From magic to mayhem



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We start with Donna preparing for that definitive high school experience with her friends Lisa (Dana Davis, Heroes) and Claire (Jessica Stroup).

Along with their dates, they have rented a suite in the swanky hotel where the prom is being held and plan to spend the night celebrating their futures.

But as Donna and her classmates party, the psychopath Fenton (Johnathon Schaech) stealthily prowls the hotel, meticulously setting in motion his plan to claim the woman he sees as his true love — and killing anyone who gets in his way.

This remake of the 1980 classic horror flick, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, combines a gorgeous young cast with a glamorous setting, hip soundtrack and nail-biting suspense.

Prom Night piled up an estimated gross of US$22.7 million (RM74.9 million) in its debut to capture the No. 1 ranking at the North American box office over the April 14 weekend.

When Marc Forby and Neal H. Moritz set out to make the new film, their intent was to completely re-imagine the picture for a new, more sophisticated audience.

Forby and Moritz, the team behind the I Know What You Did franchise and I Am Legend, spent almost five years developing the script. They envisioned a film in which the emphasis would be on suspense, with the gore toned down significantly.

When writer J.S. Cardone came on board, he found a vision that everyone was happy with.

The result is a script that producer Toby Jaffe, who worked on The Amityville Horror remake, describes as “very Hitchcockian”. But Prom Night is still rated PG-13. — Agencies

Prom Night Contest

- First Prize x 3:
One Ralph Lauren EDT Spray (worth RM175), One Limited Edition Prom Night Lip Balm (RM100), One Limited Edition Prom Night Compact Mirror (RM150) and One Citizen Alarm Clock (RM100).

- Second Prize x 2:
One Limited Edition Prom Night Lip Balm, One Limited Edition Prom Night Compact Mirror and One Citizen Alarm Clock.

- Third Prize x 5:
One Limited Edition Prom Night Compact Mirror and One Citizen Alarm Clock.

Q: Prom Night is a remake of a slasher classic. What year was the first film released?

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- Only original entry forms will be entertained.
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