United States / Nov 09, 1984 / R
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Britt Leach | Mr. Sims |
| Leo Geter | Tommy |
| Amy Styvesant | Cindy |
| Jonathan Best | Billy at 5 |
| Danny Wagner | Billy at 8 |
| Tara Buckman | Mother (Ellie) |
| Geoff Hansen | Father (Jim) |
| Will Hare | Grandpa |
| Eric Hart | Mr. Levitt (Storekeeper) |
| A. Madeline Smith | Sister Ellen |
| H.E.D. Redford | Captain Richards |
| Max Robinson | Officer Barnes |
| Nancy Borgenicht | Mrs. Randall |
| Vinc Massa | Young Boy Sledding: Doug |
| John Michael Alvarez | Young Boy Sledding: Jim |
| John Bishop | Older Boy Sledding: Bob |
| Richard C. Terry | Older Boy Sledding: Mac |
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| Oscar Rowland | Dr. Conway |
| Richard D. Clark | Officer Miller |
| Tip Boxell | Officer Murphy |
| Angela Montoya | Girl on Santa's Lap |
| Molly Cameron | Girl's Mother |
| Jayne Luke | Other Mother in Store |
| Joan Forster | Other Mother in Store |
| Betsy Nagel | Other Mother in Store |
| Paul Mulder | Teen Lover at Orphanage |
| Spencer Ashby | Santa at Orphanage |
| J. Paul Broadhead | Santa in Store |
| Max Broadhead | Brother (Ricky) at 4 |
| Alex Burton | Brother (Ricky) at 14 |
| Melissa Best | Infant Ricky |
| Dan Rogers | Dispatcher |
| Spencer Alston | Child at Orphanage |
| Kristi Ballard | Child at Orphanage |
| Jacob Peterson | Child at Orphanage |
| Jonathan Wilde | Child at Orphanage |
| Susie Massa | Child at Orphanage |
| Sarah Stuyvesant | Child at Orphanage |
| Barbara Stafford | Teen Lovers at Orphanage |
Genres
ThrillerHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Silent Night, Deadly Night |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Slayride |
| Release date | 9 novembre 1984 |
| Executive producer | Scott J. Schneid, Dennis Whitehead |
| Production | Ira Barmak |
| Writer | Paul Caimi, Michael Hickey |
| Casting | Stanzi Stokes |
| Editing | Michael Spence, Mark W. Rosenbaum, Simon Gittins, Claudine Mott |
| Cinematography | Henning Schellerup, Billy Dickson, Joe Gutt, Rebecca Poulos, Scott Howell, Arly H. Thomsen, John Farr, Kim Kono, Bill Sellier |
| Assistant directors | Denis L. Stewart, Perry Husman, Charles E. Sellier Jr., Patricia Motyka, Michael Spence |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
United States / May 01, 1986 / VHS (Int'l Video Entertainment, published May 1986 according to Billboard)
Germany / Dec 02, 1987 / 18
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