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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 55%, Metacritic 31/100. Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series. It runs a compact 1h 19m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic31/100
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
454 audience votes
Key crew
- Perry Botkin Jr.Original Music Composer
- Michael HickeyWriter
- Charles E. Sellier Jr.Director
Cast
- Robert Brian WilsonBilly at 18
- Lilyan ChauvinMother Superior
- Gilmer McCormickSister Margaret
- Charles DierkopKiller Santa
- Toni NeroPamela
- Randy StumpfAndy
- Linnea QuigleyDenise
- Britt LeachMr. Sims
- Leo GeterTommy
- Amy StyvesantCindy
- Jonathan BestBilly at 5
- Danny WagnerBilly at 8
Stills
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Themes
holidaysanta clausgoremurderdecapitationserial killerslasherorphankiller santa clauschristmas horrorchristmasperson snapping