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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 9

Fresh: 3

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Poor Ricky -- as a child he saw his parents slaughtered by a psychotic murderer in a Santa Claus suit, and then he had to go into an orphanage run by a sadistic nun. Now he's grown-up and out in... Poor Ricky -- as a child he saw his parents slaughtered by a psychotic murderer in a Santa Claus suit, and then he had to go into an orphanage run by a sadistic nun. Now he's grown-up and out in the world, with his first real job... doing guess what? Playing good old Saint Nick! Those little boys and girls just better watch out... cause Santa Claus is coming to town. [More]

Starring: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson

Starring: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson

Director: Charles Sellier

Director: Charles Sellier

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Dec 11, 2007

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killer santa

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03/11/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Not only is the movie vile and callous, but also it's pretty darn stupid.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
12/20/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

the perfect stocking stuffer for misanthropic Scrooges.

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12/13/07
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

As slasher films go, this is about average. The sets are cheap, with most of the budget seemingly going to the gore effects.

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12/10/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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04/21/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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11/17/03
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

This was obviously not new territory for the slasher genre, mind you, but Silent Night, Deadly Night brought the idea to new levels of cold sleaziness.

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10/21/03
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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Click to read the article

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John A. Nesbit
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