Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 · Movie · R · 79 min · ★ 5.9
After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-11-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (442 votes)
- Box office
- $2,500,000
- Budget
- $750,000
Themes
- holiday
- santa claus
- gore
- murder
- decapitation
- serial killer
- slasher
- orphan
- killer santa claus
- christmas horror
- christmas
- person snapping
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Robert Brian Wilson
as Billy at 18
Lilyan Chauvin
as Mother Superior
Gilmer McCormick
as Sister Margaret
Charles Dierkop
as Killer Santa
- TN
Toni Nero
as Pamela
- RS
Randy Stumpf
as Andy
Linnea Quigley
as Denise
Britt Leach
as Mr. Sims
Leo Geter
as Tommy
- AS
Amy Styvesant
as Cindy
Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.