Prom Dates

Prom Dates is a 2024 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Kim O. Nguyen, written by D.J. Mausner, and starring Julia Lester and Antonia Gentry.

Prom Dates
Film poster
Directed by	Kim O. Nguyen
Written by	D.J. Mausner
Produced by	Molle DeBartolo Mickey Liddell Pete Shilaimon Kevin Hart Bryan Smiley Luke Kelly-Clyne Jeremy Garelick Will Phelps
Starring	Julia Lester Antonia Gentry Kenny Ridwan JT Neal Jordan Buhat Zión Moreno John Michael Higgins Chelsea Handler
Cinematography	Bradford Lipson
Edited by	Daniel Reitzenstein
Music by	Matthew Compton
Production companies	LD Entertainment Hartbeat Productions American High
Distributed by	Hulu
Release date	May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
Country	United States
Language	English

Prom Dates was released by Hulu on May 3, 2024.

Premise

Adolescent friends Hannah and Jess make a pact to have the best prom ever when they grow up. Now high school seniors, they break up with their dates just before the prom and go in search of replacement dates. While Jess wants to become prom queen, Hannah finally finds the courage to come out as lesbian and wants to find another lesbian to go to the prom with.^[1]

Cast

• Julia Lester as Hannah
  • Millie Thorpe as young Hannah
• Antonia Gentry as Jess
  • Hailey Philip as young Jess
• Kenny Ridwan as Greg
• JT Neal as Jacob
• Jordan Buhat as Luca
• Zión Moreno as Heather
• Terry Hu as Angie
• Emery Kelly as Reggie
• John Michael Higgins as Principal Lundy
• Chelsea Handler as Barb
• Shea Buckner as a cop

Production

American High, Hartbeat Productions,^[2] and LD Entertainment produced the film.^[3] Prom Dates began production in Syracuse, New York^[4][5] in 2023.^[6]

Release

In November 2023, Hulu bought the right to distribute the film.^[7] It was released on May 3, 2024.^[8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10.^[9]

References

1. Seitz, Matt Zoller (May 3, 2024). "Prom Dates". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
2. Herbert, Geoff. "'Prom Dates': Cast revealed for new Syracuse movie produced by Kevin Hart". syracuse.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
3. D'Alessandro, Anthony. "Hulu Sets Cast For Teen Comedy Pic 'Prom Dates'; Chelsea Handler & John Michael Higgins Also Star". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. Green, Matthew. "Watch here: American High's 'Prom Dates' movie trailer released". cnycentral.com. WSTM-TV. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
5. Hatch, Megan. "American High's new movie to be released this spring". localsyr.com. WSYR-TV. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
6. Hatch, Megan. "Sign up to have your car featured in an upcoming film in Syracuse". localsyr.com. WSYR-TV. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
7. Grobar, Matt. "'Prom Dates': Hulu Acquires Coming-Of-Age-Comedy From American High, Hartbeart". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
8. Wickes, Hanna. "All the Details: Antonia Gentry, Julia Lester and More Young Stars Set for Hulu's 'Prom Dates' Teen Comedy Movie: Details". j-14.com. J-14. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
9. "Prom Dates". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

External links

• Prom Dates at IMDb