Bad Santa movie

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Bernie Mac, John Ritter (in his final live-action film), Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Ethan Phillips, Brett Kelly and Cloris Leachman are also featured.The unrated version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as Badder Santa. A directors cut DVD has been released in November 2006. It features director Terry Zwigoffs cut of the film (including an audio commentary with him and the films editor), but is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version.ProductionBad Santa was Terry Zwigoffs fourth film and was by far his most mainstream, following the very limited releases of Crumb and Ghost World.

The original screenplay was written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who had previously been known for the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs". They would later go on to, alongside Bill Lancaster (the original screenwriter although has since died but is still credited with), writing the screenplay for the 2005 remake of The Bad News Bears, also starring Billy Bob Thornton. Prior to filming, producers Ethan and Joel Coen and director Terry Zwigoff did re-writes on the script, though they went uncredited by WGA rules.The casting directors experienced a bit of poor timing, as several different actors interested in the role of Willie were unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts. Among them were Jack Nicholson and Bill Murray, who were already filming Somethings Gotta Give and Lost in Translation, respectively. Ironically, Nicholson, Murray and Thornton all received Golden Globe nominations that same year for their roles, with Murray winning the award.PlotThe film begins in a bar on a December night in Milwaukee, where the viewer is introduced to Willie T. Stokes (Thornton), a bitter, lonely man and alcoholic.

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Bad Santa Cast

• Ajay Naidu
• Alex Borstein
• Bernie Mac
• Billy Gardell
• Brett Kelly
• Bryan Callen
• Dylan Charles
• Harrison Bieker
• John Ritter
• Lauren Graham
• Lauren Tom
• Lisa Ross
• Lorna Scott
• Tony Cox