PROM NIGHT (1980) - Real Slashers

[@gameboysleepyd4277]

The fact that van was stolen makes me love that scene even more lol

[@brandonpage7087]

The Disco dancing scene is amazing & one of the best things about Prom Night, besides the kills, in my opinion. Those songs are catchy & will get stuck in your head. Prom Night actually breaks the sex equals death rule of slashers, by having Kelly die, despite the fact that she refused to go all the way with her boyfriend.

[@Fiveash-Art]

I was laughing my ass off during that sequence ... I love the rip off disco songs and the dude dancing with her looked like a total spaz ... She was hot though... Jamie Lee Curtis can move.

[@davidthieroff9452]

I've met Michael Tough twice at autograph shows. He still has the mask and even let me wear it. Awesome guy!

[@nathanbeach7301]

Leslie Nielson was fantastic in Forbidden Planet back in the day.

[@KattMurr]

I love this movie!!! I actually teared up at the end...

[@janetcupp467]

Same. It always gets me no matter how many times I see it.

[@brandonpage7087]

Kathi Murray, me too, every time!

[@joshuaortiz4886]

It always gets me.

[@dm8595]

IKWYDLS hardly ripped this off since the actual novel came out 7 years prior to Prom Night. However, Helen’s (Sarah Michelle Gellar) chase was a direct homage to Wendy’s (Anne-Marie Martin not Taylor) iconic scene.

[@boynamedalexxx]

Didn’t see your comment before I made my own. Sarah Michelle Gellar’s performance is the best part of the film…she would have been a more effective lead.

[@kornandfoofighters]

Hardly ripped off - direct homage, yeahhhh GOOD ONE, ripp off movie big time

[@ateam404]

I was going to say .. "I Know What You Did Last Summer" by Lois Duncan (1972) she's a great horror author. Wes Craven (Williamson wrote Scream) adapted another one of her books in 1978 that I'm sure no one saw. It had Linda Blair in it lol.

[@bigkj2.027]

I've got to see this

[@T3XACAN0]

@@ateam404 I think it is the movie with that woman who is a witch.

[@freshlysqueezed-r3u]

I remember being so disappointed with this movie because of how much it gets mentioned so it’s nice to hear positive commentary on it to understand why it’s appreciated

[@Rodeo_Wizard]

Jamie Lee Curtis is forever our greatest Scream Queen heroine and she is an icon for this generation and other generations to come. Leslie Nielsen will always make us laugh no matter what spoof film he does. He is gone but never forgotten. R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen.

[@tgriffin3059]

I don't see the appeal. I can easily think of a half dozen Final Girls that I prefer.

[@sertorrhenclegane]

I'll be real. I thought it was the brother at the beginning, but when they mentioned another suspect. The guy who took the fall for the sister's death and had escaped from prison, I wondered if the brother was the red herring. It was too obvious for them to go with it...and when I was proven wrong, I was impressed. They picked the obvious choice and went with it. Ballsy move, in my eyes.

[@tgriffin3059]

Absolutely. I don't think I've ever seen a mystery where they went with the far and away most likely suspect.

[@tinajeppesen5948]

& Remember the school maintenance guy LOL…

[@sharoncooper922]

Prom night, seen this gem at the drive inn back in the mid 80's, I really liked it for back then, something different, thank you for the great review!! 💯

[@stevestevenson289]

Im from the 80s and i missed this 1. Thanks man in going to go watch it now.

[@anthonycerulli5524]

I think it’s on prime

[@ChucksCherubs3]

You're going to watch it now? Now that the whole film has been spoiled for you? Well alrighty then.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Watched this last night... Loved it. Most definitely a masterpiece.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

This movie has the look and vibes of an Italian giallo thriller-- and that's a good thing. It's interesting how the script tries to distract us from figuring out who the psycho is, with inclusion of the sex offender escaping from the psychiatric institute. This is a fun one; not as good as top drawer slasher pics like Black Christmas or Candyman but definitely enjoyable. And we grow to like Jamie Lee's character Kim so much that by the end revelation we're feeling like our heart's suddenly been put in a bird feeder. That climax always leaves me heaving a sigh of sadness. We get closure ... but it stings.

[@gojewla]

I’ve seen prom night 2 because for some reason, it was always on TV, but never the first one. I had no idea that Jaimie Lee Coitus was in it, and Leslie Neilson was in it too!

[@mr.orange8211]

Ah yes, Jamie Lee Coitus

[@CJM-rg5rt]

I found it free and watched it after pausing this and I'm so glad I did. Great freaking movie and I'm not a generalist at all when it comes to horror. The style and characters are very refreshing.

