Prom couple goes viral for outfits inspired by…
It was the other of a dumb concept.
A Texas couple went viral for displaying up to promenade in outfits inspired by the long-lasting scene from the film “Dumb and Dumber” — where Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels’ characters attend a charity ball in matching orange and blue fits.
Brennon Allen of Atlanta was brainstorming concepts for out-of-the-ordinary promenade ensembles with his girlfriend, Olivia King, when he got here across a clip from the 1994 hit comedy.
“I was talking to my girlfriend and was like, ‘You know, it’s our senior prom. I want to make it memorable.’ Then a clip from the movie popped up on Instagram and I was like, ‘That would be such a good color scheme to pick from,’” he told The Post.
“I asked her about it and she was on board with it. And honestly, I think her mom was more on board with it than we were.”
“All of us moms that were teenagers in the ’90s were like, ‘Yes,’” said Brennon’s mom, Brooke, who posted the now-viral clip of the artistic couple, which racked up more than 2.3 million mixed views on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
Brennon, a senior at Trinity Christian School, arrived at his promenade on April 18 sporting a shiny orange go well with, with King, who attends Atlanta High School, donning a pale blue costume.
The couple accessorized with matching top hats — and even the canes Carrey and Daniels’ characters, Lloyd and Harry, use in the movie to have a sparring match before coming into the intellectual event.
Only a handful knew beforehand what the duo was sporting to the promenade — which was held at The Collins Home, a historic event space in Texarkana — so most of Brennon’s classmates reveled in the shock.
“When we walked in, we had the top hats and the canes, everybody was wanting to wear them and get the canes and fight with them. Everybody was so excited about it,” Brennon recalled.
Brennon Allen and Olivia King went viral for their promenade outfits, which had been inspired by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels’ ensembles in the film “Dumb and Dumber.” Brooke Allen; New Line Cinema
Although the blockbuster — which made more than $246 million at the box workplace — was launched 14 years before Brennon was even born, he estimates he’s seen it at least seven occasions.
“We’re those parents that we’re like, ‘You’re going to watch all the classics,’” Brooke said.
“She had to make sure I was raised right,” Brennon added.
Brooke had taken before-and-after promenade photographs of the teenagers, who have been relationship for more than a yr, never pondering it might go so viral.
“I just told them, kind of on a whim, I was like, ‘Y’all hold hands and jump.’ And then, when I got to prom, I was like, ‘OK, do it again.’ And I didn’t know what I was gonna do with it,” Brooke said.
“So I made the little video, posted it, didn’t think a thing about it. And then I just started getting all the notifications.”
The couple attended Brennon’s Trinity Christian School promenade, which was held at The Collins Home in Texarkana. Chloe Larue Photos
Brennon’s mother, Brooke, posted the video, which racked up over 2.3 million mixed views. Cristi Hoyt Photography
The mother-son duo said they’ve been having fun with studying all the feedback — which have been so overwhelmingly optimistic that Brooke made a follow-up video saying how pleasantly shocked she was by all the love.
“I was so thrilled that everybody loved it so much,” she said.
Brennon said his favourite remark was a take on a in style quote from the film — when Lloyd trades a van for a bike and Harry says, “Just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this … and totally redeem yourself!”
“People commented, ‘Just when I think, this generation couldn’t possibly be any dumber, they go and do something like this … aaaaand TOTALLY REDEEM THEMSELVES!!!’” he said, laughing.
Others said the pair ought to have gained the titles of Prom King and Queen.
“How my school does it is you can’t win Homecoming King and Prom King, and I had already won Homecoming King. So I couldn’t be in the running for Prom King,” Brennon explained.
“Or he totally would have,” Brooke added.
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