Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Lee Harry

Writers:

Michael Hickey (characters) and
Paul Caimi (characters) ...
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Release Date:

10 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

GARBAGE DAY!!!

Plot:

Ricky, the brother of the killer in the first film, talks to a psychitrist about how he became a brutal killer after his brother died, leading back to Mother Superior.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Superior | Revenge | Psychiatrist | Street Punk | Condom

Cast

Eric Freeman	...	Richard 'Ricky' Caldwell
James Newman	...	Dr. Henry Bloom (as James L. Newman)
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	Jennifer Statson (as Elizabeth Cayton)
Jean Miller	...	Mother Superior
Darrel Guilbeau	...	Ricky at 15
Brian Michael Henley	...	Ricky at 10
Corrine Gelfan	...	Mrs. Rosenberg
Michael Combatti	...	Mr. Rosenberg
Kenneth Brian James	...	Chip
Ron Moriarty	...	Detective
Frank Novak	...	Loan Shark
Randall Boffman	...	Eddie (as Randy Baughman)
Joanne White	...	Paula
Lenny Rose	...	Loser
Nadya Wynd	...	Sister Mary
Kenneth McCabe	...	Rent-a-Cop
J. Aubrey Island	...	Orderly
Randy Post	...	Loudmouth in Theater
Kent Koppase	...	Cop #1
Michael Marloe	...	Cop #2
Larry Kelman	...	Cop #3 / Paramedic
Stephanie Babbit	...	Little Girl on Bicycle
Traci Odom	...	Nun on Street
Jennie Webb	...	Nun on Street
Janice Carlberg	...	Teen Lover in Orphanage
Jher Turner	...	Teen Lover in Orphanage
Jill K. Allen	...	Mrs. Rosenberg's Friend
Delia Lombardo	...	Roxanne
Stephen Parks	...	Photographer (as Stephen L. Parks)
O.J. Ackson	...	Officer Jackson
Fred Griggs	...	Moviegoer
Sally Bedding	...	Moviegoer
Spud Plugman	...	Moviegoer
Richard Levine	...	Moviegoer
Dianne C. Weed	...	Moviegoer
Amy Hamovitz	...	Moviegoer
John Fitzgibbons	...	Kid at Play
Scottie Simpfender	...	Kid at Party
Erin Darini	...	Kid at Party
Lara Davini	...	Kid at Party
Brian Davini	...	Kid at Party
Erika Lundquist	...	Saleslady
Harvey Genkins	...	Salvation Army Santa
Samurai Retz	...	Himself
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Mother Superior (archive footage)
Gilmer McCormick	...	Sister Margaret (archive footage)
Toni Nero	...	Pamela (archive footage)
Robert Brian Wilson	...	Billy age 18 (archive footage)
Britt Leach	...	Mr. Simms (archive footage)
Nancy Borgenicht	...	Mrs. Randall (archive footage)
H.E.D. Redford	...	Capt. Richards (archive footage)
Linnea Quigley	...	Denise (archive footage)
Randy Stumpf	...	Andy (archive footage)
Tara Buckman	...	Mother (archive footage)
Geoff Hansen	...	Father (archive footage)
Charles Dierkop	...	Killer Santa (archive footage)
A. Madeline Smith	...	Sister Ellen (archive footage)
Max Robinson	...	Officer Barnes (archive footage)
Vinc Massa	...	Young Boy Sledding (archive footage)
John Michael Alvarez	...	Young Boy Sledding (archive footage)
John Bishop	...	Older Boy Sledding (archive footage)
Richard C. Terry	...	Older Boy Sledding (archive footage)
Richard D. Clark	...	Officer Miller (archive footage)
Tip Boxell	...	Officer Murphy (archive footage)
Don Shanks	...	Santa at Window (archive footage) (as Donald L. Shanks)
Angela Montoya	...	Little Girl on Santa's lap (archive footage)
Molly Cameron	...	Little Girl's Mother (archive footage)
Jayne Luke	...	Other Mother (archive footage)
Joan Forster	...	Other Mother (archive footage)
Betsy Nagel	...	Other Mother (archive footage)
Spencer Ashby	...	Santa at Orphanage (archive footage)
Alex Buxton	...	Ricky at 14 (archive footage)
Max Broadhead	...	Ricky at 4 (archive footage)
Spencer Alston	...	Child at Orphanage (archive footage)
Kristi Ballard	...	Child at Orphanage (archive footage)
Jacob Peterson	...	Child at Orphanage (archive footage)
Jonathan Wilde	...	Child at Orphanage (archive footage)

Directed by
Lee Harry

Writing credits
Michael Hickey		(characters) and
Paul Caimi		(characters)
Lee Harry		(story) and
Joseph H. Earle		(story) and
Dennis Patterson		(story) and
Lawrence Appelbaum		(story)
Lee Harry		(screenplay) and
Joseph H. Earle		(screenplay)

Produced by
Lawrence Appelbaum	....	producer
Joseph H. Earle	....	associate producer
Eric A. Gage	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Michael Armstrong

