Christmas Evil (1980)
You Better Watch Out!
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!
- Date of release
- 1980-11-01
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (206)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Director
- Lewis Jackson
Casting
- Brandon Maggart — Harry Stadling
- Jeffrey DeMunn — Philip Stadling
- Dianne Hull — Jackie Stadling
- Andy Fenwick — Dennis Stadling
- Brian Neville — Marc Stadling
- Joe Jamrog — Frank Stoller
- Wally Moran — Philip Stadling Jr.
- Gus Salud — Harry Stadling Jr.
- Ellen McElduff — Harry's Mother
- Brian Hartigan — Harry's Father
- Peter Neuman — Moss Garcia
- Lance Holcomb — Scotty Goodrich
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New Jersey
Christmas Evil is a 1980 American psychological slasher film written and directed by Lewis Jackson and starring Brandon Maggart. The plot follows a deranged man obsessed with Santa Claus who eventually goes on a murderous rampage dressed in a Santa Claus suit. Since its release, it has gained a cult following, including praise and repeated viewings by director John Waters.
Production
During production, the film had the working title You Better Watch Out.
Principal photography took place in late 1979 and early 1980 in various locations in New Jersey, including Union City, New Brunswick, Edgewater, Englewood, and Montclair. The toy factory featured in the film was a real toy factory in New Brunswick owned by Lynn Pressman, mother of the film's executive producer, Edward R.
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