Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (Video 1990)

A murdered high school girl returns from the grave and hypnotizes a student into helping her commit revenge murders.

Directors:

Ron Oliver, Peter R. Simpson

Writer:

Ron Oliver

Stars:

Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Stratton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Conlon	...	Alex Grey
Cynthia Preston	...	Sarah Monroe (as Cyndy Preston)
David Stratton	...	Shane Taylor
Courtney Taylor	...	Mary Lou Maloney
Dylan Neal	...	Andrew Douglas
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Leonard Welsh
Roger Dunn	...	Mr. Weatherall
Tom Nursall	...	Coach
George Chuvalo	...	Mr. Walker
London Juno	...	Leah Grey (as Juno Mills Cockell)
Lesley Kelly	...	Miss Richards
Terry Doyle	...	Jack Roswell
Robert Collins	...	Darren
Nicole Evans	...	Gail
Sabrina Boudot	...	Patsy Riviera

Storyline

Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood. She chooses as her escort in world of the living Alex, an average depressed student with dreams of one day becoming a doctor. As Mary Lou begins to get back into form, the body count starts climbing and the graduating class of Hamilton High is once again smaller than expected.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | blood | prom | acid | third part | 

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Taglines:

A Romantic Comedy From Hell.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baile de Formatura III

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norstar Entertainment, Comweb Productions, Famous Players

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sarah Monroe: I don't get mad, I bake.

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Connections

References Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Soundtracks

"The Last Kiss Will Be Mine"
Written by Peter R. Simpson (as Peter Simpson) and Paul Zaza
Performed by Yvonne Murray

User Reviews

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

Prom Night III continues with the Mary Lou storyline, but takes it in a lighter and more humorous direction. Mary Lou (Courtney Taylor) unleashes herself from hell using a nail file to cut the chains. It's from there that she begins to stalk a student named Alex (Tim Conlon). Her mission is to get Alex to be with her forever. There is just one thing standing in her way. Alex's girlfriend Sarah (Cynthia Preston). She starts to kill some of the people that get in his way for success. When he struggles in biology, she finishes his test and then turns his bio teacher into a human banana split. A guidance counsellor questions Alex's grades, so she kills her off using battery acid. This goes on and on and each time Alex has to dispose of the bodies by burying them in the football field. With Prom Night looming, the police eventually find the corpses and of course point the finger at our lead character. Will Alex escape and send Mary Lou back to hell, or will she claim her man and get rid of Sarah?

Prom Night III definitely has the best special effects of all the films in the series. The banana split murder in particular is pretty unique and visually well done. There is just something about this one that seems kind of cheap. It's like a cheap version of part II. The actress that plays Mary Lou in this one is different from the previous installment. She isn't as good as the Mary Lou from the second film. She was darker and more sinister in part II. In The Last Kiss, they try hard to make her seductive and humorous, much less evil and dark. The performance isn't as good.

I also don't understand the decision making from the lead character Alex. He knows this dead chick is killing all these people, and instead of telling anyone else, he just continues implicating himself by burying the bodies. This movie also has a 60's and 70's 'Grease' feel to it as well with Alex's leather jacket and the greased back hair. Prom Night III seems to suffer with a personality disorder. It tries to be funny, tries to be supernaturally spooky, and tries to add a bunch of different elements to it as well. It's all over the place and not as good as part II.

Mary Lou is completely different from the vixen we knew her as in "Hello Mary Lou". The ending is also very bizarre, but original at least. Prom Night III doesn't take itself very seriously, and neither do I.

5/10