This enchanting coming-of-age story is the perfect family-friendly film that captures all the anticipation, excitement, drama, and humor that accompany every young person’s journey through high school.
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Rating: PG
Running Time: 104 minutes
At “Prom”, every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), it’s a classic tale of opposites attracting when she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Share the laughter and the drama as secrets are brought to light, seemingly steady relationships unravel and new romance catches fire. Get ready for this hilariously heartfelt date with destiny featuring a hot ensemble cast of rising young stars and cool bonus features. There are hundreds of nights in high school, but there’s only one Prom!
PROM stars Aimee Teegarden (“Friday Night Lights”), Thomas McDonell (“The Forbidden Kingdom”), Danielle Campbell (“Prison Break”), Yin Chang (“Gossip Girl”), Nicholas Braun (“10 Things I Hate About You”), Jared Kusnitz (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), Jonathan Keltz (“Entourage”), De’Vaughn Nixon (“Sonny with a Chance”), Nolan Sotillo (“Corey and Lucas for the Win”), Cameron Monaghan (“Corey and Lucas for the Win”) and Raini Rodriguez (“I’m in the Band”).
Prom follows a group of students of various grades as senior prom quickly approaches. While Nova (Aimee Teegarden) may be the main character, this is very much an ensemble cast (and a diverse one at that, yay!) and every character’s journey is just as captivating, if not more, especially since none of the characters are over dramatized. While there are no original aspects to a coming of age story such as this very wholesome prom piece right here, the comedy is striking and will give viewers quite a chuckle from time to time and there’s still heart that is genuine and innocent… not contrived.
Disney knows how to reel us in and feel connected to its characters, so no matter how many prom themed movies you’ve seen before, this one is worth the watch. One of the reasons why it has so much heart and is worth watching is because of its wholesome nature. This aspect makes this film so incredibly refreshing that it will remind viewers what a shame it is that more wholesome teen films aren’t made today. It is just what the youth need to see today. Prom is a gem simply because of this reason alone. Oh and the music is fantastic! My only complaint is that the film runs at an hour and 43 minutes, making it about 20 minutes too long for my pleasure.
Favorite Quote: “Do all assigned books have to be torturously boring?”
Bonus Features:
Putting On Prom (5:59 minutes) – Producer, Justin Springer, Writer, Katie Wench, Direcor, Joe Nussbaum, and the cast members of Prom talk about the story of Prom, the casting, working with Nussbaum, and their own prom experiences in this feature. It’s not exactly the most elaborate Making of Featurette but it is easily the most efficient time wise to keep the young viewers engrossed for as short amount of time as possible while getting something extra from the cast. Cast members that appear in the feature are Yin Chang, Joe Adler, Nolan Sotillo, Nicholas Braun, Janelle Ortiz, DeVaugn Nixon, Kylie Bunbury, Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, Raini Rodriguez, and Danielle Campbell.
Bloopers (2:32 minutes) – The bloopers are full of laughs, mishaps, line flubs, and more! It’s just as cute as the film itself!
Own Prom on 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD August 30, 2011.