Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Writer:

Ron Oliver (writer)

Release Date:

13 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Mary Lou is back ... God help the students of Hamilton High.

Plot:

When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later...

Plot Keywords:

Prom | Revenge | Apple Computer | Splatter | Gay Slur

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Michael Ironside	...	Bill Nordham
Wendy Lyon	...	Vicki Carpenter
Justin Louis	...	Craig Nordham
Lisa Schrage	...	Mary Lou Maloney
Richard Monette	...	Father Cooper
Terri Hawkes	...	Kelly Hennenlotter
Brock Simpson	...	Josh
Beverley Hendry	...	Monica Waters (as Beverly Hendry)
Beth Gondek	...	Jess Browning
Wendell Smith	...	Walt Carpenter
Judy Mahbey	...	Virginia Carpenter
Steve Atkinson	...	Young Billy Nordham
Robert Lewis	...	Young Buddy Cooper
Lorretta Bailey	...	Mary Lou (Creature)
Howard Kruschke	...	Todd

Also Known As:

Prom Night II (USA)
Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou (UK) (video box title)
The Haunting of Hamilton High

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

8760 132 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Simcom Limited

Trivia:

Though the movie was filmed in 1987, relics of the movie could still be found at the junior high school where it was filmed. The black paint that covered the windows could still be seen until the windows in the school's library were replaced in early 2001.

Goofs:

Continuity: Mary Lou's hair changes length several times during her final scenes on the stage and in the prop room.

Quotes:

Mary Lou Maloney: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been three months since my last confession. I've disobeyed my parents many times. I've taken the Lord's name in vain many times. I've had sinful relations, with boys at my school. Many boys, many times.
Priest: My child, these are great sins. You must prepare yourself for the consequences.
Mary Lou Maloney: Father, there's just one more thing.
Priest: What is it, my poor child?
Mary Lou Maloney: I loved every minute of it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Mary Lou

Hints of German Expressionism

Though this movie often gets skewered on the message boards it is a delight for those who appreciate the high school horror films of the 80's. The acting is stale, the story is one we've all heard before but this film had some memorable touches. The locker room scene is one of my all-time favorite death scenes and this film used the art class paper cutter as a weapon way before Josh Hartnett wielded one in "The Faculty". The "living rocking horse" is definitely something viewers wont easily forget and that scene reminds me of horrors historical roots in cinema: that scene screams German Expressionism as much as the title sequence in "Nightmare on Elm Street". If you don't like camp, this movie will be hard to swallow, but if you're a fan of the B movies you rented as a kid just because the cover art looked creepy: bon apetit.