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Bad Santa

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.

2003•1h 32m•

★6.6(2,378 ratings)

DramaComedyCrime

Overview

You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.

Director

Writers

John Requa, Glenn Ficarra

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Main Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Willie

Tony Cox

Tony Cox

Marcus

Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Sue

Brett Kelly

Brett Kelly

The Kid

Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom

Lois

John Ritter

John Ritter

Bob Chipeska

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Gin

Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu

Hindustani Troublemaker

Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Milwaukee Mom with Photo

Lorna Scott

Lorna Scott

Milwaukee Mother

Harrison Bieker

Harrison Bieker

Milwaukee Boy

Alexandra Korhan

Alexandra Korhan

Drum Set Girl

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Terry Zwigoff
First Assistant Director: James Alan Hensz
Second Assistant Director: Dave Halls
Script Supervisor: Michael Taylor
Script Supervisor: Tricia Ronten
Second Second Assistant Director: Kenneth Roth

Writing

Writer: John Requa
Writer: Glenn Ficarra

Production

Casting: Mary Vernieu
Casting: Felicia Fasano
Co-Producer: David Crockett
Co-Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer: Brad Weston
Executive Producer: Joel Coen

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: David Kitay
Production Sound Mixer: Mark Weingarten
Production Sound Mixer: Lee Orloff
Boom Operator: Lawrence L. Commans
Boom Operator: Knox White
Music Editor: Shannon Erbe

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jamie Anderson
Camera Operator: Billy Clevenger
Camera Operator: Gary Jay
First Assistant Camera: Dominic Napolitano
First Assistant Camera: Mike Endler
Second Assistant Camera: Jacqueline J. Nivens

Editing

Editor: Robert Hoffman
Additional Editing: Peter Teschner
First Assistant Editor: Tzarina V. Edillon
First Assistant Editor: Lynel Moore
First Assistant Editor: Nina Kawasaki
First Assistant Editor: Michael Gay

Art Direction

Production Design: Sharon Seymour
Art Direction: Peter Borck
Art Department Coordinator: Robin McCarthy
Art Department Coordinator: Kara Stanford
Assistant Art Director: Ray Yamagata
Set Decoration: Robert Greenfield

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Wendy Chuck
Costume Supervisor: Nava R. Sadan
Key Makeup Artist: Carrie Angland
Key Makeup Artist: Frank Perez
Makeup Artist: Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist: Cyndi Reece-Thorne

Keywords

elvesholidaydepartment storechristmas partysafedrinklittle peoplechristmashilariousxmas

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice."

#2

With a budget of $23.0M, the film grossed $76.5M — a profit of $53.5M (233% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).

#4

It was a co-production between: United States of America, Germany.

#5

The film was directed by Terry Zwigoff.

#6

The screenplay was written by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra.

#7

The score was composed by David Kitay.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Jamie Anderson.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0307987.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

2,378 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Bad Santa

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America, Germany

Budget:

$23,000,000

Revenue:

$76,500,000

Production Companies:

Mike Zoss Productions

Mike Zoss Productions

Triptych Pictures

Triptych Pictures

Dimension Films

Dimension Films

Miramax

Miramax

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

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