The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Horror · Fantasy · Thriller · 1987
When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney, is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge thirty years later.
Movie details
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
“You Can't Keep a Bad Girl Down!”
1987 Horror · Fantasy · Thriller 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney, is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge thirty years later.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Bruce Pittman
Written by
Ron Oliver
Michael Ironside
Bill Nordham
Wendy Lyon
Vicki Carpenter
Louis Ferreira
Craig Nordham
Richard Monette
Father Cooper
Lisa Schrage
Mary Lou Maloney
Terri Hawkes
Kelly Hennenlotter
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Beverley Hendry
Monica Waters
Court is in session
Put Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.