Silent Night, Deadly Night

~He knows when you've been naughty.

Overview

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy 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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General Information

Release Date: 1984-11-09
Budget: $1065000
Revenue: $2491460
Runtime: 79 min

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