Prom Night (2008)

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writer (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's Midnight Everyone's Ready To Go Home...But Someone Has Other Plans.

Plot:

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Uncle | Stalker | Psychologist | Nightmare

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Cast

Brittany Snow	...	Donna Keppel
Scott Porter	...	Bobby
Jessica Stroup	...	Claire
Dana Davis	...	Lisa Hines
Collins Pennie	...	Ronnie Heflin
Kelly Blatz	...	Michael
James Ransone	...	Detective Nash
Brianne Davis	...	Crissy Lynn
Kellan Lutz	...	Rick Leland
Mary Mara	...	Ms. Waters
Ming-Na	...	Dr. Elisha Crowe (as Ming Wen)
Johnathon Schaech	...	Richard Fenton
Idris Elba	...	Detective Winn
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Aunt Karen Turner
Linden Ashby	...	Uncle Jack Turner
Jana Kramer	...	April
Rachel Specter	...	Taylor
Valeri Ross	...	Mrs. Hines
Jennie Vaughn	...	Donna's Stylist (as Jennie Lee Vaughn-Campbell)
Jay Phillips	...	DJ Tyler
Kevin Gould	...	Prom Photographer
Tom Tarantini	...	Inmate
Charles Hirsch	...	Clerk
Brian Oblak	...	Businessman #1
David Kaufman	...	Businessman #2
Ross Partridge	...	Businessman #3
Jacqueline Herrera	...	Maid
Hugh Scott	...	New Clerk
Nicholas James	...	Denny Harper
Joshua Leonard	...	Bellhop
Andrew Fiscella	...	Officer
David Lowe	...	Officer
Shawn Driscoll	...	Officer
Marcuis Harris	...	Reporter #1
Troy Blendell	...	Reporter
Gina St. John	...	Reporter
Craig Susser	...	Officer Hicks
Nick DeMoura	...	Dancer
Morgan Nagatani	...	Dancer
Zena Foster	...	Dancer
Shorty Welch	...	Dancer (as Alex Welch)
Katie Orr	...	Dancer
Anthony Clark	...	Dancer
Allison Kyler	...	Dancer
Johnny Erasme	...	Dancer
Anthony Rue II	...	Dancer (as Anthony Rue)
Jen Talarico	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Kijas	...	Motorcycle Prom-Kid

Directed by
Nelson McCormick

Writing credits (WGA)
J.S. Cardone		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Ball	....	executive producer
J.S. Cardone	....	executive producer
Marc Forby	....	executive producer
Glenn S. Gainor	....	executive producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
William Tyrer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Checco Varese

Film Editing by
Jason Ballantine

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
David Rapaport

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo

Makeup Department
Jennifer Greenberg	....	makeup artist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup designer: Almost Human Inc.
Eryn Krueger	....	makeup department head
Mike Mekash	....	makeup artist
Debbie Mezera	....	office manager: Almost Human
Larry Waggoner	....	hair department head
Jay Wejebe	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Nicolas Stern	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ingrid K. Behrens	....	second second assistant director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director
Lance Gilbert	....	second unit director
Danny Giles	....	second assistant director: second unit
James Moran	....	second assistant director
Marc Newland	....	day player second second assistant director

Art Department
Claudia Bonfe	....	set dressing buyer
James W. Boyce	....	set dresser
Max E. Brehme	....	property master
Paul Cunningham	....	set dressing gang boss
David Eckert	....	assistant art director
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Brock Helfer	....	set dresser
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter
Mark Kelly	....	daily props assistant
Holiday Landa	....	art coordinator
Vincent Lucido	....	storyboard artist
Brett McKenzie	....	art department assistant
John Naehrlich	....	leadman
Christopher Schultz	....	assistant property master
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer
Kevan Weber	....	set dresser
Christopher L. Williamson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	ProTools operator
Willie D. Burton	....	production sound mixer
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Anthony J. Ciccolini III	....	supervising sound editor
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Daniel Pagan	....	sound effects editor
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Jason Dodd	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Trent Claus	....	flame artist
Sean Coonce	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Diana Hinek	....	digital compositor
William Hyler	....	flame artist
Chris Ingersoll	....	compositor: Flame artist
Benjamin Kutsko	....	flame artist
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer
Brian Nugent	....	flame artist
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor
Bethany Pederson	....	compositor
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
R. Matt Smith	....	compositing supervisor
Sean Tompkins	....	visual effects coordinator
Sean Wallitsch	....	Flame artist: Lola Visual Effects
Laura Elizabeth Wilcox	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Ryan Zuttermeister	....	associate visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects

