Post by stefancrosscoe on Dec 22, 2020 13:07:01 GMT
Brandon Maggart
Even though I have mostly seen him in rather small parts, in films like Dressed to Kill (1980) and a few other 80s titles, still, for me, Brandon Maggart will forever be associated with the cult-film Christmas Evil (1980) aka You Better Watch Out, where he portrays the sympathetic loner, Harry Standling, whom due to a traumatic childhood memory, ends up becoming obsessed with everything involved around Christmas, so much, that he end up spying on neighborhood children, to make sure who have been nice and who has been naughty, and where he tries his best to reach out towards his adult co-workers (of course, Harry works at a huge toy factory) but there is not much of a merry attitude going on there.
Yet Harry never gives up, even though his somewhat "different" views of life, is looked down on by most, he takes it onto himself, to save Christmas and while doing a lot questionable things, his friendly smile and eyes, is not that of a cold and creepy "typical slasher" Santa, you end up running away from, but instead one you end up cheering for. And when he finally transform into jolly old Santa, he sure deliver one hell of a performance.