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Prom Night is pretty typical slasher fare. Nothing fancy. Years ago a group of youngsters accidentally caused the death of young girl during a cruel game of hide-and-go-seek. They swear forever to keep it a secret.

Years later, while all the attractive fems are perky high school seniors, someone starts making the phone calls. I have to admit, the whole sequence is a bit funny. Scene after scene of just the killer's mouth and chin rasping into the phone and asking if the girls like to play games, etc. Then he scratches names off a pad. A bit funny. Maybe we've just seen it parodied too much.

Anyway, there's little real suspense. A creepy stalk scene in the girls bathroom. Big red blinking red herrings thrown in shamelessly. There is a good chase sequence through creepy, dark school hallways. It leads to a payoff kill. Speaking of bloody murder, this isn't top of the list for gore, either. We get stabbings, some throat cutting. But the best effect is a single murder, and that's the disco-floor decapitation of an unlikable knucklehead senior.

Speaking of disco, you'll either be thrilled or horrified by how much this film has dated. We're talking a serious disco ball prom night here. You've been warned.

Jamie Lee is perfectly fine here. Leslie Nielson, yes, Leslie Nielson, plays a serious role as the school principal here. He's not bad, but you just keep expecting him to say, "And don't call me Shirley."

You could do far worse than Prom Night on a boring evening. If you're a genre fan like me, you'll like it, and you'll have to see it. Not the best, but adequate.

Entertaining!
I really enjoyed this movie and now own it. Although it is dated (you can tell by the clothes, dancing, etc.), it keeps you guessing the whole way through. Little Robin Hammond accidentally gets killed when the neighborhood kids were taunting her. Now, six years later, on the anniversary of Robin's death, a killer is on the loose at the prom. It begins with chilling phone calls, and then leads to a bloody rampage. I especially liked Wendy (who was formerly Eddie Benton, but is now Anne-Marie Martin). Although her character was a mean snob, she was beautiful. The scene of her going to the prom with Lou was comical, because normally she would never be caught dead with someone like him. Her boyfriend had dumped her, and was now dating Kim Hammond (Jamie Lee Curtis). Wendy goes to the prom with Lou and tries to think of ways to hurt Kim and get her boyfriend back. The ending was a bit shocking, as you would never guess who was guilty of all this.

I have to admit it...(* 1/2)
No matter how many times I try to like this movie, I always can't help but think it SUCKS. And the thing is, I SHOULD like it. It's from the early 80's, it's a slasher movie, AND it has disco in it! But I CAN'T! It's not scary at all, and the action doesn't start till 20 mintues 'till the end! The prom part is boring, but everything leading up to the prom is VERY boring. The only good thing about "Prom Night" are the clothes, hair, and music.