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Bad Santa

  • 20032003
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  • 1h 32m
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7.1/10
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Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
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A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
148K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,978
789
    • Terry Zwigoff
    • Glenn Ficarra
    • John Requa
  • Stars
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Bernie Mac
    • Lauren Graham
    • Terry Zwigoff
    • Glenn Ficarra
    • John Requa
  • Stars
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Bernie Mac
    • Lauren Graham
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 540User reviews
    • 195Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    Trailer 1:43
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    Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, and Tony Cox in Bad Santa (2003)
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    Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham in Bad Santa (2003)
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    Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton and Bernie Mac in Bad Santa (2003)
    Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox in Bad Santa (2003)

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    • Willie
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    • Sue
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    • Bob Chipeska
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    • Marcus
    Brett Kelly
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    • The Kid
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    • Lois
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    • Milwaukee Boy
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    Alexandra Korhan
    • Girl on Santa's Lap
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    Lisa Ross
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Billy Bob Thornton has said that he was genuinely intoxicated during some of filming. In the escalator fall scene, he actually passed out after drinking 3 glasses of red wine for breakfast followed by vodkas, cranberry juice, and a few Bud Lights.
    • Goofs
      When Marcus turns off the surveillance cameras, he uses one button to turn off the TVs. If he just turned off the TVs, then the cameras would still be recording (but the images wouldn't be displayed in the security room).
    • Quotes

      Marcus: You're an emotional fucking cripple. Your soul is dog shit. Every single fucking thing about you is ugly.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a special thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Alternate versions
      The 99-minute 'Badder Santa' was assembled by the studio without any input from the director. The 88-minute 'Director's Cut' was assembled and approved by Zwigoff.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bad Santa: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.2
      Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Frederick Chopin)

      Performed by Idil Biret, piano

      Courtesy of Naxos

      By arrangement with Source/Q

    User reviews540

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    7/10
    Excellent casting
    He drinks and smokes and pukes and wets his pants and has sex in public places. He has a horrible attitude, a trash mouth, is mean to little kids, hates himself, and robs department stores. Ok, so he's not all bad, but he is without a doubt the worst department store Santa ever. There's not a lot of stretching required of Thornton to get into character in this flick which capitalizes on the grosser than gross sense of comedy/humor as it wends its way through a simple tale about a scamming Santa and his dwarf/elf sidekick who rip off a department store a year to avoid honest toil. A mildly creative love it or hate it flick which tries as hard to be disgusting as funny, "Bad Santa" has, for obvious reasons, received mixed reviews. Only for the thick skinned who aren't easily offended by bad language, bad attitudes, or bad, bad Santas. (B)
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    • Release date
      • November 26, 2003 (United States)
      • Germany
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Del Amo Fashion Center - Hawthorne Boulevard & Carson Street, Torrance, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Dimension Films
      • Triptych Pictures
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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