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Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

"He's home... but he's not alone."

1991 1h 26m EN
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โ˜…4.6TMDB ยท 86
HorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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A toy maker's creations display some very human -- and deadly -- tendencies.

โ€œHe's home... but he's not alone.โ€

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Martin Kitrosser
Writers
Martin Kitrosser, Brian Yuzna
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly โ€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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35 years old โ€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection" โ€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Kitrosser, shot by James Mathers. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matthew Morse. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Norman Buckley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jane Higginson and Tracy Fraim and Brian Bremer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's home... but he's not alone.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Kitrosser directs. James Mathers behind the camera. Matthew Morse scores. Norman Buckley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 186 minutes exactly โ€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 235 years old โ€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Part of the "Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection" โ€” so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Directed by Martin Kitrosser, shot by James Mathers. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Matthew Morse. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Norman Buckley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Jane Higginson and Tracy Fraim and Brian Bremer carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "He's home... but he's not alone.".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0105410 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Only 86 TMDB ratings โ€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 11Classified under 9 themes, including "killer robot", "santa claus", "sequel", "robot".

The technical file

Cinematography
James Mathers
Original score
Matthew Morse
Editing
Norman Buckley
Production design
Whitney Brooke Wheeler
Makeup / hair
Jason Gade
Sound
Anthony Costantini
Stunt coordinator
Ken Lesco
Runtime
86 min ยท 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R

Part of

Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection

Series about slashers about childhood traumas that lead to Santa Claus killing sprees, and other horror stories occurring on Christmas.

Also by

Martin Kitrosser

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Key crew

  • Second Unit DirectorThomas C. Rainone
  • Production ManagerMary Church
  • Set DresserMichael Kaufman
  • Second Assistant CameraJames 'J.C.' Coker
  • Script SupervisorLexxie
  • First Assistant EditorDory Lubliner
  • Second Unit Director of PhotographyDoyle Smith
  • Stunt CoordinatorKen Lesco
  • Casting AssistantMark Chaet
  • StuntsChristopher Doyle
  • First Assistant CameraRudy Lerician
  • Makeup & Hair AssistantJason Gade
  • Sound MixerPat Toma
  • Production CoordinatorSeth Blair
  • Boom OperatorMark Korba
  • Costume AssistantNicky Bradshaw
  • Still PhotographerEric H. Lasher
  • Extras CastingCathy Yuzna
  • Art DirectionChuck Dutrow
  • Set DresserPaul Bernard
  • Makeup & HairJill Bennett
  • Additional Script SupervisorHonore McCarthy
  • Assistant EditorYutaka Maseba
  • Supervising Sound EditorMark Server

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • killer robot
  • santa claus
  • sequel
  • robot
  • toy maker
  • christmas horror
  • toy comes to life
  • christmas
  • toymaker

Release history ยท US

When it landed

  • Physical1991-11-06Rยท VHS

Also known as

International titles

  • Natal Sangrento 5: O Horror na Loja de BrinquedosBR
  • Toy BoyUS

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