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Black Christmas

1974, Movie, R, 93 mins

Black Christmas: Review

BLACK CHRISTMAS | SILENT NIGHT, EVIL NIGHT | STRANGER IN THE HOUSE

DEATHDREAM (1972) director Clark handled this fairly effective slasher movie, featuring Kidder as a sorority sister whose annual Christmas party is ruined by a madman (Dullea) hiding upstairs. As the holiday carnal festivities commence, the killer knocks the coeds off one by one. Although strictly standard fare, the material is elevated somewhat through Clark's skillful handling of such plot devices as obscene phone calls from the killer to the girls via the upstairs phone a... read more

Black Christmas: Cast & Details

Year: 1974
Rated R

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Cast
Olivia Hussey: Jess Bradford
Keir Dullea: Peter
Margot Kidder: Barb
Andrea Martin: Phyl
John Saxon: Lt. Fuller
Marion Waldman: Mrs. Mac

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Black Christmas: TV Guide News

Ho, Ho, No! Christmas Slasher Called "Out of Line" | Today's News: Our Take | 12/14/2006
A remake of the 1974 cult classic Black Christmas has come under attack for delivering a horror-themed take on the holy day this Dec. 20. "It's out of line," a spokesperson for the Catholic League tells the New York Daily News . "It's not showing any sensitivity to Christians [or] the birth of our Lord." A rep for the film — which stars Michelle Trachtenberg and Lacey Chabert — counters, "There is a long tradition of releasing horror movies... as counterprogramming to the regular yuletide fare." Wait, when did Glitter come out? read more
Lacey Chabert Isn't a Mean Girl at All | Today's News: Our Take | 3/31/2006
Oh, how Party of Five's sweet Claudia has grown up. In the nearly six years since the sibling sudser aired its swan song, Lacey Chabert has gotten wild with the Thornberrys, at one point found herself Lost in Space, and then fell in with some Mean Girls. This Sunday at 7 pm/ET, Chabert stars in ABC Family's Hello Sister, Goodbye Life!, a TV-movie about a snarky coed forced to watch over her 7-year-old half sister — with barely an assist from mom Wendie Malick — when tragedy strikes. TVGuide.com: I have to think that having Just Shoot Me's Wendie Malick play your mom was a big incen read more
Is there going to be a remake ... | Movie News | 10/27/2005
Question: Is there going to be a remake of or a sequel to Black Christmas? I loved the original but don't think enough people remember it for a sequel to be a success. And would Bob Clark be involved in some way?Answer: A remake of the eclectic Canadian writer-director Bob Clark's 1974 stalk-and-slash picture Black Christmas, which starred Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea and Margot Kidder, is in development at Copper Heart and 2929 Entertainment. Clark is one of several executive producers, and X-Files alumni Glen Morgan and read more