

Bad Santa
2003-11-26 · 92 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Terry Zwigoff
- Production companies
- Mike Zoss Productions, Triptych Pictures, Dimension Films, Miramax, Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 23,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 76,500,000
Top Cast
Billy Bob ThorntonWillie
Tony CoxMarcus
Lauren GrahamSue
Brett KellyThe Kid
Lauren TomLois
John RitterBob Chipeska
Bernie MacGin
Ajay NaiduHindustani Troublemaker
Alex BorsteinMilwaukee Mom with Photo
Lorna ScottMilwaukee Mother
Harrison BiekerMilwaukee Boy
Billy GardellMilwaukee Security Guard
Lisa RossMilwaukee Bartender
Bryan CallenMiami Bartender
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