Krampus (2015)

A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home.

Director:

Michael Dougherty

Writers:

Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty

Stars:

Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emjay Anthony	...	Max Engel
Adam Scott	...	Tom Engel
Toni Collette	...	Sarah Engel
Stefania LaVie Owen	...	Beth Engel
Krista Stadler	...	Omi Engel
Conchata Ferrell	...	Aunt Dorothy
Allison Tolman	...	Linda
David Koechner	...	Howard
Maverick Flack	...	Howie Jr
Queenie Samuel	...	Jordan
Lolo Owen	...	Stevie (as Lolo Owens)
Sage Hunefeld	...	Baby Chrissy
Leith Towers	...	Derek
Curtis Vowell	...	DHL Man
Luke Hawker	...	Krampus

Storyline

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family's home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

holiday | christmas | krampus | german | santa claus | 

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Taglines:

He sees you when you're sleeping.He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. So be good for goodness's sake.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of horror violence/terror, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Krampus: El terror de la Navidad

Filming Locations:

Stone Street Studios, Stone Street, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,293,325 (USA) (4 December 2015)

Gross:

$42,592,530 (USA) (8 January 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Krampus was the focus in Grimm: Twelve Days of Krampus (2013).

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Quotes

Omi: Please, listen...
Aunt Dorothy: English. I knew it.

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Crazy Credits

The Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures logos are covered in ice and have snow falling over them.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: Krampus (2015)

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Soundtracks

Krampus Karol of the Bells
Performed by Brea Olinda High School Singers

User Reviews

A Very Good throwback to 80s horror.

Plot: A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home.

This was a fun movie to watch, the kind of film I've been wanting to see done with much love and respect to the fans of the genre. Each of the cast does a good job portraying their characters even if the characters are not the friendliest people in the world. The practical effects are terrific and are a huge relief from all the CGI these days. Even though I don't hate CGI, a lot of filmmakers tend to overuse it these days. This film only used CGI when necessary which is something that most filmmakers should learn.

I only have 2 problems hence why I gave this an 8 and that is the ending is kind of weak and not every joke worked for me, but that's it. This film is a really good throwback to the 80s with a really good cast, script, story and great practical effects. Please go see this, these type of films need to be made nowadays, not reboots of movies and TV shows.