Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (Video 1989)

The Ricky Caldwell, the "Santa Claus Killer," once thought dead, has been brought back to life by a crazed scientist. A blind woman finds that she is somehow psychically connected to the reanimated serial killer.

Director:

Monte Hellman

Writers:

Carlos Laszlo (story), Arthur Gorson (story),

Stars:

Samantha Scully, Bill Moseley, Richard C. Adams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samantha Scully	...	Laura
Bill Moseley	...	Ricky
Richard C. Adams	...	Santa
Richard Beymer	...	Dr. Newbury
Melissa Hellman	...	Dr. Newbury's Assistant
Isabel Cooley	...	Hospital Receptionist
Eric DaRe	...	Chris (as Eric Da Re)
Leonard Mann	...	Laura's Psychiatrist
Laura Harring	...	Jerri (as Laura Herring)
Carlos Palomino	...	Truck Driver
Elizabeth Hoffman	...	Granny
Marc Dietrich	...	Gas Station Attendant
Jim Ladd	...	Newscaster
Robert Culp	...	Lt. Connely
Richard N. Gladstein	...	Detective

Storyline

Ricky Caldwell, the notorious 'Killer Santa Claus', awakens from a six year coma after being kept alive on life-support by a slightly crazed doctor experimenting with ESP and other special abilities. Ricky targets a young, clairvoyant blind woman, named Laura, whom is traveling with her brother Chris, and his girlfriend Jerri to their grandmothers house for Christmas Eve, and Ricky decides to go after her, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.

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Plot Keywords:

killer santa claus | coma | santa claus | christmas | nudity | 

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Taglines:

When Your Nightmare Ends, the Real Terror Begins!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blind Terror

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quiet Films Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay by Carlos Laszlo was thrown out shortly before filming and totally rewritten by Monte Hellman and Steven Gaydos. In arbitration however, Gaydos did not receive a writing credit at all, and Hellman only got credited for the story.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Richard 'Ricky' Caldwell: Laura...

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part 2 (2010)

User Reviews

In regards to the Fishbowl on Ricky's Head

I enjoyed the original Silent Night, Deadly Night. To the dismay of other internet film critics, i also enjoyed Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2. But when i sat down to watch the 3rd installment in the series, even at the age of 15 i knew the end was near.

My Biggest issue with this film has little to do with the low rent acting. It is the blatant disregard for the previous film that irritates me the most.

Ricky has no need for the science fictional fishbowl on his head in this film, other than to draw attention away from the lack of plot, and place all eyes on a sad gimmick. In the end of Silent Night, Deadly Night 2, Ricky is shot three times, yes – But he was never shot in the head – nor did he have his head blown off as another commentator included in his/her IMDb review of the film. There is No Need for the Fishbowl!