Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) on Netflix
Ricky Caldwell tells his court-appointed therapist why he is in a psychiatric hospital. He starts with his parents' Christmas Eve murders and the orphanage where Mother Superior punished them.
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Plot summary
In a psychiatric hospital on Christmas Eve, Dr. Henry Bloom sets up a tape recorder and asks Ricky Caldwell to explain how he came to be held there for murder. Ricky's account begins with the Christmas Eve when a man in a Santa suit shot his father and stabbed his mother while his older brother Billy watched. It moves on to the orphanage run by the abusive Mother Superior, whose punishments marked both boys, and to the Christmas Eve when Billy snapped and went on a killing spree. After Billy's death, Ricky was taken in by the Rosenbergs, a Jewish couple who did not celebrate Christmas. He traces his terror of the color red back to those nights, and describes the killings he committed against people he judged naughty, while Dr. Bloom searches for what set him off.
Cast
- Jean Milleras Mother Superior
- Brian Michael Henleyas Ricky at 10
- Corrine Gelfanas Mrs. Rosenberg
- Michael Combattias Mr. Rosenberg
- Ken Weichertas Chip
- Ron Moriartyas Detective
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
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- Director Lee Harry, who had never directed a film before, was hired by producers to re-edit the original Silent Night, Deadly Night into a "new" sequel. With co-writer Joseph H. Earle he won a $250,000 budget and a ten-day shooting schedule for the extra footage.
SPOILER
The scene in which Ricky Caldwell shoots a bystander taking out the trash while yelling "Garbage Day!" became an Internet meme after the clip was uploaded to YouTube in its early years.- In the United Kingdom the BBFC declined the film a certificate after distributors refused to make the cuts needed for an '18' rating, and the ban held until 2020, when it was released uncut with an 18 certificate.
- David Heavener auditioned for the role of Ricky Caldwell, but the producers decided to cast Eric Freeman instead.
- Actor Eric Freeman later admitted he regretted taking part in Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, having been misled into believing the film would be more comedic.
