Santa's Slay (2005)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

David Steiman

Writer:

David Steiman (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

He's making a list... pray you're not on it.

Plot:

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.

Plot Keywords:

Santa | Santa Claus | Christmas | Wager | Killer

Cast

Bill Goldberg	...	Santa
Douglas Smith	...	Nicolas Yuleson
Emilie de Ravin	...	Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie
Robert Culp	...	Grandpa
Dave Thomas	...	Pastor Timmons
Saul Rubinek	...	Mr. Green
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Gwen Mason
Chris Kattan	...	Jason Mason
Fran Drescher	...	Virginia Mason
Alicia Lorén	...	Beth Mason
Annie Sorell	...	Taylor Mason (as Annie M. Sorell)
Donna Zuk	...	Mrs. Talbot
Scott Francis Gibson	...	S.W.N.D.S.U. Place Kicker
Kevin Gillese	...	Disgruntled Youth
Don Bland	...	Bouncer (as Donald Bland)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Media 8 Entertainment

Quotes:

Santa Claus: Christmas is over when I say it's over!

Movie Connections:

References "Lost" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Christmas Time, Christmas Time

I laughed when I saw this in spite of myself

It's been a while since there have been any evil Santa movies, really, the eighties seemed to have produced a bumper crop but to my knowledge there hasn't been much till now. "Bad Santa" is merely a black comedy, but "Santa's Slay" is a horror comedy, and actually a pretty good one. This begins with Santa coming down a chimney at the home of some well-to-do but highly dysfunctional folks, and then laying waste to their Christmas dinner and them too. James Caan sits at the head of the table in this scene in an uncredited appearance....and what sucks is we never did get to find out if the turkey turned out moist this year. Moving on to the real story, there's a teenager that lives with his kooky grandpa, as played by Robert Culp. When Santa comes on the scene in beautiful Hell Township and all hell breaks loose, it seems that grandpa is well versed on Scandanavian literature regarding Santa and that the image of Santa as a bringer of toys and cheer hasn't always been the way it was. Seems as though Santa was the son of Satan and that he was forced to be good for centuries, I guess, at least until the bet wore off or something. Now he's back in his full evil guise with his sleigh and his....buffalo? Whatever that thing is that pulls the sleigh. It also appears that there's more to grandpa than meets the eye as well. Bill Goldberg, apparently a WWF dude, cuts a fine figure as the not-so-jolly old elf, complete with braided hair and an attitude a mile wide. This must have had somewhat of a decent budget and the acting and production is good too. It's a fun movie, and pretty funny at times too, so enjoy and don't take it or yourselves too seriously. 8 out of 10.