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| Prom Night |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens, Eddie Benton, Joy Thompson, Sheldon Rybowski & Antionette Bower |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Elite Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
EE7788 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
91 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1980 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Paul Lynch |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
William Gray |
| (Story): |
Robert Guza, Jr. |
| (Music): |
Carl Zitter & Paul Zaza |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Reuben Freed |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Brian Ravok, CFE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Bruce Nyznik |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Peter Simpson |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.78:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Prom Night is the horrifying story of four high school teenagers with a very dark secret. When they were schoolchildren, a cruel game resulted in the death of a young girl. Eight years later, the victim’s sister, Kim (Jamie Lee Curtis) is Prom Queen and in love with the Prom King (Casey Stevens)—one of her sisters killers. As Prom Night nears, an unknown killer has plans to avenge the girl’s death. Soon, Kim’s friends begin disappearing and the halls of her high school are filling with blood.
LaserDisc Picture:
The opening flashback sequence is very out of focus and hard to make out. The images and sharpness do not improve as the movie progresses. Images are filtered and blurry with a dark cast over the color fidelity. The only scenes that appear even remotely sharp and detailed are the close-ups. Color fidelity, though generally natural, lack richness and are subdued throughout. Slight noise and occasional artifacts are apparent. The aspect ratio is 1.78:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished and compressed monaural.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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