Bad Santa

Theatrical - Wide 2003-11-26

Cast Billy Bob Thornton Lauren Graham John Ritter Bernie Mac Cloris Leachman Tony Cox Brett Kelly Lauren Tom
Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Written by Glenn Ficarra John Requa Terry Zwigoff Arnie Marx

Genres: Comedy

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

It’s the holiday season and droves of people make their way to the malls of the world. Included in the masses are two con men who go from mall to mall robbing each one for whatever they can take. The duo... See more disguise themselves as Santa Claus and his elf dividing their time between bouncing kids on their knees and planning how to rob the mall. Everything works out fine until an 8-year old boy comes into the picture and complicates the matter by teaching the crooks the meaning of Christmas.

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Posted 22 years ago

Review Date: Director: Terry Zwigoff Writer: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra Producers: Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron Actors: Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Bernie Mac Plot: A drunken, foul-mouthed holiday Santa Claus and his midget elf friend team up every year to...

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Nicolas Cage and Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff teaming up for Lost Melody

The Wrap is reporting that director Terry Zwigoff (GHOST WORLD, BAD SANTA) wants Nicolas Cage for the lead in his new film LOST MELODY. Zwigoff co-wrote the script with Melissa Axelrod and is about a man stuck in a bad...

Posted 13 years ago

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Fred Armisen to team up with Bad Santa director Terry Zwigoff for Untitled Comedy

Posted 13 years ago

Fans of both Fred Armisen and Terry Zwigoff, get ready to be happy. The BAD SANTA director is set to team up with the SNL and Portlandia comedian for an Untitled comedy, gearing up to start shooting in the fall....

Today’s Awesome Money-Saving Deals on Amazon: Bad Santa, Blues Brothers, Homeland, Miracle, Scarface, and more!

Posted 13 years ago

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The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Bad Santa

Posted 13 years ago

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat is back this week with another hilarious seasonal movie! This week we are moving into the Christmas season, so I wanted to pick a movie that fits the season in a hilarious way. This...

The Ten Spot: Most Depressing Holiday Movie Moments

Posted 13 years ago

As we approach Thanksgiving in a few weeks, it is time for the onslaught of happy Christmas movies to flood cable television and movie theaters. But, have you noticed how many depressing Christmas movies there are? This list compiles ten...

Hot Tub Time Machine helmer Steve Pink to take on Bad Santa sequel

Posted 14 years ago

Things are still moving along with the BAD SANTA sequel. It looks like a director for the project has finally been found. ACCEPTED and HOT TUB TIME MACHINE director Steve Pink is in early talks to helm as well as...

Two scripts are being written for the Bad Santa sequel, who will win?

Posted 15 years ago

How’s that sensitivity training job going for Willie Stokes? I’d imagine irritating, but we will soon enough find out. Dimension and Miramax have decided to commission two scripts to fight it out to the death. The best script will be...

Billy Bob Thornton comes back for more drunken holiday animosity in Bad Santa 2?

Posted 15 years ago

The raunchy 2003 comedy BAD SANTA has become a non-traditional holiday favorite over the past several years, and star Billy Bob Thornton has previously expressed interest in reprising the role of a booze-soaked mall Santa. Looks like he was serious...