Silent Night (2012/I)

Director:

Steven C. Miller

Writer (WGA):

Jayson Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 December 2012 (Canada)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He Knows Who's Been Naughty

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Killer Santa Claus | Policewoman | Promiscuous Daughter | Santa Claus Costume | Girl Stripped Down To Panties

Cast

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
Cruise Brown	...	Boy (Ronald Jones Jr.)
Clayton T. Stewart	...	Fake Santa #1
Aaron Hughes	...	Frank
Kelly Wolfman	...	Goldie Wallace
Cortney Palm	...	Maria
John G. Carbone	...	Joe
Brian Richardson	...	Mr. McKenzie
Lisa Marie	...	Mrs. Morwood
Jessica Cameron	...	Nurse
James Juce	...	Bartender
Doreen Brownstone	...	Old Lady in Church
Lane Styles	...	Mindy Lu (as Lane Thiessen Styles)
Laura Cartlidge	...	Bratty Girl
Raychell Ruff	...	Regular Jane
Keenan Lehmann	...	Timmy
Bryan Clark	...	Young Deputy Bradimore
Charlyn Olfert	...	Singer #1
Amanda Borden	...	Singer #2
Britney Smith	...	Singer #3
Amy Simoes	...	Singer #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Hart	...	Man in Overalls

Directed by
Steven C. Miller

Writing credits (WGA) (in alphabetical order)
Jayson Rothwell		screenplay by

Produced by
Armen Aghaeian	....	co-producer
John G. Carbone	....	executive producer
Isaac Clements	....	associate producer
Sean E. DeMott	....	executive producer
Micah Gallo	....	co-producer
James Gibb	....	executive producer
Aaron L. Gilbert	....	executive producer
Adam Goldworm	....	executive producer
D.J. Gugenheim	....	co-producer
Margot Hand	....	co-executive producer
Kevin Kasha	....	executive producer
Thomas M. Kastelz	....	executive producer
Shara Kay	....	producer
Phyllis Laing	....	producer
Joe Laurin	....	line producer
Edmund Mokhtarian	....	executive producer
Edward Mokhtarian	....	executive producer
Patrick Murray	....	co-executive producer
Gary Preisler	....	executive producer
Jayson Rothwell	....	executive producer
Steve Ruff	....	executive producer
Mark Sanders	....	executive producer
Richard Saperstein	....	producer
Edgar Sardarian	....	associate producer
Erica Sardarian	....	associate producer
Geno Tazioli	....	co-producer
Brian Witten	....	producer

Original Music by
Kevin Riepl

Cinematography by
Joseph White

Film Editing by
Seth Flaum

Production Design by
Kathy McCoy

Set Decoration by
Maryam Decter

Costume Design by
Maureen Petkau

Makeup Department
Evan Campbell	....	mold maker
George Frangadakis	....	makeup effects coordinator
Andrew Freeman	....	key artist
Daena Groleau	....	assistant makeup artist
Vincent J. Guastini	....	special makeup effects creator and designer
Doug Morrow	....	makeup department head
Gregory Ramoundos	....	special makeup effects producer
Josh Wasylink	....	mold maker
John Wrightson	....	key artist

Production Management
Nancy Valle	....	executive in charge of post-production
Daniel Voltz	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amanda Wowryk	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Lucas Culshaw	....	storyboard artist
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Terry Laurin-Gardner	....	props
Rob McCallum	....	concept artist
Allan McGowan	....	set dresser
Jamie Lou Morneau	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Cary Clark	....	technical support
Daniel Jebb	....	cable person
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Russell Knight	....	foley mixer
Dan Kremer	....	foley artist
Eric Maldin	....	adr mixer
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound designer
Mark L. Mangino	....	supervising sound editor
Sacha Rosen	....	boom operator
Brian Tarlecki	....	foley editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Erin Dell'amore	....	special effects lab technician
Tim Freestone	....	special effects technician
James Kozier	....	special effects foreman
Paul Noël	....	special effects coordinator
Josh Wasylink	....	special effects makeup technician

