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It's time for Christmas break, and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday, but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge. When Clare disappears, they contact the police, who don't express much concern. Meanwhile Jess is planning to get an abortion, but boyfriend Peter is very much against it. The police finally begin to get concerned when a 13-year-old girl is found dead in the park. They set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem? Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Keywords:
christmas | subjective camera | holiday horror | sorority | sorority house |Taglines:
Twas the Night, Before Christmas, and All Through the House, a Creature was stirring. The Stockings were Hung by the Chimney with care, but it was Hard to Say that St. Nick would be there. A Christmas of another Colour, brings a Killer on the Loose. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 December 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Black Christmas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$620,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Film Funding Ltd. of Canada, Vision IV, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) See more »
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(uncredited)
Words by Phillips Brooks (c. 1865)
Music by Lewis H. Redner
Combined words and music first published 1906
Played on church bells
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Director Clark claims that he re-wrote half of Roy Moore's script, adding some humor into the film. Moore was also against the idea of never seeing the killer however when he saw the finished film, he was very pleased with it. See more »Goofs
The outside of the sorority house says pi kappa sigma. A picture hung inside the house says pi beta phi. See more »Quotes
Mr. Harrison: I didn't send my daughter in here to be drinking and picking up the boys.See more »
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A telephone is continously ringing throughout the final credits. See more »Soundtracks
O Little Town of Bethlehem(uncredited)
Words by Phillips Brooks (c. 1865)
Music by Lewis H. Redner
Combined words and music first published 1906
Played on church bells
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"Black Christmas" is truly a forgotten gem. Even though the producers intended the film for cinema, "Black Christmas" has the look and feel of its precursors, the made-for-television gothic suspense thrillers between 1969 and early 1974. This four year period featured inexpensively-produced but having hi-quality production values that older viewers will remember. These include, "A Howling In the Woods", "When Michael Calls", "How Awful About Allen", "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark", "Home for the Holidays", et al. "Black Christmas", produced at the tail-end of this short-lived genre, clearly displays the same suspenseful and moodily atmospheric elements involving human angst, fears, anxieties, and complicated, sometimes destructive relationships. In one small aspect, "Black Christmas" is a transitional film set between the television gothic supsense thrillers and the onset of the slasher genre epitomized by 1978's "Halloween" and 1979's "Friday the 13th". The violence was certainly more graphic than its television precursors, but not gratuitous. Foul language sprinkled throughout "Black Christmas" would never have made it past the television censors. And look again at "Halloween". It's reliance on atmosphere, moodiness, suspense, and the fright of awaiting something that is surely around the next dark bend of the house harkens back to the early 70s gothic thrillers. "Black Christmas" is from a unique genre long gone and will probably not return, but for those seeking quality shockers without the schlock will no doubt find repeat viewings of this suspense film noir satisfying.