Santa's Slay
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| Directed by | David Steiman |
| Produced by | Sammy Lee Brett Ratner Doug Steeden |
| Written by | David Steiman |
| Starring |
Bill Goldberg Douglas Smith Emilie de Ravin Robert Culp Saul Rubinek Dave Thomas |
| Music by | Henning Lohner |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Steven Polivka Julia Wong |
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VIP Medienfonds 1
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| Distributed by | Media 8 Entertainment |
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Running time
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78 minutes |
| Country |
Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Canada
Santa's Slay is a 2005 Christmas black comedy horror film that stars former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg as Santa Claus. The movie was written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner.
It was shot in Edmonton and Wetaskiwin, Alberta. The film was released to home media by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. While filming the final zamboni scene in Bruderheim, Alberta, one of their film trailers caught fire.
On Christmas Eve, the Masons, a wealthy yet dysfunctional family, are sitting down to Christmas dinner when Santa Claus (Bill Goldberg) comes down the chimney and kills them all. The cast for the opening scene includes bit roles by several famous Jewish actors.
Riding on his sleigh driven by his "hell-deer", Santa arrives at Hell Township and decimates the locals in various holiday-themed ways. In one of his kills, Santa slaughters the occupants of a local strip club, frequented by Pastor Timmons (Dave Thomas), a crooked minister, who manages to survive the massacre. Later, Santa murders the local Jewish delicatessen owner Mr. Green, (Saul Rubinek), using his own menorah.
Meanwhile, teenager Nicholas Yuleson (Douglas Smith) is living with his crazy grandfather (Robert Culp), a crackpot inventor who has built a bunker in their basement to survive Christmas. When Nicholas asks Grandpa why he hates Christmas, he is shown "The Book of Klaus", which reveals the origins of Santa Claus. Apparently, Santa was the result of a virgin birth produced by Satan (just as Jesus was the result of a virgin birth produced by God--meaning that Santa is somewhat of an Antichrist). Christmas was "The Day of Slaying" for Santa until A.D. 1005, when an angel defeated him in a curling match and sentenced him to deliver presents on Christmas for 1000 years. This means that Santa is free to kill again in 2005.
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