Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

"The nightmare is about to begin... AGAIN!"

Director: Lee Harry Year: 1987 Runtime: 88 min IMDb: ⭐ 4.3

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Synopsis

Ricky is released from a mental hospital, taking with him the memory of his brother Billy's death and embarking on a journey of relentless revenge.

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Summary adapted from TMDb and Wikipedia sources.

🎄 Holiday Cheer Breakdown

✅ Takes place on or around a holiday 1 yes / 0 no (100%)
✅ Features holiday symbols and decorations 1 yes / 0 no (100%)
✅ Features a traditional holiday activity 1 yes / 0 no (100%)
✅ Features an iconic holiday character 1 yes / 0 no (100%)
✅ Someone is killed in a festive or holiday-specific way 1 yes / 0 no (100%)

Holiday Cheer Level: 5

Content Warnings

⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

someone is sexually assaulted

spoiler 3(?) attempted rape scenes I think.

there's a dead animal

Yes

there's child abuse

spoiler One of the flashbacks involves Ricky’s brother getting abused.

there's domestic violence

spoiler Ricky kills his girlfriend which I think counts.

someone is abused with a belt

Yes

alcohol abuse

spoiler Just some alcohol drinking in flashback.

someone uses drugs

spoiler Just alcohol and if I remember correctly cigarettes.

someone is sexually assaulted onscreen

Yes

someone is restrained

spoiler At the 17 min. 30 sec. mark, a boy is tied to his bed by a nun.

a woman gets slapped

Yes

someone is beaten up by a bully

Yes

someone's mouth is covered

Yes

there's eye mutilation

spoiler After being electrocuted, a man's eyes explode behind sunglasses. Mostly obscured.

there's torture

spoiler Only by the nuns.

there's genital trauma/mutilation

Yes

teeth are damaged

spoiler No, someone is electrocuted through the mouth, but I didn't notice any tooth damage. I can't say for sure since the electricity was rather distracting.

there's decapitation

Yes

someone's throat is mutilated

Yes

there's shaving/cutting

spoiler It's a slasher, but I don't believe any slashing is on screen. They cut away and come back to the aftermath.

there's amputation

spoiler Two heads get chopped off. One is the final death of the movie.

someone is crushed to death

Yes

someone struggles to breathe

Yes

someone asphyxiates

Yes

somebody is choked

Yes

someone is stabbed

Yes

someone has a seizure

spoiler A little boy gets triggered after seeing the color red and his adoptive mother thinks it's a seizure, but it isn't. He just kind of flinches.

someone falls to their death

Yes

Someone becomes unconscious

Yes

someone falls down stairs

spoiler At the 1 hr., 20 min. mark, a woman in a wheelchair falls from her chair down a flight of stairs.

a kid dies

spoiler There is a point where the audience is expected to think Ricky will kill a child, but he doesn't even consider the notion.

an infant is abducted

spoiler An infant and a small child are left abandoned.

someone dies

Yes

A child's dear toy is destroyed

spoiler A windup Santa toy is destroyed near the end, though who it belongs to is unknown

a parent dies

spoiler Previous comment, it is in the first 10 minutes of the movie. Also Ricky's adoptive father passes away off screen and there is a very short scene of him and his adoptive mother at a funeral

a family member dies

Yes

there are clowns

spoiler A clown doll is briefly shown in the toy store. It doesn't move or anything.

there is copaganda

spoiler Cops are somewhat neutral in this story. Not particularly good, not particularly bad. They do their job but they're not the most efficient.

there's incarceration

Yes

there's a mental institution scene

spoiler A flashback involving a grandpa in one.

there's a hospital scene

spoiler Ricky is in a mental institution for most of the movie, but he is in one singular white room that he is allowed to walk around in.

electro-therapy is used

spoiler Previous comment, but its by a car. Not in therapy and pliers are put in his mouth. Nothing goes on anyone head and it's not queer coded or anything like that.

someone dies by suicide

spoiler Ricky points a gun to his head and fires, but there are no bullets left in the gun.

Someone attempts suicide

spoiler At the 1 hr., 11 min. mark, a character point a revolver at his head, attempting to fire it, but there are no rounds left.

a mentally ill person is violent

spoiler Both Billy and Ricky are killers and the movie makes it clear that they're like that because they're extremely traumatized, but they never give them a diagnosis. For most of the movie, Ricky tells his story to a psychologist.

someone suffers from PTSD

spoiler Both boys are suffering after seeing their parents murdered.

there's flashing lights or images

spoiler While there are no strobe lights or anything like that, occasionally there will be a few quick flashes of flashbacks as the Ricky and Billy get triggered.

a baby cries

spoiler In the beginning when parents are murdered.

there's screaming

Yes

there is obscene language/gestures

Yes

someone is watched without knowing

Yes

there is a baby or unborn child

spoiler An infant is seen at the beginning.

there are homophobic slurs

spoiler During a scene where Ricky and Jennifer go to the movies, a heckler calls Ricky a f*ggot for not kissing Jennifer immediately.

there's ableist language or behavior

Yes

someone speaks hate speech

spoiler A character calls Ricky a homophobic slur.

the black guy dies first

spoiler Even though the black guy was only in the movie for a few seconds he doesn’t die.

religion is discussed

Yes

there is sexual content

spoiler Breasts are shown while characters are having sex/being almost raped. Breasts are shown in close up.

there are nude scenes

spoiler Very briefly, a man and woman were making love, and a breast is shown.

someone loses their virginity

Yes

someone has a stroke

spoiler At the 1 hr., 13 min. mark, it is revealed the the Mother Superior has had a stroke. Nothing is shown, but she is seen in a wheelchair.

the ending is sad

spoiler Depends on if you like/empathize with the main character or not. SPOILERS After Ricky kills his main enemy, he is shot and presumedly killed. The last shot is his eyes opening again, showing he isn't dead.

Santa (et al) is spoiled

spoiler Most of the movie involves a kid thinking Santa is a killer or people killing other people dressed up as Santa.

a car crashes

spoiler A car literally explodes

a person is hit by a car

spoiler Yes, Ricky kills a rapist by running him over.

a plane crashes

Yes

a car honks or tires screech

Yes

there's blood/gore

Yes

there's gun violence

spoiler “GARBAGE DAY!!”

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