In 1957 a graduating teen named Bill Nordham (Michael Ironside) takes her sleazy troublemaking girlfriend named Mary Lou Maloney (Lisa Schrage) go to their prom at Hamilton High but she uses him and makes out with another guy there.
Mary Lou is voted Prom Queen and while she is on stage Bill tries to drop a stinkbomb on her but her dress is on fire and she is burned to death.

It is now present day and Bill is now a father as well as the principal of Hamilton High. His son Craig (Justin Louis) is preparing his prom night with his girfriend Vicki (Wendy Lyon).
However the highschool seems to be possessed by Mary Lou as her soul was kept in a trunk down in the highschool cellar that someone opened releasing her and Mary Lou goes on a killing spree with her song playing each time she is about to do so.
First she kills a troubled teen named Jess (Beth Gondeck) making out like she hung herself as if it was a suicide.
But Mary Lou also possesses Vicki to do more killings and Vicki also encounters nightmares of being Mary Lou as well as experiencing hallucinations.

Mary Lou tries to seek revenge on Bill during this years prom night after what he did to her.

An impressive beginning showing the outside of a highschool as well as shots of the hallways and then a trunk opening up. All of this looked darkly shot for a low budgeter what was effective.
Great close up shot on Mary Lou Maloney entering a cathedral looking innocent. There is a nicely set speech on her confessing her sins to a priest as he shows nice tense expressions during this moment and a good ending on her speech which came across well as someone skanky and trying to cause trouble. She for sure came across as a nasty bad ass chick for sure. Good moment for a beginning of a horror flick.

A good set at the 1957 prom with good close up shots on Mary Lou and Young Billy Nordham dancing. The whole scenerio here really stood out perfectly. This for sure looked like something in the past.
Both Mary Lou and Young Buddy Cooper look good by making out and acting sleazy. Then Billy catching them. Nicely done moment with Mary Lou getting bitchy with the famous one liner that was common in the original flick even if this one wasn't based on it. Strongly done indeed. For sure made me wnat to smack this evil bitch.
Bill does tries something vengeful but it backfires in a deadly way with Mary Lou being caught on fire. Impressively done. A nice shot on her screaming in flames and looking at Billy from above a stand looking terrified by his accidental prank which looked impressive.
Perfect prologue indeed.

Then its present day with the nice girl Vicki Carpenter getting ready for school and so fourth. Plus she's with her boyfriend and so fourth. Having a good time which was brought nicely to life a great deal.

Vicki is in a wardrobe room trying out some outfits as she spots the trunk in which she struggles to try and open it. Suddenly it opens with a near jumping moment. This was well done.
While this happens the principal who happens to be Bill all fully grown up spots a crack on the picture frame of his highschool. This for sure left a nice impression that Mary Lou is soon going to get her revenge on him.

Vicki and her friends are working in art class with Jess Browning as she storms out of the class. Nice impressions that she's bothered by something with the stuck up rich girl Kelly Hennenlotter acting arrogant. The moments looked naturally well done.
We have a nice conversation between Vicki and Jess Browning alone together discussing an issue in a washroom as it looks very natural.
The situation is on Jess being hurt by someone and Vicki being sympathetic in which this was the strongest moment in the story. It was well dramatised and realistic.

Jess fiddles with a prom crown later on after school in class which was a nicely focused moment. One of the jewels on it falls off. When this happens a great suspenseful moment occurs with the trunk opening lit up which looked neat.
Then a force drags her and it made out that she commited suicide. Alot of this packed a suspenseful punch. This should please horror fans of the supernatural kind.

After the devastating death, there's a real attention grabber with Vicki talking to her friends and Kelly saying something horrible and nasty about her dead friend. While watching this it made me wonder if this cunt will be punched in the face. Yet, Vicki lashed out telling her to shut up in a cussing matter. This for sure showed off a great rage as to not mess with her. I hoped that Kelly will get hers in the end since most nasty girls in a slasher film does.

In the cafeteria something really twisted happens when you least expect it. She hallucinates with gross stuff in the cafeteria and other moments which the people there are zombie like. Certainly looked good and twisted.

Perfect argumentive conversation between Vicki and her mother during a dinner table. This teen gets defensive about what was said which was powerfully put into the story. Made me wonder if she is slowly becoming possessed by Mary Lou.

