Product Details

• Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, David Bolt, Dean Bosacki, Antoinette Bower
• Directors: Paul Lynch
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TSIJWY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,630 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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"...inspired a new style: The Scream series, the I Know What You Did Last Summer series, Urban Legends...." --Shade.CA

Product Description
THE CULT CLASSIC THAT MADE MILLIONS IS BACK! And In Wide Screen!
Prom Night Remake in Theatres April 2008.
Four Hamilton High School seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to ten-year-old Robin Hammond for six long years. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for revenge--a prom night killing spree. Hooded, masked, and wielding an axe, he'll stalk his prey in the dark, empty halls, striking when his victims are alone. And just as the spotlight falls upon the newly crowned king and queen, the killer will show everyone what his favorite game to play is...

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Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "It's not who you go with, it's who takes you home.", September 25, 2007

By	R. Pepper "DaysFan79" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For a few years, it was hard to obtain a decent DVD copy of this film. The Anchor Bay version had been long out of print and could only be obtained from private sellers at a ridiculous price. I never saw the 1998 Anchor Bay version but heard it was a nice release. The 2004 edition from Alliance Atlantis (or Echo Bridge Home Entertainment) where the cover art displays a knife blade with Jaime Lee Curtis' face reflected was a dispicable release in every way. It was like watching a used VHS copy with terrible picture and sound quality and that is not why DVD's evolved. The companies releasing these films should have to pass some sort of inspection for DVD transfers. At last, Echo Bridge released a new version of Prom Night in 2007 with fancier cover art (Jaime Lee Curtis standing in the school hallway with her prom dress and tiara on holding a bouquet of flowers with a bloody ax in them). I was very impressed with the effort that went into this as it was well done. Great picture quality (the scenes that were too dark to see what was going on before are now visible). Also included was a nice chapter menu and more chapter stops (the previous release only had 5 chapter stops and a bad looking menu). If you are a fan of eighties slashers, this version needs to be in your collection beside Terror Train and Halloween. A nice chase scene with Eddie Benton in this film is also worth savoring. What to recommend is the Australian thriller Road Games featuring Jaime Lee Curtis that many people may have missed. For the genre, I give Prom Night 4 stars. I really liked this one. There was something about the Canadian horror films that made them stand out (Black Christmas and Happy Birthday to Me were some others). Another Canadian horror gem I'm still waiting patiently for is Curtains which has unfortunately not seen the light of day on DVD yet.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, July 25, 2008

By	DonMac "butchm" (Lynn, MA United States) - See all my reviews

I'm a late bloomer on this one. I never saw it until tonight - don't know how that happened. I love the horror/slasher movies from the late 70's mid-80's. This killed me! Halloween meets Carrie meets Saturday Night Fever. An escaped luntic, the police chase, disco-disco (good music BTW) and a prom with two conniving students all add up to a lot of fun. Not great, not overly scary, but a real hoot!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prom Night, November 6, 2007

By	amy lynn (pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

One day in 1974 a group of kids decide to play a little game and it goes too far... One ends up dead. Afterwards they make a pact. Six years later someone is out to get them and wants revenge.. Soon after they are being stalked by a masked man. He ends up trying to get them all back on Prom Night.

Cheesy Disco Music, predictable plot, campy... but as a whole it wasnt bad. I had an idea of who the killer was and I was right. I also could guess what took place before the ending down to a t. but the rest of the film makes up for it. For the genre I would rate this one somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. It's a decent low budget horror film.