Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!

Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!

When your nightmare ends, the real terror begins!

R 1989 · 90 min · ★ 3.9 · Horror

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.

Directed by Monte Hellman · Written by Rex Weiner

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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

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