Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Writer:

Ron Oliver (writer)

Release Date:

October 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 | 1950s | Burned Alive | Slasher

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
Dennis Robinson	...	Mr. Craven
Michael Evans	...	Matthew Dante
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Eddie Wood (as John Ferguson)
Larry Musser	...	Mr. O'Bannon
Glen Gretzky	...	Robert
Vincent Gale	...	Rejected Boy
Kirk Grayson	...	School Secretary
Paul McGaffey	...	Policeman
David Robertson	...	Mr. King
Jean Olsen	...	Cook 1957 / 87
Jay Smith	...	Priest
Marek Forysinski	...	Big Al
Deryck Hazel	...	Mr. Romero
Kelly Simpson	...	Boy #1
Geoff Brumlik	...	Boy #2
Kevin Hare	...	Boy
Myfanwy Meilen	...	Girl #1
Sharon Holownia	...	Girl #2
Roy Babiuk	...	Mean Boy
Brian McGugan	...	Mean Boy
Laura Derwentwater	...	Ms. Collins
Thomas Houg	...	Dancer #1
Greg Scott	...	Dancer #2
Sherry Boisvert	...	Dancer #3
Shannon Fountain	...	Dancer #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adria Budd	...	Prom Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Bruce Pittman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ron Oliver		writer

Produced by
Ilana Frank	....	associate producer
Peter Haley	....	executive producer
Ray Sager	....	executive producer
Peter R. Simpson	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Zaza

Cinematography by
John Herzog

Film Editing by
Nick Rotundo

Production Design by
Sandra Kybartas		(as Sandy Kibartas)

Set Decoration by
Linda Del Rosario

Makeup Department
Rosemarie Diekmann	....	key hair stylist
David B. Miller	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Robertson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Laurie Dobbie	....	painter
Ted Samuels	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Phil Rodrigues	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Jim Doyle	....	special effects
William Guest	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Shelly Morrow	....	optical

Stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunt performer
Steve Lucescu	....	utility stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
William Engel	....	grip: special effects
David Perkins	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Glen Treilhard	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Anthony D'Andrea	....	assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer

Other crew
Christine Akrey	....	film production secretary
Tracy Long	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Redford	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Simcom Limited

Distributors

• Norstar Releasing (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Alliance Atlantis Video (????) (Canada) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Norstar Home Video Inc. (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Virgin Vision (????) (USA) (VHS)

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

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:

Revealing mistakes: Extremely obvious rubber pullover head mask on the transformation creature of Mary Lou towards the end of the movie. You can visibly see the rubber neck edging of the pullover mask stand off the actor's neck by at least two inches. This bad makeup job runs all the way across the front of the actors neck as the creature stands up on stage to full stance.

Quotes:

Mary Lou Maloney: Cracking up?
[Vicky slaps Mary Lou across her face]

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

Queen of the Senior Prom

Not too scary, but a lot of fun!

This wasn't really a scary movie. There were many scary scenes, and the locker room scene was pretty creepy, as was Jess's death. But really, this movie was so good because it had a great feel to it. It sort of took one of those 80s teen movies ("Pretty in Pink," "The Breakfast Club") and added some scares to it. There's one scene I had to rewind a few times to see again, and that was when Vicki and the other prom queen nominee were talking the day or two after Jess's death, and the nominee said something mean referring to Jess, and Vicki returned with, "You shut your f-ing (don't know if I can curse or not) mouth, you bitch!" That really got me loving the movie. It's worth watching it for that.

Other than that, the story is decent and believable--though I didn't get the affiliation with the magician's box and it had a lot of religious overtones. But there is so much to this that really makes it worth it. Another notable scene is what the possessed Vicki does to her mother on the night of the prom. You'll know what I'm talking about. All in all, I say, rent this movie, kick back, and enjoy some key scenes of greatness!