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Black Christmas (DVD, 2007)

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Black Christmas DVD (2007) Katie Cassidy, Morgan (DIR) cert 15 Amazing ValueTitle: Black Christmas Leading Actor: Katie Cassidy Region: Region 2 Duration: 84 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Warner Bros.

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A handful of sorority girls remain at their house on campus after their school shuts down for Christmas break. An ominous snowstorm blows in, isolating them. At the same time, a killer breaks into the attic and begins making terrifying phone calls to the girls.

Product Identifiers

ProducerJames Wong, Glen Morgan

EAN5060002835609

eBay Product ID (ePID)61563314

Product Key Features

ActorMary Elizabeth Winstead, Katie Cassidy, Kristen Cloke, Oliver Hudson, Michelle Trachtenberg, Andrea Martin

Film/TV TitleBlack Christmas

DirectorGlen Morgan

LanguageEnglish

Run Time79 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesAlternate Endings\Featurettes\Making of, Widescreen

GenreHorror/Occult

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerShirley Walker

Additional InformationThough it was only a mild success upon its release in 1974, the original BLACK CHRISTMAS (directed by Bob Clark, who would go on to direct A CHRISTMAS STORY in 1984) has become a cult favourite among horror buffs since the dawn of the home-video era. An early example of the 'body count' genre, the film also predates WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979) in its use of a killer making threatening phone calls that originate within his potential victimsÆ own house. In this remake, writer/director Glen Morgan takes the basics of Roy Moore's screenplay for the original to create an elaborate and almost comically disturbing back story for Billy, the killer who previously remained a mystery. A handful of sorority girls remain at their house on campus after the school shuts down for Christmas break. An ominous snowstorm blows in, isolating them. At the same time, a killer--who in this version escapes from a mental institution to return to his former family home--breaks into the attic and begins making terrifying phone calls to the girls.<BR>Stylistically, MooreÆs remake avoids casting the film in the ironic post-SCREAM or streamlined, gore-free Japanese-horror-inspired fright films of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Instead he makes BLACK CHRISTMAS in the style of a 1980s slasher film. The plentiful blood and guts will please fans of that era, as will tributes to the HALLOWEEN films. This, along with a soundtrack that eschews holiday standards in favour of modern pop music, plus a dim lighting scheme that relies heavily on coloured Christmas bulbs, combine to create an atmosphere of holiday dread in this fun update of what has become a horror classic.

ReviewsThe Guardian - Black Christmas has some smart ideas and gags

ScreenwriterRoy Moore, Glen Morgan

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleBlack Christmas

Consumer AdviceContains strong gore and language and moderate sex