Prom Night (2008 film)

Prom Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNelson McCormick
Written byJ. S. Cardone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChecco Varese
Edited byJason Ballantine
Music byPaul Haslinger
Production
companies
Distributed byScreen Gems[3] (through Sony Pictures Releasing[3][2])
Release date
  • April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[3]
Box office$57.2 million[3]

Prom Night is a 2008 slasher film directed by Nelson McCormick. It is the fifth and final installment of the Prom Night film series. It is a reboot film, mainly taking inspiration from the original 1980 film. The film stars an ensemble cast including Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz, James Ransone, Brianne Davis, Johnathon Schaech, and Idris Elba.

The movie's score is composed by Paul Haslinger of Tangerine Dream fame.

The film was released on April 11, 2008, by Screen Gems. The film received negative reviews from critics for its lack of originality, screenplay, editing, direction, plot, and performances. Despite this, it was also a box-office success, grossing $20,804,941 in 2,700 theaters in the United States and Canada.

  1. ^ a b c Grierson, Tim (14 April 2008). "Prom Night". Screen International. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Prom Night at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  3. ^ a b c d "Prom Night (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2013-04-02.