Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
| Release Date | 09 November 1984 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | You've made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Heber City, Utah, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Slasher Film, Holiday Film |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Serial Killers |
| Tones | Humorous, Tense, Gruesome |
| Tags | Axe, Christmas, Holiday, Kill, Maniac, Murder, Orphan, Parent, Psychopath, Santa, Trauma |
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach and Leo Geter. It focuses on a young boy who, after witnessing his parents' brutal murder at the hands of a man clad in a Santa suit on Christmas, grows up tumultuously in a Catholic orphanage and slowly emerges into a spree killer himself. The film caused an uproar when released in 1984 during the holiday season, and has since developed a devoted cult following.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gilmer McCormick
Sister Margaret
Toni Nero
Pamela
Robert Brian Wilson
Billy Chapman
Britt Leach
Ira Sims
Nancy Borgenicht
Mrs. Randall
H.E.D. Redford
Captain Richards
Danny Wagner
Billy Chapman
Leo Geter
Tommy
Randy Stumpf
Andy
Will Hare
Grandpa Chapman
Geoff Hansen
Jim Chapman
Charles Dierkop
Killer Santa
Eric Hart
Mr. Levitt
Jonathan Best
Billy Chapman
A. Madeline Smith
Sister Ellen
Amy Styvesant
Cindy
Max Robinson
Officer Barnes
Vinc Massa
Doug
John Michael Alvarez
Jim
John Bishop
Bob
Richard C. Terry
Mac
Oscar Rowland
Dr. Conway
Richard D. Clark
Officer Miller
Tip Boxell
Officer Murphy
Angela Montoya
Little Girl on Santa's Lap
Molly Cameron
Girl's Mother
Jayne Luke
Other Mother #1
Joan Forster
Other Mother #2
Betsy Nagel
Other Mother #3
Barbara Stafford
Girl Teen Lover at Orphanage
Paul Mulder
Boy Teen Lover at Orphanage
Spencer Ashby
Santa at Orphanage
Alex Burton
Ricky Chapman
Max Broadhead
Ricky Chapman
Melissa Best
Infant Ricky Chapman
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
Judith Roberts
Mother Superior
Jean-Paul Rodrigues
Child in Orphanage
Micheline Rodrigues
Child in Orphanage
Monique Rodrigues
Child in Orphanage
Don Shanks
Santa Climbing in Window
Director
Charles E. Sellier Jr.
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Producer
Paul Caimi
story
Michael Hickey
writer
Ira Richard Barmak
producer
Scott Schneid
executive producer
Dennis Whitehead
executive producer
Original Music
Perry Botkin Jr.
Cinematographer
Henning Schellerup
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Editor
Michael Spence
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Casting Director
Stanzi Stokes
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Production Designer
Dian Perryman
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Art Director
Linda Kiffe
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Set Decorator
Linda Kiffe
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Makeup Department
Judee Guilmette
assistant makeup artist
Perri Sorel
makeup artist, hair stylist
Karl Wesson
special makeup effects artist
Richard N. McGuire
special makeup effects artist
Susan Reyes
assistant special effects makeup artist
Production Manager
Bart Foster
production manager
Denis L. Stewart
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Perry Husman
second assistant director
Michael Spence
second unit director
Denis L. Stewart
first assistant director
Art Department
John Bateman
assistant props
Terry Haskell
construction supervisor, property master
Jim Stoddard
set dresser
Sound Department
Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer
Flash Deros
boom operator
Mel Metcalfe
sound re-recording mixer
Dean Okrand
sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter
sound re-recording mixer
Rod Sutton
sound mixer
Bill Wistrom
supervising sound editor
Michael Keenan
sound department assistant
Special Effects
Rick Josephsen
special effects
G. Lynn Maughan
special effects assistant
Stunts
Frank L. Bare II
stunt coordinator
Jeff Chumas
stunts
Doug Coleman
stunt double
Eliza Coleman
stunt double
Lisa Resendez
stunts
Don Shanks
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Billy Dickson
camera operator
John Farr
grip
Joseph Gutt
first assistant camera
Bruce Hamme
gaffer
Scott Howell
second assistant camera
Dennis Jorgenson
electrician
Kim Kono
grip
Richard A. Mitchell
best boy
Rebecca Poulos
second assistant camera
Bill Sellier
still photographer
Arly H. Thomsen
key grip
Casting Department
Marcia Reider
casting: Utah
Debra Rubinstein
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Duran
assistant wardrobe
Verkina Flower
wardrobe
Jim Manson
assistant wardrobe
Editorial Department
Simon Gittins
assistant editor
Mark W. Rosenbaum
associate editor
Music Department
Adam Milo Smalley
music editor
Transportation Department
Jim O'Keefe
transportation captain
John Orlebeck
driver
Field Smith
driver
Vikki Williams
driver
Other Crew
Eugene Barmak
assistant to producer
Steve Bennett
caterer
Martin Combs
security coordinator
Eric Grosshan
extras assistant
Andy Howard
production auditor
Janet Johnson
production coordinator
Connie Kruger
business affairs
Julie Magnuson
assistant: Mr. Sellier
Joy Mendenhall
production secretary
Patricia Motyka
script supervisor
Cate Praggastis
extras coordinator
Jamie Reeves
set mechanic
Marcia Reider
dialogue coach: children
Bill Sellier
emergency medical technician
Garth Wilkinson
location manager
Tom Willett
craft service
Production Company
TriStar Pictures
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Slayride
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Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Aquarius Releasing
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Antoniana Home Video
Avid Home Entertainment
Future Film
Image Entertainment
Indies Home Entertainment
International Video Entertainment (IVE)
Live Video
Lumina-Films
MRA Entertainment Group
Showtime
USA Home Video (II)
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