Bad Santa

Theatrical - Wide 2003-11-26

Cast Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Lauren Graham Brett Kelly Lauren Tom
Directed by Terry Zwigoff

Box Office Gross: $76,500,000

Running Time: 92 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Mike Zoss Productions, Triptych Pictures, Dimension Films, Miramax, Columbia Pictures

Genres: Comedy Crime Drama

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6/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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.

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