Christmas Evil poster

Christmas Evil( 1980)

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You Better Watch Out!

Overview

Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brandon Maggart

      Harry Stadling

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      Jeffrey DeMunn

      Philip Stadling

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      Dianne Hull

      Jackie Stadling

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      Andy Fenwick

      Dennis Stadling

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      Brian Neville

      Marc Stadling

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      Joe Jamrog

      Frank Stoller

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      Wally Moran

      Philip Stadling Jr.

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      Gus Salud

      Harry Stadling Jr.

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      Ellen McElduff

      Harry's Mother

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      Brian Hartigan

      Harry's Father

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      Peter Neuman

      Moss Garcia

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      Lance Holcomb

      Scotty Goodrich

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      Elizabeth Ridge

      Susie Lovett

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      Chris Browning

      Richie Sharp

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      Tyrone Holmes

      Frankie

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      Patricia Richardson

      Moss' Mother

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      Scott McKay

      Mr. Fletcher

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      Peter Friedman

      Mr. Grosch

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      Owen Hollander

      Ben

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      Horace Bailey

      Jake

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      John Brockman

      Dr. Probst

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      Burt Kleiner

      Sol Wiseman

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      David Hughes

      Worker

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      Lloyd David Hart

      Tipsy Worker

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      Francine Dumont

      Mrs. Fletcher

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      Pamela Enz

      Mrs. Grosch

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      William Robertson

      Guard

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      Sheila Anderson

      Nurse

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      Robert Ari

      Doctor

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      Philip Casnoff

      Ricardo Bauma

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      Michael Klingher

      Peter

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      Mark Chamberlin

      Charles

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      Colleen Zenk

      Binky

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      Lisa Sloan

      Khaki

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      James Desmond

      Man #1

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      Mark Margolis

      Man #2

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      Jennifer Novtney

      Little Girl

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      Audrey Matson

      Woman

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      Danny Federici

      Accordian Player

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      Arthur Bressler

      Saxophone Player

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      John Scarangella

      Drummer

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      Raymond J. Barry

      Detective Gleason

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      Sam Gray

      Inspector Grella

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      Robert Lesser

      Detective Gottleib

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      Will MacMillan

      Young Man

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      Bill Raymond

      Priest

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      Joan Jonas

      Older Woman

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      Nancy Clark

      Female Witness

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      T. Wellington Perkins

      Black Santa

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      Jim Gagan

      Santa #1

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      Leib Lensky

      Santa #2

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      James Gallagher

      Santa #3

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      Hy Mencher

      Older Man

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      Michael Gordon

      Policeman

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      Stephen Mendillo

      Tom

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      Rutanya Alda

      Theresa

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      Kerry Broderick

      Angelina

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      John Towey

      Joe

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      Annette Kurek

      Mary

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      Matthew Levine

      Matthew

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      Marian Vitale

      Mrs. Stoller

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      Carrie Steele

      Daughter

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      Sam Samilari

      Son

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Dec 22 2023
    So I started the evening at Sadler's Wells watching Sir Matthew Bourne's adaptation of "Edward Scissorhands" and my friend decided to reciprocate my hospitality by taking me to a (very) late night screening of this - which is apparently John Waters' pick of Christmas films. Well, talk about sublime to ridiculous. It's all about the psychologically scarred "Harry" who has never been able to get grips with there not actually being a "Santa". Sorry, if I've just let the cat out of the sack for you. Anyway, as an adult he (Brandon Maggart) has become a toy maker of some skill and distinction but th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    750000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • santa claus
    • hospital
    • church
    • killer
    • killing spree
    • peeping tom
    • killer santa claus
    • christmas horror
    • toy factory
    • christmas
    • delusional