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Yes, there is a UK and a US version. The US version is slightly longer than the UK version, and contains three different death scenes and a longer and different ending. The UK version and US phone-calls are also slightly different and both cuts of the movie have different characters in each versions not present in the other version (i.e. Kelli's parents are present in the UK but not US, Morgue Attendant - US but not UK). A detailed comparison between the R-Rated and the Unrated Version can be found here. A detailed comparison between the R-Rated and the UK version can be found here.
There are several scenes in the US theatrical trailer that are not present in the movie. These are the following:- An unknown caller ringing. When the girls answer, he replies "All is calm, all is bright, who is in my house tonight?"- A woman rubbing the snow off her car and a hand reaching through it.- A woman falling off the roof tangled in christmas lights.- A woman being dragged through the snow by a christmas lights machine.- Melissa in the hallway with a flashlight while Billy is on the ceiling ready to strike with an axe.Also, in one of the TV spots, there is another scene that didn't make it into the final movie. It consists of the doorbell ringing and Melissa answering it armed with a shotgun. She aims it and says "Merry Christmas, mother--!"These scenes were added in by the executive producers. They were added in the trailer for promotional purposes only. Glen recieved a call from Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Heather) telling him what had happened - this made him very angry.
Kelli Presley: Elvis PresleyMelissa Kitt: Eartha KittDana Mathis: Johnny MathisClair Crosby: Bing CrosbyLeigh Crosby Colvin: Shawn Colvin (I don't think so)Megan Helms - Bobby HelmsHeather Lee - Brenda Lee (although she is Fitzgerald too)Perhaps "Black Christmas" screenwriter and director Glen Morgan was a big fan of these people, and named the girls in homage to them.Or maybe it's just a bizarre coincidence. YOU be the judge. ;-)(Also these Famous singers sung famous Christmas Songs)
No, it wasn't that much of a success so there will not ever be a sequel.
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