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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The film was not screened for critics. ''Prom Night'' has received negative reviews. As of [[April 12]], 2008, the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 14 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 22 reviews (three fresh, 19 rotten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prom_night/ |title=Prom Night Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>. On [[Metacritic]], the film has an average score of 26 out of 100, based on seven reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/promnight?q=prom%20night|title=Prom Night (2008): Reviews|accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
The film was not screened for critics. ''Prom Night'' has received negative reviews. As of [[April 12]], 2008, the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 14 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 22 reviews (three fresh, 19 rotten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prom_night/ |title=Prom Night Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>. On [[Metacritic]], the film has an average score of 26 out of 100, based on seven reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/promnight?q=prom%20night|title=Prom Night (2008): Reviews|accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

==Taglines==
*''A Night to Die For''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 23:48, 12 April 2008

Prom Night
Directed byNelson McCormick
Written byJ.S. Cardone
Produced byAkiva Goldsman
StarringBrittany Snow
Johnathon Schaech
Scott Porter
Dana Davis
Jessica Stroup
CinematographyChecco Varese
Edited byJason Ballantine
Music byPaul Haslinger
Distributed byUnited States
Screen Gems
Canada
Alliance Films
Australia
Sony Pictures[1]
Release dates
Australia April 10 2008
United States April 11 2008
Running time
88 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

Prom Night is a 2008 horror film directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film was released on April 10, 2008 in Australia, and on April 11, 2008 in Canada and the United States, followed by a worldwide release in May. It is NOT a remake[2][3] of the 1980 film of the same name. The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language"[4]

Plot

High school student Donna Keppel loses her entire family (mom, dad, and brother) at the hands of Richard Fenton, a teacher who became obsessed with her. Three years later, Donna, now about to graduate and living with her aunt and uncle, undergoes therapy and takes medication to deal with the trauma. The action of the film takes places on the night of her senior prom, begun when she goes to the dance with her boyfriend, Bobby, and her friends Claire, Lisa, Michael and Ronnie.

Meanwhile, Fenton escapes from prison. Detectives Winn and Nash, once aware of the danger Donna faces, go to surveil the prom in case Fenton shows up.

Donna, Bobby, Lisa, Ronnie, Micheal and Claire arrive at the prom — unaware that Fenton is there and plans to kill them all. Ronnie heads to the front desk and orders a room on the third floor; Fenton overhears the order and also gets a room on the third floor. Fenton heads up to his room and kills the hotel maid. Claire and Michael are having a fight, Claire heads back upstairs because she is angry at Micheal, the killer jumps at her and snaps her neck, sadly killing her.

Winn and Nash find a dead body in the trunk of a car outside, but they have no proof that Fenton is the culprit. Alarmed, they increase their surveillance.

Micheal heads up to the room to find Claire, he looks in the closet and finds Fenton, Fenton stabs Micheal to death.

Lisa sees Fenton in the elevator, but does not realize at first who he is. She realizes his identity as she is about to have sex with Ronnie, and sprints downstairs to warn Donna; Ronnie is left confused and angry, as he was just about to ask to marry her.

Lisa runs into Fenton, who chases her around the hotel. Ronnie comes down to look for her but Lisa does not say anything, so he takes the elevator back up. Lisa then gets up, but the killer jumps out at her and slits her throat.

Fenton then kills Simms, the hotel doorman. Detective Winn heads up to the room, sees the maid's dead body, and knows Fenton is there. He rings the emergency alarm and evacuates the building. Ronnie and Bobby head outside while Donna goes back upstairs to look for Lisa, Micheal and Claire. Donna sees Fenton and runs for it, hiding under a bed — where she sees Claire's dead body. When Fenton is looking under another bed, Donna tries to escape and runs outside into Winn and Nash, who take her back outside after searching unsuccessfully for Fenton.

Nash drives Donna and Bobby back to Donna's house, as Ronnie keeps trying to ask Donna what happend to Lisa. Winn searches the hotel, but finds no sign of Fenton, only Lisa's dead body. Winn tells Ronnie Lisa is dead, leaving one final shot of Ronnie standing there in tears.

Back at Donna's house, Nash and another cop patrol the house while Donna and Bobby go to sleep. Donna wakes up from a bad dream and sees Bobby dead. She then sees a strange shadow. Thinking it is Fenton, she runs into the closet, unaware that Fenton is in the closet with her. The shadow turns out to be Winn, and just as Winn walks into the room, Fenton grabs Donna from behind, saying "Shhh. They'll hear us!". Just as Winn is about to check in the closet, Donna's aunt screams, frightened by the dead police officer in her driveway. Meanwhile, in the closet, Donna bites Fenton's hand and runs out of the closet. She then trips and falls. As Fenton is about to stab her, Winn runs in and kills him. The final shot is of Donna crying over her boyfriend's death.

Cast

Release dates

Critical reception

The film was not screened for critics. Prom Night has received negative reviews. As of April 12, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 14 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 22 reviews (three fresh, 19 rotten)[5]. On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 26 out of 100, based on seven reviews[6]

Taglines

  • A Night to Die For

Trivia

References

  1. ^ http://villagecinemas.com.au/Movies/Prom-Night.htm
  2. ^ http://movies.ign.com/objects/895/895951.html
  3. ^ http://www.joblo.com/upcomingmovies/movies.php?id=2892
  4. ^ Prom Night - ComingSoon.net Film Database
  5. ^ "Prom Night Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  6. ^ "Prom Night (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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