1990·Comedy·1h 36m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Ron Oliver and Peter R. Simpson
high school
prom
zombie
canuxploitation
acid
Trailer
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Cast
Tim Conlon
Alex
Cynthia Preston
Sarah
Jeremy Ratchford
Leonard
Dylan Neal
Andrew
Courtney Taylor
Mary Lou Maloney
Roger Dunn
Mr. Weatherall
George Chuvalo
Mr. Walker
Robert Collins
Darren
Nicole Evans
Gail
Sabrina Boudot
Patsy Riviera
Suzanne Cyr
Secretary
Tim Progosh
Other Reporter
Crew
Ron Oliver
Director
Ron Oliver
Writer
Paul Zaza
Original Music Composer
Rhett Morita
Director of Photography
Ray Sager
Producer
Janice Ierulli
Dialogue Editor
Popular Reviews
25 reviews
Yara
3.0★ · 10/22/25
ugh
ugh
TonyTonyTony01
5.0★ · 10/15/25
Sendo bem honesto, eu acho que ter que enterrar umas pessoas vale a pena pela Mary Lou...
Sendo bem honesto, eu acho que ter que enterrar umas pessoas vale a pena pela Mary Lou...
Somto Umelo
10.0★ · 09/22/25
2.6 AVERAGE RATING??? OMG Y'ALL ARE SOOOO BORINGGGGG!!!!!!
This was fun! This was camp! This was a damn good time!
I love the direction the filmmakers took with this. Very different from the original in terms of tone and subgenre.
I loved all the characters - even the jerks - and I loved the friendship between Alex and Shane, even if it isn't really developed. Sarah was a real diva and I loved her attitude. Mary Lou is also perfect in this, she has such a punk rock energy. All the performances are enjoyable too. Not oscar winning, but enjoyable. I love all the male teen characters in this, because theh don't behave in the way conventional male charcters in slashers act. Maybe it's just me but there was something almost homoerotic about the dynamics between the characters.
The costumes in this are so cool. They're really of their time, especially the leather jacket and leather jeans that Alex acquires near the end. And the different outfits Mary Lou puts on during her supernatural shenanigans.
The film is super camp and that's what I was in the mood for. The one-liners and dialogue are so deadpan, and the kills are so offbeat and creative, like the football pitch kill. Mary Lou's song-and-dance sequence is one of my favourites in the film. She's so goated in this.
I love the romance of the film. It reminded me of Lisa Frankenstein. The "protagonist develops a romance with an "othered" character" is lowkey my favourite trope ever. I love how Alex's confused reaction to everything is explored, as he is obviously scared but later in the film says that he enjoys it. He's such a great character and never feels one dimensional.
The film may not work for everyone but i genuinely adored it and i will defend it till my last breath. The best in the franchise for me. Period.
This was fun! This was camp! This was a damn good time!
I love the direction the filmmakers took with this. Very different from the original in terms of tone and subgenre.
I loved all the characters - even the jerks - and I loved the friendship between Alex and Shane, even if it isn't really developed. Sarah was a real diva and I loved her attitude. Mary Lou is also perfect in this, she has such a punk rock energy. All the performances are enjoyable too. Not oscar winning, but enjoyable. I love all the male teen characters in this, because theh don't behave in the way conventional male charcters in slashers act. Maybe it's just me but there was something almost homoerotic about the dynamics between the characters.
The costumes in this are so cool. They're really of their time, especially the leather jacket and leather jeans that Alex acquires near the end. And the different outfits Mary Lou puts on during her supernatural shenanigans.
The film is super camp and that's what I was in the mood for. The one-liners and dialogue are so deadpan, and the kills are so offbeat and creative, like the football pitch kill. Mary Lou's song-and-dance sequence is one of my favourites in the film. She's so goated in this.
I love the romance of the film. It reminded me of Lisa Frankenstein. The "protagonist develops a romance with an "othered" character" is lowkey my favourite trope ever. I love how Alex's confused reaction to everything is explored, as he is obviously scared but later in the film says that he enjoys it. He's such a great character and never feels one dimensional.
The film may not work for everyone but i genuinely adored it and i will defend it till my last breath. The best in the franchise for me. Period.
2.6 AVERAGE RATING??? OMG Y'ALL ARE SOOOO BORINGGGGG!!!!!!
This was fun! This was camp! This was a damn good time!
I love the direction the filmmakers took with this. Very different from the original in terms of tone and subgenre.
I loved all the characters - even the jerks - and I loved the friendship between Alex and Shane, even if it isn't really developed. Sarah was a real diva and I loved her attitude. Mary Lou is also perfect in this, she has such a punk rock energy. All the performances are enjoyable too. Not oscar winning, but enjoyable. I love all the male teen characters in this, because theh don't behave in the way conventional male charcters in slashers act. Maybe it's just me but there was something almost homoerotic about the dynamics between the characters.
The costumes in this are so cool. They're really of their time, especially the leather jacket and leather jeans that Alex acquires near the end. And the different outfits Mary Lou puts on during her supernatural shenanigans.
