Revealing mistake: A close-up shot of Robin shows she's faintly breathing when she's supposedly dead.
Rob245
12th Jul 2023
Prom Night (1980)
19th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
18th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Robin lays there after she dies her head's facing forward, a shot later her head's turned to her left.
18th Sep 2019
Prom Night (1980)
Question: Why in the world is Alex, when unmasked at the end, wearing lipstick? Symbolic or something?
Answer: The film doesn't provide an answer (which I think is a good thing). My interpretation is that Alex has somehow absorbed his sister's spirit, symbolically (not literally), and is avenging her death *as* Robin, in a way. Her name is his last word before he dies. A scene was shot but cut which revealed that Robin and Alex were twins. That scene was added back to the television edit of Prom Night.
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Answer: Alex is not the typical one dimensional slasher serial killer, but rather a complex individual with conflicting motivations. The lipstick is a symbol that he is portraying the hurtful people from his past even as he kills them.