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.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.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.
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- 1 win & 12 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaBilly Bob Thornton has said that he was genuinely intoxicated during some of filming. In the escalator fall scene, he actually passed out after drinking three glasses of red wine for breakfast followed by vodkas, cranberry juice, and a few Bud Lights.
- GoofsWhen Willie is in the bath talking to the Kid, the cloth he has draped over his face changes pattern and color between shots.
- Quotes
- [Willie has just passed out]
- Gin: Look here, get himy outta here and I'll go smooth things over with Chipeska, Tell him it was food poisoning or something.
- Marcus: What do you mean, get him outta here?
- Gin: Take him to the car.
- Marcus: In case you didn't notice I'm a motherfucking dwarf, so unless you got a forklift handy, maybe you should lend a hand hmm?
- Gin: That figures. You want all kind of set-asides. Special treatment 'cause you're handicapped. You're all the same.
- Marcus: Special treatment? I'm 3-foot-fucking-tall you asshole! It's a matter of physics. Draw me a sketch of how I get him to the car, huh?
- Gin: Bitch, Bitch, Bitch!
- Marcus: Sketch it up, you fucking moron. Fucking Leonardo da Vinci.
- Gin: What'd you call me thigh-high?
- Marcus: I called you a fucking guinea homo from the 15th-fucking-century, you dickhead!
- Gin: I could stick you up my ass, small fry.
- Marcus: Yeah? You sure it ain't too sore from last night?
- Gin: You got some lip on you midget.
- Marcus: Yeah? Well these lips were on your wife's pussy last night. Why don't you dust that thing off once in a while? Asshole!
- Crazy creditsThere is a special thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio
- Alternate versionsThe 99-minute 'Badder Santa' was assembled by the studio without any input from the director. The 88-minute 'Director's Cut' was assembled and approved by Zwigoff.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bad Santa: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2004)
- SoundtracksNocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.2
Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Frederick Chopin)
Performed by Idil Biret, piano
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q
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- Also known as
- Un santa no tan santo
- Filming locations
- Del Amo Fashion Center - Hawthorne Boulevard & Carson Street, Torrance, California, USA(as Saguaro Square Mall)
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Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,060,328
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,500,000
- Nov 30, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $76,490,995
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1












































