Andrew Fiscella, Brianne Davis, Brittany Snow

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best frie...( read more  read more... )nds, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible--a man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive a night "to die for."

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PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Nelson McCormick

Release Date: April 11, 2008

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DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008

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  • November 2, 2009
    Pretty cheesy...the acting wasn't too great. There weren't really any surprises.
  • June 21, 2009
    Firstly no way is this a remake of the original 1980 slasher. They are both called Prom Night and that is it, the stories are totally different! The other problem is this is classed as a horror but only a PG-13?! Pretty straight forward slasher stuff, not scary or gory but done o...( read more)n a big budget. Watch the 80's one it was only just slightly better!
  • March 15, 2009
    A true horror fan will find Prom Night appalling. The drama genre would be a better fit. The film will not scare you, there's a bit of blood but not much. It has some eye candy for those under thirty. The acting is about on par with the level of the film.
  • March 3, 2009
    Prom Night was about the worst thing I have watched in a long time. I wasn't even interested in seeing it, but I gave in and watched it out of sheer boredom. Believe me when I say this...I would have much rather been bored.
    I have so many problems with this movie, that I just do...( read more)n't know where to begin. Bad acting, bad unoriginal script, cheesy and not in the good 80s cheesy way that horror should be, and just a waste of film.
    Brittany Snow should stick to Musicals. She is pretty and her dress was beautiful, but she just isn't convincing in this type of role.
    Who decided to call this movie Prom Night, when the horror Queen Jamie Lee Curtis was in a horror film in 1980 with the same title. They should be shot.
    My main problem with this movie...the PG13 rating. What is up with that?! Why are all these "scary" movies getting this rating. They think they are appealing to a wider range of people, but they take away the "scare" factor. There was no gore, very little blood, and definitely no heart thumping epinephrine pumping moments that most horror junkies crave.
    What ever happen to the classic R rated horror films that scared the piss out of you and made you sleep with the light on for days like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House On The Left? Please Hollywood I beg you...STOP making these PG13 barely chilling pieces of crap. Throw them all in that NO box with the weak versions of remade classics you are trying to pass off to today's youth, and just step away. Oh where is Leather Face to clean up a mess when you need him.
    This absolutely nauseating travesty gets half a star just because it cast Johnathon Schaech as the bad guy. He is easy on the eyes and I fell in love with him in The Forsaken.
    Anyone who hasn't seen this horror knock off, spare yourself the agony. Listening to nails on a chalkboard for an hour and half would be more terrifying then Prom Night.
  • December 20, 2008
    Okay. So I just got back. Before I start my review, let me tell you one thing: I wanted to like this movie. I know I've been negative in the past, but I was hoping to be surprised and actually come out liking the film. I didn't.

    It's not just the fact that every horror cliché im...( read more)aginable is in this. And it's not just the fact that they make every little thing into a jump scare (walking into a baseball bat left on the floor? Are you kidding me?). It just wasn't scary. One thing I was surprised about: there was more blood than I thought there was going to be.. which isn't saying much.

    The film starts off with Donna being dropped off by Lisa's mom at her house. She comes in.. goes upstairs. Camera pans to her father dead on the couch. Spooky. She goes upstairs, where the aforementioned baseball bat scene happens. Finds her brother on his bed, apparently dead (how could she tell? He didn't have a spot of blood on him). Killer comes in, Donna hides under bed, mom dies. She runs outside screaming for help. Killer behind her: "I did it for us." Cut to therapy session. This confused a lot of people- everyone was asking whether or not her family actually died or if she imagined it- and she mentions how the nightmares have started coming back. Filler dialogue ensues.

    THey cut to the chase pretty quick. Few scenes at the salon, they go to the hotel. Of course the killer is already there (for some reason, he escaped 3 days ago but the police/family weren't informed until he's already there). More filler ensues.

    I'm not going to go on about what happens in the film, because I don't want to spoil it too much. If you want to know who dies, Horror_Fan made a post about it already. But on the subjects of deaths: they weren't that exciting. People in the theatre actually laughed out loud (an experience I've never had before in a horror movie, not even in When A Stranger Calls) during several of them. One in particular: the bus boy guy who gives the most hilarious 'scared' face I've ever seen. The only death involving any blood was Lisa's, and that was pretty scarce. Her throat is slashed, blood (if you can even call it that- it was practically black) splatters on the curtain-thing. The only other blood was on Claire when we see her body. Apparently, Fenton decided to stab her a few times after he choked her to death. Um, okay? The movie was one of the most clichéd I've ever seen. Let's see here.. obligatory close-mirror-curtain-BOOM! scene. Check. Twice, actually (you could tell they were struggling). Mandatory backing-up-into-killer. Check. There's also the backing-up-into-lamp scene, but you've all seen that. Oh, you say you want a birds-flying-away scare? Well, you got it! (Yes, they managed to incorporate one of those in here). And, of course, the we-have-security-on-all-exits-but-he-still-escaped scene. Shall I go on? I could.

