As I’ve mentioned previously on this site, I love old educational films.  Not only do they serve as valuable time capsules but they’re also often so melodramatic and over-the-top that I can’t help but appreciate them.

After all, there’s a reason why one of my favorite DVDs is entitled Driver’s Ed Scare Films Volume Five.

And one of my favorite films on that compilation is 1980’s The Last Prom.  Taking place in the small town Indiana and featuring a ghostly choir wailing away on the soundtrack, The Last Prom tells the tale of Sandy, a junior who makes the mistake of going to the prom with a senior who owns a van.  Needless to say, the entire film is a bit of a downer but its worth watching just to see all of the old clothes and the old haircuts (not to mention the Sandy spinning around in circles montage).

Having watched this film several times, I have to say — in Bill’s defense — that tunnel was way too narrow.  But, seriously, don’t drink and drive.