From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Santa's Slay
Directed by	David Steiman
Produced by	Brett Ratner Andreas Grosch Stewart Hall
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
Editing by	Steven Polivka Steve Steinhart Julia Wong
Distributed by	Media 8 Entertainment Lion's Gate
Release date(s)	December 20, 2005
Running time	78 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Santa's Slay is a 2005 Black Comedy horror film that stars Bill Goldberg as Santa Claus. The movie was written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner.

Plot summary

On Christmas Eve of 2005, the Mason family is enjoying Christmas dinner when Santa Claus (Bill Goldberg) comes down the chimney and kills them all, including their dog. This opening scene includes bit roles from several famous actors, including James Caan, Fran Drescher, Chris Kattan, and Rebecca Gayheart.

Riding on his sleigh driven by his "hell-deer", Santa arrives at Hell Township and proceeds to kill the locals in various holiday-themed ways. In one of his slaughters, Santa kills 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 deli 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 created a bunker in their basement to survive Christmas. When Nicholas asks Grandpa why he hates Christmas, he is shown "The Book Of Claus", 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, in 1005 AD, an angel defeated Santa in a curling match and sentenced Santa to deliver presents on Christmas for 1000 years. This means that Santa is free to kill again in 2005.

Upon arriving at the scene of Mr. Green's murder, Nicholas is taken to the police station for questioning. He is bailed out by his girlfriend Mary "Mac" Mackenzie (Emilie de Ravin), just before Santa arrives and kills all of the officers. Santa pursues them in a police car, but they are able to escape (thanks to a shotgun, left in Mac's truck by her gun-crazed father). They flee to Mr. Yuleson's bunker, with Santa still in pursuit. Nicholas and Mac manage to escape, care of Grandpa's snowmobile, but Grandpa is run over by Santa's "hell-deer" and killed.

The two teens hide from Santa in a local high school, hoping that Santa's powers will end when Christmas ends, but are eventually forced to confront him in the gymnasium. They are almost killed by Santa on a Zamboni but are saved by Grandpa, who is actually the angel that originally defeated Santa. With Christmas ended and his powers gone, Santa flees in his sleigh but his "hell-deer" are shot down by Mac's father with a bazooka. Pastor Timmons is found dead in a Santa suit and is presumed to be the killer, while in fact the real Santa Claus is boarding a flight from Winnipeg to the North Pole.

After the credits, Santa is looking over his naughty list, when he looks into the camera and says "Who's Next?"

Body Count

• 1-6: The Mason Family and their Dog, subjected to numerous fatal injuries.
  
• 7: Mrs. Talbot - Elderly Woman, run off the road by Santa.
  
• 8: Disgruntled Youth, beaten and stabbed with a candy-cane after attempting to rob Santa.
  
• 9: Valet, eaten by Santa's "hell-deer".
  
• 10: Security Guard, beaten, strangled, and gift-wrapped by Santa.
  
• 11: Bouncer, thrown by Santa onto the bartender's knife.
  
• 12: Bartender, axed in head.
  
• 13: Bar Patron, electrocuted by a stripper pole Santa kicks into a lamp.
  
• 14-19: The Strippers, trapped in a blaze from burning coal.
  
• 20-21: Spoiled Boys, blown up by explosive presents.
  
• 22: Mr. Green, beaten and impaled upon his menorah.
  
• 23-27: Captain Caulk, the Officers, Dick Zucker and Cop, tazered, stabbed, impaled, and generally killed by Santa.
  
• 28-33: Christmas Carolers, dispatched by a number of various wrestling moves.
  
• 34: Grandpa Yuleson, run down by Santa's "hell-deer".
  
• 35: Pastor Timmons, impaled after being blown out of Santa's sleigh.

