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The film's working title during production was Slayride and it was to be produced by Slayride Productions Inc. Producer Ira Richard Barmak was recruited by Tri-Star to produce the film. Executive producers, Scott J. Schiend and Dennis Whitehead were hoping to hire a new and young director who would be the "next John Carpenter " and considered Sam Raimi , Albert Magnoli , and Ken Kwapis for the ...
- The film was originally titled Slayride. Silent Night, Deadly Night is definitely a great name for a Christmas horror film, but that wasn’t always its title.
- It was released on the same day as A Nightmare on Elm Street. Silent Night, Deadly Night and A Nightmare on Elm Street are two of 1984’s most popular horror movies.
- Controversy caused the film to be pulled from theaters. If you were around in the early ’80s, you may remember the controversy surrounding the release of this movie.
- Editor Michael Spence directed the death scenes. Charles E. Sellier Jr. is credited as the director of Silent Night, Deadly Night, but he didn’t helm every scene.
During post-production, TriStar had decided to change the Slayride title of the film to Silent Night, Deadly Night. Music composer Perry Botkin was hired to compose the musical score; he did so by watching a betamax copy of the film while composing the score as it played.
The film's working title during production was Slayride and it was to be produced by Slayride Productions Inc. Producer Ira Richard Barmak was recruited by Tri-Star to produce the film. Executive producers, Scott J. Schiend and Dennis Whitehead were hoping to hire a new and young director who would be the "next John Carpenter" and considered Sam Raimi, Albert Magnoli, and Ken Kwapis for the ...
Oct 19, 2003 · Director – Charles E. Sellier Jr, Screenplay – Michael Hickey, Story – Paul Caimi, Producer – Ira Richard Barmak, Photography – Henning Schellerup, Music – Perry Botkin, Special Effects Supervisor – Rick Josephson, Makeup Effects – Karl Wesson, Production Design – Dian Perryman. Production Company – Slayride Inc.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter.
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter. The story concerns a young man named Billy, who suffers from post-traumatic stress over witnessing his parents' murder on Christmas Eve by a man disguised as Santa Claus and his ...
