Prom Night - The Night of the Butcher

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Movie
German title Prom Night - The Night of the Butcher
Original title Prom night
Country of production Canada
original language English
Publishing year 1980
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Paul Lynch
script William Gray
Robert Guza Jr.
production Peter R. Simpson
Richard Simpson
music Paul Zaza
Carl Zittrer
camera Robert C. New
cut Brian Ravok
occupation

Prom Night - The Night of the Butcher (Original Title: Prom Night , Alternative Title: Prom Night - The horror comes at midnight ) is a Canadian horror film from 1980 . In terms of content, it belongs to the sub-genre of slasher films , ie a masked murderer is chasing a group of teenagers whom he gradually kills. There are three sequels of the horror film and a remake from 2008 called Prom Night .

content

In 1974 the four children Wendy Richards, Jude Cunningham, Kelly Lynch and Nick McBride play hide and seek in an old, broken school house. When the younger Robin Hammond arrives, they frighten her until she falls out the window and dies. Although it was an accident, the children make a pact never to reveal anything.

Six years later, the school is preparing for prom. The four youths are threatened by a mysterious voice on a phone call demanding revenge for what happened six years ago. There are also many threat scenarios at school: photos of the deceased appear and a mirror breaks. In the meantime, the sex criminal who was blamed for the tragic death has escaped from his detention center.

On the dance evening, Kelly's throat is cut while applying makeup. Jude and her boyfriend Seymour "Slick" Crane are killed in a smack in a Slick's van. Next, Wendy becomes the killer's victim. Nick, who is now with Robin's sister Kim, should be done at the award ceremony. However, as the well-known rowdy Lou knocks down Nick, Nick becomes the victim of the killer instead. A mass panic ensues and Nick and Kim are confronted with the killer alone. Finally, Kim manages to seriously injure the killer. With the last of his strength he can drag himself to the door where he dies. It's about Alex, Robin's brother, who watched everything at the time and avenged her.

Miscellaneous

  • In 1981 Brian Ravok was nominated for Best Editing and Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated for Best Foreign Actress for the Canadian Genie Awards .
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, who also plays in Halloween , can be seen again as the Scream Queen , although the killer shows no interest in her.
  • Leslie Nielsen , later known from comedies, also plays.
  • The phrase “It's not who you come with, it's who takes you home” appears in all four prom night films . “It doesn't matter who you come with, but who brings you home” .
  • The only actor who appears in all four prom night films is Brock Simpson .
  • The film was indexed until 2008, in September 2009 it was re-examined by the FSK and received uncut for children aged 16 and over.
  • Raymond and Alex Hammond are actually father and son in the German version: Leslie Nielsen and Michael Tough are dubbed by Heinz and Thomas Petruo.

criticism

Lexicon of international films : Solidly made horror thriller, which derives its entertainment value primarily from the clever “Who is the culprit?” Dramaturgy.

Sequels

So far, three sequels have been filmed that have nothing to do with the original plot. In 2008 a remake of the first part was made.

Mary Lou (1987)

In the film (Original title: Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II ), Mary Lou Maloney is accidentally killed by her boyfriend in 1957 when he tries to play a prank on her. 30 years later, however, she is accidentally resurrected by a girl named Vicki. From now on she seeks revenge in Vicki's body. Directed by Bruce Pittman , actors including Michael Ironside , Wendy Lyon , Louis Ferreira and Lisa Schrage appear.

Prom Night III - The Final Chapter (1990)

The film (original title: Prom Night 3: The Last Kiss ) is the sequel to Prom Night 2 . Mary Lou returns from the dead again. She falls in love with a boy who is not particularly popular. She then kills the people who stand in the way of his career.

Prom Night III will be a mixture of zombie movie and High School - Comedy described. Directed by Ron Oliver and Peter R. Simpson , the actors include Tim Canlon and Courtney Taylor . The film was released on DVD, but its poor quality has been heavily criticized.

Prom Night: Evil of Darkness (1992)

The film (original title: Prom Night 4: Deliver Us from Evil , also: Prom Night - Das Böse aus den Dunkel) is about a clergyman who is locked in a burial chamber by his colleagues because he is said to be possessed by the devil. He later manages to escape and begins killing teenagers who are having sex. Directed by Clay Borris , the actors include Nicole de Boer and JH Wyman .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brock Simpson. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Prom Night - The Night of the Butcher. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ^ Mary Lou in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used
  4. ↑ Mary Lou. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Prom Night III - The last chapter in the lexicon of international filmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used
  6. ↑ Prom Night III - The Final Chapter. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Prom Night: Evil of Darkness in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used
  8. ↑ Prom Night: Evil of Darkness. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .