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Bad Santa - Billy Bob Thornton (2003)
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Bad Santa - Billy Bob Thornton (2003)
Santa and his little helper are confidence men casing a mall all holiday season and robbing it blind Christmas Eve. The elf "shops" the stores while Santa cracks the mall safe. Following them through one last season of perverse holiday cheer you hear the 'f' word more frequently than in Scarface. We meet a woman bartender who has always had a thing for Santas, and a little boy who evokes genuine emotional change in Santa. When Santa gets a conscience it ends up saving him in the end.
DVD Movie Rating for: Bad Santa
Rating 2 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Bad Santa
Two petty thieves, dressed up as Santa and an elf, hit the nation's shopping malls to exploit holiday cheer and goodwill on their way to a cross-country crime spree. It takes an eight-year-old boy to rekindle their Christmas spirit.
DVD Production Details of: Bad Santa
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: June 22, 2004
DVD Features:
5 minutes of extra footage incorporated into the film
"Badder Santa" gag reel
Behind-the-scenes feature
Deleted & alternate scenes
Outtakes
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: Bad Santa
- Billy Bob Thornton .... Willie
- Tony Cox .... Marcus
- Brett Kelly .... The Kid
- Lauren Graham .... Sue
- Lauren Tom .... Lois
- Bernie Mac .... Gin
- John Ritter .... Bob Chipeska
- Ajay Naidu .... Hindustani Troublemaker
- Lorna Scott .... Milwaukee Mother
- Harrison Bieker .... Milwaukee Boy
- Alex Borstein .... Milwaukee Mom with Photo
- Dylan Charles .... Milwaukee Bratty Boy
- Billy Gardell .... Milwaukee Security Guard
- Lisa Ross .... Milwaukee Bartender
- Bryan Callen .... Miami Bartender (as Brian Callen)
- Tom McGowan .... Harrison
- Grace Calderon .... Woman in Tight Pants
- Christine Pichardo .... Photo Elf
- Max Van Ville .... Skateboard Bully
- Bucky Dominick .... Deer Hunter 3 Boy
- Georgia Eskew .... Barbie Girl
- Hayden Bromberg .... Fraggle-Stick Boy
- Briana Norton .... Pinball Girl
- Octavia Spencer .... Opal (as Octavia L. Spencer)
- Ryan Pinkston .... Shoplifter
- Hallie Singleton .... Woman in Food Court
- Matt Walsh .... Herb
- Natsuko Ohama .... Pedicurist
- Dave Adams .... Prison Guard
- Ethan Phillips .... Roger Merman
- Joey Saravia .... Pokemon Child
- Cody Strauch .... Watching Boy
- Curtis Taylor .... Phoenix Security Guard
- John Bunnell .... Police Chief (as Sheriff John Bunnell)
- Chloe Colville .... Crying Girl
- Joe Bucaro III .... Sergeant (as Joey Bucaro)
- Alexandra Korhan .... Girl on Santa's Lap
- Dylan Cash .... Kid on Bike
- Cloris Leachman .... Grandma
Photo Gallery of the movie: Bad Santa
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Reviews of the movie: Bad Santa
Instantly qualifying as a perennial cult favorite, Bad Santa is as nasty as it wants to be, and there's something to be said for comedy without compromise. The Coen brothers conceived the basic idea and served as executive producers, but it's director Terry Zwigoff (Crumb, Ghost World) who brings his unique affinity for losers and outcasts to the twisted tale of Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton), a hard-drinking, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed sexaholic safe-cracker who targets a different department store every holiday season, playing Santa while he cases the joint with his dwarf elf-partner Marcus (Tony Cox). With comedic support from Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, Cloris Leachman, and John Ritter in his final film, Thornton milks the lowbrow laughs with a slovenly lack of sentiment, warming Bad Santa's pickled heart just enough to please a chubby misfit (Brett Kelly, hilariously deadpan) who may or may not be mentally challenged. As dry as an arid martini and blacker than morning-after coffee, Bad Santa is an instant cure for yuletide schmaltz, and if you think this appropriately R-rated comedy is suitable for kids, your parenting skills are no better than Willie's.
eople that don't find this movie funny need to be shot (seriously). From start to finish this movie delivers a constant, irreverent laughfest that barely gives you a chance to catch your breath. The casting director was an absolute genius -- Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox are perfect! And what better way for John Ritter to be remembered than as Bob Chipeska!
Please rent or buy this movie; if you don't find it funny then you have my blessing to leave the planet.
One note: the Badder Santa version is simply marketing hype. There is barely any additional footage, and what little was cut out of the theatrical version wasn't that great. Buy whichever is cheaper, as they are essentially the same.
