Silent night, deadly night collectors edition bluray 1984. Malcolm mcdowell joins silent night, deadly night apr 4, 2012. As a drivein movie, the breast quotient is present as is the mutilating slayings but what a film of this nature stipulates is a tongueincheek sense. While not without its charms, the movie has received a. Miller and starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, brendan fehr, and ellen wong. Silent night, deadly night 1984 watch online, silent. The scene where the english thespian runs to the top of the stair and satan claus runs out from behind a pole is done as a spoof of the scene where the killer in silent night, deadly night runs out from behind a tree and kills a sledder.
Parents were outraged by a horror film spoiling the innocence of christmas and even film critic roger ebert who ran a notorious antislasher campaign in the 80s rallied. In adulthood, the christmas holiday leads him into a psychological breakdown, and. Watch silent night, deadly night 1984 full movie online free on 0123movies. Frightrags unwraps silent night, deadly night collection featuring activity book, wax packs, and tshirts. Silent night, deadly night 1984 full movie english lilyan chauvin, gilmer mccormick, toni nero. The satan claus killer murdering people in his santa suit is a parody of silent night, deadly night 1984. The first film in the series, silent night, deadly night 1984, originally titled slay ride, tells the story of billy, a young man who experiences a psychotic break and goes on a murder spree dressed as santa claus. During the holiday season of 1984, a little horror movie called silent night, deadly night premiered that stirred parents into a major frenzy. Silent night, deadly night 1984 official trailer youtube. Silent night, deadly night was followed by silent night, deadly night part 2 in 1987 with billys brother ricky stepping in as the killer. Silent night deadly night part 2 ricky the brother of the killer in the first film talks. One of the more infamous sequels in horror history, this outrageous and often baffling slasher saga seemed like a sure thing after the controversy stirred up by 1984 s killer santa outrage, silent night, deadly night.
Silent night, deadly night part 2 is a 1987 american black comedy slasher film edited, cowritten with joseph h. Silent night, deadly night 1984 full movie english. Shop silent night, deadly night collectors edition bluray 1984 at best buy. Silent night, deadly night isnt a good movie, but it is fun to watch.
That would have made me ten years old when the movie debuted on home video the following year. Silent night, deadly night is the heartwarming story of little billy chapman who was traumatized by his parents christmas eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. Now billy is 18, and out of the orphanage, and he has just become santa, himself. Naughty silent night deadly night lit a fire under a lot of people back when it was first released. Silent night, deadly night 1984 r 1h 19min horror, thriller 9 november 1984 usa little billy witness his parents getting killed by santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that santa punishes those who are naughty. Silent night is a 2012 american slasher film directed by steven c. On this day in 1984, a nightmare on elm street and silent. Nov 28, 2017 when milwaukee came out to protest a slasher santa in 1984. Silent night, deadly night 2 1984 and 1987 from tuna silent night deadly night part 2 1987 is a strong candidate for worst sequel of all time the first 40 minutes consists of flashback footage from the first film, with billy the killers little brother, now grown and in a hospital for the criminally insane, telling his story to a new shrink. Silent night, deadly night collectors edition bluray.
Dec 23, 2010 silent night, deadly night 1984 studio. Silent night, deadly night 2 1984 and 1987 from tuna. Watch silent night, deadly night 1984 full movie online. Silent night, deadly night is an american horror film series consisting of six slasher films. Not only was an ax wielding santa featured in the trailer which was shown on free public tv for the first time during familyfriendly sitcoms, but it featured brutal violence, nudity and shined a light on the abusiveness of the church. Silent night, deadly night 1984 a film that inspired many sequels and is also one of my favorites for the holidays. Silent night, deadly night is the heartwarming story of little billy chapman.