The film is super camp and that's what I was in the mood for. The one-liners and dialogue are so deadpan, and the kills are so offbeat and creative, like the football pitch kill. Mary Lou's song-and-dance sequence is one of my favourites in the film. She's so goated in this.
I love the romance of the film. It reminded me of Lisa Frankenstein. The "protagonist develops a romance with an "othered" character" is lowkey my favourite trope ever. I love how Alex's confused reaction to everything is explored, as he is obviously scared but later in the film says that he enjoys it. He's such a great character and never feels one dimensional.
The film may not work for everyone but i genuinely adored it and i will defend it till my last breath. The best in the franchise for me. Period.
This was fun! This was camp! This was a damn good time!
I love the direction the filmmakers took with this. Very different from the original in terms of tone and subgenre.
I loved all the characters - even the jerks - and I loved the friendship between Alex and Shane, even if it isn't really developed. Sarah was a real diva and I loved her attitude. Mary Lou is also perfect in this, she has such a punk rock energy. All the performances are enjoyable too. Not oscar winning, but enjoyable. I love all the male teen characters in this, because theh don't behave in the way conventional male charcters in slashers act. Maybe it's just me but there was something almost homoerotic about the dynamics between the characters.
The costumes in this are so cool. They're really of their time, especially the leather jacket and leather jeans that Alex acquires near the end. And the different outfits Mary Lou puts on during her supernatural shenanigans.
The film is super camp and that's what I was in the mood for. The one-liners and dialogue are so deadpan, and the kills are so offbeat and creative, like the football pitch kill. Mary Lou's song-and-dance sequence is one of my favourites in the film. She's so goated in this.
I love the romance of the film. It reminded me of Lisa Frankenstein. The "protagonist develops a romance with an "othered" character" is lowkey my favourite trope ever. I love how Alex's confused reaction to everything is explored, as he is obviously scared but later in the film says that he enjoys it. He's such a great character and never feels one dimensional.
The film may not work for everyone but i genuinely adored it and i will defend it till my last breath. The best in the franchise for me. Period.
Tanner Schwave
6.0★ · 09/26/24
This is a very silly low-budget movie. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II was great and I love how this movie continues the Mary Lou storyline. Although Mary Lou is played by a different actor, I still really like the character. This time around, Mary Lou doesn’t possess people, but “sexually haunts” an average Joe by the name of Alex. He’s average in basically every way imaginable, but he doesn’t want to be. Enter Mary Lou. She changes his life and makes him a smart, popular, and cool guy whose good at football, everything he wasn’t before Mary Lou entered the picture. At the same time, Mary Lou kills people for Alex and she convinces him that it’s okay for her to do so by seducing him. As a result, we get some gnarly kill scenes and a great visual shift in how Alex looks and acts. This is a great horror movie, but it’s also super funny. I love horror comedies a lot and this is certainly a good one. If you watch this, please listen to the school announcements because they are hilarious!!! The visual effects are very goofy, but I love them. My favorite use of the visual effects is when a janitor gets electrocuted early on. I love the POV shots of Mary Lou’s spirit and how the camera twirls around and moves with such intensity and speed. I love the depiction of hell in this, the ending is fucking nuts. I love the zombies and Sarah going after Mary Lou with a flamethrower, it’s amazing!! The entire final sequence is great and I can’t get enough!! I do feel like the budget limits the goriness of the kills and the efficacy of the effects during certain scenes, but there’s something admirable about the low-budget vibes, especially since this is a Canadian movie. Anyway, this is a fun little 80s horror flick and is a surprisingly decent sequel to the masterpiece that is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. I highly recommend watching this!!
This is a very silly low-budget movie. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II was great and I love how this movie continues the Mary Lou storyline. Although Mary Lou is played by a different actor, I still really like the character. This time around, Mary Lou doesn’t possess people, but “sexually haunts” an average Joe by the name of Alex. He’s average in basically every way imaginable, but he doesn’t want to be. Enter Mary Lou. She changes his life and makes him a smart, popular, and cool guy whose good at football, everything he wasn’t before Mary Lou entered the picture. At the same time, Mary Lou kills people for Alex and she convinces him that it’s okay for her to do so by seducing him. As a result, we get some gnarly kill scenes and a great visual shift in how Alex looks and acts. This is a great horror movie, but it’s also super funny. I love horror comedies a lot and this is certainly a good one. If you watch this, please listen to the school announcements because they are hilarious!!! The visual effects are very goofy, but I love them. My favorite use of the visual effects is when a janitor gets electrocuted early on. I love the POV shots of Mary Lou’s spirit and how the camera twirls around and moves with such intensity and speed. I love the depiction of hell in this, the ending is fucking nuts. I love the zombies and Sarah going after Mary Lou with a flamethrower, it’s amazing!! The entire final sequence is great and I can’t get enough!! I do feel like the budget limits the goriness of the kills and the efficacy of the effects during certain scenes, but there’s something admirable about the low-budget vibes, especially since this is a Canadian movie. Anyway, this is a fun little 80s horror flick and is a surprisingly decent sequel to the masterpiece that is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. I highly recommend watching this!!