Ten Classic Prom Scenes from Movies We Love
Photo: Edward prepares to take a bite out of Bella.1/10Twilight (2008)
Bella (Kristen Stewart) wears Converse sneakers. Edward (Robert Pattinson) almost turns her into a vampire. If this is what Edward means when he says, "prom is a right of passage," count us in.
Photo: Gretchen Weiners looks on as Cady wins the ultimate piece of plastic.2/10__Mean Girls (2004)__
Cady (Lindsay Lohan) gets crowned Spring Fling Queen, defeats the Plastics, and smooches Aaron Samuels... all while rocking her Mathlete uniform.
Photo: "Josie Grossie" gets stood up, but at least she looks fierce in her '80s dress.3/10Never Been Kissed (1999)
Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) gets stood up at prom as a high school student, but she gets a second shot when she attends as an undercover reporter. Look out for Jessica Alba as one of the popular girls who dresses up as Barbie for prom. Don't try her costume at home.
Photo: Kat confronts the ultimate '90s hearthrob, Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan).4/1010 Things I Hate About You (1999)
No prom date will ever measure up to Patrick Verona (a young Heath Ledger), who stars as Kat's (Julia Stiles) love interest in this teen romantic comedy.
Photo: Nova and Jessie find romance at the big dance.5/10Prom (2011)
This Disney movie stars Thomas McDonell, one of our Young Hollywood alums, as "bad boy" Jessie Richter, who falls for the straight-laced class president Nova Prescott, played by Aimee Teegarden.
Photo: Students/dancers breaking out into perfect choreography. This happens at every prom, no?6/10She's All That (1999)
The best scene in this teen film is the epic prom dance sequence, where everyone dances in perfect unison. Only Usher, the school's resident DJ, could pull off this ridiculous feat.
Photo: Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) at prom with "Duckie" (Jon Cryer).7/10Pretty in Pink (1986)
This classic John Hughes film made actress Molly Ringwald, and her pink thrift store dress, iconic. Jon Cryer stars as her lovestruck best friend, "Duckie."
Photo: Troy and Gabriella show off their moves.8/10High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
It wouldn't be a prom without a perky musical number. Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) get the job done with "A Night to Remember."
Photo: She looks sane and normal, but Carrie is about to wreack havoc on her classmates.9/10Carrie (1976)
In this classic thriller, Sissy Spacek plays a teen with telekinetic powers who turns her prom into a bloodbath. It's just been announced that Chloe Moretz will star in the spooky remake, which is expected for release in 2013.
Photo: Ariel Moore (Lori Singer) and Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) cut loose.10/10Footloose (1984)
"I thought this was a party. Let's dance!" Words to live by.
