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At the Jolly Dreams Christmas party, Harry walks over to a television and watches a video loop from Sol Wiseman saying that Jolly Dreams will donate toys to the Willowy Springs State Hospital. In the video he also asks the workers to donate money for the cause. A Tipsy Worker complains to the other workers how Sol is using their donated money to make the company look good. Ben asks Harry how he is feeling and tells him that Frank is bragging to the other workers that Harry worked his shift for him. Harry tells Ben that he has figured out his and the others tune. Mr. Fletcher walks over to Harry and introduces Mr. Grosch to him. On the television, Dr. Probst talks discusses all the pain and anguish that happen at the Willowy Springs State Hospital.and asks people for donations. Fletcher asks Harry for his ideas on how to improve business. Harry asks how many toys are going to be donated and Grosch, who designed the charity campaign, admits he doesn't even know how many children there are at the hospital and that the amount of toys donated is all determined by how much the employees donate. Harry grabs a few sacks and fills them with toys from the factory. He then goes and fills a sack full of dirt from the landfill. He goes home and puts on his Santa beard and starts to think that he is Santa. | At the Jolly Dreams Christmas party, Harry walks over to a television and watches a video loop from Sol Wiseman saying that Jolly Dreams will donate toys to the Willowy Springs State Hospital. In the video he also asks the workers to donate money for the cause. A Tipsy Worker complains to the other workers how Sol is using their donated money to make the company look good. Ben asks Harry how he is feeling and tells him that Frank is bragging to the other workers that Harry worked his shift for him. Harry tells Ben that he has figured out his and the others tune. Mr. Fletcher walks over to Harry and introduces Mr. Grosch to him. On the television, Dr. Probst talks discusses all the pain and anguish that happen at the Willowy Springs State Hospital.and asks people for donations. Fletcher asks Harry for his ideas on how to improve business. Harry asks how many toys are going to be donated and Grosch, who designed the charity campaign, admits he doesn't even know how many children there are at the hospital and that the amount of toys donated is all determined by how much the employees donate. Harry grabs a few sacks and fills them with toys from the factory. He then goes and fills a sack full of dirt from the landfill. He goes home and puts on his Santa beard and starts to think that he is Santa. | ||
On Christmas Eve, Harry goes to Philip's house and drops off toys. He then drives his van to Moss' house and drops off the bag full of dirt. | On Christmas Eve, Harry goes to Philip's house and drops off toys. He then drives his van to Moss' house and drops off the bag full of dirt. He goes to Willowy Springs State Hospital and rings the delivery door doorbell. The Guard (Christmas Evil)|Guard walks up to Harry and calls him crazy. Harry tells him that he has good intentions and gives him a present and the Guard goes inside and and a Nurse (Christmas Evil)|Nurse and a Doctor (Christmas Evil)|Doctor walk outside and Harry shows them the van full of presents. Other members of the staff including Ricardo Bauma go to the van and Harry gives them all the presents. Harry's next stop is at a church. He waits for the parishioners to walk out and [[Peter (Christmas Evil)|Peter]], [[Charles (Christmas Evil)|Charles]], [[Binky (Christmas Evil)|Binky]], and [[Khaki]] see him dressed as Santa and start harassing him. Harry then uses a toy soldier and toy hatchet to kill Peter, Charles and Binky before driving away. He stops at the Family and Friends Association building | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 3 January 2022
A factory worker decides to punish those who have been naughty.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Harry Stadling - Brandon Maggart
Philip Stadling - Jeffrey DeMunn
Dennis Stadling - Andy Fenwick
Harry's Childhood
Philip Stadling Jr. - Wally Moran
Harry Stadling Jr. - Gus Salud
Harry's Mother - Ellen McElduff
Harry's Father - Brian Hartigan
Neighborhood Children
Scotty Goodrich - Lance Holcomb
Susie Lovett - Elizabeth Ridge
Moss' Mother - Patricia Richardson
Jolly Dream Team
Tipsy Worker - Lloyd David Hart
Mrs. Fletcher - Francine Dumont
Willowy Springs State Hospital
Ricardo Bauma - Philip Casnoff
The Church
The Friends and Family Association
Little Girl - Jennifer Novtney
Accordian Player - Danny Federici
Saxophone Player - Arthur Bressler
The Line-Up
Detective Gottleib - Bobby Lesser
Black Santa - T. Wellington Perkins
The Alley
Frank Stoller's Family
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
On Christmas Eve 1947, Harry Stadling, Philip Stadling and Harry's Mother watch as Harry's Father, who is dressed as Santa, comes down the chimney and delivers presents under the tree. Philip laughs and Harry's Father returns up the chimney. Later Harry and Philip argue if it was Santa or not and Harry gets out of bed to prove that it was Santa. He hears laughing coming from the living room and sees "Santa" caressing Harry's Mother's legs. He runs to the attic grabs a snow globe and smashes it onto the ground and then cuts himself with the broken glass.
