Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)

Directed by

Edmund Purdom

Genre

horror film, slasher film, Christmas film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious killer targets people dressed as Santa Claus in London during the Christmas season. The film follows police and potential victims as they try to stop the murders.

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What happens

Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 British slasher film directed by Edmund Purdom, and starring Purdom, Caroline Munro, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, and Gerry Sundquist. Written by Derek Ford and Alan Birkinshaw, the film follows a mysterious killer murdering Santa Claus impersonators in London during Christmastime. The production of Don't Open Till Christmas was troubled, with director and star Purdom eventually dropping out of the project, after which its editor, Ray Selfe, took over directorial duties to complete the film, while screenwriter Alan Birkinshaw performed significant rewrites of the screenplay. As a result, principal photography lasted nearly two years. Don't Open Till Christmas was theatrically distributed in the United States through 21st Century Film Corporation, opening in New York City on 7 December 1984. This was the only directorial work of Purdom's career, and the final film of both Lake and Sundquist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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