Title: Silent Night, Deadly NightDirector: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Starring: Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin
Runtime: 85 minutes
Year: 1984
Source: Zip.ca
I've never been much of a fan of Christmas, and even more so, never really a fan of Christmas inspired movies. But a while back the Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies blog convienced me to add this little gem to my queue.
In short, this movie ruled.
We start out with Santa Claus killing the cashier at a poor mans Kwik-E-Mart for a measly $31. The North Pole must not pay that much.
We then meet a young boy named Billy getting schooled on all things naughty from his crazy old half-dead grandfather to his way to happy mommy dearest. His family is on a roadtrip for the holidays when his jolly daddy decides to stop to help a stranded Santa. Not so smart, as he put a few in his chest and slit the thoat of his wife. How's that for Happy Holidays?
Billy and his little brother Ricky are left untouched... and without parents. The movie then fast forwards a few years to show the boys living at St. Mary's Orphanage with a few not-so-nice nuns. As the years pass, Billy shows more and more hatred for St. Nick and the whole Christmas time of year. The head nun, Mother Superior, uses her own unconventional forms of punishment to discipline him.
Once Billy grows up he ends up working at a toy shop and surprise, surprise ends up being assigned the role of Santa. And this, my friends, is when the killing spree begins.
I feel like a jackass that I never cared to pick this up before, as it's damn good. The music is extremely present in almost every scene, so many tits with teenage hormones running wild, and the kills are fun too. Let's all hang a body on a set of antlers on the deer head in the livingroom! Woohooo.
Apparently this movie caused tons of controversy when it was first released for having a killer Santa Claus and displaying nuns in a not-so-nice way. I'm sure when the remake gets released, it'll get no flack for those things, with us living in the days of Saw and all that supposed 'torture porn', a killer Santa is no biggie.
I think this is one to show to the young kids during our family get together this Christmas Eve, as we are related, I'm sure they'll adore it.
Highly recommended.
j.
4 comments:
I'm jealous. Been wanting to watch this one all month. Gonna have to get off my ass and go pick it up before the holidays are over.
Finally added a link list to my page today....Don't worry, you're on there. Ha!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the movie...but I feel I should point out this is NOT the one I reviewed over at MMMMMovies! That one was Silent Night, Bloody Night from 1974 by Ted Gershuny. Which also rules.
I can't remember if I ever actually watched this one or not, but the line "so many tits with teenage hormones running wild" made it an immediate must-see.
Ho ho ho!
CG - You need to pick up this movie and share it with the relatives on xmas eve. ;) They'll love you for it. Thanks for the linkage, mister. :)
Vicar - Ahhhh. I didn't know their was two. I'll grab the 1974 one next xmas. :)
Well written article.
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