Among the dozen or so victims of Santa's slay ride is a man who's choked to death with a string of Christmas lights and a young woman who's impaled--topless, of course--on a pair of moose antlers.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:3
Rotten:7
Average Rating:4.2/10
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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Reviews for Silent Night, Deadly Night
Not only is the movie vile and callous, but also it's pretty darn stupid.
As slasher films go, this is about average. The sets are cheap, with most of the budget seemingly going to the gore effects.
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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