Black Christmas (former titles include Silent Night, Evil Night and Stranger in the House) is a 1974 Canadian independent psychological slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore. It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon. The story follows a group of sorority sisters who are receiving threatening phone calls, while being stalked and murdered during the holiday season by a deranged murderer hiding in the attic of their sorority house. Black Christmas was filmed on an estimated budget of $620,000 and was released by Warner Bros. in the United States and Canada. When originally released, the film grossed over $4 million at the box office and initially received mixed reviews. The film was inspired by a series of murders that took place in the Westmount section of Montreal, in the province Quebec, Canada, and the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". In the years that followed, Black Christmas has received positive reviews, with many praising its atmosphere and soundtrack, and is credited for originating the unsolved ambiguous identity for the killer. The film is generally considered to be one of the earliest slasher films, and has since developed a cult following. A remake of the same name, produced by Clark, was released in December 2006.
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Black Christmas (1974)
Directed by Bob Clark
Genres - Family, Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film, Slasher Film |
Release Date - Oct 11, 1974 |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Budget
$620,000
Themes
Tags
Canuxploitation, Christmas, Christmas Horror, Cult, Halloween, John Carpenter, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Murder, Obscene Telephone Call, Prank Telephone Call, Slasher, Sorority House, Violent
Attributes
Narrative Location: North America
Subject: abortion, home invasion
Time Period: 1970s
Subject: abortion, home invasion
Time Period: 1970s
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Alternate Titles
Black Christmas
AU, CA, EC, FR, DE, HK, IN, IL, IT, KR, NL, PH, ZA, ES, GB, US
Black Christmas (Navidad sangrienta)
UY
Crni Božić
RS
Czarne święta
PL
Det er morderen som ringer
NO
En morder i dit hus
DK
Fekete karácsony
HU
Férias Assombradas
PT
Jessy - Die Treppe in den Tod
DE
Juodosios Kaledos
LT
Kara Noel
TR
Kurayami ni beru ga naru
JP
La residencia macabra
AR, UY
Lễ Giáng Sinh Hắc Ám
VN
Musta joulu
FI
Natal Negro
PT
Navidad sangrienta
AR, MX, VE
Navidades negras
ES
Noël tragique
CA
Noite do Terror
BR
Poios einai o dolofonos?
GR
Residencia macabra
MX
Silent Night, Evil Night
US
Stilla natt, blodiga natt
SE
Stop Me
CA
Stranger in the House
US
Tromos sto parthenagogeio
GR
Un Noël tragique
CA, FR
Ysteria
GR
Τρόμος στο παρθεναγωγείο
GR
Черна Коледа
BG
Чорне Різдво
UA
女生驚魂記
TW
暗闇にベルが鳴る
JP