Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989)
Ricky Caldwell, the notorious 'Killer Santa Claus', awakens from a six-year coma after being kept alive on life-support by a slightly crazed doctor experimenting with ESP and other special abilities. Ricky targets a young, clairvoyant blind woman, named Laura, whom is traveling with her brother Chris, and his girlfriend Jerri to their grandmother's house for Christmas Eve, and Ricky decides to go after her, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.
Director:
Monte Hellman
Writer:
Rex Weiner
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Richard Beymer as Dr. Newbury |
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Bill Moseley as Ricky |
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Samantha Scully as Laura |
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Eric DaRe as Chris |
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Laura Harring as Jerri |
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Elizabeth Hoffman as Granny |
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Robert Culp as Lt. Connely |
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Richard C. Adams as Santa |
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Melissa Hellman as Dr. Newbury's Assistant |
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Isabel Cooley as Hospital Receptionist |
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Leonard Mann as Laura's Psychiatrist |
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Carlos Palomino as Truck Driver |
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Marc Dietrich as Gas Station Attendant |
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Jim Ladd as Newscaster |
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Richard N. Gladstein as Detective |
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Tamela Song as Nurse |
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Michael Ameen as Coroner |
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Dave Mount Jr. as Policeman |
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Thomas Herod Jr. as Policeman |
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David Umstadter as Policeman |
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Joe Torina as Policeman |
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Tomczek Bednarek as Policeman |
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Natalie Anderson as Hospital Staff |
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Lauren Becker as Hospital Staff |
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Alan Benjamin as Hospital Staff |
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Suzette Boucher as Hospital Staff |
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Ila Dane as Hospital Staff |
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Adam Friedson as Hospital Staff |
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Trissa Gabay as Hospital Staff |
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Bonnie Gaisford as Hospital Staff |
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Corrie Gorson as Hospital Staff |
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Carole Hill as Hospital Staff |
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Patty Matlen as Hospital Staff |
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Sheri Mount as Hospital Staff |
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Stuart Snyder as Hospital Staff |
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Carol Thompson as Hospital Staff |
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Cheryl Ventura as Hospital Staff |
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Max Robinson as Officer Barnes (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Art | Laurie Post | Art Direction |
| Directing | Joyce 'Doc' Pepper | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jemma Scarisbrick | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Randal S. Thomas | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Craig M. Otte | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andre Caporaso | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Gregg Goldstone | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Reiner | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Kraft | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | George R. Groves Jr. | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | David Scharf | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Terence Thomas | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary Gelfand | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dean Minnerly | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Ed Rothkowitz | Editor |
| Art | Riley 'Sean' Jones | Property Master |
| Crew | Rawn Hutchinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Mark Server | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Charles McClelland | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Rob Muchnicki | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Nina Kraft | Makeup Effects |
| Camera | Jeff Wannberg | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Thomas Herod Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Reiner | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Bob Everson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | George Sandoval | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Walter Anderson | Boom Operator |
| Production | Stuart Snyder | Casting Consultant |
| Sound | John Reiner | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Alex Leyton | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Thomas Vandermillen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Dennis Carr | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pia Dominguez | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Rex Weiner | Creative Consultant |
| Camera | Ted Chu | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Steven Gaydos | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Ronna B. Wallace | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Monte Hellman | Director |
| Writing | Rex Weiner | Screenplay |
| Camera | Josep M. Civit | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chuck Winston | Color Timer |
| Art | Phillip G. Thomas | Production Design |
| Production | Arthur Gorson | Producer |
| Writing | Arthur Gorson | Story |
| Sound | J. Steven Soles | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Patricia Foulkrod | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kimba Hills | Casting |
| Writing | Monte Hellman | Story |
| Production | Ed Rothkowitz | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Rex Weiner | Story |
| Production | Richard N. Gladstein | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Michael Martino | Gaffer |