Jess (Black Christmas)
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| Black Christmas character | |
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| Created by | A. Roy Moore |
| Portrayed by | Olivia Hussey |
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| Full name | Jessica "Jess" Bradford |
| Occupation | College student |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Jess is a fictional character in the Black Christmas franchise. She was created by A. Roy Moore and portrayed by actress Olivia Hussey. She is the primary protagonist of the 1974 original film. The character also appears in the novelization of the film. Black Christmas (1974) was praised for challenging gender roles with Jess receiving acclaim for the way she was written and the way that she was portrayed by Hussey.
Jess, along with the other characters in Black Christmas, was praised for having characterization. She has been regarded as one of the most influential heroines in film and is considered to be one of the greatest final girls.
Olivia Hussey was set to reprise her role in a sequel to the original film shortly after the release of the 2006 reboot. However, the film was scrapped after the death of Bob Clark.
In the original Black Christmas, Jess is a sorority member of the sorority house Pi Kappa Sig. Jess, along with her sorority sisters, began to receive disturbing phone calls from an disorientated man. During a Christmas party, Jess receives another obscene phone call and lets Barb, Phyl, Clare and several other girls to listen to the incoherent ramblings of the disturbed caller, who does several different voices within each call he makes. The next day, Jess meets with her boyfriend, Peter, to tell him that she is pregnant and getting an abortion which causes him to get upset. Jess later attends a search party to help find a missing girl. After the girl's corpse is found, Jess heads home and receives another phone call. She calls the police and, unaware that Peter is in the house until he startles her and argues with her. He leaves as the police come and tap the phone. She manages to keep the caller on the phone long enough for the police to trace the call and they tell her the man is calling from inside the house.
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