Black Christmas
Year Released: 1974Directed By: Bob Clark
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
(R, 98 min.)
Famed actor John Saxon will be present for a screening of this low-budget Canadian horror movie directed by the man who later went on to make Porky's. Featuring a solid cast, Black Christmas is prototype slasher movie in which the killer targets a sorority house for destruction, bumping off girl after girl, while the sisters are also plagued by a rash of crank calls. Saxon plays the police lieutenent who investigates the matter. See www.drafthouse.com for ticket info and this week's Screens section for an interview with John Saxon.