Vicki is in gymnasium with Kelly by heaving a volleyball towards Vicki's head as she falls down quite well.
Nice dream sequence with Vicki in a ghostly like gymnasium with a perfect shot on the zombie like people charging at her saying her name.
A great shot on her being tangled in a fake web and screaming as well as hollering when this happens which looked like a perfect nightmare sequence.

Vicki is in her room in which the surroundings come to life with nicely careful camera shots to make it look truly suspenseful. This includes her rocking horse by having demonic eyes and behaving evilly as well as other stuff. Also she is trapped in her bed with her sheets wrapped tightly. This made me wonder if she will be fully possessed by Mary Lou. Or is this just another nightmare she's having. Certainly makes you wonder. It was strongly done in.

Father Cooper reads out a ceremony to put an ending to a demonic force at his church which the setting is dark with candles lit. A great touch for this scene as well as this looking truly forceful as well as powerful. Great camera shots focusing carefully on what happens here.
He then goes to Mary Lou's tombstone with the bible in which a nice suspenseful moment on this book being caught on fire. This was also well put into the story.

A good strong discussion between Bill and Father Cooper as it looked believably aggressive about Mary Lou returning.

The next day in school the rich nasty girl Kelly tries to bribe one of the students Josh by making sure she wins prom queen with lots of money. This made me watch carefully by wondering if he will give in to her. This moment looked strongly temptin by how she comes on to him for all this.

When Vicki is in class, Kelly sits next to her. She hallucinates again seeing Kelly as Mary Lou saying something nasty towards her. Vicky smacks her hard in the face. I cheered since this bitch got what was coming to her. A well done scene.

After Vicki served detention on a blackboard there's words saying help me. This made things look truly mysterious. Perfect and suspenseful moment with hands coming out of a blackboard and grabbing Vicki.
There's a perfect close up shot on Vicki possessed with great evil like attitude in a cellar of the highschool.

Clever situation when Vicki goes to a cathedral confessing her sins to a preacher. A nice shot on her seeming innocent. Then what she says is horrifying as well as a real shocking and terrorising moment on what she does to him. Yes, now Mary Lou is back with a vengeance possessing this innocent girl's body.

A good shot on Vicki's feet walking in the hallway of the school and then strutting her stuff. She wears a late 50s outfit looking the way Mary Lou did which was nicely set out.
While she's with her boyfriend Craig she shows a nastiness to others including her best friend Monica Waters in which she is hurt by her. THis looked powerfully done by what goes on here.

Good shot on her Vicki walking into a shower and kissing Monica as the setting does seem strange and creepy. This well well drawn in as you know she plans to do something deadly. Vicki shows some nice affection on her as well as kissing her. It was well focused and looking genuinely creepy within what unravels here.
Monica runs away freaked out and hides in one of the changing room lockers.
Another good shot on Vicki's barefeet slowly walking as well as her walking by and staring at one to do her deadly spell. She struts along singing Tutti Frutti when doing this looking wicked. This for sure doesn't look pretty.
This was the most remembered and best scene in the story.

Vicki goes to the principal's office which is of course run by Bill. A good shot on her standing there with her icy voice and him by acting confused and scared.
Another good add on in the story showing that she's back for revenge.

The settings and going on's at the prom looked extremely cheesy. However, when the prom queen is going to be voted with Jeff using his computer on who to vote for, things looked effective and terrorising with good special effects causing something deadly. Nice supernatural moments here.
When Vicki is about to being crowned Bill shoot her. Suring this moment you might think that this is the end but something twisted happens which involves something slimy and ghoulish like on Mary Lou forming out of her. I was thinking that this needed more inspiration.

A good shot on Mary Lou on the top step leading to the cellar with a bright light from behind her and a perfect close up shot on her approaching for her prey.
Many terrorising and suspenseful moments with Mary Lou terrorising Craig with him trying to get away from her. This looked fairly strong along with great takes on this evil bitch laughing and doing other stuff.
Then when Vicki approaches Craig crying and he hugs her this was for sure a brain teaser wondering if she's her fully self or not. Another mysterious horror moment that works in wonderfully.

Then the supposed happy endings take place which we think that Mary Lou puts an end to her evil deeds. Plus happy moments between Craig and VIcki embracing one another. This looked peaceful and still.
However, when Bill is about to take them home in his car a nice surprise happens which I won't give away. A great touch for a horror ending though.

Bottom line is that this film bears no relationship on the first film but there is a memorable line that was used in both of these films. Very much like the original A Nightmare On Elm Street (Especially the ending) before the dark comedy in the sequels with Krueger doing people away with his jokes. Clever and well done but the story is a little rusty. Check it out if you like this kind of teen horror flicks.

