Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
The killer-Santa film that parents picketed out of theaters in 1984.
Traumatized by his parents' murder by a criminal in a Santa suit, Billy grows up in an orphanage and snaps when forced to wear the suit himself at his toy-store job. The controversy — TV ads pulled, protests, Siskel and Ebert reading the producers' names in shame — made it a cult landmark of holiday horror.
From the Film
The Facts
- Year
- 1984
- Director
- Charles E. Sellier Jr.
- Runtime
- 79 minutes
- Network / Studio
- theatrical
- Genres
- Horror
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Brian Wilson | Billy at 18 |
| Lilyan Chauvin | Mother Superior |
| Gilmer McCormick | Sister Margaret |
| Toni Nero | Pamela |
| Britt Leach | Mr. Sims |
| Linnea Quigley | Denise |
Good to know: Its depiction of a killer Santa caused an uproar and it was pulled from many cinemas within weeks of its release.
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