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Writers:
Paul Caimi (story)
Michael Hickey
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Release Date:
9 November 1984 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Horror | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
You've made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas See more »
Plot:
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 » | Full synopsis »
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User Reviews:
He knows when you've been naughty See more (154 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Lilyan Chauvin ... Mother Superior
Gilmer McCormick ... Sister Margaret
Toni Nero ... Pamela
Robert Brian Wilson ... Billy at 18
Britt Leach ... Mr. Sims
Nancy Borgenicht ... Mrs. Randall
H.E.D. Redford ... Captain Richards
Danny Wagner ... Billy at 8

Linnea Quigley ... Denise
Leo Geter ... Tommy
Randy Stumpf ... Andy
Will Hare ... Grandpa
Tara Buckman ... Mother (Ellie)
Geoff Hansen ... Father (Jim) (as Jeff Hansen)
Charles Dierkop ... Killer Santa
Eric Hart ... Mr. Levitt (Storekeeper)
Jonathan Best ... Billy at 5 (as Jonathon Best)
A. Madeline Smith ... Sister Ellen
Amy Styvesant ... Cindy (as Amy Stuyvesant)
Max Robinson ... Officer Barnes
Vinc Massa ... Young Boy Sledding - Doug (as Vince Massa)
John Michael Alvarez ... Young Boy Sledding - Jim (as Michael Alvarez)

John Bishop ... Older Boy Sledding - Bob
Richard C. Terry ... Older Boy Sledding - Mac (as Richard Terry)
Oscar Rowland ... Dr. Conway
Richard D. Clark ... Officer Miller
Tip Boxell ... Officer Murphy
Angela Montoya ... Little Girl on Santa's Lap
Molly Cameron ... Girl's Mother (as Mollie Cameron)
Jayne Luke ... Other Mother in Store
Joan Forster ... Other Mother in Store (as Joan S. Forster)
Betsy Nagel ... Other Mother in Store
Barbara Stafford ... Teen Lover at Orphanage
Paul Mulder ... Teen Lover at Orphanage
Spencer Ashby ... Santa at Orphanage
J. Paul Broadhead ... Santa in Store
Alex Burton ... Brother (Ricky) at 14
Max Broadhead ... Brother (Ricky) at 4
Melissa Best ... Infant Ricky
Dan Rogers ... Dispatcher
Spencer Alston ... Child at Orphanage
Kristi Ballard ... Child at Orphanage
Jacob Peterson ... Child at Orphanage
Jonathan Wilde ... Child at Orphanage
Susie Massa ... Child at Orphanage
Sarah Stuyvesant ... Child at Orphanage
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aron Kincaid ... Obnoxious Deejay (uncredited)

Judith Roberts ... Mother Superior (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Rodrigues ... Child in Orphanage (uncredited)
Micheline Rodrigues ... Child in Orphanage (uncredited)
Monique Rodrigues ... Child in Orphanage (uncredited)
Don Shanks ... Santa Climbing in Window (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles E. Sellier Jr. 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Paul Caimi  story
Michael Hickey 

Produced by
Ira Barmak .... producer (as Ira Richard Barmak)
Scott Schneid .... executive producer (as Scott J. Schneid)
Dennis Whitehead .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Perry Botkin Jr.  (as Perry Botkin)
 
Cinematography by
Henning Schellerup 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Spence 
 
Casting by
Stanzi Stokes 
 
Production Design by
Dian Perryman 
 
Art Direction by
Linda Kiffe 
 
Set Decoration by
Linda Kiffe 
 
Makeup Department
Judee Guilmette .... assistant makeup artist
Perri Sorel .... hair stylist
Perri Sorel .... makeup artist
Karl Wesson .... special makeup effects artist
Richard N. McGuire .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Susan Reyes .... assistant special effects makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Bart Foster .... production manager
Denis L. Stewart .... unit manager (as Denis Stewart)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Perry Husman .... second assistant director
Michael Spence .... second unit director
Denis L. Stewart .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
John Bateman .... assistant props
Terry Haskell .... construction supervisor
Terry Haskell .... property master
Jim Stoddard .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Chris Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Flash Deros .... boom operator
Mel Metcalfe .... sound re-recording mixer
Dean Okrand .... sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter .... sound re-recording mixer
Rod Sutton .... sound mixer
Bill Wistrom .... supervising sound editor
James Bailey .... foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Keenan .... sound department assistant (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Rick Josephsen .... special effects
G. Lynn Maughan .... special effects assistant (as Lynn Maughan)
 