The acting is well done for it's time. Michael Ironside (Bill Nordham) knows his stuff very well in this one as the school principal and disturbed about what happened at his prom showing good expressions and emotions too. Does well in a dream sequence with a bloody head screaming for his onscreen son in the dark hallway. He does well by striking his onscreen son on the head. Perfect blocking with him by crowning the Mary Lou character and then kissing her. Does well near the end of his performance by speaking coldly and darkly as he got into the horror of things.

Wendy Lyon (Vicki Carpenter) has great timing for her character as the posessed one which she shows perfect raging anger and evil like expressions. She shows a great caring behavior beforehand especially showing sympathy towards an outsider as she brings this to life big time. She performs terrifically intense in another scene during a hallway by turning at a school snob and cussing her out with wide eyed and angered expressions. Was good at a diner acting emotional wondering what is happening to her. She really knew how to have a snappy like attitude. Does well by acting terrified after hands from a blackboard starts grabbing at her. Also does well by acting demanding at the gymnasium to the other onscreen students by decorating it for the prom. She's great by behaving lustfully vicious and violent towards her fellow actor.

Justin Louis (Craig Nordham) is great by getting freaked out when someone gets possessively lustful towards him. Also screaming for his life in the car with the Mary Lou character in it. Plus does a nice job by acting emotionally upset in other parts of the flick. In the beginning of his performance he for sure knew on how to act like a nice clean cut boy next door type of persona.

Lisa Schrage (Mary Lou Maloney) shows a nice sleazy and evil presence to her part and knows how to grab the viewers attention. She does well by saying she loved every minute of her sins acting like a typical troublemaker. Has a nice hype to what she does. Full od adrenaline too.

Richard Monette (Father Cooper) definitely knew his craft as a preacher. Shows off a great seriousness as well as a disturved attitude. Offers a powerful motive when he tries to do a solo ceremony to cleanse off evil in his catherdral. Does a powerful job with his serious speaking too. A true character actor.

I also liked the highschool bitch played by Terri Hawkes (Kelly Hennenlotter) as she does well acting whiney and smart alecky. Knew on how to act like a school snob. Does a great job with her wicked charming attitude whiile trying to bribe someone with money. Basically was perfect as someone who you'd want to smack for getting in your face. Studied this role inside out.

Brock Simpson (Josh) breezes in nicely as one of the computer geek type of student. Had the looks and motives for all this. Offers a nice humoress and outgoing behavior. Seemed to do his part in a good memorable fashion within all that he did.

Beverley Hendry (Monica Waters) had the healthy good looking girl looks and appeal. Seemed to portray well as one of the nice students with her outgoing attitude. Does a nice job by acting emotionally upset or freaking out near the end of her performance. Shows off alot of good style for all of this.

Wendy Lyon is full nude when her character is possessed by Mary Lou in a change room as she tracks down one of her victims (who was nuse in a shower) singing Tutti Frutti.

Mary Lou gets scarred from the burning.
Someone is crushed inside a locker and some guts splurt out.
Blood drips from Billy's head in a nightmare.
A guy is electrocuted causing his face to burn off.
Mary Lou's gruesome corpse crawls out of Vicky's chest.

Paul Zaza composed the music and does a terrific job with it as it's a perfect touch for an 80's horror flick as well as some good windy howling and moaning sound effects too. Alot of good icy keyboard playing as well as other haunting sounds which sticks out well in the scene's. Especially during the beginning of the film and having it a good low budget sounding feel to it all which is what I like in a b-horror flick.
There are also a couple of oldie hits like "Tutti Frutti" and of course "Hello Mary Lou".

Mary Lou Maloney: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been three months since my last confession. I've disobeyed my parents many times. I've taken the Lord's name in vain many times. I've had sinful relations, with boys at my school. Many boys, many times.
Priest: My child, these are great sins. You must prepare yourself for the consequences.
Mary Lou Maloney: Father, there's just one more thing.
Priest: What is it, my poor child?
Mary Lou Maloney: I loved every minute of it.

Josh: Life's a joke, then you croak.

Vicki Carpenter: [possessed by Mary Lou] BE GONE! COME ON!! There's no God, Buddy!! And there is no Heaven, and do you know what pissed me off the most?!! NO FUCKING WINGS!!!

Vicki Carpenter: Places to go, people to kill!

Kelly: Who won?
Josh: I'm not supposed to tell, IT WASN'T YOU.