What "Holiday" movie so outraged the public that the studio pulled the!
Question: What "Holiday" movie so outraged the public that the studio pulled the plug before it was ever released!?
When word of this movie - which was to premiere
on Christmas Eve - was leaked to the presses
the "concerned" public was so outraged that there
were picket lines in front of the theaters with
calls to the theater owners NOT to show
this film!.!.!.
The studio yanked the movie and agreed not
to release it !.!.!.
but with the advent of video the studio released
it anyway
and it instantly became a cult classic
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on Christmas Eve - was leaked to the presses
the "concerned" public was so outraged that there
were picket lines in front of the theaters with
calls to the theater owners NOT to show
this film!.!.!.
The studio yanked the movie and agreed not
to release it !.!.!.
but with the advent of video the studio released
it anyway
and it instantly became a cult classic
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Answers:
my guess would be the film silent night deadly night [i own 1,2 and 5 !.!.!.need 3 and 4 ]
purely because the film was viewed as an anti holiday film upon its release and the idea of scenes of a man dressed as santa butchering people seemed a bit too disturbed !.!.!.!.the possibility of a child seeinbg such things may scar them for life !.!.!.!.!.it was very over blown and ridiculous !.!.!.!.!.the reason the guy went nuts was extremely valid !.!.!.and santa never directly killed anyone ,just people dressed as him did lolWww@Enter-QA@Com
purely because the film was viewed as an anti holiday film upon its release and the idea of scenes of a man dressed as santa butchering people seemed a bit too disturbed !.!.!.!.the possibility of a child seeinbg such things may scar them for life !.!.!.!.!.it was very over blown and ridiculous !.!.!.!.!.the reason the guy went nuts was extremely valid !.!.!.and santa never directly killed anyone ,just people dressed as him did lolWww@Enter-QA@Com
Several films have had that rumor about them!. One is "You Better Watch Out" (1980), starring Brandon Maggart, which is a true cult classic!. I'm not sure if that's what you're referring to!. Many people also fussed about "Black Christmas" aka "Silent Night, Evil Night" (1974), but that played in theaters with no problems!. (That film might already have been mentioned, but it did play in many theaters!.)
Actually, I doubt that any film would be "yanked" because movie studios love publicity, including adverse publicity!. After all, there was an uproar about both "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"~the originals of course!. But, nothing came of that~or 'The Last House on the Left" or any other "too horrible for the public films"!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Actually, I doubt that any film would be "yanked" because movie studios love publicity, including adverse publicity!. After all, there was an uproar about both "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"~the originals of course!. But, nothing came of that~or 'The Last House on the Left" or any other "too horrible for the public films"!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
It was "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984) Tri-star pictures pulled the movie 6 days after its release!. An indie distributor eventually re-released it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Was it Silent Night, Deadly Night!? Although I didn't think that was supposed to premiere on Christmas Eve, and I think it actually did run for a little while!. So maybe not!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
How about "Scrooged" with Bill Murray !?Www@Enter-QA@Com
idk!. but ill be checking back for answers!.Www@Enter-QA@Com