    For anyone saying the characters weren't stupid, are you kidding me? "Oh, even though the massive alarm is ringing, literally saying PLEASE VACATE THE BUILDING, and 3 of my friends are missing, I'm going to go upstairs to get my wrap." These characters were some of the most flawed and stupid characters ever. The only likable character - Lisa - made one of the most stupid moves in the movie. "Oh, I just realized the psycho-teacher is here! I must leave my strong boyfriend behind to run off by myself to warn her! Oh, shoot, the elevator is being to slow? Guess I'll take the stairs and run off into the construction site!" Ugh. By the end of the film, they all deserved to die. The only death anyone felt any remorse for was Donna's boyfriend (I can't even remember his name- is that bad?), and by that time, the audience was completely drained out of this scareless, clichéd film.

    There were SOME positives- the acting was decent for the most part, and it was well-shot. But that's about it.

    I'd give it a 1/5, and that's being generous. Just for the laughs (and believe me, the audience had a few), and Brittany Snow.

    Oh, and the reaction was bad. Very bad. People were boo-ing after the movie ended and buzz afterwards was very negative. Expect bad legs for this one.
  • November 16, 2009
    Is he out of jail or is it all a dream you tell me?







    this is a neat movie with a great story!
  • November 11, 2009
    i liked the original one's story better than the story of this one. it was a good movie though. brittany snow is becoming a great actress.
  • November 10, 2009
    I gave it a 3.5 because Brittany Snow is in it. Otherwise it would receive a 1.5
  • November 8, 2009
    Here are ten basic rules for modern slasher films which, if you are aware of them, will save you the need to watch idiotic formula junk like this one:
  • November 5, 2009
    Sucked from beginning to end

Critic Reviews


October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Comments


  • fategirl80
    March 12, 2009
    I liked Prom Night with Brittany Snow. I saw Prom Night with Brittany Snow at the movies with my real Dad. In Prom Night I liked Donna Keppel and Richard Fenton. I have Prom Night the Theatrical and Unrated Versions on DVD.
  • yemmymanzanares
    August 30, 2008
    well i liked the plot, the characters, everything. i really enjoyed the movie!!!
  • MissBexeh
    June 17, 2008
    It was an alright film, but it didn't leave much to the imagination. It was pretty predictable which i don't really like films to be. However, i'd say its worth a watch. It was jumpy in parts, but it wasn't scary.
  • chrismid259
    May 27, 2008
    @lovecyn4ever: It actually makes perfect sense. More audience if its PG-13 instead of R.
  • live3laugh3love3JB
    May 13, 2008
    that movie was the best movie eva! if u havent seen it already you have to! you never know when someone will be killed or the killer will pop out. i think that movie should get an award. my fav.!
  • SprtsChc79
    April 25, 2008
    I Really Enjoyed It Myself, It Was Great And It Actually Kinda Scared Me A Bit
  • shavonnehall
    April 22, 2008
    it was good, but not good enough to make me stay home from PROM.
  • lovecyn4ever
    April 20, 2008
    Let me start by saying it doesn't make to much sense to come up with a PG-13 remake of an R-Rated slasher film besides the story was different from the original not in a good way.This film fails to be scary & not suspenseful enough with a killer that wasn't so convincing playing this role.This is one of the worst horror films to hit theaters & to make it worst is predictable from the beginning.Hardly any blood or interesting death scenes.

    Prom Night
  • frostbite11
    April 19, 2008
    hahahah this was a pretty funny movie but it's scary when something just jumps out of no where....
  • xXxHisxXxLovelyxXxGhostxXx
    April 19, 2008
    by the way, one of the Quizzes says the killer only killed 6 people, when in fact he killed 11. I will count for them:
    1) dad
    2) brother
    3) mom
    4) maid
    5) claire
    6) michael
    7) guy who worked in the hotel
    8) lisa
    9) bobby
    10) a cop outside the house
    11) the assistant FBI agent.

    your welcome. :]

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