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:

Mary Lou Maloney is the only character to appear in more than one Prom Night film.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Bill Nordham: [final line] Hey, kids. They're playing our song... Let's cruise.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Hello Mary Lou

"Places to go, people to kill..."

Follow-up, rather than sequel, to "Prom Night", in which accidentally murdered prom queen Mary Lou Maloney (Lisa Schrage) possesses the body of potential prom queen Vicki Carpenter (Wendy Lyon) in 1987 as a means of exacting brutal revenge. Bill Nordham (Michael Ironside), who was responsible for Mary Lou's demise in 1957, is now the principal of the high school, and his son Craig (Justin Louis) happens to be dating Vicki.

"Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" is a pleasant surprise for a horror movie, especially a horror movie SEQUEL. I expected a thoroughly routine, silly, and very forgettable movie, but this movie, while not being particularly good enough to be memorable, offers a fair bit of entertainment, leading to a very "Carrie"-esque climax. This team of film-makers do their best to make it tense and scary, and while I can't say I was scared, their efforts do not go unnoticed.

The film is moody, solemn, suitably gory at times, and has a decent music score. Some of the roles are mere stereotypes, but the cast does what it can. Star Lyon is certainly a knockout; voyeurs may very well appreciate her nude scenes. Michael Ironside is top-billed but his role is more of a supporting one, and he simply proves here that he's really at his most effective when playing thoroughly nasty thugs - his character here is more than some one-dimensional villain and he's not as enjoyable here as when he plays 'the bad guy' in films.

Only really hurt by a groan-inducing, all-too-typical horror movie ending.

7/10