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Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!

When your nightmare ends, the real terror begins!
1989 | 90m | English

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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.
Release Date: Nov 09, 1989
Director: Monte Hellman
Writer: Monte Hellman, Rex Weiner, Arthur Gorson
Genres: Horror
Keywords santa claus, sequel, psychic power, murder, serial killer, decapitation, bathtub, psychic, psychiatrist, blind girl, christmas
Production Companies Quiet Films Inc.
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 09, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Richard Beymer Dr. Newbury
Bill Moseley Ricky
Samantha Scully Laura
Eric DaRe Chris
Laura Harring Jerri
Elizabeth Hoffman Granny
Robert Culp Lt. Connely
Richard C. Adams Santa
Melissa Hellman Dr. Newbury's Assistant
Isabel Cooley Hospital Receptionist
Leonard Mann Laura's Psychiatrist
Carlos Palomino Truck Driver
Marc Dietrich Gas Station Attendant
Jim Ladd Newscaster
Richard N. Gladstein Detective
Tamela Song Nurse
Michael Ameen Coroner
Dave Mount Jr. Policeman
Thomas Herod Jr. Policeman
David Umstadter Policeman
Joe Torina Policeman
Tomczek Bednarek Policeman
Natalie Anderson Hospital Staff
Lauren Becker Hospital Staff
Alan Benjamin Hospital Staff
Suzette Boucher Hospital Staff
Ila Dane Hospital Staff
Adam Friedson Hospital Staff
Trissa Gabay Hospital Staff
Bonnie Gaisford Hospital Staff
Corrie Gorson Hospital Staff
Carole Hill Hospital Staff
Patty Matlen Hospital Staff
Sheri Mount Hospital Staff
Stuart Snyder Hospital Staff
Carol Thompson Hospital Staff
Cheryl Ventura Hospital Staff
Name Job
Monte Hellman Director, Story
Rex Weiner Screenplay, Story, Creative Consultant
Arthur Gorson Story
Kimba Hills Casting
Phillip G. Thomas Production Design
J. Steven Soles Original Music Composer
Ed Rothkowitz Editor
Thomas Herod Jr. First Assistant Director
Bob Everson Second Assistant Director
Gregg Goldstone Second Second Assistant Director
Alex Leyton First Assistant Camera
Ted Chu First Assistant Camera
Thomas Vandermillen Second Assistant Camera
Dennis Carr Sound Mixer
Walter Anderson Boom Operator
Laurie Post Art Direction
Nina Kraft Makeup Effects, Makeup & Hair
Susan Reiner Assistant Makeup Artist
Pia Dominguez Costume Designer
Jemma Scarisbrick Wardrobe Assistant
Joyce 'Doc' Pepper Script Supervisor
Riley 'Sean' Jones Property Master
Rawn Hutchinson Stunt Coordinator
George Sandoval Production Coordinator
Jeff Wannberg Still Photographer
Stuart Snyder Casting Consultant
Charles McClelland Assistant Editor
Mark Server Supervising Sound Editor
Randal S. Thomas Supervising Dialogue Editor
George R. Groves Jr. Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Craig M. Otte Sound Editor
David Scharf Sound Editor
Terence Thomas Sound Editor
Andre Caporaso Sound Editor
Gary Gelfand Sound Editor
John Reiner Foley Mixer, ADR Mixer
Dean Minnerly Foley Artist
Rob Muchnicki Foley Artist
Chuck Winston Color Timer
Steven Gaydos Creative Consultant
Josep M. Civit Director of Photography
Michael Martino Gaffer
Name Title
Ronna B. Wallace Executive Producer
Arthur Gorson Producer
Patricia Foulkrod Co-Producer
Ed Rothkowitz Associate Producer
Richard N. Gladstein Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
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4EverFinalGirl
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Ever have one of those movies that makes it so difficult not to be all negative in the review? Where it’s hard to find anything positive? Meet Silent Night Deadly Night 3 Better Watch Out! I’m sorry but Bill Moseley and Robert Culp can’t save this movie. I mean, they tried to do something different ... with the whole psychic link, but no. Just no. This is so bad. And not the “so bad it’s good” kind of cheesy movie. I vaguely remember watching it a long time ago but didn’t remember it. Now I know why I didn’t remember it. The kills, for the most part, are off screen and the after effect is bad as well. Little to no blood or gore. I mean, Ricky has a nice little glass bowl on his head with his brain in it. And It looks like his brain is in some liquid that looks like red Kool-Aid. The acting is kind of dismal as well. Bill Moseley only gets to walk around like Frankenstein or a zombie without really saying much other than “Laura”. I can’t blame him though, it’s more the script’s fault. Robert Culp didn’t have much to do in this movie. Most of the time he’s talking as he’s driving. This is what irritates me the most. The plot. It had such potential. But they dropped so many plotlines. The idea of the psychic link between Ricky and Laura being better explored would have been a better movie than what we got. Kills/Blood/Gore: 1/5 Sex/Nudity: 1/5 Scare factor: 1/5 Enjoyment factor: 1.5/5 My Rank: 1.5/5

Dec 09, 2021