Prom Night 1980
 

Does anyone have this on DVD that they can recommend?
My DVD player is a PS3 so although I can play R1 discs on my PC I'd prefer a R0 or R2.

Any suggestions would be appreciated - decided to build a library of early 80's teen slashers for the fun of it :)

I did a simillar thing - collected 80's slashers.

Prom Night was a huge disappointment, go for something else first.

You have been warned.

What have you got already?

Friday 13th collection & The Halloweens, I've seen My Bloody Valentine and The Burning, but I would revisit both. I remember seeing Prom Night and enjoying it, but we're talking 15 years ago or so. I remember seeing Sleepaway Camp and thinking WTF by the ending haha

If you're going on a hunt for 80's slasher films, then I highly recommend trying to find a copy of this book as a reference guide. I regularly borrow it from my local library.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Legacy-Blood...6944777&sr=1-5

Pricey book that, but thanks for putting the thought in my mind, I just ordered the 'Teenage Wasteland' book which I've been meaning to pick up for a while.

It is pricey, I was gonna order the Teenage Wasteland book but decided to preorder this one instead, released just in time for Halloween

I would recommend in no particular order films you can pick up fairly cheap.

Graduation Day
Rosemary's Killer
Happy Birthday to Me
Bloody Birthday


And when you try to complete your collection - I own these but they aren't anythng special.

Hell Night
Offerings
Return to Horror High
The Initiation
Prom Night
Unfortunately by only being region 2 you are a bit stuck for choice.

The UK My Bloody Valentine is heavily cut still.

Here's a list of slashers by year.

1980

-Christmas Evil
-Demented
-Don't Answer the Phone
-Don't Go in the House
-Dressed to Kill
-Fade to Black
-Friday the 13th
-Funeral Home
-Ghost Dance
-He Knows You're Alone
-Maniac
-Motel Hell
-Mother's Day
-New Year's Evil
-Night of the Demon
-Nightmares (aka, Stage Fright)
-Phobia
-Prom Night
-Schizoid
-Silent Scream
-Terror on Tour
-Terror Train
-To All a Good Night


1981

-Bloody Birthday
-Bloody Moon
-The Boogeyman
-The Burning
-Dark Night of the Scarecrow
-A Day of Judgment
-Deadly Blessing
-The Demon
-Don't Go Near the Park
-Don't Go in the Woods...Alone!
-Evilspeak
-Eyes of a Stranger
-The Fan
-Final Exam
-Friday the 13th Part II
-The Funhouse
-Ghostkeeper
-Graduation Day
-Halloween II
-Happy Birthday to Me
-Hell Night
-Home Sweet Home
-The Incubus
-Just Before Dawn
-Madhouse
-Murder Obsession
-My Bloody Valentine
-Night School
-Nightmares in a Damaged Brain
-No Place to Hide
-The Prowler
-Road Games
-Scream
-Strange Behavior
-Student Bodies


1982
-Alone in the Dark
-Blood Link
-Blood Song
-Bloodbeat
-Boardinghouse
-Class Reunion
-Dark Sanity
-Deadly Games
-Death Valley
-Don't Go to Sleep
-The Dorm That Dripped Blood (aka, Pranks)
-The Forest
-Friday the 13th Part III
-Honeymoon Horror
-The Horror Star
-Hospital Massacre
-House of Death (aka, Death Screams)
-Humongous
-Island of Blood (aka, Whodunit?)
-Madman
-Pieces
-The Seduction
-Silent Rage
-The Slayer
-The Slumber Party Massacre
-Superstition
-Till Death Do Us Part
-Trick or Treats
-Twisted Nightmare
-Unhinged
-Visiting Hours


