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Summary
Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 57Audiences 51GoodWatch 55
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9594Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
Released
1980
November 1, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
63 people
Brandon MaggartHarry Stadling
Jeffrey DeMunnPhilip Stadling
Dianne HullJackie Stadling- AFAndy FenwickDennis Stadling
- BNBrian NevilleMarc Stadling
- JJJoe JamrogFrank Stoller
- WMWally MoranPhilip Stadling Jr.
- GSGus SaludHarry Stadling Jr.
Ellen McElduffHarry's Mother- BHBrian HartiganHarry's Father
- PNPeter NeumanMoss Garcia
- LHLance HolcombScotty Goodrich
- ERElizabeth RidgeSusie Lovett
- CBChris BrowningRichie Sharp
- THTyrone HolmesFrankie
Patricia RichardsonMoss' Mother
Scott McKayMr. Fletcher
Peter FriedmanMr. Grosch- OHOwen HollanderBen
- HBHorace BaileyJake
John BrockmanDr. Probst- BKBurt KleinerSol Wiseman
- DHDavid HughesWorker
- LDLloyd David HartTipsy Worker
Directing · 1
- Lewis Jackson Director, Writer
Production · 7
- Jerald Rubinstein Executive Producer
- Pete Kameron Producer
- Burt Kleiner Producer
- Maria Heritier Casting Coordinator
- Jane Hallaren Additional Casting
- Vic Ramos Casting Consultant
Camera · 1
- Ricardo Aronovich Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Linda Leeds Editor
- Corky O'Hara Editor
Sound · 7
- Joel Harris Original Music Composer
- Julia Heyward Original Music Composer
- Don Christensen Original Music Composer
- Bernard Hajdenberg Sound Editor
- Margaret Crimmins Sound Editor
- Cari Comart Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Lorenzo Mans Production Design
- Roberta Neiman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Deirdre N. Williams Costume Designer
- Tom Brumberger Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Lyzanne Goodson Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Alex Fernbach Special Effects
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