LOS ANGELES – From Walt Disney Pictures comes the dramatic comedy Prom, directed by Joe Nussbaum, written by Katie Wech and produced by Justin Springer and Ted Griffin, with Samson Mücke serving as executive producer.
In Prom several intersecting stories unfold at Brookside High as the big dance approaches. Every couple has their own unique story—some relationships unravel and others ignite.
Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden) is a true go‐getter. As the senior class president at Brookside High and organizer of the upcoming senior prom, she wants the last party of high school to be the best ever! As she puts up prom posters around school excitement is mounting for the big night. Boys are figuring out their “asks,” while girls plan their outfits, once they have been asked.
Nova’s prom committee includes the equally ambitious Brandon (Jonathan Keltz), artistically bent Mei (Yin Chang), gossipy Ali (Janelle Ortiz), and go‐with‐the‐flow Rolo (Joe Adler). Some of the other seniors are super‐jock Tyler (De’Vaughn Nixon) who has an over‐the‐top romantic plan of how to ask his girlfriend, Jordan (Kylie Bunbury), to the prom. There is also Justin (Jared Kusnitz), who surprises his long‐term girlfriend, Mei, with an extremely theatrical “ask.”
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Meanwhile there’s Lloyd (Nicholas Braun) who keeps getting turned down by every girl he asks. He succumbs to advice from his freshman sister, Tess (Raini Rodriguez), in hopes of securing a date for high school’s seminal event.
The sophomores are also affected by the prom. Since Lucas (Nolan Sotillo) has fallen hard for fellow classmate, Simone (Danielle Campbell), he is crushed when she accepts a date to prom at the last minute. He’s just lucky that his closest friend, Corey (Cameron Monaghan), won’t let him sulk and is taking him to the Stick Hippo concert the same night as prom.
Then, in a freak accident, Nova’s dreams for the perfect prom are shattered! The building where they stored the prom decorations accidentally burns one evening within weeks of the big event, destroying all their hard work. What to do?
Meet Jesse Richter (Thomas McDonell). Jesse doesn’t have the best attitude toward school and makes a habit of antagonizing the principal every chance he gets. When Jesse pushes the principal’s buttons in the aftermath of the fire, the principal orders Jesse to help Nova remake the prom decorations—if he wants to graduate. Nova’s upset by this development, but what choice does she have? She wants prom to be the BEST!
As the drama unfolds and it gets closer to prom, it’s becoming evident that things don’t always turn out as one expects. Brookside High’s biggest party—the Prom—will be filled with surprises.
With fourteen characters integral to the story of Prom, the goal was to get the best cast possible so that this movie can stand up over time—just as John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink and Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything continue to entertain teenagers and adults to this day.
Producer Justin Springer states, “Casting was top of the list for us in what we had to do to make a great movie. The big thing was finding great actors. We spent a lot of time and put a lot of emphasis on finding the right actors for each of the roles.”
Video: Prom Cast Interviews