[@bobbya9722]

I always felt Wendy was mean to Kim not only because of Nick but because of Robin. A lot of times if someone doesn't develop empathy they lash out because they don't know how to deal with that emotion

[@tinajeppesen5948]

I love Prom Nite so much. If I had to pick an all time favorite slasher- & I love slashers- this would be it. Something about it. The vibe, the score, the cinematography…& all so genuine with the low budget. I love the atmosphere from beginning to end. Childhood memories too it scared me so much then…but it’s always got that dreamy early 80s slasher vibe that just cannot be duplicated.

[@2128jrandall]

Haha, hearing you use "dime piece" cracked me up. "Knockout Dime Piece" is my descriptor in that situation. Loved the video! Keep up the good work!

[@tonyisgolden5136]

I like prom night I think it's a good slasher film. I also watched prom night 2 and 4 but I never saw 3. I thought prom night 2 and 4 were decent sequel's even though they don't have much to do with the first film.

[@brvndxxxn]

This slow burn of a slasher is a classic!

[@hchoe741]

Could've sworn I watched this a week ago

[@michaell7927]

Same? Weird

[@DJ-rt4zx]

Thats because you did watch it a week ago.

[@hchoe741]

@@DJ-rt4zx no shit sherlock

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

You did! We had it last week and it VANISHED from the back-end, so we re-uploaded today. A first this happens on YT!

[@sharonrigs7999]

The Slick Vs Killer scene is up there with the knife fight from Saving Private Ryan

[@Fiveash-Art]

This movie seems like it would've been an HBO favorite they would've played over and over. So weird I only just saw this on amazon .... Great movie .. great looking movie too. Better than most of the slasher crap they were making in the early 80s for sure.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Jamie Lee curtis is fantastic in the original. 😀👍

[@chrislawson1988]

This reminded me a bit of I know what you did last summer like you mentioned but also Carrie with the girl not liking other girl wanting to sabatoge and both going to a dance or prom lol

[@rhetteverette2406]

Always thought the bad girl getting the teenage thug to help her ruin the dance was ripped off from Carrie

[@killerfrank8974]

I remember seeing this back in the day, not a bad flick as I recall.

[@heathercraig4214]

My All time favourite 80s horror

[@lindseyj5633]

Prom Night would have been inspired by the book I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) if anything.

[@XxVirginBabyxX]

And IKWYDLS the movie inspired by both :)

[@arielmartinez5674]

I think they struck gold with the score, it's on Apple Music.

[@therhapsodist976]

I prefer Hello, Mary Lou! Prom Night 2, but this film is good when I'm in the mood for it.

[@atomcraft4067]

Loved seeing Ann Marie Martin on Sledgehammer.

[@213chewy]

I have this movie on DVD and I had no idea it had sequels

[@nimanaghash6093]

thirty one years went by and today's slasher movies are exactly the same as this one except characters use cellphone and are active in social media😐

[@thevolpster7977]

I enjoyed this one. Way better than the remake and of course, the ridiculous 2 sequels.

[@grapeshot]

Well it's definitely a different animal from that reboot that not even Idris Elba could save. I Know What You Did Last Summer has more in common with this movie then the rebooted prom night or should I say reimagining.

[@jamesmorant1406]

The Remake in 2008 was Terrible just a bad movie

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

Gonna have to disagree I enjoyed the reboot tbh

[@jamesmorant1406]

@@NeloBladeOfRanni I didn't it was a bad movie

[@nachtschimmen]

They remade this? I can't believe it! when I was a kid, this film was sort of transgressive in the video shop; it was R rated in Australia and I've always heard it was quite good. I was actually convinced that Linda Blair was in it but it turns out to have been Jamie Lee Curtis. Thanks for comparing it to the remake!

[@nachtschimmen]

I confuse this with another slasher that DID star Linda Blair: Hell Night. They were both brought out at similar times, were actually not that bad as films and had good actors in them. I suppose it's easy to mix them up!

[@Cukito4]

Hello, was this video re-uploaded? I feel I saw it about a week before, about September 20th. It's not deja-vu. I know what's going to happen by the end.

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

Yes. It dissapeared from YT last week, so we re-uploaded.

[@physc0tr00per]

Am i not the only one getting deja vu. I'm sure I watched this a few days ago.

[@sassypantsg.6617]

Yessssssssssssssssss

[@heidifedor]

I think because they were twins they had a psychic link. Which is why Alex experiences every thing that Robin experienced before she died.

