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Don't Open 'Til Christmas (1984)
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December 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
...t'was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring...they were all dead!Plot:
Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A great film for any time in the year moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Edmund Purdom | ... | Inspector Harris | |
| Alan Lake | ... | Giles | |
| Belinda Mayne | ... | Kate | |
| Mark Jones | ... | Sergeant Powell | |
| Gerry Sundquist | ... | Cliff Boyd | |
| Kelly Baker | ... | Experience Girl | |
| Kevin Lloyd | ... | Gerry | |
| Wendy Danvers | ... | Housekeeper | |
| Nicholas Donnelly | ... | Doctor Bridle (scenes deleted) | |
| Pat Astley | ... | Sharon | |
| Laurence Harrington | ... | Kate's father | |
| Ken Halliwell | ... | Restaurant Commissionare | |
| Ray Marioni | ... | Maitre d'hotel | |
| Wilfred Corlett | ... | Experience Santa Claus | |
| Ricky Kennedy | ... | Theatre Santa Claus |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
86 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorSound Mix:
StereoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFilming Locations:
London, England, UKFun Stuff
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Although the character of Dr Bridle (played by Nicholas Donnelly) is referred to in the script he has never appeared in any print of the movie. Due to the films many production difficulties his scenes were probably filmed but deleted. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the inspector visits Kate's apartment to discuss the attack on Sharon, Kate asks what happened, but her mouth does not move. moreFAQ
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One of my all time favourite movies. Purely for it's one of a kindness. There will never be another film made like this. Though i can understand that it's not to everyones taste, but most films aren't to my taste. This film is inept, badly acted, poorly directed and a bit of a mess, but for my personal tastes, these things all work in it's favour. The DVD is cut and doesn't include the Santa that gets shot in the head. The sequences have also been rearranged for the DVD release. There is also a making of documentary for this film ('The Making Of A Horror Movie') which is well worth seeking out and goes some way to explain the less than perfect end product. It is interesting to see the amount of time that was spent on the gory make up for this film. The effects, while only fleetingly shown in the film are actually very competent, especially considering the movies low budget. If you like inept, one of a kind movies check this out.