Rating: 3/5
Four kids play a game that gets out of hand, and one of the girls, Kelly, falls out of a window to her death. The others swear to secrecy
Six years later, the prom is coming, and the killers are receiving mysterious notes, threatening calls, and shards of a broken mirror
One of the earliest and most influential American slashers, coming out just two months after Friday the 13th, the film has a slower pace and emphasizes character development over who left after kills as the means for the audience to guess the killer
As a result, the movie is not all that exciting of a movie to watch. Besides one iconic kill at the prom, the rest are tame, even by that time’s standards. The teen drama elements are solid, though, and the disco-themed dance is delightful
Overall, I say skip this one and watch Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, which, in classic horror form, has next to nothing to do with the original
Also, this movie has too many: — “Do [uncomfortable thing]” — “But you’re my sister!”