An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
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In the 70's, the boy Billy is born with yellow skin due to a liver disease and his dysfunctional mother rejects him. Later he witnesses his mother and her lover killing his beloved father and burying him in the basement of their house, and he is locked in the attic alone along his childhood. When he is a teenager, he is sexually abused by his mother and she has a baby girl called Agnes. During Christmas, the deranged Billy escapes from his imprisonment, kills his mother and stepfather and blinds one eye of Agnes. He is declared insane and his sister is sent to an orphanage. In the present days, Billy escapes from the Clark Sanatorium to spend Christmas with his family. Meanwhile, his former house is the Delta Alpha Kappa sorority house in the campus of the Clement University, and the housemother and the sisters Kelli Presley, Dana, Lauren Hannon, Megan, Heather, Megan Helms, Melissa and Eve Agnew are preparing the house for Christmas party in a stormy night while Clair Crosby is in ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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This Christmas, He'll Treat Them Like Family... See more »Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gritos en la oscuridad See more »Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBox Office
Budget:
$9,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£367,743 (UK) (15 December 2006)Gross:
$16,235,293 (USA) (9 February 2007)Company Credits
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Dana Mathis: Just give her a shot of tequila, and wish her happy holidays.
[Dana hands Lauren a drink, who is already obviously drunk]
Melissa Kitt: Happy Holidays!
[Lauren downs the shot of tequila, then takes a drink of her wine]
Melissa Kitt: Okay, I know this is supposed to be the whole "Secret Santa" thing, but, I know that Clair drew your name.
Lauren Hanon: Oh, yeah, she get me anything good?
Melissa Kitt: Oh yeah... it's a music box. It plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies".
Lauren Hanon: Oh, fuck no. I'm already startin' to ...
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Written by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (as Leontovich) and Peter Wilhousky (as Wilhousky)
Performed by The Roger Wagner Chorale
Courtesy of Delos International
By Arrangement with Source/Q
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Kristen Cloke also was featured on a "Final Destination" film. This would make her the fourth actor from that franchise to appear in this film. The other three would be Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Crystal Lowe, and Jody Racicot, all of whom star in "Final Destination 3" as the lead, the other in the tanning bed scenes, and the other as a minor character. Kristen appears in the original as the teacher. See more »Goofs
When Ms. Mac is first telling the story of Billy, she eats a marshmallow that she just cooked in the fire. There is no way that the marshmallow and the tongs that just came out of the fire place wouldn't have burned her mouth. See more »Quotes
Ms. Barbara MacHenry: Who hasn't gotten a gift yet? Oh, Lauren.Dana Mathis: Just give her a shot of tequila, and wish her happy holidays.
[Dana hands Lauren a drink, who is already obviously drunk]
Melissa Kitt: Happy Holidays!
[Lauren downs the shot of tequila, then takes a drink of her wine]
Melissa Kitt: Okay, I know this is supposed to be the whole "Secret Santa" thing, but, I know that Clair drew your name.
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Melissa Kitt: Oh yeah... it's a music box. It plays "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies".
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Carol of the BellsWritten by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (as Leontovich) and Peter Wilhousky (as Wilhousky)
Performed by The Roger Wagner Chorale
Courtesy of Delos International
By Arrangement with Source/Q
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I know I will get heat for having enjoyed Black Christmas 2006. Hell, I can't really even call this a "good" movie. It is severely flawed in many ways, and it's not even closely comparable to the original. Monster holes are present in the story line. The cinematography at times is choppy, dark, and grainy. And, most of all, there is ZERO suspense. How can a movie with such negativity possibly get a 7 out of 10?Well, technical goofs aside, there is a lot of fun to be had here!
It has a completely different atmosphere and tone than the original had, as well as a completely different approach at it's villain. For one, the violence and murders in the 2006 version are much gorier and more over the top! Okay, so the original's approach at implied violence worked much better, but I appreciated the filmmaker's aiming for something different! I had a lot of fun watching Billy maim and dismember all of the sorority girls and their boyfriends! The kills were absolutely crazy! A lot of blood splashing!
Unfortunately, the characters here, unlike in 1974, are purely 2-dimensional and unforgivably stupid. However, the performances were very well done, and there were some truly witty lines of dialogue! One thing this film reaped was dark humor! Much appreciated! I especially LOVED the performance done by Billy's mother! She was the best actress in the film and unfortunately had the least screen time.
Also different from the original is the fact that Billy is identified and his origin is revealed. Again, this completely takes away the suspense and mystery of the killer like the original's had. BUT, the flashback scenes were very well done! It really got to you and was disturbing to say the least. It also did a very good job of portraying a morbid family. Well done on that part!
Again, as I said before, there is NO suspense here! The violence and scares are pretty much laughable, but that's why this film is fun! It's so bad and flawed that it's a riot and a good time! My advice: Think of it as a completely different film. In no way does this hurt the original. The 1974 version still exists. The 2006 version will go nowhere, but it will always remain a fun little piece of cheese to watch whenever anyone wants to have a good time.