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6.9/10 • 840

1974-10-111h 38m

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If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

Directors
Bob Clark
Editors
Stan Cole

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Olivia Hussey

    Olivia Hussey

    Jess

  2. Keir Dullea

    Keir Dullea

    Peter

  3. Margot Kidder

    Margot Kidder

    Barb

  4. John Saxon

    John Saxon

    Lt. Fuller

  5. Marian Waldman

    Marian Waldman

    Mrs. Mac

  6. Andrea Martin

    Andrea Martin

    Phyl

  7. James Edmond

    James Edmond

    Mr. Harrison

  8. Doug McGrath

    Doug McGrath

    Sargeant Nash

  9. Art Hindle

    Art Hindle

    Chris

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Wuchak

Jul 26, 2019

6/10

Historical slasher with John Saxon, Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder It’s the Christmas season at a sorority house in the Northeast wherein an ambiguous psycho hiding in the attic makes crank calls to the girls and slays them one-by-one. John Saxon plays the local detective. “Black Christmas” (1974) obviously influenced “Halloween” (1978), e.g. the closet scene, but was influenced itself by psycho slasher flicks like “Psycho” (1960), “Dementia 13” (1963) and “Silent Night, Bloody Night” (1972). Honestly, the 2006 remake has a more absorbing story which, to me, is the best indicator of a quality movie. This version is dull by comparison, particularly the first half, but it picks up steam in the second. And the open-ended climax is interesting. But I strongly prefer the female cast in the remake; they're just all-around superior IMHO. Of course Olivia Hussey is attractive in this rendition, albeit cold, and Lynne Griffin as Clare is winsome, although her part is small. Andrea Martin (Phyl) comes across as a shorter version of Cher with short, curly hair. Unfortunately, Margot Kidder as Barb is one of the most obnoxious characters in cinema, a real turn-off (so is Mrs. Mac, but less so). Thankfully, Barb's only prominent through the first half. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Toronto. GRADE: C+/B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$686,000.00
Revenue
$4,000,000.00
Keywords
winterpregnancytoronto, canadamurderserial killerslasherpolice officerkilleralcoholicatticvoyeurismchristmas horrorsorority housemissing daughterobscene telephone callchristmashiding in atticcomedic reliefholiday horror