Silent Night Deadly Night poster (1984)
Tis the season…for BLOOD and Christmas! Ok, more Christmas and not so much blood. This week we move into the Christmas season and so we’ll focus Silent Night Deadly Night
Silent Night Deadly Night was directed by Charles E. Seller Jr. and released in 1984. It stars Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, H.E.D. Redford and of course, Linnea Quigley. It’s about a teenager that is tormented (as opposed to a normal teenager) that dresses as Santa and kills people.
In the 80s, Silent Night Deadly Night was very controversial because of the Santa Claus clad killer. The PTA fought to remove this film from theaters because of this. I guess they didn’t want kids thinking of children to be scared of Santa not to mention some people may not think of Christmas as the horror movie season. The film created serious controversy. The commercial with an axe wielding Santa was protested then removed after a week. Siskel and Ebert did not care for it and bashed it on their show (which I found the video of…Check below). Apparently it offended a lot of people.
Watch the trailer, the Siskel and Ebert review, and more after the leap!
Silent Night Deadly Night
Silent Night Deadly Night Trailer
Silent Night Deadly Night Trailer
At the Movies, 1984-Silent Night, Deadly Night
I remember the controversy surrounding this movie when it came out. Siskel calls out the film makers, producers, and studios for making this. Now of course they would have no problem making a movie like this.
Now this clip is awesome! Pay particular attention to the newer trailer where they mention how the movie “frightened the government.” That’s pretty funny! I’m sure many governments are scared of a killer Santa movie.
Silent Night, Deadly Night – Entertainment Tonight report (May, 1985)
An interesting vintage report on the re-release and critical condemnation of “Silent Night Deadly Night” from a May 1985 report on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. Contains footage of Siskel & Ebert’s original review. Dick Shoemaker reports!
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