Black Christmas - 1974 - 6/10
A decade before director Bob Clark struck holiday gold with Christmas Story ( “… You’ll shoot your eye out …” ), he helmed this Yuletide slasher.
Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder star in sorority house, receiving chronic obscene phone calls.
Christmas Eve, the house is invaded, and one by one … yes, you can guess the predictable plot.
The genre had not hardened yet, so the girls I pointed out did not necessarily die, nor was the “order of victims” followed.
Very slow going proceedings, especially by today’s tempo, and gore mavens will lament a lack of blood.
Keir Dullea and John Saxon male roles.