Cast

Bill Goldberg...Santa
Douglas Smith...Nicolas Yuleson
Emilie de Ravin...Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie
Robert Culp...Grandpa
Dave Thomas...Pastor Timmons
Saul Rubinek...Mr. Green
Rebecca Gayheart...Gwen Mason
Chris Kattan...Jason Mason
Fran Drescher...Virginia Mason
Alicia Lorén...Beth Mason
Annie Sorell...Taylor Mason (as Annie M. Sorell)
Donna Zuk...Mrs. Talbot
Scott Francis Gibson...S.W.N.D.S.U. Place Kicker
Kevin Gillese...Disgruntled Youth
Don Bland...Bouncer (as Donald Bland)
Christian Fraser...Bartender
Ron Webber...Bar Patron
King Lau...Security Guard
Dwayne Wiley...Valet (as Dwayne Willey)
Len Crowther...Nativity Couple
Shirley Crowther...Nativity Couple
Orest Kinasewich...Random Grandfather
Joan Dunham...Random Grandmother
Kendall Gawryluk...Random Father (as Kendall Grawryluk)
Magdalena Maslik...Random Mother (as Magdelena Maslik)
David Assaly...Spoiled Boy #1
Dylan Demas...Spoiled Boy #2
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister...Gas Station Attendant
Eric Matthews...Church Parishioner
Brandon Firla...Officer #1
Donovan Workun...Officer #2
Rick Ash...Dick Zucker
Michael David Simms...Captain Caulk
Jeff Hanna...Sean Mackenzie
Paul Punyi...James Mackenzie
Jimmy Herman...Vinny
David MacInnis...Paramedic #1
Kostas Kurelias...Paramedic #2
Emma Duncan...Airline Attendant
Ronnie...Santa's Helldeer
Apache...Santa's Helldeer
Maui...Miss Scribbles
James Caan...Darren Mason (uncredited)
David Cormican...Valet (uncredited)

Trivia

• Although this is a Christmas movie, it stars a large number of well-known Jewish actors, including Bill Goldberg, Saul Rubinek, James Caan, Fran Drescher, and Chris Kattan.
• In the opening credits, this movie plays on the fact that "Santa" is an anagram of "Satan".
• As Bill Goldberg was a professional wrestler until 2004, there are numerous references to his wrestling career within this movie. Before Santa kills Mr. Green, he delivers Goldberg's signature move, The Spear. When Santa kills the carolers, one of them is given a gorilla press drop. When Santa is walking through the Yuleson's home, Goldberg's entrance music can be heard in the background. And, after the credits, Santa delivers Goldberg's signature line: "Who's next?"
• While killing his victims, Santa uses many familiar Christmas images. For example, he burns down the strip club with a flaming coal, stabs a man with a candy cane, uses exploding presents, drowns a woman (Drescher) in egg nog, chokes a man (Caan) on a turkey leg, and kills a man with a wreath. He also plays on common Christmas phrases. For example, he spreads "yuletide fear" (instead of "yuletide cheer") and states "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
• The name "Nicholas Yuleson" is obviously a play on Yule, which is another name for Christmas, as well as Saint Nicholas, which is another name for Santa Claus.
• In the school library, Santa throws the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol at Nicholas.
• When referencing Christmas presents, Nicholas mentions Optimus Prime (from the cartoon Transformers) and Castle Greyskull (from He-Man).
• When Nicholas logs onto his computer, he does a search for Santa on Hooyaa (referring to Yahoo) and finds a Santa Tracker on G.O.N.A.D. (referring to N.O.R.A.D.'s Santa Tracker).
• Tommy "Tiny" Lister makes a brief cameo in this movie as a gas station attendant, playing a character reminiscent of the Deebo character he made famous in the Friday movies.
• The origin of Santa Claus is told in stop motion style, reminiscent of the Rankin/Bass television Christmas specials.
• Towards the end of the film, Nicholas can be seen wearing a Flin Flon Bombers jersey, which is a Junior A hockey team playing out of Flin Flon, Manitoba in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

External links

• Santa's Slay at the Internet Movie Database
• Santa's Slay at Allmovie