This week, in honor of jake kasdans bad teacher movie bad teacher, were looking at terry zwigoffs bad santa movie bad santa. Willie gets a job as santa claus at a shopping mall, his pal tags along as an elf, and. Bad santa is a 2003 american christmas black comedy film directed by terry zwigoff and. Bad santa is santa claus for adults only, definitely not for kids. Bad santa and incredibly funny comedy with billy bob thornton. Theres never been a better time to watch the first bad santa movie with the longawaited sequel finally in cinemas years after the first released. Every year on christmas eve, the two of them rob the mall, living off of the stolen loot for the next year. He is an actor, known for bad santa 2003, unaccompanied minors 2006 and trick r treat 2008. Bad santa 2 an unneccesary sequel to the funny 2003 hit. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot. However, it also has forced subtitles during the english audio track if this is a problem, then go for the r1 theatrical edition, what includes a dolby digital 5. It stars billy bob thornton, tony cox, lauren graham, brett kelly, lauren tom, john ritter, and bernie mac.
Billy bob thornton and lauren graham in bad santa 2003. Bad santa 2 is a kick in the balls to complicated storytelling, one that basically says, fuck all that smart shit. Where the first bad santa movie, back in 2003, included all that is best about the festive season, being brash, foulmouthed, misanthropic, disgusting and sexfilled. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Bad santa trailer 2003 this holiday season the traditional christmas tale will never be the same with the cleverly twisted, merrily irreverent story of a santa so bad hes wickedly funny. His partner in crime is tony cox, santa s little person helper who keeps him sober and lucid enough through the season to not royally screw things up. But an introverted boy brett kelly approaches him one day and changes his life by showing him what. Only for the thick skinned who arent easily offended by bad language, bad attitudes, or bad, bad santas. Bad santa 1 will always be a top 10 holiday movie for me, but bs2 may only be something i watch if it is on and i happen across it.
But unfortunately bad santa 2 is really not a great movie. Bad santa 2 is a 2016 christmas black comedy crime film directed by mark waters and written by shauna cross and johnny rosenthal. Whether it is tim allens the santa clause or will ferrells elf that gets you in the jolly mood this holiday season. Stokes billy bob thornton and his partner tony cox reunite once a year for a holiday con. Bad santa is without a question the raunchiest christmas movie of all time. Bad santa 2003 theatrical, unrated or directors cut. Stokes billy bob thornton is a con man and a thief who. For those with ears to hear, 2003s bad santa was a wicked little christmas carol.
A sequel, bad santa 2, was released on november 23, 2016. Bad santa may have come out in 2003, but it has held up remarkably well. Bad santa 2 soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. The film is mustwatch for some at christmas and has gained a cult following since its release in 2003. It has since attained cult status, with fans watching it every holiday season. The nontraditional christmas movie had many in stitches as it deals with. The us bluray release of the film includes the unrated and directors cut.
Its been unlucky years since billy bob thornton embodied the worst santa ever in 2003s bad santa. Theatrical, unrated longest version, and the directors cut shortest version. Bad santa is a 2003 american christmas black comedy film directed by terry zwigoff and written by glenn ficarra and john requa. Bad santa official trailer hd criminals willie and marcus disguise themselves as santa claus and his elf and travel across the country to major malls, using the good will people have toward santa to rob the mall stores blind. Mark deming, rovi the christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. November 26, 2003 the christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy.
Brett kelly was born on october 30, 1993 in vancouver, british columbia, canada as brett edward kelly. The christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. The problem is, willie cant stand kids and its all he can do to keep himself from getting fired while on the job. Bad santa 2003 bloopers outtakes gag reel 2 clips synopsis. Bad santa 212 movie clip hes freakin me out 2003 hd. The thing about bad santa is that its really a oneoff. Billy bob thornton says his goliath character picked up the actors bad habits in season 2. Billy bob thorton is a drinking, fornicating, defecating thief who freeloads for the whole year, only to work 25 days in december while robbing a mall of all its holiday proceeds. Bad santa 2 is officially happening digital trends. Bad santa is a demented, twisted, unreasonably funny work of comic. Between seasons the santa spends his time in a drunken stupor, bitter and angry and anything but the way we normally imagine santa to be. Bad santa was directed by terry zwigoff, who enjoyed previous success with crumb and ghost world. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Sadsack santa willie soke isnt known for doing the right thing.