Stunts
Frank L. Bare II .... stunt coordinator (as Frank Bare)
Jeff Chumas .... stunts
Doug Coleman .... stunt double
Eliza Coleman .... stunt double
Lisa Resendez .... stunts
Don Shanks .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Billy Dickson .... camera operator (as Bill Dickson)
John Farr .... grip
Joseph Gutt .... first assistant camera (as Joe Gutt)
Bruce Hamme .... gaffer
Scott Howell .... second assistant camera
Dennis Jorgenson .... electrician
Kim Kono .... grip
Richard A. Mitchell .... best boy (as Rick Mitchell)
Rebecca Poulos .... second assistant camera
Bill Sellier .... still photographer
Arly H. Thomsen .... key grip (as Arly Thomsen)
 
Casting Department
Marcia Reider .... casting: Utah
Debra Rubinstein .... casting assistant (as Debbie Rubinstein)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Duran .... assistant wardrobe
Verkina Flower .... wardrobe
Jim Manson .... assistant wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Simon Gittins .... assistant editor
Mark W. Rosenbaum .... associate editor (as Mark Rosenbaum)
 
Music Department
Adam Milo Smalley .... music editor (as Adam Smalley)
 
Transportation Department
Jim O'Keefe .... transportation captain
John Orlebeck .... driver
Field Smith .... driver
Vikki Williams .... driver
 
Other crew
Eugene Barmak .... assistant to producer
Steve Bennett .... caterer
Martin Combs .... security coordinator
Eric Grosshan .... extras assistant
Andy Howard .... production auditor
Janet Johnson .... production coordinator
Connie Kruger .... business affairs
Solomon J. LeFlore .... production financing
Julie Magnuson .... assistant: Mr. Sellier
Joy Mendenhall .... production secretary
Patricia Motyka .... script supervisor
Cate Praggastis .... extras coordinator
Jamie Reeves .... set mechanic
Marcia Reider .... dialogue coach: children
Bill Sellier .... emergency medical technician
Garth Wilkinson .... location manager
Tom Willett .... craft service
 

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Runtime:
79 min | USA:85 min (uncut version) | Belgium:96 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
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) | UK:18 | Belgium:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Heber City, Utah, USASee more »
Company:
TriStar PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The title "Slay Ride" actually ended up as a subplot in another film, the Disney holiday movie Ernest Saves Christmas (1988). In the Ernest film, the prospective Santa that Ernest was looking for was appearing in a horror film entitled "Christmas Slay".See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Following the murder of Ellie Chapman (Tara Buckman's character), she is shown one more time before the flash-forward to 1974, during which her heart can be seeing beating against her bare chest; even far more visible is the carotid pulse beating against the stage blood on her neck.See more »
Quotes:
Grandpa:You scared, ain't ya? You should be! Christmas Eve is the scariest damn night of the year!See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
It Must Be ChristmasSee more »

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16 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
He knows when you've been naughty, 27 December 2006
Author: Pet_Rock from United States

Second viewing- 7.5/10.

"Santa's Watching, Santa's Creeping, Now you're nodding, now you're sleeping. Were you good for mom and dad? Santa knows if you've been bad"- The best damn original song from any horror movie... ever. In my opinion, of course.

A very enjoyable flick. The kills are top notch, the acing is... passable. The setting is spooky ad the music is super duper great.

So rather Santa's raping you, strangling you with Christmas lights, or decapitating you, there's tons of Christmas bloodshed to go around.

You've Made it Through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas

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