Silent Night Deadly Night: Part 9. I didn’t deliberately ride roughshod over that sensitivity and I didn’t anticipate the objection to it.”. Silent Night Deadly Night follows the tragic journey of Billy, a young child whose parents are ruthlessly murdered by a costumed Santa Claus. Tap to unmute. 0 comments. One of the organizers from Citizens Against Movie Madness was invited to Good Morning America. (It even outgrossed another horror movie opening that weekend, the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street," although the latter opened in about half as many theaters.). SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT opened regionally – to what Variety described as a “rising chorus of protests” - on Friday 16 November in 400 theaters in Tri-Star's eastern and central divisions, extending to some key midwest cities including Chicago and Milwaukee. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! Milwaukee wasn't the only place where people picketed "Silent Night, Deadly Night," but it might have been the loudest. Years later, after the boy leaves a traumatizing orphanage, he lands a job at a toy store. The documentary doesn't mention the Milwaukee protest. But that’s not necessarily the fault of Barmak or even the writers of the film. Silent Night Deadly Night was inspired by films like Halloween and Friday the 13th. Zerkając w rubryczkę z danymi „Silent Night, Deadly Night” zobaczycie, że został on wydany w 1984 roku. "If they don't make any money on this sort of film, maybe they won't make any more like it," Knowles told "GMA," according to a Nov. 14 column by Journal film critic Douglas D. Armstrong. Copy link. It started, as many things do, during a Packers game. Tap to unmute. Imagine you’re 10 years old and still incredibly impressionable. Billy Chapman is a fictional character in the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise.Created by writers Paul Caimi and Michael Hickey, the character serves as the protagonist and antivillain of the first film, Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), and is featured in flashbacks in the sequel, Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987).. "Silent Night, Deadly Night" lasted only one week in Milwaukee theaters, and was gone elsewhere a week after that. Copy link. ". This, of course, leaves Billy traumatized and after becoming an orphaned child who is raised by nuns, he’s told to suppress his tragic memories of the event. The film sparked protests and threatened the “sanctity” of Christmas. Sort by. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) The image could not be loaded. "Silent Night, Deadly Night", a cult classic horror film from 1984. "I was fuming.". I think Sam Raimi said it best while he was on a press tour for Evil Dead II… (12:00). People continued to flock to theaters and because of it, the film spawned four sequels and even a loose remake. Silent Night, Deadly Night - TV Spot #1. By the end of November, the film’s distributor Tri Star Picturs dropped plans for a wider release. Shopping. Just another costumed slasher coming for deviant teenagers. The image could not be loaded. Anthony is the founder of Something Ghoulish, Ghoulish Cast Co-Host, and a Ghoulish Cinephile. Up Next. The movie, which came out on video in 1986, spawned five low-budget sequels — fueled in part by the controversy over the first movie's release. At another theater in Milwaukee, which was perhaps the loudest to protest, a group known as Citizens Against Movie Madness picketed with signs that read “Save Santa” and “Santa is not a Murderer”. The night before the movie opened, Eberhardt's group, Citizens Against Movie Madness, had pickets outside one of them, the Grand Cinema, 214 W. Wisconsin Ave. Parents called TV stations to complain about the ad. Silent Night Deadly Night premiered the same opening weekend as a Nightmare on Elm Street and outgrossed the film with the weekend box office. Whether it was intended as a cash grab, another run of the mill slasher, or even commentary on the overreach of religion, it continues to join the armoire of movies that are pushing the boundaries of censorship in genre film making. Be the first to share what you think! The image could not be loaded. Like-minded Milwaukee viewers called TV stations to complain about the ad — all five of the city's commercial stations at the time were carrying it. The little boy's grandfather, the killing of his family and the horrible cold hearted nuns at the orphange. The intention seemed to be that the release would be rolled out to the West Coast and other territories if it was a success. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. You just finished a big dinner with your family and you all gather on the couch to watch TV. The founders of Citizens Against Movie Madness, the group formed to protest this film hoped to use the victory they secured in getting Silent Night, Deadly Night pulled to challenge the film industry on the amount of violence for other films as well. Watch later. The film’s producer Ira Barmak told People magazine: “People have taken offense at Santa being used in a scary context… Santa Claus is not a religious figure, he’s a mythic character. View Entire Discussion (0 Comments) More … Stephen Marcus, then president of Grand owner Marcus Corp., told the Sentinel's Larry Sandler that the company had a binding contract to show the movie for at least one week.
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