A smalltown sheriff and deputy are on the hunt for a murderous santa claus terrorizing their community on christmas eve. His story is a powerful testament to what the song is truly about. A loose remake of the horror classic silent night, deadly night, malcolm mcdowell and jaime king star as a smalltown sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous santa claus terrorizing their. The film was given a limited theatrical release on november 20, 2012 and was. Silent night is a 2012 american slasher film directed by steven c. Rent silent night 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
At least there is a killer lineup of netflix and bluray nudes this week. Time magazine found that silent night is by far the most recorded carol in america since 1978, outstripping runnerup joy to the world almost two to one. The story concerns a young man named billy, who suffers from posttraumatic stress over witnessing his parents murder on christmas eve and his subsequent upbringing in an abusive. I am familiar with the movies original location in the land of salzburg, austria and can therefore attest to the genuine portrayal of the films history. Silent night was released in 2012 on friday, november 30, 2012 in limited movie theaters. The soundtrack for the 2012 horror thriller silent night was composed by kevin riepl and it is. Silent night is a very loose remake of the 1984 horror classic, silent night, deadly night. Tristar pictures movies why silent night, deadly night is the best christmas horror movie youve never seen those who dont know about this film are definitely on santas naughty list.
Arriving with a chopped down title, silent night immediately reflects its status as an update of 1984s infamous silent night, deadly night. How the fuck was i supposed to know this was a remake. Everything you need to know about silent night movie 2012. Silent night movie 2012 soundtrack list tracklist ost listen to original theme music from the motion picture, film score list, all songs list playlist, who sings them, including end credits. Miller and starring jaime king, malcolm mcdowell, donal logue, brendan fehr, and ellen wong. Dec 21, 2015 in 2012, silent night was released and was actually a decent little throwback to silent night, deadly night. With malcolm mcdowell, jaime king, donal logue, rick skene. The police force of a remote midwestern town search for a killer santa claus who is picking off citizens on christmas eve. The song has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. In 2012, paramount studios undertook a massive restoration project of this important film and contracted me to be part. It went on to win the 2012 pulitzer prize for music. In the grand tradition of such holiday bloodbaths as christmas evil 1980 and silent night, deadly night 1984, silent night stars jaime king as aubrey bradimore, a rookie cop who, along with her colleagues sheriff cooper malcom mcdowell. It was first performed in 1818, by franz xaver gruber and joseph mohr.
Silent night soundtrack released film music reporter. A man of faith succumbs to a temptation he cannot resist in this drama written and directed by carlos reygadas. Why silent night, deadly night is the best christmas. Miller and stars malcolm mcdowell, jaime king, donal logue.
Nov 26, 2012 the soundtrack is now available to download on itunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The credits are faded in and out in large letters that are not wellplaced in the shots, which gives the opening a cheap feel that easily could have been fixed. The powerful true story behind the most popular christmas carol of all time. And just like in the latter, santa is out to punish the naughty. Silent night 2012 a vicious killer dressed as santa claus hides in plain sight during a small towns annual christmas festivities. Silent night 2012 horror film is a very loose remake of charles e. Gruber wrote the melody for it before christmas 1818. I am familiar with the movies original location in the land of salzburg, austria and can therefore attest to the genuine portrayal of the film s history. Ladies night in a turkish bath 1928 the last man on earth 1924 the last warning 1929 the lighthouse by the sea 1924. Johan cornelio wall fehr and esther miriam toews have been married for years. In this case, the naughty is a topless girl who is about to meet her grisly demise at the merciless hands of a wood chipper.