In the present, 55 days before Christmas, Harry, who lives in a home decorated with Christmas knickknacks and toys he makes in his free time, wakes up and dances to Christmas music. He goes to the top of the apartment building and spies on the neighborhood children. He sees Scotty Goodrich taking out the trash Susie Lovett playing with her doll and Moss Garcia cutting out a centerfold from a Penthouse magazine. He runs home and add each kids activity to either the Good Boys and Girls or Bad Boys and Girls books for 1980.
28 days before Christmas, Harry goes to work and tells Ben (Christmas Evil)|Ben, another Worker (Christmas Evil)|Worker and Jake (Christmas Evil)|Jake that no one at the factory is interested in making good, rigidly constructed toys. Ben asks him if he knows who is getting laid off in January and then gives him a hard time for not going to union meetings anymore. Frank Stoller walks up to them and asks if any of them will take over his shift that night as he has to leave early to go on a trip with his wife. None of them agree to take his shift and he walks up to Harry, takes a bite out of his sandwich and says he hates Christmas. Frank later calls Harry and tells him he is going to do him a favor and let him work his shift. After work, Harry is walking by a bar when he sees Frank inside and hears him bragging to the other patrons how he got Harry to work his shift. He walks over to Philip's house, which is the same one as they grew up in, and watches as Philip plays with Dennis Stadling and Marc Stadling and then has sex with Jackie Stadling on the couch.
On Thanksgiving Day, Harry watches a Christmas parade and gets excited to see Santa. Jackie asks Philip to not give Harry a hard time and then tells him what Marc and Dennis want for Christmas. Harry calls Philip and tells him that he isn't going to make it for Thanksgiving Dinner. He makes a Santa suit and paints his van to look like a sleigh.
As he is walking home, Moss, Scotty, Susie, Richie Sharp and Frankie (Christmas Evil)|Frankie wave at him. They tell him what they wished for that day and Richie says he wished he was the principle so he could throw out whoever he wanted at school. Frankie says he wishes he was a firefighter, while Moss says he wishes he had a lifetime subscription to Penthouse magazine. He goes home and adds another demerit to Moss' entry in the Bad Boys and Girls book. During the evening, he goes to Moss' house and watches him from the window. Harry smears dirt on his face and then presses it onto the house. Moss' Mother drags him outside and Moss sees Harry. Moss walks over to where Harry is hiding and tells Moss' Mother that a monster is hiding in the bushes and Moss' Mother slaps him and shoves him into the car.
At the Jolly Dreams Christmas party, Harry walks over to a television and watches a video loop from Sol Wiseman saying that Jolly Dreams will donate toys to the Willowy Springs State Hospital. In the video he also asks the workers to donate money for the cause. A Tipsy Worker complains to the other workers how Sol is using their donated money to make the company look good. Ben asks Harry how he is feeling and tells him that Frank is bragging to the other workers that Harry worked his shift for him. Harry tells Ben that he has figured out his and the others tune. Mr. Fletcher walks over to Harry and introduces Mr. Grosch to him. On the television, Dr. Probst talks discusses all the pain and anguish that happen at the Willowy Springs State Hospital.and asks people for donations. Fletcher asks Harry for his ideas on how to improve business. Harry asks how many toys are going to be donated and Grosch, who designed the charity campaign, admits he doesn't even know how many children there are at the hospital and that the amount of toys donated is all determined by how much the employees donate. Harry grabs a few sacks and fills them with toys from the factory. He then goes and fills a sack full of dirt from the landfill. He goes home and puts on his Santa beard and starts to think that he is Santa.
On Christmas Eve, Harry goes to Philip's house and drops off toys. He then drives his van to Moss' house and drops off the bag full of dirt. He goes to Willowy Springs State Hospital and rings the delivery door doorbell. The Guard (Christmas Evil)|Guard walks up to Harry and calls him crazy. Harry tells him that he has good intentions and gives him a present and the Guard goes inside and and a Nurse (Christmas Evil)|Nurse and a Doctor (Christmas Evil)|Doctor walk outside and Harry shows them the van full of presents. Other members of the staff including Ricardo Bauma go to the van and Harry gives them all the presents. Harry's next stop is at a church. He waits for the parishioners to walk out and Peter, Charles, Binky, and Khaki see him dressed as Santa and start harassing him. Harry then uses a toy soldier and toy hatchet to kill Peter, Charles and Binky before driving away. He stops at the Family and Friends Association building