Krampus (2015)

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

Director:

Michael Dougherty

Writers:

Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty

Stars:

Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner

4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emjay Anthony	...	Max
Adam Scott	...	Tom
Toni Collette	...	Sarah
Stefania LaVie Owen	...	Beth
Krista Stadler	...	Omi
Conchata Ferrell	...	Aunt Dorothy
Allison Tolman	...	Linda
David Koechner	...	Howard
Maverick Flack	...	Howie, Jr
Queenie Samuel	...	Jordan
Lolo Owen	...	Stevie
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:

krampus | christmas | christmas horror | holiday | child in peril | 

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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:

Action | 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 Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

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 USA:

$16,293,325, 6 December 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$42,592,530, 10 January 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$61,788,393, 31 December 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Entertainment,Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Christmas photos seen during the ending credits were gleaned from various cast and crew members.

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Goofs

When the power goes out, Tom is seen flipping circuit breakers on a transfer switch for a backup generator, but they don't have a backup generator. Later in the movie he asks his wife if she got him one for Christmas.

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Quotes

Howard: We should have gone to stay with my brother!
Linda: Your brother lives in a barn!
Howard: Jesus was born in a barn!

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Crazy Credits

A vast number of photos and Christmas cards can be seen together with the end credits.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: Krampus (2015)

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Soundtracks

Oh Christmas Tree
Traditional tune, lyrics by Ernst Anschütz (uncredited)
Arranged and performed by John Clement Wood

User Reviews

Krampus (7/10)

Christmas usually a time of cheerfulness and presents thanks to the jolly Santa is flipped upside down when Krampus comes to town. The events follow an obnoxious family, who are crude in their comedy, and have poor decision making. Funny man Adam Scott and horror vet Toni Collette make a unique couple but are relied upon heavily being the only serious roles written for the film. There is an appropriate blend of comedy and horror, which is seen in the absurdity of characters, evil gingerbread men, and killer toys, not so much the written dialogue. Once Krampus is seen fully his appearance is pretty cool looking like an old decrepit vile Santa. The ending was rather a letdown but overall it was a decent fun horror flick. It would be best to watch Krampus during Christmas time because it does have a great holiday feel to it, worthy of a watch for sure.