Stille nacht, heilige nacht is a very popular christmas carol and song. This movie tells the story of joseph mohr, the man who wrote the haunting lyrics. Read the silent night movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The soundtrack is now available to download on itunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The soundtrack for the 2012 horror thriller silent night was composed by kevin riepl and it is already available for download online. In 2012, silent night was released and was actually a decent little throwback to silent night, deadly night. To create my authentic silent film scores, i draw upon my library of over 20,000 vintage pieces of photoplay music composed for the purposes of perfectly accompanying any scene of any silent film. At the last game of the taylor university silent night 2012 on vimeo. Stille nacht, heilige nacht is a popular christmas carol, composed in 1818 by franz xaver gruber to lyrics by joseph mohr in the small town of oberndorf bei salzburg, austria. Rent silent night 2012 starring jaime king and malcom mcdowell on dvd and bluray. Silent night soundtrack list silent night movie 2012. This five song set includes live and studio versions of the new christmas favorite baby boy, plus little drummer boy, angels we have heard on high, and the title track. The historic and geographical authenticity of the television film dvd silent night distributed by amazon is exceptional, which is why my friends have asked me to request several more copies.
How silent night became the most popular christmas carol. Silent night tv movie 2012 carsten clemens as joseph. Watch and download thousands of movies online for free. Silent night soundtrack from 2012, composed by kevin riepl. He came to major prominence after starring in silent night 2012. Released by pale blue in 2012 containing music from silent night 2012. A loose remake of the film, titled silent night, was released on december 4, 2012, starring jaime king and malcolm mcdowell. Your only hope for a stocking stuffer is the limited release silent night 2012, which features a topless cortney palm running from a murderous santa. With the towns body count rising, the race is on to put an end to jolly old st. Silent night simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In 1818, when joseph mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in oberndorf, a small austrian town near salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals.
The toy maker, however, are entirely different, and each focuses on a different christmasthemed horror story. Selliers 1984 cult film silent night, deadly night. Silent night is a 2012 american horror film directed by steven c. Nov 05, 2012 the police force of a remote midwestern town search for a killer santa claus who is picking off citizens on christmas eve. Silent night nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. The experience of watching a silent film today is enhanced when the. Based on the 2005 french film joyeux noel, silent night, mr. Silent night, deadly night is a 1984 american slasher film directed by charles e. Priest joseph mohr writes the lyrics to the beloved christmas carol silent night in austria.
You better not pout and you better not cry, because santas got an axe and hes out for blood in the yuletide horror flick silent night 2012. He is faced with the decision of whether to give up on his faith entirely, due to the distressing circumstances that he is enduring, or. The movie follows a smalltown sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous santa claus terrorizing their. Miller and stars malcolm mcdowell, jaime king, donal logue, lisa marie, brendan fehr and ellen wong. Silent night soundtrack cd details and availability. Born in germany, clemens was raised bilingually germanenglish by his parents. While the killer is still in the area, the sheriffs run into one problem nearly every person in town is dressed for the annual santa costume contest. Gruber was an organist and headmaster of a primary school. The legend of silent night 1968 tv film directed by daniel mann. But with the streets full of santas for the annual christmas parade, the killer is hiding in plain sight. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by unesco in 2011.
Pale blue records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller silent night. Also opening is the fright flick the collection 2012 which spectacularly fails to reveal any stereotypical horror hoots. Dec 17, 2012 silent night is a very loose remake of the 1984 horror classic, silent night, deadly night. Silent mouse 1988 television special directed and produced by robin crichton and narrated by lynn redgrave. The film is a loose remake of the controversial cultclassic silent night, deadly night. Silent night tv movie 2012 carsten clemens as joseph mohr. Silent night, holy night 1976 animated short film by hannabarbera.
Silent night dvd silent night is a heartwarming true story about the popular christmas carol of the same name. The brilliant idea for chewbacca sings silent night was actually created in 1999 by scott andersen and since then his audio has been shared many times, often without crediting him. This unimaginative remake of silent night, deadly night continues the trend of mediocre remakes of 80s era horror films. Putss first opera, with a libretto by mark campbell, played a soldout premiere run in 2011 at the minnesota opera. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including talaash the answer lies within, the collection and killing them softly. He attended acting school at the famous former ernstbusch studio in rostock.