Black Christmas (1974)
Keir Dullea: Primary Contributor
Olivia Hussey: Primary Contributor
Eclectic DVD Dist.
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DVD Details:
- Starring: Syd Brown, Leslie Carlson, Marcia Diamond, Keir Dullea, James Edmond
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- Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Eclectic DVD Dist.
- Theatrical Release Date: Dec 20, 1974
- DVD Release Date: Dec 03, 2002
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- ASIN: B00006RJHG
- UPC: 778854137394
- Sales Rank: 53046
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    Merry Christmas Billy (It's Been 34 Years Since You Terrorized The Sisters of Pi Kappa Sig on Christmas Eve), 2008-12-25
"Black Christmas" is an original, innovative holiday slasher flick that influenced countless imitations, including John Carpenter and Debra Hill's highly successful "Halloween." Directed by the versatile Bob Clark (director of the zombie horror hit "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" as well as the heartwarming family comedy "A Christmas Story"), "Black Christmas" is a Canadian horror gem that has its own cult following and a website: ItsMeBilly.com. Though it never spawned a sequel, a successful remake was released in 2006.
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br / The plot is chilling, suspenseful, and realistic. A few days before Christmas, an unknown psychopath sneaks into the attic of a sorority house. He makes obscene phone calls that terrify the residents. One girl (Claire Harrison played by Lynne Griffin of "Curtains") is suffocated with a dry cleaning bag and her corpse seated in a rocking chair in the attic. She remains there throughout the storyline, unknown to those below.
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br / The viewer never sees the killer's face. All we learn about him is that his name is Billy and he had a sister named Agnes. He may have killed her. Before killing a victim, he refers to her as "Agnes."
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br / The cast is great. John Saxon ("A Nightmare on Elm Street") is Lieutenant Kenneth Fuller who is investigating Claire's disappearance. Olivia Hussey ("Psycho IV") is the pregnant heroine, Jessica Bradford, who is terrorized by her angry boyfriend, Peter Smythe (Keir Dullea). Seventies scream queen Margot Kidder ("Sisters" and "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud") is the depressed alcoholic student, Barb Coard. Art Hindle (of David Cronenberg`s "The Brood") is Claire's worried boyfriend, Chris Hayden. Andrea Martin ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") is the only actor to star in the 2006 remake. Playing a student, Phyllis Carlson, in the original, Martin returns in the remake as the sorority housemother.
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br / "Black Christmas" is a creepy, atmospheric horror slasher with a downbeat, open ending; it reminded me of the ending in "The House on Sorority Row." "Black Christmas" is a must see for fans of holiday slasher fare and slasher flicks in general. It is definitely a holiday horror classic. Watch it back to back with the remake for an interesting perspective on how horror films have evolved over the past thirty years.
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br /Merry Christmas! And may all your Christmases be black!!!
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