Prom Night (2008)

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Movie
German title Prom night
Original title Prom night
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Nelson McCormick
script JS Cardone
production Neal H. Moritz
William Tyrer
Christopher Ball
music Paul Haslinger
camera Checco Varese
cut Jason Ballantine
occupation

Prom Night (Alternative title: Prom Night - A Night To Die For or Prom Night - A good night to die ) is the remake from 2008 of the Canadian horror film Prom Night from 1980 . Brittany Snow plays the main role this time .

action

As a young student, young Donna barely survives an assassination attempt by Richard Fenton, one of her teachers, who comes to her one evening in a maddened state and stabs her entire family to death. She then grows up with her aunt and uncle. As she begins to enjoy her life again after therapy, she is plagued by nightmares in which she relives the murder of her family. Prom their high school , the Prom Night is to be the best night of her life. On the evening of the ball, the police learn that Richard Fenton has escaped from prison.

After renting a room in the same hotel as the ball, he begins to gradually gain access to Donna. He murders a chambermaid and thus gets the master key card. After the murder of Claire, Michael and a room boy, he remains unrecognized in the hotel. Only when Lisa, who recognizes him and whom he also murders, fails to show up for the "Prom Queen" award, do the friends begin to worry about Donna. They go in search of Lisa, Claire and Michael. When Donna is alone in the suite and finds Claire's body, she meets Richard Fenton. Meanwhile, the police begin to evacuate the building. When Donna is able to flee from Fenton, she and her boyfriend are taken to her aunt, where they are watched by the police. Richard Fenton is also able to escape from the hotel and manages to gain access to the house in which he first murders the young, inexperienced detective and then another guard. After murdering Donna's friend Bobby, he tries to kill Donna too, but is shot by a police officer while trying.

background

The names of all characters from the original have been changed, as well as fundamental changes in the plot. The film was shot at the Biltmore Hotel (506 S. Grand Avenue) in Los Angeles. Its production amounted to an estimated 20 million US dollars .

The film opened in Australian cinemas on April 10, 2008 and a day later in the United States. The film was released in Germany on June 5, 2008.

Soundtrack

Well-known musicians such as The Ben Haylor Band , Keri Hilson , OneRepublic , Quietdrive , Rihanna , Britney Spears , Timbaland , Tokio Hotel and Vengaboys contribute the soundtrack .

Reviews

The lexicon of international films writes that the remake of the horror slasher film from 1980, which is "almost entirely without blood, sex and alcohol", without these genre stylistic devices, "particularly clearly shows the stupid plot that does not even have the nostalgic charm of a ghost train ride [e ] ”, Reveal.

Angela Zierow wrote in TV Digital 12/08 on May 31, 2008, “that the film is an unimaginatively filmed slasher thriller with uninspired actors. No horror film cliché is left out and the film only scores with its soundtrack ”.

The Heilbronner Voice wrote as a conclusion in their review of June 5, 2008: “We don't know whether the makers of“ Prom Night ”intended to make a youth-free butcher film without much violence, sex and alcohol, or a parody of such strips. But they can confidently be certified that they have missed all goals. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Filming Locations for Prom Night on IMDb, accessed on March 27, 2015 (English)
  2. ↑ Box office / business for Prom Night on IMDb, accessed on March 27, 2015 (English)
  3. ↑ Release info for Prom Night on IMDb, accessed on March 27, 2015 (English)
  4. ↑ Prom Night. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used