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Page 46 PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS Monday, Oct. 19, 1987 MOVIE REVIEW t. Horror-Film Sequel Has Little Prom-ise Sins of the past are returning to haunt the theatergoers of the present v. a IN 15 IlVJ "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 11," a horror film starring Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Justin Louis, Lisa Schrage and Richard Monette. Directed by Bruce Pittman.

Screenplay by Ron Oliver. Running time: 96 minutes. A Samuel Goldwyn release. At area theaters. By BEN YAGODA Daily News Movie Critic marks to the priest, emit the occasional growl and use quaint slang like "Swell" and "See you later, alligator." "Peggy Sue Got Married," meet "The Exorcist." While the plotting, logic, scariness, dialogue and characterization in "Hello Mary Lou" are below average for the genre, the special effects are average.

Unfortunately, they take so long in coming that you will frequently find your attention flagging. If you see the film in the same downtown theater I did, you can occupy yourself by trying to separate your foot from the floor. Parental guide: Rated R. Bad language and an unusual amount of nudity. produced in 1980, can be credited with starting the career of Jamie Lee Curtis.

"Hello Mary Lou" can be credited with nothing other than providing temporary employment for a group of untalented individuals. For the record, the film uses an idea whose original power has been thoroughly defused by the fact that it is the idea used by 90 percent of all horror films the sins of the past coming back to haunt the present. In this case, the chief sin was the accidental murder of Mary Lou Maloney, the party-girl 1957 prom queen at Hamilton High. Cut to the present. Potential prom queens are dropping like flies, and nice-girl Vicki Carpenter (Wendy Peterson) is starting to paint her lips red, make lewd re A ello Mary Lou: Prom Night continues a trend started by "House II: The Second horror sequels that have clever subtitles and have nothing to do with the original film.

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Still, some visitors longed for the intimacy of Memorial Hall and the event's charming air of artisans at work. "This Civic Center is a little cold. There's no atmosphere," said Francy Altus, 23, who attended with her 72-year-old grandmother, Beulah Axel-rod. "But the fashions are wonderful. It's good to see the city doing this." Philadelphia Dresses the World is ensconced in the Civic Center for the near future, according to Lenora Berson, special projects director in the city representative's office.

She declared the three-day event a "fantastic success" but vowed to have more radio advertising next year and, ultimately, to help create a designers' show independent of City Hall. "One step at a time, one step," said Berson. "But each year, I feel I can do a little bit more with this event." Continued from Page 43 to both wholesale and retail customers, according to an event spokesperson. Charlotte Andrews, a designer from Haverford who makes one-of-a-kind evening clothes, attracted praise and purchasers with her heart-stopping midnight blue and emerald evening dress. In the 2 p.m.

fashion show yesterday, one of three held for the public, the audience seemed as interested in the new designers' works as it was in the well-known names like Danny Noble, Jones New York and Nipon. New designer Toki Koyejo of Sick-lerville, N.J., rented an exhibit booth for the first time to get exposure for Toki's Designs, sophisticated day and evening wear with an African-European flair. Her reviews of the event were mixed. "The turnout of buyers wasn't as good as I expected because most of them are in Europe," she said. "But I get a great response from the people who came this weekend." The event offered the public a chance to see fashion at close range, to see the newest ideas and meet the designers.

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