1983
-10 to Midnight
-American Nightmare
-Blödaren
-City of Blood
-Curtains
-Deadly Lessons
-Disconnected
-Double Exposure
-The Final Terror
-House of the Yellow Carpet
-The House on Sorority Row
-Julie Darling
-The Last Night
-Mortuary
-A Night to Dismember
-Night Warning
-Psycho II
-Scalps
-Screamtime
-Skullduggery
-Sledgehammer
-Sleepaway Camp
-Sweet Sixteen


1984
-The Dark Side of Midnight
-Don't Open Till Christmas
-Evil Judgement
-Fatal Games
-Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
-Girls Nite Out
-The Initiation
-Innocent Prey
-Lady, Stay Dead
-Movie House Massacre
-Murder Rock
-Next of Kin
-A Nightmare On Elm Street
-The Prey
-Rocktober Blood
-Satan's Blade
-Scream for Help
-Silent Madness
-Silent Night, Deadly Night
-Splatter University


1985
-Appointment with Fear
-Bits and Pieces
-Blood Beat
-Blood Cult
-Blood Tracks
-Cemetery of Terror
-The Deadly Intruder
-Formula for a Murder
-Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
-The Hills Have Eyes Part II
-Horror House on Highway 5
-Murderlust
-The Mutilator
-Nail Gun Massacre
-A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
-The Ripper
-Too Scared to Scream
-Victims!


1986
-April Fool's Day
-Cards of Death
-Chopping Mall
-City in Panic
-Crawlspace
-Dreamaniac
-Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
-Girls School Screamers
-The Hitcher
-Into the Darkness
-The Killer is Still Among Us
-Killer Party
-Killer Workout
-A Knife Under Your Throat
-The Majorettes
-Mountaintop Motel Massacre
-Night Ripper
-Psycho III
-Revenge
-Shadows Run Black
-Slaughter High
-Spine
-Sorority House Massacre
-Terror At Tenkiller
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Part 2
-Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness
-You Will Die At Midnight


1987
-American Gothic
-Anguish
-Backwoods
-Berserker
-Blood Diner
-Blood Frenzy
-Blood Harvest
-Blood Lake
-Blood Rage
-Blood Sisters
-Body Count
-Cheerleader Camp
-Contagion
-Delirium: Photos of a Gioia
-Doom Asylum
-Faceless
-Forever Evil
-Hunter's Blood
-Lady Beware
-The Lamp (aka, The Outing)
-Lunch Meat
-Night Screams
-A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
-Open House
-Opera
-Possession: Until Death Do You Part
-Prom Night II
-Psychos in Love
-Return to Horror High
-Shallow Grave
-Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
-Slaughterhouse
-Slumber Party Massacre II
-Stagefright (aka, Aquarius)
-The Stay Awake
-The Stepfather
-Stripped to Kill
-Terror Night (aka, Bloody Movie)


1988
-555
-Bad Dreams
-Child's Play
-Clownhouse
-Deadly Dreams
-Death By Dialogue
-Death Spa
-Destroyer
-Don't Panic
-Edge of the Axe
-Evil Laugh
-Fatal Pulse
-Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
-Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
-Hide and Go Shriek
-Hollow Gate
-Hollywood's New Blood
-Iced
-The Last Slumber Party
-Maniac Cop
-Memorial Valley Massacre
-A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
-Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
-Too Beautiful To Die


1989
-Cemetery High
-Cutting Class
-Deadly Obsession
-Freeway Maniac
-Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
-Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
-Hell High
-Hitcher in the Dark
-The Horror Show (aka, House III)
-Houseboat Horror
-I, Madman
-Intruder
-Massacre
-Moonstalker
-A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
-Offerings
-Perfect Victims (aka, Hidden Rage)
-Psycho Cop
-Return of the Family Man
-Rush Week
-Shocker
-Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
-Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
-The Stepfather II
-Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls

:clap::clap: That is one Hell of a list Dem!

I've tried to ignore gialli and slashers like that, I've just stuck with US ones hopefully.

Wow, thanks that's a great list! I'm going to be busy...

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ah,the 80s!
lots of films i own/seen,but alot of films i aint!
must look some of these up.
glad to see "the burning" in there!

