Taglines: He knows who’s been naughty.
A mysterious man dresses in a Santa Claus suit, complete with a mask. Once dressed, “Santa” captures and kills Jordan, a police officer in the small town of Cryer, Wisconsin. Jordan is sleeping with the married Alana Roach and is electrocuted with Christmas lights in his home.
The following day, Christmas Eve, the Sheriff of Cryer, Sheriff Cooper, calls Deputy Aubrey Bradimore in on her day off when Jordan doesn’t arrive at work. Aubrey is a new addition to the police force, and is still reeling from the unexpected death of her husband John. She doesn’t think she’s a good officer as she is trying to live up to her father, who is a retired cop. Aubrey was going to spend the holiday with her parents but instead goes out to check on Jordan, finding his mangled body and Roach torn apart later in the day. Sheriff Cooper decides not to tell Mayor Revie until the case is solved.
Meanwhile, the masked Santa killer goes on a murder spree, killing those who have done something he considers ‘naughty.’ His next victim is a bratty teenage girl who he kills with a taser, then he makes his way to the local motel, murdering a group of people during a softcore porn shoot. One woman manages to escape and tries to hide inside a Christmas Tree farm, but the killer chops off one of her legs and throws her feet-first into a woodchipper.
Sheriff Cooper calls in Deputy Stanley Giles and goes out to find the killer himself, but comes back empty handed. Aubrey starts to suspect Santa Jim Epstein, a local drunken Santa portrayer, drug dealer Stein Karsson, and the perverted Reverend Madely. Aubrey attempts to interrogate Karrson, but he flees. Aubrey gives chase, but is nearly killed and only saved by Cooper.
Silent Night is a 2012 American slasher film directed by Steven C. Miller and starring Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell, Donal Logue, Brendan Fehr, and Ellen Wong. It is a loose remake of Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s 1984 film Silent Night, Deadly Night and the sixth installment in the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise. The film was given a limited theatrical release on November 30, 2012 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 4, 2012.
Silent Night (2012)
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Rick Skene, Ellen Wong, Andrew Cecon, Courtney-Jane White, Tom Anniko, Adriana O’Neil, Mike O’Brien, John B. Lowe, Brendan Fehr
Screenplay by: Jayson Rothwell
Production Design by: Kathy McCoy
Cinematography by: Joseph White
Film Editing by: Seth Flaum
Costume Design by: Maureen Petkau
Set Decoration by: Maryam Decter
Art Direction by: Scott Rossell
Music by: Kevin Riepl
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use.
Distributed by: Anchor Bay Films
Release Date: November 30, 2012
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