Silent Night, Deadly Night (film series)
Silent Night, Deadly Night | |
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Anchor Bay Films | |
Release date | 1984–2012 |
Running time | 531 minutes (total) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Silent Night, Deadly Night is an American
The second film,
In 2012, a loose
Films
Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night | November 9, 1984 | Charles Sellier, Jr.
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Paul Caimi (story) and Michael Hickey | Ira Barmak |
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | April 10, 1987 | Lee Harry | Lee Harry and Joseph H. Earle | Lawrence Appelbaum |
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | November 17, 1989 | Monte Hellman | Monte Hellman and Rex Weiner | Arthur H. Gorson |
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | November 21, 1990 | Brian Yuzna | Woody Keith | Richard N. Gladstein |
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | November 7, 1991 | Martin Kitrosser | Martin Kitrosser and Brian Yuzna | Richard N. Gladstein and Brian Yuzna |
Silent Night | November 30, 2012 | Steven C. Miller | Jayson Rothwell | Shara Kay, Phyllis Laing, and Richard Saperstein |
Production
In the original
In
The Toy Maker (1991) also follows an unrelated plot but goes back to the series' slasher genre, in which a young boy named Derek meets a mysterious toy store owner, Joe Petto (Mickey Rooney) whose toys are designed to kill. Sarah, Derek's mother, manages to kill Joe's son, Pino, who is revealed to actually be an animatronic toy himself. Kim and Ricky make cameo appearances in the film.
As of March 2021 another film in the series is in the works.[1]
Reception
Box office performance
Only the first two films were released theatrically, and the loose remake was given a limited theatrical release.
Film | U.S. release date | Budget | Box office revenue | Reference | ||
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United States | Foreign | Worldwide | ||||
1. Silent Night, Deadly Night | November 9, 1984 | $750,000 | $2,491,460 | $2,491,460 | [6][7] | |
2. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 | April 10, 1987 | $250,000 | $154,323 | $154,323 | [8] | |
3. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | November 17, 1989 † | [9] | ||||
4. Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | November 21, 1990 † | [10] | ||||
5. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | November 6, 1991 † | [11] | ||||
6. Silent Night | November 30, 2012 | $3,750,000 | $14,567 | $100,065 | $114,633 | [12][13] |
Total | $4,750,000
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$2,660,350
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$100,065
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$2,760,416
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Music
The Death Waltz music label released a double vinyl LP of the original film's soundtrack, featuring the original song from the film, "Santa's Watching". The vinyl LP was limited to 400 copies worldwide.[14]
Home media
VHS and laserdisc
The original film was released on
for some of the early releases.DVD and Blu-ray
In 2002, Anchor Bay Entertainment released a double-feature DVD of Silent Night, Deadly Night, and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 on a double-sided disc.[23] This release featured an extended cut of the original film, with inserts of footage that had been excised from the original theatrical cut of the film. In 2012, it was reissued by Anchor Bay as two separate discs.[24]
On December 1, 2009, Parts 3–5 were released on DVD in North America for the first time in a three-disc set by Lionsgate, who had acquired the licensing rights from LIVE Video after its dissolution.[25] The three films were presented in their 1.33:1 full frame aspect ratio.[25]
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) made its
Silent Night (2012) was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, 2012, during the film's limited theatrical and VOD release.[27] Anchor Bay also released a double feature of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Silent Night (2012) on Blu-ray on May 12, 2015.[28]
On December 5, 2017,
Merchandise
In December 2014, the merchandise company Fright-Rags released a gift pack based on the original Silent Night, Deadly Night. Items included a stocking, a Christmas ornament, a T-shirt, a Christmas jumper, and a gift box.[30]
An action figure of Billy was released by the brand Retrobrand in December 2013.[31] On December 5, 2017, Scream Factory released a limited edition action figure of Billy holding his double-bit axe, which was sold exclusively through their website as an accompaniment to their new Blu-ray release of the original film.[29] This action figure, which was also paired with a poster, was limited to 2,000 units.[29]
References
- ^ "'Silent Night, Deadly Night': Slasher Franchise Coming Back to Life with Brand New Movie!". 2 March 2021.
- ^ Silent Night, Deadly Night and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 received theatrical distribution. However, beginning with 3: Better Watch Out!, the films were released direct-to-video through Live Home Entertainment, which was later acquired by Lionsgate.
- ^ a b Rockoff 2011, p. 156.
- ^ Muir 2012, p. 412.
- ^ Rockoff 2011, p. 157.
- ^ "30TH ANNIVERSARY SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT RETROSPECTIVE: PART 1". Dead Central. 22 December 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Collins, Brian (December 21, 2010). "Terror Tuesday: The SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT Films". Birth Movies Death. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Nigh 4: Initiation". Moviefone. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night (2012)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Squires, John (November 12, 2014). "Exclusive: Death Waltz Recording Co. Releasing 30th Anniversary Silent Night, Deadly Night Vinyl Soundtrack". Dread Central. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Laser Disc Newsletter" (161–172). 1998: 21.
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(help) - ^ Squires, John (December 23, 2014). "30th Anniversary Silent Night, Deadly Night Retrospective: Part 2". Dread Central. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Audio Video Review Digest". 1 (1–2). Gale Research. 1990: 245.
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(help) - ^ Bowker's Complete Video Directory. Vol. 1. R.R. Bowker Company. 1993. p. 923.
- ^ Silent Night, Deadly Night (VHS). U.S.A. Home Video. 1986.
- ^ Silent Night, Deadly Night (VHS). IVE. 1987.
- ^ Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (VHS). IVE. 1987.
- ^ Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out (VHS). IVE. 1989.
- ^ McKelvey, John W. (April 28, 2015). "Controversial Blus: Silent Night, Deadly Night: an Upconvert? (DVD/ Blu-ray Comparison)". DVD Exotica. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Long, Mike (December 3, 2012). "Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)/Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)". DVD Sleuth. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Buy SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT - 3-DISC SET - DVD". Lionsgate Shop. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Night [Deluxe Limited Edition with Exclusive Action Figure]". Scream Factory. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Silent Night". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Silent Night, Deadly Night / Silent Night Blu-ray". Blu-ray. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Silent Night, Deadly Night (Collector's Edition)". Scream Factory. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Derek (December 3, 2014). "Fright Rags Unwraps 30th Anniversary Silent Night, Deadly Night Shirts". Daily Dead. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Klenthur, Herner (December 24, 2013). "Silent Night 'Billy' Action Figure From Retroband". Horror-Movies.ca. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
Works cited
- Muir, John Kenneth (2012). Horror Films of the 1980s. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-47298-7.
- Rockoff, Adam (2011). Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (1978-1986). McFarland. ISBN 978-0-78646-932-1.
External links
- Silent Night, Deadly Night series Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine at About.com
- "Ho-Ho-HOMICIDE: The Silent Night, Deadly Night controversy at Hysteria Lives!