Prom Night – Das Grauen kommt um Mitternacht (1980)

Prom Night – Das Grauen kommt um Mitternacht: Directed by Paul Lynch. With Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin. At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.

“One of the Halloween follow-ups that would give Jamie Lee Curtis the title of u0026quot;scream queenu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChildren accidentally cause the death of a little girl, now years later they are in high school and getting ready for the prom. However, it seems someone else is planning on getting some murderous revenge on prom night.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eProm Night is a formula slasher film, with plenty of the slasher trappings, but there are some elements that raise this film above some of the others of it kind. The director gives this movie a truly dark and eerie atmosphere, with the help of Paul Zazau0026#39;s spooky music score. The plot remains engaging throughout and the creep-factor is kept high. One difference from the slasher u0026quot;normsu0026quot; is the fact that we ultimately have sympathy and even sorrow for the filmu0026#39;s killer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Prom Night is hardly a flawless movie, in fact there are a few scenes where the lighting is way too low and the disco prom dates the film, it does hold itu0026#39;s own. The cast gives good performances, especially Curtis, Eddie Benton, and the late Casey Stevens. Thereu0026#39;s also a few good rock numbers like u0026quot;Prom Nightu0026quot; and the mellow u0026quot;Fade to Blacku0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWorth a look for slasher fans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e*** out of ****”