Ok, so no points for the title.
Plot: Mum, Dad, 4yr old boy and baby brother are on their way back from visiting a play acting, catatonic grandpa with a malevolent streak, when they are flagged down by a Santa on a killing spree. Their folks are butchered and the kids end up in a Catholic orphanage (you know what's gonna become of him before we even go on). Through ignorance and maltreatment, the elder of the brothers (experiencing nightmares about Santa for years) eventually snaps.
Line of the film; "Punish, Punish, Punish!"
Budget: $750,000
Gross: $2,491,460
It was inevitable that a Santa horror would appear, given that the film was manufactured at the height of the 1980's horror obsession and we have to say thank-you; not for the writing, acting, camera work or directing, but for the numerous pairs of chests on show, which seem essential to keep the attention span of the people doomed to watch this film.
Fun Fact: The PTA fought to ban this film for it's portrayal of Santa as a 'Bad Egg', had they seen the film first, they might of realised that it was a waste of time. The film was soon pulled from distribution although four sequels followed, including Silent Night, Deadly Night 5-The Toy Maker.
Plot: Mum, Dad, 4yr old boy and baby brother are on their way back from visiting a play acting, catatonic grandpa with a malevolent streak, when they are flagged down by a Santa on a killing spree. Their folks are butchered and the kids end up in a Catholic orphanage (you know what's gonna become of him before we even go on). Through ignorance and maltreatment, the elder of the brothers (experiencing nightmares about Santa for years) eventually snaps.
Line of the film; "Punish, Punish, Punish!"
Budget: $750,000
Gross: $2,491,460
It was inevitable that a Santa horror would appear, given that the film was manufactured at the height of the 1980's horror obsession and we have to say thank-you; not for the writing, acting, camera work or directing, but for the numerous pairs of chests on show, which seem essential to keep the attention span of the people doomed to watch this film.
Fun Fact: The PTA fought to ban this film for it's portrayal of Santa as a 'Bad Egg', had they seen the film first, they might of realised that it was a waste of time. The film was soon pulled from distribution although four sequels followed, including Silent Night, Deadly Night 5-The Toy Maker.
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