Santa Claws (1996 film)

Santa Claws
Santa Claws
	DVD cover
Directed by	John A. Russo
Written by	John A. Russo
Produced by	Robert V. Michelucci; John A. Russo; Jack Smith
Starring	Debbie Rochon; John Mowood; Dawn Michelucci; Savannah Calhoun; Marilyn Eastman
Cinematography	S. William Hinzman
Edited by	Tara Alexander
Music by	Paul McCollough
Distributed by	American Home Entertainment
Release date	October 22, 1996;
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Santa Claws (also known as 'Tis the Season) is a 1996 slasher film^[1] written and directed by John A. Russo. It stars Debbie Rochon as a scream queen B-movie actress who is stalked by an obsessed fan.^[2] The film gives an insider's view of the challenges that actors and actresses face about violent stalker fans and describes the downside of fame.^[3]

Plot

The story is about a horror movie actress named Raven Quinn. After her marriage crumbles down, she wins the custody of her daughters and raises them alone. She feels fortunate that she finds a good neighbor named Wayne, who provides a much needed emotional support and agrees to baby-sit her two young daughters.

Little does Raven know that Wayne has had his share of murders while growing up and has now set his eyes to stalk her. Wayne has an altar that is full of Raven's pictures and a mannequin resembling Raven in his house.

Wayne feels cheated that Raven's co-workers are sharing her attention. Feeling jealous, Wayne murders Raven's co-stars one by one while dressed in a Santa Claus costume. His weapon of choice is a "claw".

Cast

Debbie Rochon as Raven Quinn
Grant Kramer as Wayne
John Mowood as Eric Quinn
Dawn Michelucci as Angela Quinn
Savannah Calhoun as Savannah Quinn
Marilyn Eastman as Mrs. Quinn

References

^ Santa Claws 1996 – Christmas Horror Movies Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 July 2013
^ "Santa Claws" Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^ "Santa Claws (1996)". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

External links

Santa Claws at IMDb
Santa Claws at Rotten Tomatoes
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Santa Claws at AllMovie
"Santa Claws (1996)". JoBlo.
Harshcore, Rod (December 21, 2011). "Have A Holly Horror Christmas". Yell!
Pennington, Gail (December 7, 2012). "Ho-ho-horrors: Movies make Christmas a scary holiday".

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[1] Santa Claws 1996 – Christmas Horror Movies Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 July 2013

[2] "Santa Claws" Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[3] "Santa Claws (1996)". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

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