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Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation

Original title: Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
  • Video
  • 1990
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
2.5K
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Maud Adams in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
Horror

A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony d... Read allA reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.

  • Director
    • Brian Yuzna
  • Writers
    • Zeph E. Daniel
    • Richard N. Gladstein
    • Arthur Gorson
  • Stars
    • Clint Howard
    • Neith Hunter
    • Tommy Hinkley
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Brian Yuzna
    • Writers
      • Zeph E. Daniel
      • Richard N. Gladstein
      • Arthur Gorson
    • Stars
      • Clint Howard
      • Neith Hunter
      • Tommy Hinkley
    • 46User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Neith Hunter in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
    Neith Hunter in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
    Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
    Maud Adams and Neith Hunter in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
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    Neith Hunter in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
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    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Ricky
    Neith Hunter
    Neith Hunter
    • Kim Levitt
    Tommy Hinkley
    Tommy Hinkley
    • Hank
    Hugh Fink
    Hugh Fink
    • Jeff
    Richard N. Gladstein
    Richard N. Gladstein
    • Woody
    Reggie Bannister
    Reggie Bannister
    • Eli
    Allyce Beasley
    Allyce Beasley
    • Janice
    Glen Chin
    Glen Chin
    • Jo the Butcher
    Maud Adams
    Maud Adams
    • Fima
    Jeanne Bates
    Jeanne Bates
    • Katherine
    Laurel Lockhart
    Laurel Lockhart
    • Ann
    Ben Slack
    • Gus
    Conan Yuzna
    • Lonnie
    Marjean Holden
    Marjean Holden
    • Jane
    Ilsa Setzoil
    • Li
    David Wells
    David Wells
    • De(te)ctive Burt
    Dani Klein
    • Woman in Bookstore
    Ashley
    • Extra
    • Director
      • Brian Yuzna
    • Writers
      • Zeph E. Daniel(screenplay)
      • Richard N. Gladstein(story)
      • Arthur Gorson(story)
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    • Trivia
      The basis of the film's script was originally meant for the third Silent Night, Deadly Night film, but ended up being used here after the makers of that film turned the original script down.
    • Goofs
      The numbers on Lonnie's house are backwards, which normally would indicate flipped footage, but that's clearly not the case as it appears this way in multiple shots of the house. For whatever reason, the production crew put the numbers on the house backwards on purpose.
    • Quotes

      Ricky: [picks up a hamburger from the street and opens it] Oww. No fucking cheese!

    • Alternate versions
      The 1996 UK video version (titled "Bugs") was cut by 8 secs by the BBFC. A shot of a man hanging by his nipples was removed.
    • Connections
      Featured in Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)

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    3/10
    Return Of the Dead 80s Franchise
    The second in a trio of Brian Yuzna-directed early-90s sequels to 80s horror classics, this one stands out - as particularly uninspired. Bride of Re-Animator was a decent direct sequel, continuing the story where it ended in Re-Animator, while Return of the Living Dead III surprisingly re-animated a left-for-dead franchise with a new story bearing only some connections to the original (and missing its humor). Both of them were B-movies, sure, but they had good ideas, the weird make-up effects that Society, Yuzna's freaky debut, made him known for, and lots of B-charm of their own. Why Yuzna even bothered with the trite SNDN series I don't know - probably it started with a late-night call like this: " Well, that last Silent Night Deadly Night movie did OK, so if you have anything which we could somehow distribute under that franchise, we'll do it." The only thing that connects this one to the others is the character of Ricky (this time it's the great Clint Howard in one of his lamest performances) who's shot-to-goo brain has healed remarkably well in just one year. Well, the bum he plays may as well be named Ron or Gerald - and probably was before they tried to make some unnecessary connection with the SNDN series. The story is uninteresting from the start, the acting is bland (the unknown Neith Hunter probably got the lead because she was willing to do the slime-trenched nude scenes) and yes, there's Yuzna's trademark scenes involving Screaming Mad George's body melt effects which are fun as always, but they are few and short, hardly worth the wait. As there's hardly any Christmas connections either, this one doesn't even qualify for a Trashmas video night in the holidays.
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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Silent Night, Deadly Night IV: Initiation
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Silent Films Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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