Thriller ·Horror · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 19m

Silent Night, Deadly Night

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Director
Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Cast
Robert Brian Wilson as Billy at 18 Lilyan Chauvin as Mother Superior Gilmer McCormick as Sister Margaret Charles Dierkop as Killer Santa Toni Nero as Pamela Randy Stumpf as Andy
Crew
Henning Schellerup — Director of Photography Michael Spence — Editor Perry Botkin Jr. — Original Music Composer Michael Hickey — Writer Ira Barmak — Producer Dian Perryman — Production Design
Tagline

He knows when you've been naughty.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
holidaysanta clausgoremurderdecapitationserial killerslasherorphankiller santa clauschristmas horrorchristmasperson snapping
Key Collaborators
Charles E. Sellier Jr. Director Henning Schellerup Director of Photography Michael Spence Editor Perry Botkin Jr. Original Music Composer Michael Hickey Writer Ira Barmak Producer Dian Perryman Production Design
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