While the film is set in the present day, it is drenched in 1980s aesthetics—from Mandy’s obsession with aerobics to the synth-pop soundtrack and the high-school setting that mimics John Hughes films.
Mandy and Ben, lifelong outsiders, make a "Prom Pact" to attend the dance together to avoid the social drama of "promposals". However, the pact is tested when Mandy begins tutoring Graham Lansing. While her initial motive is manipulative (seeking a Harvard connection), she discovers that Graham is more than a "privileged Neanderthal". Key Plot Developments Prom Pact
Does Prom Pact reinvent the wheel? No. You know exactly where the slow dance and the grand gesture are going to happen. But the journey is so delightful, so witty, and so visually vibrant (the costume department deserves a raise for that floral suit) that you won't care. While the film is set in the present
The story follows Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a fiercely intelligent and cynical high school senior whose only goal in life is to attend Harvard. Mandy and her best friend Ben (Milo Manheim) are the school's outsiders, united by their shared disdain for the "frivolous" traditions of high school—most notably, the elaborate, over-the-top "promposals." While her initial motive is manipulative (seeking a