Sentimentality sinks bad santa 2 the original bad santa has long delighted holiday misanthropes, but an irredeemably squishy. Bad santa was directed by terry zwigoff, who enjoyed previous. But theres no such kernel of wit to bad santa 2, and much of the film concerns willies hatred to spending time with his abrasive mother while wondering if, deep down, they actually do love. Find all 34 songs in bad santa 2 soundtrack, with scene descriptions. It turns out the first movies ending was real but impermanent. Bad santa has been released in three different cuts.
A portly kid brett kelly gets under willies billy bob thornton skin by asking him one too many questions about being santa claus. Bad santa billy bob thornton is prochristmas music. After engaging in some casual sex with sue lauren graham, a barmaid, willie billy bob thornton is accosted by a crazy man in the parking lot. Find out where bad santa is streaming, if bad santa is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Billy bob thornton is officially slated to return for the sequel to 2003s raunchy comedy bad santa, expected to begin production in early 2016. Its the holiday season and droves of people make their way to the malls of the world. It was ritters last liveaction film appearance before his death on september 11, 2003 his remaining final. Just in time for the holidays, hes back in the gleefully r. Bad santa er en amerikansk komediekrimifilm fra 2003. Bad santa 2 is the sequel to bad santa, the 2003 dark comedy that won praise for being a fresh and amusing subversion of the typical holiday movie tropes. If you cant get enough of the mystery and mayhem of suspenseful series like sherlock and. Soke is the titular main protagonist in the 2003 film bad santa and its 2016 sequel willie is a criminal who works as a mall santa every holiday season with his midget friend marcus skidmore, who poses as an elf. Rent bad santa 2003 starring billy bob thornton and bernie mac on dvd and bluray. Now, with help from his mom, hes about to take his act to a whole new level of bad.
Bad santa is absolutely hilarious in fits and starts and provides a needed contrast from the typical holiday uplift films, however its plot is disjointed, random and messy with no real sense of. A grifter and his partner billy bob thornton and tony cox meet every christmas season to case department stores while dressed as santa and his lead elf. This 2003 production from the director terry zwigoff who in 2001 had directed ghost. Billy bob thornton, bernie mac, tony cox, and brett kelly in bad santa 2003.
Terry zwigoffs bad santa stars billy bob thornton as one of the most crooked, corrupted and downright hysterical kris kringles ever to grace the screen. Starring billy bob thornton, tony cox, and lauren graham, bad santa follows criminals willie and marcus as they disguise themselves as santa claus and his elf and travel across the country to. In match cuts, we examine every available version of a film, and decide once and for all which is the one, definitive cut worth watching. Bad santa 2 will arrive just in time to put a little vinegar in americas christmas eggnog.
That outrageous 2003 hit featured billy bob thornton as a safecracker whose cover involves dressing up as a departmentstore santa. With billy bob thornton, bernie mac, lauren graham, john ritter. Scandinavian release has a dts track plus an additional deleted scene. In fact the only thing that gives its age away is like alien that willie soke can smoke pretty much anywhere i guess that the traditions of christmas the unflattering red and white suit, the annoying children, the permanent hangover never really change from one century to another. Sequel to antiholiday classic isnt worth the tinsel billy bob thornton returns as worlds drunkest, crookedest kris kringle and the foulmouthed thrill is gone. Find out where bad santa 2 is streaming, if bad santa 2 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. A miserable conman and his partner pose as santa and his little helper to rob department stores on christmas eve. A sequel to the 2003 film bad santa, the film stars billy bob thornton, tony cox, brett kelly, kathy bates, and christina hendricks, and features criminals willie and marcus again teaming up to work as santa and an. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 39 produced by 8 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 8 production management 6 second unit director or assistant. How the first bad santa boozed down the chimney the. Watch bad santa movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The film was in development for a number of years before reaching theaters, and it aims to recapture the magic of the original while being a fun continuation of the characters.
Bad santa 2003 in this dark comedy, the crotchety willie t. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid. Btw this unrated directors cut contains two versions of the movie, with the. The sequel to the 2003 cult comedy will hit theaters on nov. The christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark. Like the 2003 original, the comedy bad santa 2 is a foulmouthed and meanspirited christmas tale but, unlike the original, it loses its nerve in the final reel with a stab at.