Stunts
Dartenea Bryant	....	stunt double: Dana Davis
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Brittany Snow
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
Jeff Andrus	....	key grip: second unit
Miguel Benavides	....	key grip
Thomas Burns	....	additional lighting technician
Bruce Carothers	....	rigging key grip
Aaron Chervenak	....	camera production assistant: second unit
Jeffrey A. Cook	....	rigging electrician
Carlos 'Los' Jackson	....	rigging electrician
Hilary Klym	....	best boy rigging grip
Seth Kotok	....	second assistant camera
Craig Langus	....	on-set video assist
Christopher Lucchese	....	grip
Tamas Mack	....	second assistant camera
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging gaffer
Ignacio Musich	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	camera operator
Bonnie Osborne	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Nick Paige	....	camera operator
Chad Persons	....	steadicam operator (2007)
Irv Press	....	generator operator
Donis Rhoden	....	grip
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electric
Michael A. Savage	....	grip
Tim Soronen	....	best boy grip
Wayne Stroud	....	dolly grip
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Victoria Tidmarch	....	film loader
Kristy Tully	....	camera operator
Joshua Turner	....	camera production assistant
Steven J. Winslow	....	aerial camera technician: super g camera system
Scott Yancey	....	electrician

Casting Department
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting
Anthony J. Kraus	....	casting assistant
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leoisick Castro	....	set costumer
Kenn Smiley	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
George Chavez	....	color timer
Teressa Longo	....	assistant editor
Blair Miller	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Gerry Cueller	....	music supervisor
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
Greg Danylyshyn	....	music supervisor
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Boris Salchow	....	composer: additional music
Travis Smith	....	score mixing assistant

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Doug S. MacLean	....	driver
William R. Peck	....	driver
Luther Trotter	....	driver

Other crew
Edward Allen	....	production accountant
Jennifer Blair	....	production coordinator
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher
Randin Brown	....	production assistant
Matt Dickey	....	production assistant
Matthew Dickey	....	production assistant
Brian Dittmar	....	assistant location manager
Caleb Duffy	....	location manager
Jay Ellison	....	super scorpio crane assistant
Matthew F. Fuller	....	production assistant
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	script supervisor
Sherri Robin Goldman	....	first assistant accountant
Mackenzie Horras	....	production assistant
Simeon Jones	....	production assistant
Jeff Ketcham	....	production assistant
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst	....	assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Craig Langus	....	production assistant
Ivette Ledon	....	second assistant accountant
Frédéric North	....	helicopter pilot
Matthew J. Ryan	....	production assistant
Charlie Scott	....	key craft service
Dave Scott	....	choreographer
Charlie E. Scott Jr.	....	craft service
Tim Seitter	....	production assistant
Sue Smith	....	assistant production coordinator
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant
Derek Wade	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Alliance Films
• Newmarket Films
• Original Film

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• All Balloons All The Time  balloon decor
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41474) | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | South Africa:13V | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Films

Goofs:

Errors in geography: This movie is supposed to take place in Oregon and there are numerous palm trees visible in the background while the students are on the way to the prom. There are no palm trees in Oregon.

Quotes:

Richard Fenton: [during his interrogation, about Donna] Nothing can keep us apart... She has no family. All she has is me... You know we love one another... Ask Donna... We'll be together forever... together forever, that's my promise... I'll see you soon, Donna.

Movie Connections:

References Wo hu cang long (2000)

Soundtrack:

Shut Up And Drive

Less scary than the kid toucher episode of Webster

Prom Night is shot with the artistic eye someone gives while finely crafting a Lifetime original film. You know the one. This October, Lifetime takes a break from the courageous tale of a woman surviving (insert disease name here) to tell the somewhat creepy tale of a woman pursued by a stalker ex-boyfriend. It's dramatic … it's sappy … it's immensely dull. It does nothing to further a genre, tell an original story, or strive for ANY sort of newness. Prom Night shares this plight. Watching the killer poke holes in his victims, we sit silently as they slump to the floor with not a drop of blood spilled. It occurred to me that this was the cleanest killer in movie history.

Our director is working with a fairly good-looking killer so he is forced to pour on the camera angles to make him appear creepier. Think about Matthew McConaughey coming at you with a knife. You'd probably go … "OH! Good lookin guy is going to kill me? Naaaa." Not scary even for a second, so the director throws Schaech into shadows and over the shoulder in the mirror. This mirror shot is repeated to the point of sickness as it practically becomes a fetish of the creator. You'll get 15 jump scares in this film, 2 of which made my date jump (I might mention she is afraid of EVERYTHING). I'd also mention she decided to take a nap halfway through the film and at one point threatened to leave me.

As if this film were not disjointed enough, it appears to be cut to shreds. I'm not saying it looks like key points were left on the cutting room floor as the crew scrambled to salvage some semblance of a horror film; I'm saying as the film moves from scene to scene, you often get a jarring jump. This is the kind of thing you'd expect when a film catches fire and a projectionist is forced to splice ends together, cross his fingers, and hope for the best. The editor should be shot.

With a plot you can pack into two sentences, one stray spray of blood, an emo killer, and the tension of a very special episode of "Silver Spoons", we're left with no reason to support horror this weekend … at least on the big screen. In fact, this is the sort of film that should be punished. Is it really that hard to make a scary movie? Was this crew even aware they were making a horror film??!! A complete waste of my time and yours. I bit the bullet to get you this review. Don't let my sacrifice be in vain. DON'T GO INTO THE MOVIE!!!