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Christmas Evil: Directed by Lewis Jackson. With Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull, Andy Fenwick. A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
Christmas Evil: Directed by Lewis Jackson. With Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull, Andy Fenwick. A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
- (8K)
- Lewis Jackson
- R
- Horror, Thriller
In December 2006, Synapse Films released a Special Edition DVD of Christmas Evil. It features audio commentary from the director and cult filmmaker John Waters, who is quoted as saying it is the "greatest Christmas movie ever made". This version is presented in its matted widescreen ratio of 1.85:1 and is also of the director's cut version.
- $850,000
- Burt Kleiner, Pete Kameron
- Joel Harris, Julia Heyward, Don Christensen
- November 7, 1980 (Pittsburgh)
- The film’s original title during production was You Better Watch Out, but it was changed without Jackson’s input. He first learned of the new title when he received a one-sheet poster from the marketers.
- Waters used to show this film at his annual Christmas party.
- The MPAA nixed the proposed newspaper ads which led the distributor to cancel a planned wide release throughout California. It still trickled out, but Jackson recalls the initial reactions being quite bad.
- Variety was one of the only magazines to give the film a positive review. “Well, at this point I can tell this story…” says Jackson before detailing what led to that review.
Years later, he's grown up to become a Christmas-obsessed Manchild who works at a toy factory, surrounds himself with holiday decorations and songs all year long, and even keeps his own private list of "nice" and "naughty" children in his neighborhood. He eventually decides to take on the role of Santa, giving presents to children and punishing ...
Dec 25, 2020 · Referenced as John Waters’ favourite Christmas film, you might just be able to conjure up an idea of what this film is going to be like. In fact, the king of camp’ trash’ was a major influence in the films DVD re-release, publicising the B-movie to fans of cult cinema, homemade horror and all things not too ‘Christmassy’.
Overview. 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! Lewis Jackson.