[@T3XACAN0]

Explains why he was wearing lipstick.

[@heidifedor]

I thought it was funny when the one victim said, “I’ll remember this for the rest of my life.”, right before the killer got her.

[@racheldenise2360]

I Know What You Did Last Summer didn't rip off Prom Night. The book was published years before Prom Night was made.

[@XxVirginBabyxX]

Someone else already commented the same. Two things can be true at once. Also, Sarah's chase scene was a direct reference or homage to Wendy's chase scene from Prom Night. So, there's that.

[@otaking3582]

How the hell do you keep "child falls to their death" a secret? Unlike IKWYDLS, this kid likely had parents or legal guardians that would wonder where she is, and eventually the police are gonna start questioning where people that knew her, since playing in an abandoned convent isn't usually something kids do alone.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

I think the thing here is that maybe the kids made a pact never to blab to any parent or grownup that they were with Robin that afternoon (can't even _begin_ to imagine the guilt storm that would cause in my psyche for the rest of my life, but that's another conversation). So naturally and logically it couldn't be about keeping the *death* a secret-- the kid would be found that evening or the next day most likely. Wendy seems to want to let the adults just think that Robin was somewhere she shouldn't have been, and accidentally took a fall.

[@111highgh]

This movie was filmed in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. My hometown.

[@heathercraig4214]

I 'm Canadian and didn't know it was made there but that's cool and Leslie was from Calgary Alberta😃

[@111highgh]

@@heathercraig4214 Go Flames.

[@T3XACAN0]

@@heathercraig4214 They filmed the second Prom Night film, in Alberta.

[@T3XACAN0]

Kelly and Jude have their yearbook pictures slashed and stabbed with a shard of glass, which shows toward their necks, ironically both got killed with a shard of glass, Kelly got her throat slit, and Jude got her neck stabbed, respectively.

[@thecharredwitch]

I was so confused when he said Jamie was nominated for best performance by a foreign actress. But ig it’s bc it was made by a Canadian director 😂😂

[@T3XACAN0]

The director was British. But he became a Canadian citizen. But Jamie Lee Curtis and some other actors/actresses were Americans, her on-screen mother was born in Germany, but she was raised in Canada. So technically, Jamie Lee was the only actress who was foreign, the rest were either born in America/or Europe and then became Canadian citizens.

[@carmenwalker5788]

I'm from Toronto, and I love this movie to death ! I'm a slasher movie lover, and this is my top favorite. I been by the school where they filmed this ! Not far from where I live. Amazing movie in my opinion

[@babababuck]

I lived a couple of blocks away from DMCI, in the days before the internet. I had no idea it had been filmed there. Thought it was Cederbrae, for some reason. lol. On the other hand, the bluffs and the A&W, I knew well.

[@heathercraig4214]

I agree very good for a Canadian movie I'm also Canadian so cool

[@thejunecleavageshow2221]

Actually… the book ‘I know what you did last summer’ was written in 1973… so prom night actually borrows that element.

[@T3XACAN0]

It did. But it is not mentioned on Wikipedia. And they were in school when this happened, so it would have been something like, I Know What You Did This Spring or something.

[@LawyersWatcher]

Is this a re-upload???

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

We had it last week and it VANISHED from the back-end, so we re-uploaded today. Fucking sucked...

[@LawyersWatcher]

@@JoBloHorrorOriginals However, Your Videos are always cool. I enjoyed looking at it again :-)

[@garlowe8565]

But wait!! You forgot the AMAZING weird dance sequence JLC does in the film.. AND the weird aspect of the killer reveal….. he’s wearing LIPSTICK????

[@T3XACAN0]

The lipstick was probably him honouring Robin, by wearing lipstick. They were connected, they were fraternal twins. So he was somewhat connected to Robin, and he became her.

[@schizoidboy]

Regarding Slick I kind of felt sorry for him, but unlike other victims he actually got to fight back rather than just get killed off like the rest of the victims.

[@kevinwillson341]

That was a fun watch, thanks for the great content!

[@Pietje_Piraat]

Look at 'em bonkers!!!!

[@noman6041]

You show Anne-Marie Martin's name, but you SAY Ann-Marie Taylor. But she also went onto a very successful acting career on the daily soap 'Days of Our Lives' where she played Gwen Davies from 1982 to 1985. She also co-starred on the series 'Sledge Hammer' as Hammer's partner, Dori Doreau. And in Prom Night, she wasn't Anne-Marie Martin then, but was using her real name of Eddie Benton. [Short for 'Edmonda'] And she was also in the horror movie 'The Boogens' and BEFORE Prom Night, she played Clea in the 1978 TV movie version of 'Doctor Strange'.

