Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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Directed by

Charles E. Sellier Jr.

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Lilyan Chauvin
Mother Superior

Gilmer McCormick
Sister Margaret

Toni Nero
Pamela

Robert Brian Wilson
Billy at 18

Britt Leach
Mr. Sims

Nancy Borgenicht
Mrs. Randall

H.E.D. Redford
Captain Richards

Danny Wagner
Billy at 8

Written by

Paul Caimi

Michael Hickey
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Unmistakably banal and pointless

8 years, 5 months ago at Dec 3 13:03

PvtCaboose91

"You see Santa Claus tonight you better run boy, you better run for ya life!"

Due to its premise concerning an axe-wielding serial killer dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, Silent Night, Deadly Night stirred up quite a ruckus when it hit cinema screens back in 1984. Most notably, renowned critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert positively detested it, calling the film both irresponsible t... read more

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3 years, 8 months ago at Sep 23 23:44

BAMF

I have never watched this series so I figured I would go ahead and check it out. It is considered a cult classic though so there's that. This is the only film from the director and writers I have seen so far. The ratings are fairly average so I'm not expecting much from it. I do hope it manages to at least be somewhat entertaining.

The general plot is actually a fairly neat idea. Had... read more

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After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior.

Release date: 9 November 1984
UPC: 013131260199

Tags: Christmas (5), Horror (4), Thriller (3), 1984 (3), Slasher (3), Santa Claus (3), Murder (2), 1980s (2), Female Nudity (2), Nudity (2), Nun (2), Orphanage (2), Orphan (2), Axe (2), Trauma (2), Grindhouse (2), Toy Store (2), Usa (1), Holiday (1), Bar (1)

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"First viewing - Oct. 8th Xmas Horror double feature Silent Night, Deadly Night is a slasher movie blast of fun. It wisely takes its time developing the main character so that later on his actions will make sense. Well, for the most part. There's one scene where he stops at someone's house, and that kinda doesn't work for me. But what happens after he's there is so fun it outweighs the lack of logic behind him getting there, so I can let it slide. The effects are very well realized, and overall "

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