Cinematography by
Harvey Genkins

Film Editing by
Lee Harry

Makeup Department
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist (as Chris Biggs)
Camille Calvet	....	special makeup effects artist
Maria Haro	....	hair stylist: second unit
Maria Haro	....	makeup artist: second unit

Production Management
Lawrence Appelbaum	....	post-production supervisor
Eric A. Gage	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph H. Earle	....	first assistant director

Art Department
A. Charles Carnaggio	....	property master (as Charles Carnaggio)
Cici Gomez	....	property assistant
Carol Winstead Wood	....	special illustrator

Sound Department
Ebeneezer Adrianson	....	boom operator: second unit
James Gavin Bedford	....	dialogue editor (as James G. Bedford)
Richard Burton	....	sound effects editor
Juan Cardinali	....	foley recordist
Joseph H. Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Harry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist (as Osama Khuluka)
Dennis Patterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Rozek	....	boom operator
Mark Server	....	supervising sound editor
Gar Smith	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Tassilo Baur	....	pyrotechnician
Tassilo Baur	....	special effects coordinator
Bruce Scivally	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator (as Spiro Rozatos)
Don Shanks	....	stunt coordinator (as Donald L. Shanks)

Camera and Electrical Department
Patty Babore	....	grip
Liz Bailey	....	camera operator
David Dowell	....	second assistant camera
Ken DuPuis	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Dave Footman	....	grip (as David Footman)
Ian Fox	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Michael E. Little	....	camera operator: second unit (as Michael Little)
Clint Mance	....	electrician
Ro Mance	....	gaffer
Eric Mart	....	grip
Jeff Mart	....	Steadicam operator
Ralph Ramirez	....	grip
Dan Ridens	....	electrician
Les Zell	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Bedding	....	assistant wardrobe
Debra L. Wright	....	key wardrobe (as Debra Wright)

Editorial Department
Joseph H. Earle	....	first assistant editor (as Joseph Earle)
Vivian Hengsteler	....	negative cutter (as Vivian Hengsteller)
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Jeanne Robinson	....	apprentice editor

Transportation Department
Tom Marchetti	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Janice Carlberg	....	assistant to producer
Angie Chiquette	....	production auditor
Steve Doocy	....	location manager
Chris Eann	....	production assistant
Larry Kelman	....	production assistant
Krista Montagna	....	production assistant
Louis Nine	....	production assistant
Marcy Pringle Price	....	script supervisor
Dwayna Wisdon	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Silent Night Releasing Corporation

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (DVD)
• Creswin Distribution (Canada)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (USA) (VHS)
• MRA Entertainment Group (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Silent Night Releasing Corporation

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | UK:(Banned) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Silent Night Releasing Corporation

Trivia:

The producers of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) wanted director Lee Harry to re-cut the first film and insert just one or two new scenes with Eric Freeman playing a mental patient, to make the story in the original film appear to be nothing more than the ravings of an asylum inmate. But screenwriters Lee Harry, Joseph H. Earle, Dennis Patterson and Lawrence Appelbaum, wrote short vignettes involving the patient's youth, as he killed several people, and eventually it became this sequel. But there was not enough material for a full length film, so numerous flashback sequences were used to extend the running time. When the film still ran short, a lengthy closing-credits sequence (nearly ten minutes in length, showing the full cast and crew of this film and its predecessor) was added to pad-out the film's running time even further.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Ricky electrocutes Chip, his hand is still clenching Chip's throat. Since he has no insulated gloves on, he should've been fried as well.

Quotes:

Ricky Caldwell: What did you say this movie was about again?
Jennifer Statson: Oh, it's great. It's about this guy who dresses up like Santa Claus and kills people.
Ricky Caldwell: What?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

Awful

Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (1987)

1/2 (out of 4)

Ricky (Eric Freeman), the younger brother of the first film's killer, is now in a psycho ward where he tells a shrink (James Newman) why he turned into a killer. This here is one of the most disappointing sequels ever made because as a kid I rented this expecting a sequel but that's certainly not what we got. Well, not really. The original film was so controversial that it was pulled from theaters so the producer's figured out they might as well re-edit it and throw it back out years later. They hired new filmmakers who in return shot forty-minutes worth of new footage and then edited parts of the original in with them. So, the first forty-plus minutes of the movie are nothing but flashbacks from the original film but since Ricky never saw what happened how in the hell could he actually flashback to them? Trying to put logic to this film would be crazy and in the end this is just a horrible movie. The new scenes are all poorly directed, the dialogue is awful and the performance by Freeman is just downright horrid. The only thing that saves this from a BOMB rating are many unintentional laughs scattered throughout all the movie's badness. This includes the performance by Freeman, which is just so incredibly bad that you can't help but think he's just spoofing the film. His acting with his eyebrows are priceless as are his line deliveries like "Garbage Day!". I've read some people say that this film worked because you get all the death scenes from the original film but that's not true. The original movie was released into theaters unrated but this one here went in front of the MPAA because the producer's wanted a R-rating, which the film got. They got the R-rating because they cut out all the gore from the original film clips and the new footage doesn't feature anything too graphic. I'm a fan of the original film because there's just nothing like it out there among the slashers but this one here is just plain awful from start to finish.