Prom Night - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[bernice]

Jamie Lee Curtis did her own stunts at the movie's ending.

[kristen]

Jamie Lee Curtis also had a murderous brother - Michael Myers in Halloween. Unlike the former, in which he wants to kill her, in this movie, Alex Hammond completely ignores her.

[jessica]

Prom Night would not be the only movie actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Anne-Marie Martin would star in together: Jamie would reprise her role as Laurie Strode for Halloween II (1981) and Anne-Marie would play Darcy, Nurse Karen's friend in the movie that is promised a ride home from the party at Stevie Mackie's house. The latter was uncredited for her brief appearance.

[carla]

BODY COUNT: 8 (Robin Hammond, an unnamed nurse, Kelly Lynch, Jude Cunningham, Seymour 'Slick' Crane, Wendy Richards, Lou Farmer, Alex Hammond)

[clayton]

Famous for being one of the only slasher movies with a sympathetic killer.

[carla]

The subplot about Leonard Murch was added late in the production of the movie.

[oscar]

Producer Peter R. Simpson's son Brock Simpson plays Young Nick.

[oscar]

According to director Paul Lynch in the documentary "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film", he was having difficulty securing financing until Jamie Lee Curtis signed on. Once the film was shot, Paramount expressed interest in distributing the movie. However, they only wanted to open it in 300 theaters whereas Avco Embassy Pictures offered to release it in 1200 theaters. Avco Embassy released Prom Night as a result. That same year, Paramount released another independent slasher film, Friday the 13th (1980).

[wallace]

David Mucci, who played school rebel Lou Farmer, had a serious medical condition. He was forced to be immobilized underneath the stage for the scene in which Lou is decapitated. He was terrified that something would happen while he was trapped there so director Paul Lynch held his hand for the duration of the scene to assure him everything would be all right.

[norma]

Brock Simpson is the only actor who appeared in all four Prom Night movies.

[terry]

The original version of Prom Night was given a PG rating but the studio was afraid no one would see a PG horror movie. So they upped the violence to get this movie to an R rating.

[jeffrey]

The line, "It's not who you come with, it's who takes you home", appears in all four Prom Night movies.

[scarlett]

According to the Blu-ray commentary by director Paul Lynch, the van that goes off the cliff in the movie was actually stolen by the stunt coordinator.