Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and starring Robert Brian Wilson, and Linnea Quigley. The story concerns a young man named Billy Chapman, who suffers from post-traumatic stress over witnessing his parents' murder on Christmas Eve by a man disguised as Santa Claus and his subsequent upbringing in an abusive Catholic orphanage. In adulthood, the Christmas holiday leads him into a psychological breakdown, and he emerges as a spree killer donning a Santa suit.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Genres - Family, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film, Slasher Film |
Release Date - Nov 9, 1984 |
Run Time - 79 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$1,065,000
Box Office
$2,491,460
Themes
Tags
Blood, Boy, Christmas, Decapitation, Gore, Holiday, Killer Santa Claus, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Murder, Orphan, Santa, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Serial Killer, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: Utah
Narrative Location: Utah
Narrative Location: Utah
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NO
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PL
Douce nuit, sanglante nuit
CA, FR
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FI
Natal Sangrento
BR
Natale di sangue
IT
Noche de paz, noche de muerte
ES
Noche de paz, noche mortal
MX
Noche silenciosa, noche de muerte
ES
O Fatal Silêncio da Noite
PT
Sangriento Papá Noel
AR
Silent Night, Deadly Night
CA, NL, GB, US
Silent Night, Deadly Night - Un Natale rosso sangue
IT
Silent Night, Deadly Night 1
AU, CA
Slayride
, US
Stilla natt
SE
Stille Nacht - Horror Nacht
DE
Tiha noć, smrtonosna noć
RS
Άγια νύχτα, νύχτα θανάτου
GR
Тиха нощ, смъртоносна нощ
BG
悪魔のサンタクロース 惨殺の斧
JP