Silent Night, Deadly Night poster

Silent Night, Deadly Night( 1984)

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He knows when you've been naughty.

Overview

Billy Chapman, who was traumatized by his parents' Christmas Eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns, grows up to dress as jolly St. Nick for a yuletide rampage to punish the naughty.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Brian Wilson

      Billy at 18

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      Lilyan Chauvin

      Mother Superior

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      Gilmer McCormick

      Sister Margaret

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      Charles Dierkop

      Killer Santa

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      Toni Nero

      Pamela

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      Randy Stumpf

      Andy

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      Linnea Quigley

      Denise

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      Britt Leach

      Mr. Sims

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      Leo Geter

      Tommy

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      Amy Styvesant

      Cindy

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      Jonathan Best

      Billy at 5

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      Danny Wagner

      Billy at 8

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      Tara Buckman

      Mother (Ellie)

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      Geoff Hansen

      Father (Jim)

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      Will Hare

      Grandpa

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      Eric Hart

      Mr. Levitt (Storekeeper)

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      A. Madeline Smith

      Sister Ellen

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      H.E.D. Redford

      Captain Richards

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      Max Robinson

      Officer Barnes

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      Nancy Borgenicht

      Mrs. Randall

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      Vinc Massa

      Young Boy Sledding: Doug

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      John Michael Alvarez

      Young Boy Sledding: Jim

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      John Bishop

      Older Boy Sledding: Bob

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      Richard C. Terry

      Older Boy Sledding: Mac

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      Oscar Rowland

      Dr. Conway

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      Richard D. Clark

      Officer Miller

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      Tip Boxell

      Officer Murphy

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      Angela Montoya

      Girl on Santa's Lap

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      Molly Cameron

      Girl's Mother

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      Jayne Luke

      Other Mother in Store

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      Joan Forster

      Other Mother in Store

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      Betsy Nagel

      Other Mother in Store

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      Barbara Stafford

      Teen Lover at Orphanage

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      Paul Mulder

      Teen Lover at Orphanage

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      Spencer Ashby

      Santa at Orphanage

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      J. Paul Broadhead

      Santa in Store

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      Max Broadhead

      Brother (Ricky) at 4

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      Alex Burton

      Brother (Ricky) at 14

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      Melissa Best

      Infant Ricky

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      Dan Rogers

      Dispatcher

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      Spencer Alston

      Child at Orphanage

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      Kristi Ballard

      Child at Orphanage

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      Jacob Peterson

      Child at Orphanage

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      Jonathan Wilde

      Child at Orphanage

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      Susie Massa

      Child at Orphanage

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      Sarah Stuyvesant

      Child at Orphanage

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    6.5
    Written by John Chard on Mon Apr 13 2015
    The Original Bad Santa. A cult horror classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night is something of a treat for the old school horror faithful. Plot has a young boy witness the slaying of his parents by a man dressed as Santa Claus. He grows up in an orphanage run by an over zealous Mother Superior, moves out when manhood beckons and gets a job in a department store. Come Christmas time he is coerced into being the store Santa and promptly cracks up, grabbing an axe and wreaking slasher hell on everyone who gets in his way. That's pretty much it, the stalk and slash formula in all its bloody glory....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1065000.00

    Revenue

    2491460.00

    Keywords

    • holiday
    • santa claus
    • gore
    • murder
    • decapitation
    • serial killer
    • orphan
    • killer santa claus
    • christmas
    • person snapping
    • santa
    • santy