[@MSTiekims9952]

Was her character involved with the Salem Slasher in some way? My aunt used to babysit me and we watched DOOL everyday after lunch - I was only 5-6 years old when she was on, but the character name sounds familiar.

[@jmcclain8237]

A bunch of children are playing and one falls to their death... Who hasn't been there? Am I right?

[@DandA604]

4:22 I think we know why it goes on so long. 🍸

[@StanAlter]

I recently watched it and thought it could have been better but with the low budget it at least looked like it was on par with a bigger budget movie. But the movie tries really hard to make us think that the killer might be an escaped psycho. That's Jamie Lees next movie.

[@Theasworld1984]

Although wendy is the bad girl I actually thought she looked incredible in her red dress ❤

[@devilwoman02]

Love this movie but I wish the ending was longer so he could have explain why he did what he did. Also the remake sucked they couldn’t have come up with a better story??? You should check out happy birthday to me came out in 1981 good slasher movie with a twist ending.

[@ChucksCherubs3]

Let me explain why he did what he did. They killed his sister. The end.

[@devilwoman02]

@@ChucksCherubs3 I know that I meant for the people in the movie to know why.

[@heathercraig4214]

I agree

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@devilwoman02 The characters in the movie, once they saw who the killer was, would put together that Alex had gone nuts after his sister's death (but hid it from everyone for years) and plotted revenge.

[@JoaquinGonzalezSmilingalways]

Great review, love this film. 😃👍

[@heidifedor]

It could be argued that there isn’t a final girl, but a final guy. The guy isn’t killed, and Jamie Lee Curtis was never an intended victim.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Nobody would argue that, it's exactly what happened. Alex intended to do away with each person responsible, which included Nick.

[@T3XACAN0]

He was the star of this film.

[@T3XACAN0]

@@eduardo_corrochio Nick was the only one who was guilt-ridden about Robin’s death. The others…not so much.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@T3XACAN0 Seems so. Have to say, I always hated the idea of Nick dating Kim and thus having to keep a nasty and heavy secret like that from her. Bad enough he had to live with Robin's demise, but then to get close to Robin's sister years later ... just feels "yucky" to me.

[@billythekidder7182]

Leslie Nielsen was a dramatic actor before becoming a comedic one. It’s not surprising at all.

[@Jason_Fisher]

Other than the initial setup kill, there isn’t a kill for another hour. That’s a cardinal sin for a slasher I’m afraid.

[@boynamedalexxx]

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ was based (somewhat loosely, I believe) on a book. Though yes, there are a lot of similarities, ‘Prom Night’ is definitely the better movie (though it’s hardly a contest-Jennifer Love Hewitt wasn’t a very memorable Final Girl, and has *nothing* on Jamie Lee)

[@T3XACAN0]

Or Final Boy? Nick (Casey Stevens) is the Final Boy in the film. The killer didn't want to kill Kim, only those responsible for Robin’s death.

[@rhetteverette2406]

Always felt bad for Slick

[@rhetteverette2406]

Wrong place at the wrong time, another statistic

[@T3XACAN0]

I think Drew should have died. Not Slick. He was too good. Drew was a womanizer “sex craved” bast***!!!

[@CryWolf-sm9iw]

This movie is how Valentine should have followed. But as much as I love JLC, both Kim and Laurie Strode are just too bland. Now Wendy on the other hand, she was interesting.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I know what you did last summer did not rip this off. It's based on a Lois Duncan book.

[@adamsmoberly]

I Know What You Did Last Summer did what? More like the other way around. IKWYDLS was a book published in the 70’s, so if anything it was ripped off by this movie. And I think it’s the only slasher book to movie movie I know other than Someone Is In your house.

[@XxVirginBabyxX]

I'm not sure how true it is, since I haven't read the book but apparently the movie IKWYDLS was loosely based on the book. But what is true is that Sarah's chase scene was a direct reference or homage to Wendy's chase scene in Prom Night. So, there's that.

[@adamsmoberly]

@@XxVirginBabyxX The movie is, but I think there are other movies in the 80’s that were similar too. Didn’t know the chase screen was similar to the other (seen both, but not as much for Prom Night), so I can see that.

[@mmickle6191]

Dammit, I missed this the other night. I thought it'd suck. Gonna go check the listings...

[@nasalpolecat091]

I'm a fan of this movie. Who did the disco music?

