"You Better Watch Out!"

1980

1h 34m

5.4(192 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!

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63 members

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Brandon Maggart

Harry Stadling

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Jeffrey DeMunn

Philip Stadling

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Dianne Hull

Jackie Stadling

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Andy Fenwick

Dennis Stadling

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Brian Neville

Marc Stadling

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Joe Jamrog

Frank Stoller

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Wally Moran

Philip Stadling Jr.

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Gus Salud

Harry Stadling Jr.

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Ellen McElduff

Harry's Mother

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Brian Hartigan

Harry's Father

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Peter Neuman

Moss Garcia

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Lance Holcomb

Scotty Goodrich

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Elizabeth Ridge

Susie Lovett

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Chris Browning

Richie Sharp

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Tyrone Holmes

Frankie

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Patricia Richardson

Moss' Mother

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Scott McKay

Mr. Fletcher

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Peter Friedman

Mr. Grosch

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Owen Hollander

Ben

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Horace Bailey

Jake

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John Brockman

Dr. Probst

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Burt Kleiner

Sol Wiseman

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David Hughes

Worker

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Lloyd David Hart

Tipsy Worker

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Francine Dumont

Mrs. Fletcher

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Pamela Enz

Mrs. Grosch

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William Robertson

Guard

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Sheila Anderson

Nurse

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Robert Ari

Doctor

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Philip Casnoff

Ricardo Bauma

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Michael Klingher

Peter

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Mark Chamberlin

Charles

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Colleen Zenk

Binky

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Lisa Sloan

Khaki

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James Desmond

Man #1

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Mark Margolis

Man #2

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Jennifer Novtney

Little Girl

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Audrey Matson

Woman

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Danny Federici

Accordian Player

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Arthur Bressler

Saxophone Player

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John Scarangella

Drummer

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Raymond J. Barry

Detective Gleason

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Sam Gray

Inspector Grella

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Robert Lesser

Detective Gottleib

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Will MacMillan

Young Man

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Bill Raymond

Priest

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Joan Jonas

Older Woman

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Nancy Clark

Female Witness

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T. Wellington Perkins

Black Santa

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Jim Gagan

Santa #1

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Leib Lensky

Santa #2

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James Gallagher

Santa #3

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Hy Mencher

Older Man

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Michael Gordon

Policeman

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Stephen Mendillo

Tom

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Rutanya Alda

Theresa

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Kerry Broderick

Angelina

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John Towey

Joe

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Annette Kurek

Mary

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Matthew Levine

Matthew

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Marian Vitale

Mrs. Stoller

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Carrie Steele

Daughter

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Sam Samilari

Son

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