh from “Halloween” and “The Fog” as prom-going lass Kim, who is targeted, along with her friends by a masked killer out to avenge a child who was accidentally killed six years earlier. Also appearing is someone who is currently seen on movie screens- Leslie Neilsen!(He’s in another current film-the schlock parody “Superhero Movie”…)
There were a bunch of “Prom Night” semi-sequels- two of which we’ve shown in the past on the Sven show-“Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2” and “Prom Night 3: the Last Kiss!” The second film in the series –the “Hello Mary Lou” movie- goes with a completely different story from the first film- the spirit of a murdered prom queen from the ‘50s comes back to inhabit the body of a shy young female student- she goes on a revenge killing spree, culminating in her plan to have all hell set loose at the prom! The next sequel-“Last Kiss”- actually IS a sequel to the “Hello Mary Lou” film- the evil dead prom queen’s spirit escapes from Hell (where she’s in a chained sort-of lethargic chorus line!) and enlists a mild-mannered male student to help her get revenge on…whomever.
There’s yet ANOTHER sequel that has nothing to do with any of the previous films’ plots-“Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil”-with a religious fiend (not a prom queen, living or dead)
out to “punish” teens who he feels have sinned. I think this is the film that finally ground the “Prom Night” franchise to a halt.
There have been a few connections between the “Prom Night” films- each one has taken place in the hallowed and horrid halls of Hamilton High…and supposedly the line “it’s not who you come with, it’s who takes you home…” appears in each movie (is it in the new version?) Also, we’re told that one actor appeared in every one of the original “Prom Night” series- one Brock Simpson (Bart’s brother?)He didn’t play the same character in each film- he was always someone different…and I didn’t notice his name in the credits of the current film.
Why are prom nights such a perfect setting for horror flicks? We’ll examine that- in tomorrow’s blog!
The original version of “Prom Night” rolled out back in 1980-
and starred Jamie Lee Curtis, fresh from “Halloween” and “The Fog” as prom-going lass Kim, who is targeted, along with her friends by a masked killer out to avenge a child who was accidentally killed six years earlier. Also appearing is someone who is currently seen on movie screens- Leslie Neilsen!(He’s in another current film-the schlock parody “Superhero Movie”…)
There were a bunch of “Prom Night” semi-sequels- two of which we’ve shown in the past on the Sven show-“Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2” and “Prom Night 3: the Last Kiss!” The second film in the series –the “Hello Mary Lou” movie- goes with a completely different story from the first film- the spirit of a murdered prom queen from the ‘50s comes back to inhabit the body of a shy young female student- she goes on a revenge killing spree, culminating in her plan to have all hell set loose at the prom! The next sequel-“Last Kiss”- actually IS a sequel to the “Hello Mary Lou” film- the evil dead prom queen’s spirit escapes from Hell (where she’s in a chained sort-of lethargic chorus line!) and enlists a mild-mannered male student to help her get revenge on…whomever.
There’s yet ANOTHER sequel that has nothing to do with any of the previous films’ plots-“Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil”-with a religious fiend (not a prom queen, living or dead)
out to “punish” teens who he feels have sinned. I think this is the film that finally ground the “Prom Night” franchise to a halt.
There have been a few connections between the “Prom Night” films- each one has taken place in the hallowed and horrid halls of Hamilton High…and supposedly the line “it’s not who you come with, it’s who takes you home…” appears in each movie (is it in the new version?) Also, we’re told that one actor appeared in every one of the original “Prom Night” series- one Brock Simpson (Bart’s brother?)He didn’t play the same character in each film- he was always someone different…and I didn’t notice his name in the credits of the current film.
Why are prom nights such a perfect setting for horror flicks? We’ll examine that- in tomorrow’s blog!
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