Silent Night (I) (2012)

The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

Director:

Steven C. Miller

Writer:

Jayson Rothwell (screenplay)

Stars:

Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell	...	Sheriff Cooper
Jaime King	...	Aubrey Bradimore
Donal Logue	...	Santa Jim
Rick Skene	...	Ronald Jones Jr. / Ronald Jones Sr.
Ellen Wong	...	Brenda
Andrew Cecon	...	Deputy Giles
Courtney-Jane White	...	Tiffany
Erik J. Berg	...	Dennis (as Erik Berg)
Tom Anniko	...	Mayor Revie
Mike O'Brien	...	Stein Karsson
Curtis Moore	...	Reverend Madeley
Adriana O'Neil	...	Mom
John B. Lowe	...	Dad
Ali Tataryn	...	Alana Roach
Brendan Fehr	...	Deputy Jordan

Storyline

The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas eve | killer santa claus | fellatio | spoiled child | pornographer | 

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Taglines:

He Knows Who's Been Naughty

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Tiha noć

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,672 (USA) (30 November 2012)

Gross:

$9,672 (USA) (30 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Genre Co., The, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Ember Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the characters are named after members of the famous Leeds United football team from the seventies: Cooper, Giles, Madeley, Revie, Jones, Jordan, McKenzie. In addition, Bremner St and Reaney's Diner are mentioned in the script.

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Goofs

In the final fighting scene between Deputy Bradimore and the Santa, Bradimore's hair changes from being tied up to the hair being loose in between scenes.

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Connections

References Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)

User Reviews

In the mood for a great horror film who respects the genre and also delivers scares and cheese of the 80's slasher... check this out. it's a fun ride.

oh wow. Steven C Miller's Silent Night (2012) was everything I wanted from a slasher film and more. I can't begin to tell you how much I loved this film. It's spot on with everything and really both embraces the cheese of the 80's but also keeps it scary. This is one of the rare remakes that is better then the original in every way.

Having seen the infamous original Silent Night, Deadly Night awhile back ago, I wasn't that impressed. It was a decent twisted tale but it didn't really live up to the hype. More could have been done and here the film makers have fully honored the original and not only build their own story on it but told it better. I have to give director, Steven C Miller a lot of respect not just as a horror fan but also as a film maker. I loved the fact that he actually made it scary. So little horror films, and even fewer slasher films, remember that not all the 80's slasher films were cheesy.

This film played it real and raw. I loved the fact that it looked like a real film. It was really well acted, well shot (loved the camera work and framing) and pitch perfect. Miller comes off as a real lover of horror and respects it, which is why this film works so well. Even though they play a lot of the horror in a realistic way... he still manages to give us outlandish death scenes, great gore, nudity and wonderful homages to the original. I don't want to give it away but if your lover of the original two films then you will catch them. I sure did and I screamed with joy because a lot of the film makers who do horror remakes, even more the ones who aren't horror fans, like to come off as snobbish when it comes to the original and Miller instead embraces them.

This film also works because it's not a retelling of the original film, instead it uses the original as a springboard to do their own version of the concept and in a lot of ways it stays really more true to the original's tone. Jamie King and Donal Logue really broke out for me acting wise because both delivered performances that really made their characters feel like real people with real emotions... that's rare in today's horror films. On the campy side, have to love Malcolm McDowell who totally hams up her performance in a great way. His character provides some great comic moments and really helps to remind us not to take this film too seriously and to have fun with it.

Silent Night is going to be high on my list of favorite films not just because I totally loved it as a film but also as an inspiration for me, as someone who wants to make these kind of films. This is a great example of why some films do need to be remade by people who love respect the genre and love it.