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Bad Santa (Director's Cut)

starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom
directed by: Terry Zwigoff

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936702477
Format: AC-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Dimension
Manufacturer: Dimension
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dimension
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 32181
Studio: Dimension
Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 2003



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Description:
The baddest Santa ever comes to town in this never-before-seen exclusive director's cut starring the hilarious Billy Bob Thornton (THE ALAMO), Bernie Mac (OCEAN'S 12), and John Ritter (TV's 8 SIMPLE RULES). Ill-mannered store Santa Willie Stokes (Thornton) is really a safecracker with a holiday tradition of making one big score every Christmas Eve with his clever elf - partner-in-crime, Marcus. But this year's heist-fest could be completely foiled by a snoopy store manager (Ritter), savvy mall detective (Mac), sexy Santa fan, and an innocent 8-year-old misfit who thinks the intoxicated and felonious Willie is the real Santa he seeks. Forget the cookies and milk; this is the grittier gut-busting comedy Rolling Stone pegs as 'a Christmas perennial for Scrooges of all ages!'

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Instantly qualifying as a perennial cult favorite, Bad Santa is as nasty as it wants to be, and there's something to be said for comedy without compromise. The Coen brothers conceived the basic idea and served as executive producers, but it's director Terry Zwigoff (Crumb, Ghost World) who brings his unique affinity for losers and outcasts to the twisted tale of Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton), a hard-drinking, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed sexaholic safe-cracker who targets a different department store every holiday season, playing Santa while he cases the joint with his dwarf elf-partner Marcus (Tony Cox). With comedic support from Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, Cloris Leachman, and John Ritter in his final film, Thornton milks the lowbrow laughs with a slovenly lack of sentiment, warming Bad Santa's pickled heart just enough to please a chubby misfit (Brett Kelly, hilariously deadpan) who may or may not be mentally challenged. As dry as an arid martini and blacker than morning-after coffee, Bad Santa is an instant cure for yuletide schmaltz, and if you think this appropriately R-rated comedy is suitable for kids, your parenting skills are no better than Willie's. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I laughed so hard I choked
You have to understand this is USMC style funny, not New Yorker magazine, or Disney style funny. People ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Santa so bad he's good - uhhh....
Billy Bob Thornton stars as a blasted out old Charles Bukowski character who runs a scam with a dwarf to ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very Funny!!!
A Christmas movie for adults to get ready for the hectic time of year for family and friends. A comedy to ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Disturbingly Hilarious
Bad Santa is a comedy released in 2003 directed by Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World, Crumb). Zwigoff has a unique ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bad Santa: Can't get any better
Not your typical Christmas Story; but one of the best!

Lot's of foul language, but it's there for ... Read More

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