Bad Santa
- Original title
- Bad Santa
- Year
- 2003
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Billy Bob Thornton
- Tony Cox
- Brett Kelly
- Lauren Graham
- Lauren Tom
- Bernie Mac
- John Ritter
- Max Van Ville
- Octavia Spencer
- Alex Borstein
- Lorna Scott
- Billy Gardell
- Ajay Naidu
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Black Comedy. Christmas. Alcoholism
- Synopsis
- This is the story of two criminals who disguise themselves as Santa Claus (Thornton) and his elf, traveling across the country to major malls, using the good will people have towards Santa to rob the stores blind. The plan is going great until the two baddies meet an introverted 8-year-old boy who reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas.
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- Awards
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2003: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical (Billy Bob Thornton)2004: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical (Billy Bob Thornton)2003: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"A demented, twisted, unreasonably funny work of comic kamikaze style, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Santa in a performance that's defiantly uncouth."
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"The foulest holiday movie I've ever seen -- and the funniest."
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"This is a filmmaker who instinctively knows that a shot of Santa sitting at a bar as Ricky Nelson sings Jingle Bells will be no-frills funny."
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"For those who don't mind a little bile in their eggnog, it's the perfect antidote to all that prefab Christmas cheer."
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"Aspires to the devilish crudity and unfettered social commentary of South Park. But Zwigoff's direction lacks the exaggerated cartoonishness necessary."
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"Happens to be extremely funny -- at times sidesplittingly so -- thanks to Zwigoff's way with raw irreverence and Thornton's perfectly pitched, ready-for-anything performance."
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"Gloriously funky in the good old meaning of the term. Its vulgarity may be offensive, but it's also pungent and real, and it fuels some ferocious humor."
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