The mhm podcast network movie synopsis and film summary of silent night, deadly night 1984 starring lilyan chauvin, gilmer mccormick, and toni nero. Nov 17, 2017 due to mounting pressure from widely publicized protests, controversial cult classic silent night, deadly night was infamously pulled from theaters after playing for only two weeks in november 1984. Silent night, deadly night takes off from the notion that santa claus is an ax murderer, but it never quite lives up to the delicious perversity of its premise. Silent night deadly night was an extremely controversial film upon release. Jun 30, 2016 this movie was so controversial on release that it was widely boycotted and protested causing the movie to be pulled from theatres. On this day in 1984, a nightmare on elm street and silent night, deadly night were released. Depicting santa claus as not only a rapist but a brutal serial killer was not something that many parents were ok with. This reboot follows a local police departments search for a killer santa claus terrorizing a midwestern town on christmas eve. Silent night deadly night was one of the films we watched, along with mardi gras massacre. Despite its controversy, silent night deadly night 1984 is a far below average slasher movie that even makes the cheesiest 80s slashers look like masterpieces. Im a horror nut and i love 80s slasher moviesso no its not for everybody. November 9, 1984, december 23, 1984 rerelease director. Silent night, deadly night is a 1984 american slasher film directed by charles e. One of the most wellknown christmas horror movies ever is silent night, deadly night.
Im of course referring to wes cravens a nightmare on elm street. Nov 14, 2017 silent night, deadly night is the heartwarming story of little billy chapman who was traumatized by his parents christmas eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. Silent nights killer santa was pulled from theaters in 1984. Silent night, deadly night 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Why, one of the greatest horror movies of all time, silent night deadly night. I watched it the other day for christmas and showed my girlfriend and we enjoyed it.
Silent night, deadly night 1984 silent night, deadly night is another christmas horror classic and this film has its shares of beauties as well. Dec, 2012 while silent night, deadly night is more than a little tame by todays saw and hostel soaked standards, it raised a considerable fuss in 1984 when it was released. How silent night, deadly night inflamed a nation vulture. This movie does not deserve the recognition it has and should be left forgotten. And, no, we dont know why one movie came out two weeks after halloween and the other so far ahead of christmas. The story concerns a young man named billy, who suffers from posttraumatic stress over witnessing his parents murder on christmas eve and his subsequent upbringing in an abusive catholic orphanage. When milwaukee came out to protest a slasher santa in 1984. Silent night deadly night 1984 monsterzero njs movie madhouse. Released november 9th, 1984, silent night, deadly night stars lilyan chauvin, gilmer mccormick, toni nero, robert brian wilson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. In 1984, a group of milwaukeeans protested the showing of silent night, deadly night, a horror movie featuring a killer santa. Silent night, deadly night 1984 trailer hd 1080p youtube. Nov 28, 2012 after his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the mother superior. Not only that, the man shot the kids dad in the head and tried to rape his mother before slitting her throat while the boy watched.
Stille nacht, horror nacht silent night, deadly night 1984 german trailer. Little billy witness his parents getting killed by santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that santa punishes those who are naughty. That single viewing twenty plus years ago was the only time i ever saw the movie until i bought the dvd last month. A classic to many fans of horror and independent cinema, silent night deadly night definitely wins the award for having the most gorgeous, super nice, hunk of a killer ever on screen. Unboxing the silent night, deadly night collectors edition bluray from scream factory. Silent night, deadly night 1984 directed by charles e.
Dec 24, 2018 silent night deadly night was an extremely controversial film upon release. The story concerns a young man named billy, who suffers from posttraumatic stress over witnessing his parents murder on. In 1984, a group of milwaukeeans protested the showing of silent night, deadly night, a horror movie. Silent night, deadly night tells the story of a boy whose parents were killed in front of him as a child, and it was by a man dressed as santa claus. It is the sequel to 1984s silent night, deadly night, and was followed by silent night, deadly night 3. So volatile that its own studio, tristar, ended up dumping the film back on the indie circuit, the film became a big hit on vhs and seemed poised to generate a horror franchise. Jan 18, 2015 stille nacht, horror nacht silent night, deadly night 1984 german trailer. Sexy blonde tara buckman plays killer billys mom ellie, toni nero plays his work crush, pamela and legendary scream queen linnea quigley plays the hot illfated babysitter denise. In 1984, a grimy santa slasher movie raised the ire of parents and film critics, scaring a multimedia conglomerate into pulling it from theaters. Why silent night, deadly night is the best christmas horror movie. I mean, if this guy came at me with an axe, i wouldnt be running. After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the mother superior. To this day many countries still ban screenings of this movie. Silent night, deadly night tells the tale of billy chapmen.
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