Product Description

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. Bill Nordham is now the principle of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17569 in DVD
• Brand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
• Released on: 2008-04-01
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 97 minutes

Features

• 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. Bill Nordham is now the principle of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1

Customer Reviews

great new dvd transfer of old 80's movie
well this is not the 1st time that this is on dvd.

i already have this on dvd from canada it was released there, under the movie company name alliance atlantis films. the cover on that dvd from them is diffrent from this one by mgm

But this is the first time it has been released in america on "MGM" dvd.

and wow! let me tell you this transfer is nice! its way sharper 50x more then alliance atlantis dvd transfer.

they REALLY cleaned this movie up on this new transfer.

its even in stereo!, the old one on alliance atlantis dvd wasn't. it was in hifi Mono. as so was the VHS version of this when it first came out
video tape

ither way if you have seen this film before, or are going to for the first time. get this dvd from Mgm that just came out. it is a great transfer of a old movie long forgotten.

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2
Glad that now that the remake of the original Prom Night is in theatres that they finally decided to release Prom Night 2 to DVD. It was always one of my favorite Prom night stories with it super natural aspect of a dead prom queen possessing a high school girl and trying to live the dream of being queen she was denied when she died in the school gym fire in 1950s. A lot better concept than a mere serial killer. My only problem is the same as with most 1980s horror movies. That is the DVD box art. I find it weird that 1980s had the most fantastic VHS box cover art and often some of the worst DVD box cover art.

2.25 STARS: Entertaining, but...it depends on what you're looking for.
Although completely unrelated (not such a bad thing) to the original "Prom Night", "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2" is an entertainingly dark movie that is rather low on actual horror. The name of this movie itself indicates that this is not an all-time great horror movie, nor does it try to be, but for people serious about rounding out their horror movie collection, I think this review is helpful. It should be noted that this sequel is better than the original, but that is faint praise. Mary Lou was the prom queen during the 1950s, but she was a very bad girl, and when a prank goes bad, a la "Carrie", a tragedy results.

Trying to separate itself from the original slasher, the sequel tries its hand at spiritual possession. Overall, the possession scenes are rather dull, and there is virtually nothing scary about them. Interestingly enough, "Prom Night 2" takes itself seriously for the most part as a horror movie, and this is partly what makes it fun, even if it's not scary. Give it credit for that much.

The acting is pretty good in "Prom Night 2", especially Michael Ironside. The movie is executed pretty well, and the movie reaches its maximum potential. On one level, "Prom Night 2" succeeds at being an entertaining movie with a dark side that actually takes itself seriously (for the most part) as a horror movie, but falls short in the scary department; and this is why "Prom Night 2" gets a decent rating of 2.25 STARS. Therefore, if you're looking for an 80s movie that is in the mold of a horror movie, but more fun than scary, this could be your thing. If you're looking for something scary, leave "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2" on the DVD shelf.