Bad Santa
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Terry Zwigoff |
| Produced by | John Cameron Sarah Aubrey Bob Weinstein |
| Written by |
Glenn Ficarra John Requa |
| Starring |
Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Lauren Graham Brett Kelly Lauren Tom John Ritter Bernie Mac |
| Music by | David Kitay |
| Cinematography | Jamie Anderson |
| Edited by | Robert Hoffman |
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Tryptich Pictures
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| Distributed by |
Dimension Films (North America) Columbia Pictures (Other territories) |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23 million |
| Box office | $76.5 million |
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac. This was John Ritter's last film appearance before his death on September 11, 2003. The Coen brothers are credited as executive producers. The film was released in the United States on November 26, 2003.
The film was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
An unrated version was released on DVD on March 5, 2004 and on Blu-ray Disc on November 20, 2007 as Bad(der) Santa. A director's cut DVD was released in November 2006; it features Zwigoff's cut of the film (including an audio commentary with him and the film's editor), which is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version.
A sequel, Bad Santa 2, was released worldwide on November 23, 2016.
Willie T. Soke and his dwarfed assistant Marcus Skidmore are professional thieves. Every year, Willie disguises himself as a department store Santa Claus and Marcus disguises himself as an elf in order for both of them to rob shopping malls at night, using Marcus' wife Lois as their getaway driver and accomplice. Marcus takes his duty as an elf seriously, but Willie is a sex-addicted alcoholic, and is gradually unable to perform his Santa duties appropriately with children, plus likewise a diminish in his safe-cracking performance, much to Marcus' dismay. When they are hired at the Saguaro Square Mall in Phoenix the following year, the vulgar remarks made by Willie shock the prudish mall manager Bob Chipeska, who brings them to the attention of security chief Gin Slagel.
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