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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
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9 November 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
You've made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas morePlot:
After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
An enjoyable and controversial 80s slasher. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lilyan Chauvin | ... | Mother Superior | |
| Gilmer McCormick | ... | Sister Margaret | |
| Toni Nero | ... | Pamela | |
| Robert Brian Wilson | ... | Billy Chapman (age 18) | |
| Britt Leach | ... | Ira Sims | |
| Nancy Borgenicht | ... | Mrs. Randall | |
| H.E.D. Redford | ... | Captain Richards | |
| Danny Wagner | ... | Billy Chapman (age 8) | |
| Linnea Quigley | ... | Denise | |
| Leo Geter | ... | Tommy | |
| Randy Stumpf | ... | Andy | |
| Will Hare | ... | Grandpa Chapman | |
| Tara Buckman | ... | Ellie Chapman | |
| Geoff Hansen | ... | Jim Chapman (as Jeff Hansen) | |
| Charles Dierkop | ... | Killer Santa |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
79 min | USA:85 min (uncut version) | Belgium:96 min (video version)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:(Banned) (1989) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (2007) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Italy:T (DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 (video rating, cut) | Australia:R | USA:RFun Stuff
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This film was planned to be a limited release but open wider by Christmas, but the protest canned the idea, and was pulled after two weeks of release. moreQuotes:
Officer Miller: Can you believe this? It's Christmas Eve and we got orders to bring in Santa Claus. moreSoundtrack:
Santa's Watching moreFAQ
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I have to admit, there's a part of me that regards SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT as a great movie. It's cheesy and the idea of a killer Santa Claus is really in poor taste, I know, but this as well as other slasher films from this era are actually rather fun to watch for it's camp value. The terrible acting and dialog make it funny, and the murder sequences make it scary.
The film is about a boy named Billy who witnesses his parents being murdered by a man dressed as St. Nick himself. He's then sent to an orphanage where the Mother Superior constantly beats him for every little thing, and tries to get young Billy to appreciate Christmas. When he turns 18, on Christmas Eve he dresses up as Santa Claus as hacks people up with an ax screaming "punish!"
It's not surprising when this film was first released in Reagan America, that it was highly protested by parents saying that the image of a killer Santa Claus is too disturbing for children to watch. My answer: don't take your kid to see it! Wait until they grow up to find that there is no Santa Claus, they'll have to learn it somehow. But I guess that's why I wanted to see this: for the controversy.
It's not a "classic" slasher like THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE and HALLOWEEN, but it's still a good relic from that era.