Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
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.jpg) Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 VHS cover |
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| Directed by | Lee Harry |
| Produced by | Lawrence Appelbaum |
| Written by | Michael Hickey and Paul Caimi (characters) Lee Harry and Josheph H. Earle and Dennis Patterson and Lawrence Appelbaum (story) Lee Harry and Joseph H. Earle (screenplay) |
| Starring | Eric Freeman James Newman Elizabeth Kaitan Jean Miller Darrel Guilbeau Brian Michael Henley Corrine Gelfan Michael Combatti |
| Music by | Michael Armstrong |
| Cinematography | Harvey Genkins |
| Editing by | Lee Harry |
| Distributed by | Silent Night Releasing Corporation |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 1987 (USA) |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | $154,323[1] (USA) |
| Preceded by | Silent Night, Deadly Night |
| Followed by | Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! |
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 is the 1987 sequel to the 1984 slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night.
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[edit] Premise
The sequel picks up with the 18 year-old brother of the killer in the first movie, Ricky (Eric Freeman), being held in a mental hospital, awaiting trial for a series of murders he committed. While being interviewed, Ricky tells the story through a series of several flashbacks that use footage from the original film. More than 40 minutes of footage from the original film, roughly half the movie, is used.
[edit] Accectance and critique
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Due to the excessive use of flashbacks, the film was nearly universally panned by critics.[citation needed] They also criticized continuity errors from the first film and the acting.[citation needed] However, the film does have an audience with some slasher fans.
On the film’s DVD commentary, the filmmakers say they were paid a dismal amount of money to make the film. Originally, they say they were told to re-edit the first film and pass it off as a sequel. The director said he insisted that a new movie be shot, though he did not have the budget to create an entirely new story.
The film is available on the DVD Double Gift Pack from Anchor Bay Entertainment, along with the original Silent Night, Deadly Night, but was discontinued due to copyright problems.
[edit] "Garbage day!"
A scene where Ricky yells "Garbage day!" before he shoots a man taking out the garbage has become a popular Internet meme. Video parodies include replacing 'garbage day' with other important 'days' such as St. Patricks Day, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Judgment Day or Opposite Day. One such film includes many different ideas suggested by the killer, only to have them rebuked by the victim, telling him how his methods aren't original enough.
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