[@phonik83]

Paul Zaza and Carl Zittrer.

[@nasalpolecat091]

@@phonik83 Thanks !!😊👍👍👍👍

[@ironreed2654]

I thought the supernatural sequels were good as a kid.

[@NEON_187]

DEJA VU!

[@Cukito4]

It was re-uploaded. It even disappeared from my browsing history.

[@T3XACAN0]

@@Cukito4 It is up!

[@jamesweikel2594]

Wasn't I know what you did last summer a novel in 1974?

[@TheTonyahawk]

I do like this film quite a lot, but wow is it dated. Of the Canadian follow ups to Halloween, Black Christmas not included for obvious reasons. Prom Night is one of the better entries, not as good as My Bloody Valentine but much better than Terror Train. Canada did a bunch of slasher films in the 80's some classics some not again Prom Night is a dated but decent watch.

[@DonovanWert]

Awesome 😎

[@gachoman2012]

Now we need a Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2 video, the better movie.

[@janetcupp467]

I love that movie so much. I watched it religiously back in the day.

[@bannof]

So in 1980 high-school kids were between 20 and 34. Ok, Curtis looks like 36.

[@T3XACAN0]

Back then, teenagers looked like they were adults.

[@mikeyvee5677]

I know what you did last summer was a novel.. Soooooooo

[@germanacola2234]

Hi, how are you? Have you aver seen the movie Flying/Dream to Believe (1986) by the same director of Prom Night? Watching the villain Wendy, she reminds me a lot of Leah Kilbourne, the mean girl of Flying (1986), they are both pure evilness, they both hate the main character and they are very jelous.

[@T3XACAN0]

I never seen it. I will add that to my Watchlist on KZbin.

[@gachoman2012]

I Know What You Did Last Summer was based off the novel though…

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

When did the novel come out? If It's post-80s, the likelihood that the author nabbed the concept from this movie is pretty high.

[@gachoman2012]

@@thatguybehindtheglass 1973

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

@@gachoman2012 Oh, so It's actually likely Prom Night nabbed from the novel. Not really surprising.

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

Prom Night, Classic Slasher Gold (Not to be confused with the worst remake ever made..lol) The original Prom Night is slasher heaven.

[@CanItAlready]

Worst remake ever made? Have you seen the Day of the Dead remake? LOL

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

@@CanItAlready no, but then I heed mass warnings...lol I did not notice any about the PR remake until it was too late.

[@sassypantsg.6617]

This was an 80s gem I grew up with. I’d imagine anyone seeing this late in the game wouldn’t have the same experience. But the “remake” that stole the name and pretended to be of the same… total trash.

[@MrJ1Horrordirector]

I love prom night nad yes i fucking hated the remake jesus christ and i like remakes but goddamn wow....anyways i love the original prom night but the ending was...kinda weird for me.

[@ChadElk88]

I absolutely love how they had to investigate a strange "noise" with their blouses wide open and titties hanging out.

[@T3XACAN0]

😂

[@christinaluna2055]

Was Slick Jonan Hill's Dad?

[@WhatdidijustwatchHorror]

There is a better Prom Night Remake than the official one. It's called Thriller, on Netflix. It's no where near as good as the original, but it's way better than that official remake.

[@T3XACAN0]

What year?

[@IronBeagle2003]

Just remember The shitty remake that has Idris Elba and Brittany Snow. Two Great Actors horribly miscasted.

[@tron944]

Kelly is hot, looks like a young Kelly LeBrock too.

[@ophelius522]

The whole "pacing" is why I've never finished this movie😂😒👀

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

Ripped off HOW🤣🤣

[@DubBeats]

Wish the kids would ask for help instead leaving that lil girl for her death.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Is this a new Prom Night?

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

No, the OG

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Oh, I thought it was a different one from that one that was posted about last week…I’m still gonna watch it, again and again

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

@@ryanjavierortega8513 Nah same one. Just vanished. Too bad, it was popular.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

@@JoBloHorrorOriginals KZbin just took it off? That’s some bullshit

[@T3XACAN0]

@@ryanjavierortega8513 I think it is still available. The OG (Prom Night 1980).

[@thatguysstuff15]

I bought the remake for 1.50 dvd . It was soooo terrible .

[@mondozilla69]

Great video for a fairly mediocre disco heavy slasher. You made it more interesting than it actually is.

[@jorgeburgos3783]

Leave the likes at 666

[@ajcambern]

I can't believe how many of the commenters loved this movie. It was awful. Slow boring and weird.

[@XxVirginBabyxX]

It really isn't but go off.