Poor tenderhearted innocent, Vicki Carpenter(Wendy Lyon), the lonely teenage daughter of a repressed religiously fanatical Catholic mother(obviously modeled after Piper Laurie in CARRIE) and pu ss y whipped father, is invaded by the vengeful spirit of Mary Lou Maloney(Lisa Schrage, a real sex kitten who isn't in this film nearly long enough), who seeks retribution for the one responsible for her tragic demise. The film opens with Mary Lou Maloney ditching prom date Billy for Cooper. Wishing to embarrass her, he drops a stink bomb which ignites her dress, burning Mary Lou alive. 30 years later, Cooper(Richard Monette) is now a guilt-stricken priest with uneasy feelings about her death, with Mary Lou's memory still lingering. Now a principal at Hamilton High, Bill(Michael Ironside)is a domineering father of a son, Craig(Justin Louis)who is dating Vicki. Bill has attempted, unsuccessfully, to mold and shape his son's future, but Craig is quite the free-spirited sort who wants to take a year to measure out his career plans & goals. What Craig doesn't know is that Mary Lou has her eyes set on revenge with him an easy target considering it was his father who murdered her. But, friends of Vicki will also find their lives in jeopardy because frankly Mary Lou just enjoys killing with the demonic abilities she has available to her. Bill, sensing through the strange behavior elicited from Vicki, whose demeanor, profane mouth, and clothing attire are eerily reminiscent to a certain someone he knew from his teenage past, will accept the unbelievable(especially after finding someone other than Mary Lou in her casket)and exact a plan to hopefully save his son.
I feel many will approach this sequel-in-name-only as a slasher and find themselves wondering what they got themselves into. Clearly an 80's spoof of CARRIE among other films, HELLO MARY LOU, PROM NIGHT II is a black-hearted horror-comedy loaded with off-the-wall special effects, taking cheerful jabs at Catholicism, with a priest getting a certain symbol shoved down his throat when Mary Lou, working through Vicki as her host, complains about not even getting wings after her death. There's a hilarious scene where Vicki's mother is forbidding her "sinful" daughter to go to the prom, getting thrown right through the front door! Oh, and the way a confessional is used by Mary Lou, once as her self(..writing a number on the wall for anyone looking for a good time)and later inside Vicki's body, is yet another gag poking gleeful fun at Catholicism. Thanks to the whole demonic powers at Mary Lou's disposal, the filmmakers use her imposing supernatural abilities with creative murder sequences(..which aren't that gory, to tell the truth)such as what can happen if you attempt to hide in a locker, or if you try to illegally assist in a candidate's win of Prom Queen through the use of a computer. My two favorite sequences contain a "demonic rocking horse" and a classroom chalkboard with hands that pull Vicki into it.
A completely gratuitous sequence should bring the house down as a completely nude Wendy Lyon(..as the virginal Vicki, now completely under Mary Lou's control)searches through a locker room for Vicki's best friend, Monica(Beverley Hendry)scared out of her wits after "Mary Lou" attempts a lesbian engagement in the showers. What makes the nude scene so hair-raising is that Lyon, as Vicki early on, shows no signs of having such an amazing body. And, Lyon doesn't hold back as she's actually more convincing as Mary Lou than the meek & nerdy Vicki at the beginning of the film. The way she parades around in that locker room, walking with an awareness of just what kind of sexual creature she really is, floored me. Certainly a highlight, capped by that death sequence using lockers to crush a victim. Lyon has another memorable scene where Mary Lou confronts Bill in his office, hopping up on the desk splitting her legs in his face(..not to mention, sitting on his lap). I think this will be good fun for those who watch 80's films for the atrocious hair styles and colorful clothing displaying the personalities of high school teens at the time. I particularly like the "culture clash" scene where Mary Lou has Vicki wearing 50's era attire, walking through the high school as others look on in bewilderment. There's even an eye-opening crazy climax as Mary Lou truly "emerges" from Vicki(..reminds me of the outstanding sequence in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET II where Freddy exits Jesse's body) to open her true reign of terror on the kids trying to escape from the building.
I feel many will approach this sequel-in-name-only as a slasher and find themselves wondering what they got themselves into. Clearly an 80's spoof of CARRIE among other films, HELLO MARY LOU, PROM NIGHT II is a black-hearted horror-comedy loaded with off-the-wall special effects, taking cheerful jabs at Catholicism, with a priest getting a certain symbol shoved down his throat when Mary Lou, working through Vicki as her host, complains about not even getting wings after her death. There's a hilarious scene where Vicki's mother is forbidding her "sinful" daughter to go to the prom, getting thrown right through the front door! Oh, and the way a confessional is used by Mary Lou, once as her self(..writing a number on the wall for anyone looking for a good time)and later inside Vicki's body, is yet another gag poking gleeful fun at Catholicism. Thanks to the whole demonic powers at Mary Lou's disposal, the filmmakers use her imposing supernatural abilities with creative murder sequences(..which aren't that gory, to tell the truth)such as what can happen if you attempt to hide in a locker, or if you try to illegally assist in a candidate's win of Prom Queen through the use of a computer. My two favorite sequences contain a "demonic rocking horse" and a classroom chalkboard with hands that pull Vicki into it.
A completely gratuitous sequence should bring the house down as a completely nude Wendy Lyon(..as the virginal Vicki, now completely under Mary Lou's control)searches through a locker room for Vicki's best friend, Monica(Beverley Hendry)scared out of her wits after "Mary Lou" attempts a lesbian engagement in the showers. What makes the nude scene so hair-raising is that Lyon, as Vicki early on, shows no signs of having such an amazing body. And, Lyon doesn't hold back as she's actually more convincing as Mary Lou than the meek & nerdy Vicki at the beginning of the film. The way she parades around in that locker room, walking with an awareness of just what kind of sexual creature she really is, floored me. Certainly a highlight, capped by that death sequence using lockers to crush a victim. Lyon has another memorable scene where Mary Lou confronts Bill in his office, hopping up on the desk splitting her legs in his face(..not to mention, sitting on his lap). I think this will be good fun for those who watch 80's films for the atrocious hair styles and colorful clothing displaying the personalities of high school teens at the time. I particularly like the "culture clash" scene where Mary Lou has Vicki wearing 50's era attire, walking through the high school as others look on in bewilderment. There's even an eye-opening crazy climax as Mary Lou truly "emerges" from Vicki(..reminds me of the outstanding sequence in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET II where Freddy exits Jesse's body) to open her true reign of terror on the kids trying to escape from the building.