Like many people who think they are too cool for prom, I skipped mine senior year. Instead, I went to a Fishbone concert filled with dreadlocked middle class kids trying to tell me about the evils of both Darfur and showering (okay the last one I made up). Needless I sort of regret that decision, but thanks to Disney’s upcoming movie Prom, I’ll get a (probably unrealistic) look into what I missed. Now when I saw the title, I immediately thought “oh crap, another High School Musical,” but thankfully it’s a normal every day talkie. The trailer has been released for it, and thanks to /Film, I bring it before your eyes now:
Remember how cool and handsome you thought I was before? Well try to remember that I say the following sentence: I want to see Prom. Yes it’ll probably not accurately depict prom and it’ll be filled to the brim with bubblegum, but it’s hitting me in the same way Bandslam did last year. It also doesn’t hurt that Aimee Teegarden, who plays Julie Taylor on NBC’s nearly flawless Friday Night Lights show, is in it but I assure you it’s the more the first thing than the other. The second is just an added bonus.
Prom hits theaters April 29, 2011 and as an interesting side note its director Joe Nussbaum was responsible for the 1999 short George Lucas in Love. Got to give it a bit more credibility, right?
What do you think of Prom? Do you want to see it, or is Jon the only one?