Watched Prom Night on YouTube after this thread last night rather than buy a DVD, it wasn't very good after all - so thanks for the heads up before I went and spent £15+ on a copy.

I'll try the 4 that Demdike has recommended next I think, before tackling 'the list'.

Rosemary's Killer AKA The Prowler is also up on YouTube, and is very good thanks to the talents of Tom Savini, that one is worth forking out for, BU released it on a region free BD(which I need to invest in myself)

THE PROWLER is one of my favourite slasher movies, Savini's fx are superb.

If you haven't seen yet...
 

StageFright: Aquarius (1987) - is a keeper :nod:

The House on Sorority Row (1983) - was a pleasant surprise for me after watching so much guff.

Superstition (1982) Isn't strictly a slasher, but it's easily one of my all time fav 80's horror, a body count movie with (a black) heart!

Tourist Trap (1979) - Sort of Carrie meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - very underrated!

Curtains (1983) - While it has a made for TV murder mystery feel to it, there's at least 2 classic scenes, real stuff of nightmares.

Terror Train (1980) - Pretty entertaining slasher flick, due to killer's costume changes!

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) A.K.A Communion - Often gets labeled "An American Giallo", but slasher fans can still "enjoy" it.

Intruder (1989) Delivers the wet stuff and is fun with it.

Happy Birthday to Me (1981) - The longest slasher film ever, has almost soap like qualites at times, but it ticks all the right boxes.

The Prowler (1981) While it drags for me at times, I'd still say it's one of the best 80's slashers.

Madman (1982) - A mixed bag, (Some cheese and low budget hurts it) but the atmosphere and the Madman of the title is very memorable.

Hell Night (1981) - Low body count, but it's surprisingly suspenseful towards the end.

Rituals (1977) - My favourite "Deliverance" clone, captures the feeling of being lost in the middle of no where more so than the more known "Just Before Dawn" for my money.

Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974) - More in line with Black Christmas, I found it be a surprisingly creepy, sombre movie.

Unhinged (1982) - Often Panned, for good reasons, as not a lot happens for much of it's running time, but the ending is worth the wait!

Final Exam (1981) - A bloodless slasher, what's the point eh? I actually liked this one, pretty creepy atmosphere and I like there's hardly any motive given for the murders.


Two useful sites:

Hysteria Lives! (The reviews are fun reads)

Retro Slashers (Deals with even the most obscure stuff)

This has got me in the mood again to continue the old "Must see every slasher!" quest, not even at the obscure stuff yet. :)

While the harsh reviews are usually right, they make it so easy to get discouraged from continuing! :lol:

Thanks Beyond that's going to be really useful for me :) I've seen plenty of crap in my time, but there is always room for more!

I think I've got Chopping Mall lined up for tonight :) Not seen that since my 'video shop' days.

:lol: That's the spirit!

I'm a sucker for shopping mall locations in horror films! :nod:

Prom Night hasn't been served well on DVD. The best release was the Aus R4 disc that was remastered and anamorphic.

Just curious, are there any features on that Aus R4 version? I'll admit, it isn't one of my favs either, but I do hope it gets a good release at some point. Imagine what Arrow could do with it! :nod:

Just a friendly reminder that I suggest you check out Maniac (1980) as it was already mentioned on that fantastic list for you as it is region free dvd or an awesome blu ray! :nod:

Prom Night is one of the dullest slasher ever. I only made it through the whole thing the other day and regretted it immediately. The sequels are better because, for all their faults, they're rarely ever boring.

I know, it's amazing what Jamie Lee Curtis and memorable artwork can do for a film.

Then check out The Initiation, that has a finale set in a shopping mall and is a decent slasher to boot. :)

Pretty sure it was barebones - maybe a trailer, but certainly no more comprehensive than that. But since I just wanted a decent, anamorphic copy of the film, it serviced my needs adequately.