'Little Billy witness his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18, and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa, himself.'
After last weekend's Hallmark news, I decided to take a break from the channel. This proved to be a good thing, and had checking out holiday films the network would never air. I love the hybrid of Halloween and Christmas in film, and am always looking for films which blend the two. This week, I went back to 1984 with the holiday slasher flick Silent Night, Deadly Night.
I actually really liked the premise, and the set up for soon to be slashing Santa. A childhood Christmas trauma mixed with a Satanic Mother Superior prone to spanking, proved a deadly combination.
There were two (sort of) male nude scenes in film. I say sort of, as you don't really see much of anything. The first one featured actor Paul Mulder, credited as 'teen lover at orphanage.' Our little Billy catches our teen lover in action, and both teen lover, and child watcher, are punished for their sins. I couldn't help but think this leather wielding nun may have inspired another spanking nun many years later. See what you think in the post below...
Flash forward to Billy at 18, now played by the adorable Robert Brian Wilson. Billy's boss, not knowing his ghosts of Christmas past, asks him to play Santa. Big mistake. The red flannel and white fur didn't bring out the best in young Billy....
Robert Brian Wilson
It was interesting to have such a wholesome looking young actor play the big baddie. Wilson also had a 'sort of' nude scene, this time a dream turned horrible nightmare. Although the director didn't show much, it did linger for a few seconds over Wilson's furry butt cheeks.
Sadly, dispite his good looks and on screen appeal, Robert Brian Wilson didn't work much in the movies after this flick. After a few soap roles, his career sort of dried up after a guest shot on Jake and the Fatman in the early 90's. Interestingly though, he did return for a cameo in another Christmas film in 2016.
Director David DeCoteau, known for his soft core gay films, brought Wilson back for the TV movie A Husband for Christmas. Wilson, along with actor Eric Freeman, who played his brother Ricky in the 1987 sequel, had cameos in the Christmas film playing two office workers boxing up gifts.
