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Difficult to say definitively. There are a number of shots in which he shows signs of intoxication. The likelihood of Billy Bob Thornton being drunk in any scene that features underage actors is extremely low due to potential legal issues.

18395 (before "getting the sh*t" sequence in beginning of movie) and 50468 (before "getting the sh*t" sequence near the end of the movie)

Two versions were released of the Christmas comedy "Bad Santa" produced by the Coen brothers and starring Billy Bob Thornton as a nasty, always drunk and cursing crook in a Santa suit. The normal Theatrical version as well as an Unrated Version for which the title was changed into "Badder Santa". It generally lives up to its name. Although the Theatrical Version was not suitable for children on its own, the Unrated piles up on nudity, criminal actions and foul language. The new scenes do not at all seem like merely re-integrated deleted scenes but fit into the movie quite nicely.