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Silent Night, Deadly Night
“He knows when you've been naughty.”
5.9 / 10• 1984• 1h 19m•R• English
ThrillerHorror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Brian Wilson
Billy at 18
Lead
Lilyan Chauvin
Mother Superior
Gilmer McCormick
Sister Margaret
Charles Dierkop
Killer Santa
TN
Toni Nero
Pamela
RS
Randy Stumpf
Andy
Linnea Quigley
Denise
Britt Leach
Mr. Sims
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Silent Night, Deadly Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