Visual Effects by
Micah Gallo	....	executive producer
Tyler A. Hawes	....	digital intermediate colorist: Lit Post
Thomas McVay	....	compositor
Gustavo Mendes	....	digital intermediate conform editor: Lit Post
Scott Purdy	....	digital intermediate producer: Lit Post
Brad Reinke	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Alan Castanaga	....	stunt rigger
Jacqueline Loewen	....	stunt performer
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt rigger
Darren Ross	....	utility stunts
Kristen Sawatzky	....	stunt performer
Dan Skene	....	stunt performer
Rick Skene	....	stunt performer
Sean Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Bj Verot	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
John Clarke	....	gaffer
Conroy Finnegan	....	lead grip
Caley Gibson	....	second assistant camera
Casey Harrison	....	first assistant camera
Jason Heke	....	first assistant camera
Brad Hruboska	....	camera operator
Marcus James	....	camera operator
Thayer MacInnis	....	electrician
William Mills	....	key grip
Jeremy Milmine	....	best boy electric
Mark Motoch	....	genny op
Christophe Nachtigall	....	best boy grip
Tai Pu	....	electrician
Daniel Quesnel	....	digital imaging technician
Daniel Quesnel	....	digital media technician
Cullen Redekop	....	lighting technician
Rebecca Sandulak	....	still photographer
Vince Syposh	....	grip
Devon Unrau	....	camera trainee
Roger Wiebe	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Shelly Anthis	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Kristalovich	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Julie Garces	....	additional editor

Music Department
Charles M. Barsamian	....	music business & legal executive
Cutting Edge Group	....	music services
Laura Katz	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Cameron Arguelles	....	quality control
Neal Baksh	....	location manager
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Andrew Gallinger	....	key locations
Bill Grantham	....	finance legal
Rachel Kiley	....	assistant to ms. king (as Rachel Anderson)
Kimberly Mikoluff	....	production coordinator
Cliff Sumter	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Uddenberg	....	film liaison: City of Winnipeg
Chrissie Vides Alvarado	....	executive assistant to aaron l. gilbert
Matt Webber	....	stand-in
Azia Tron	....	business affairs assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Chris Roe	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Genre Co., The
• Buffalo Gal Pictures
• Ember Productions
• Empire Film & Entertainment Group (in association with)
• Media House Capital (in association with)

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Vincent Guastini Productions

Other Companies

• Film Funding Alliance  funding
• Lit Post  post-production
• Lotus Post  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Genre Co., The

Trivia:

Kevin Greutert was originally considered as the director for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Phelous & the Movies: Silent Night (#4.51)" (2012)

High on Kills, Low on Scares

If the one and only thing you need to see in a slasher movie to find it enjoyable is plenty of graphic kills then you'll have a good time watching Silent Night. Someone gets bumped off literally every five-ten minutes, and yes the kills are brutal and gory.

However, if you like to see even the tiniest amount of excitement, scares, tension, character development or decent humour then look elsewhere.

The killer Santa here only murders people that he deems are "naughty". Now this is a simple idea, but one that could have worked quite well with some proper character and plot development that left us guessing who was naughty and who was nice. Instead what we get is a shower of one dimensional arseholes who are made out to be so extremely unlikeable that they simply become a set of caricatures. As a result of this we know who's going to get offed the second they appear on screen and we also don't care.

Another flaw is that the tone of this movie is all over the place. It desperately tries to be dark and eerie and occasionally it succeeds, but then the few attempts at humour are so OTT that it seems like the movie is making fun of itself. The director should have just abandoned any attempts at injecting bits of comedy into the plot because there were too many moments throughout where you're wondering what's actually supposed to be funny and what's just unintentionally hilarious! The main saving grace of the movie that stops it from being a complete stinker is the acting from Jaime King. She really does give a terrific performance and I sincerely hope that she gets to reach a wider audience in the future.

So in the end all you have here is a set extremely unrelateable and unlikeable characters in the most predictable storyline you could imagine. You'll basically just sit there waiting for the next person to die and won't care about anything else going on in the movie. The fact that the kills are slightly varied and inventive is what stops this from being a complete borefest.