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Black Christmas

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
31K
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POPULARITY
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Lacey Chabert and Kristen Cloke in Black Christmas (2006)
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Dark ComedySlasher HorrorTeen HorrorHolidayHorror

On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.

  • Director
    • Glen Morgan
  • Writers
    • Glen Morgan
    • Roy Moore
  • Stars
    • Michelle Trachtenberg
    • Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    • Lacey Chabert
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,856
    96
    • Director
      • Glen Morgan
    • Writers
      • Glen Morgan
      • Roy Moore
    • Stars
      • Michelle Trachtenberg
      • Mary Elizabeth Winstead
      • Lacey Chabert
    • 364User reviews
    • 202Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Michelle Trachtenberg
    Michelle Trachtenberg
    • Melissa
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    • Heather Fitzgerald
    Lacey Chabert
    Lacey Chabert
    • Dana
    Katie Cassidy
    Katie Cassidy
    • Kelli Presley
    • (as Katie Cassidy)
    Kristen Cloke
    Kristen Cloke
    • Leigh Colvin
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Barbara 'Ms. Mac' MacHenry
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
    • Lauren Hannon
    • (as Crystal Lowe)
    Oliver Hudson
    Oliver Hudson
    • Kyle Autry
    Karin Konoval
    Karin Konoval
    • Billy's Mother
    Dean Friss
    • Agnes - 16 & 22 Years
    Robert Mann
    Robert Mann
    • Billy Lenz - 20 & 35 Years
    Jessica Harmon
    Jessica Harmon
    • Megan Helms
    Leela Savasta
    Leela Savasta
    • Clair Crosby
    Kathleen Kole
    • Eve Agnew
    Cainan Wiebe
    Cainan Wiebe
    • Billy Lenz - 5 & 12 Years
    Christina Crivici
    Christina Crivici
    • Agnes - 8 Years
    Howard Siegel
    • Lover…
    Peter Wilds
    • Frank Lenz
    • Director
      • Glen Morgan
    • Writers
      • Glen Morgan
      • Roy Moore
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Andrea Martin, who played Phyllis in Black Christmas (1974), said in an interview that she hadn't thought about "Black Christmas" for 32 years and it "came out of the blue" when Glen Morgan offered her the role as the house mother in the movie.
    • Goofs
      Melissa explains to Heather that Billy is not a serial killer because he didn't murder for sexual thrill and is instead a spree killer because he lost his mind. She's not entirely correct, the only difference between a spree killer and a serial killer is the lack of a "cool-off" time. A spree killer is someone who kills multiple people at one time or in quick succession while a serial killer is someone who kills multiple people in distinct incidents. Although Melissa is right that Billy is a spree killer, she doesn't have the correct reasoning.
    • Quotes

      Lauren Hanon: Christmas is more about warding off evil spirits than Halloween. What Christmas shit in this room resembles anything Christian, huh? It's all neo-pagan magic. Christmas tree, a magical rite ensuring the return of the crops. The mistletoe is nothing but a conception charm. Fifth century Christians jacked a Roman Winter Festival - twelve days in December when the nights were long and the Earth was ruled by the demons of chaos. And fucking Santa Claus? This fat voyeur that watches you all year long to make sure you live up to his standards of decency before breaking into your house. And that is different from what Billy did, how?

    • Crazy credits
      The final credits include the message "Goodbye, Shirley," in tribute to composer Shirley Walker, a frequent collaborator with director Glen Morgan. Walker passed away in November 2006, before "Black Christmas"' release.
    • Alternate versions
      The European version features different and more violent kills and the complete hospital showdown has been re-cut completely.
      • In the European version Billy dies on an operating table as doctors try unsuccessfully to revive him.
      • Leigh (Kristen Cloke) is taken to the morgue to ID Agnes and finds Clair's (Leela Savasta's) remains in the body bag marked for Agnes. Leigh returns to Kelli's ('Katie Cassidy''s) room to find Agnes hiding in the bed pretending to be her. Agnes attacks Leigh and snaps her neck. Kelli returns from getting X-rays done, is attacked by Agnes and kills her by shocking her to death with a defibrillator.
      • Kelli is picked up by her parents and leaves the hospital and the camera zooms in on a PEACE ON EARTH sign hanging on a door.
      • In the US version Billy drops down through a ceiling tile after Agnes is killed and chases after Kelli. Kelli breaks the window to her room and runs out into the hallway with Billy close behind. He fights with her before ending up falling over a railing and being impaled on the star on top of a Christmas tree in the lobby below.
    • Connections
      Featured in What Have You Done?: The Remaking of 'Black Christmas' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
      (from "The Nutcracker")
      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky)
      Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

    User reviews364

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    7/10

    A Flawed but very underrated flicks.

    After the shock caused by the utter trash, labeled as the 2nd remake of Black Christmas, i recently rewatched the 2006 one and it holds up surprisingly well. The characters aren't memorable or reletable, but the typical 2000s slasher tropes work very well, the gore is more then sattisfying the twist is okayish.

    Its very well worth a watvch, if you know what to expect.
    • horvathbe
    • Jul 21, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black X-Mas
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • 2929 Productions
      • Adelstein-Parouse Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,273,581
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,723,364
      • Dec 31, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,510,851
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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