A psychopathic Santa is not an original or a novel premise, but it's a shocking one for sensitive souls. Charles Sellier's "Silent Night Deadly Night", however, will shock nobody because it's so badly made. The performances are flat, the violence is ineptly choreographed and the storyline is pathetic.
Nevertheless, there is one reason to watch this movie -- one reason, one scene. And that is the scene where little Billy Chapman (Danny Wagner), our future Killer Santa, visits his disturbed, psychopathic grandfather (Will Hare) at Xmas time and cops an earful about being "good" for Santa and, when he sheepishly admits that he hasn't been good all year, Grandpa assures him that Santa will be coming for him and that the boy "...better run, better run for your life!!!".
The scene is hilarious and disturbing for its incredible mean-spiritedness and is this film's only virtue. Hare deserves a firm pat on the back for his excellent, over-the-top performance, and director Sellier ought to be grateful that this film's undeserved notoriety gained him some attention.
Nevertheless, there is one reason to watch this movie -- one reason, one scene. And that is the scene where little Billy Chapman (Danny Wagner), our future Killer Santa, visits his disturbed, psychopathic grandfather (Will Hare) at Xmas time and cops an earful about being "good" for Santa and, when he sheepishly admits that he hasn't been good all year, Grandpa assures him that Santa will be coming for him and that the boy "...better run, better run for your life!!!".
The scene is hilarious and disturbing for its incredible mean-spiritedness and is this film's only virtue. Hare deserves a firm pat on the back for his excellent, over-the-top performance, and director Sellier ought to be grateful that this film's undeserved notoriety gained him some attention.