Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
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1984
1h 19m
5.9(424 votes)
Thriller
Horror

Overview

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders his parents, little Billy Chapman 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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46 members
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Robert Brian Wilson

Billy at 18

Robert Brian Wilson
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Lilyan Chauvin

Mother Superior

Lilyan Chauvin
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Gilmer McCormick

Sister Margaret

Gilmer McCormick
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Charles Dierkop

Killer Santa

Charles Dierkop
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Toni Nero

Pamela

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Randy Stumpf

Andy

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Linnea Quigley

Denise

Linnea Quigley
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Britt Leach

Mr. Sims

Britt Leach
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Leo Geter

Tommy

Leo Geter
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Amy Styvesant

Cindy

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Jonathan Best

Billy at 5

Jonathan Best
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Danny Wagner

Billy at 8

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Tara Buckman

Mother (Ellie)

Tara Buckman
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Geoff Hansen

Father (Jim)

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Will Hare

Grandpa

Will Hare
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Eric Hart

Mr. Levitt (Storekeeper)

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A. Madeline Smith

Sister Ellen

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H.E.D. Redford

Captain Richards

H.E.D. Redford
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Max Robinson

Officer Barnes

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Nancy Borgenicht

Mrs. Randall

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Vinc Massa

Young Boy Sledding: Doug

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John Michael Alvarez

Young Boy Sledding: Jim

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John Bishop

Older Boy Sledding: Bob

John Bishop
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Richard C. Terry

Older Boy Sledding: Mac

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Oscar Rowland

Dr. Conway

Oscar Rowland
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Richard D. Clark

Officer Miller

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Tip Boxell

Officer Murphy

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Angela Montoya

Girl on Santa's Lap

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Molly Cameron

Girl's Mother

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Jayne Luke

Other Mother in Store

Jayne Luke
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Joan Forster

Other Mother in Store

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Betsy Nagel

Other Mother in Store

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Barbara Stafford

Teen Lover at Orphanage

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Paul Mulder

Teen Lover at Orphanage

Paul Mulder
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Spencer Ashby

Santa at Orphanage

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J. Paul Broadhead

Santa in Store

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Max Broadhead

Brother (Ricky) at 4

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Alex Burton

Brother (Ricky) at 14

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Melissa Best

Infant Ricky

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Dan Rogers

Dispatcher

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Spencer Alston

Child at Orphanage

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Kristi Ballard

Child at Orphanage

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Jacob Peterson

Child at Orphanage

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Jonathan Wilde

Child at Orphanage

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Susie Massa

Child at Orphanage

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Sarah Stuyvesant

Child at Orphanage

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