Bad Santa
“He doesn't care if you're naughty or nice.”
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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2 films
Cast
39 people
Billy Bob Thornton
Willie
Known for
Armageddon
The Man Who Wasn't There
Tony Cox
Marcus
Known for
Oz the Great and Powerful
Epic Movie
Lauren Graham
Sue
Known for
Gilmore Girls
The Pacifier
Brett Kelly
The Kid
Known for
Trick 'r Treat
Unaccompanied Minors
Lauren Tom
Lois
Known for
Futurama
Codename: Kids Next Door
John Ritter
Bob Chipeska
Known for
It
Problem Child
Bernie Mac
Gin
Known for
Guess Who
Ocean's Thirteen
Ajay Naidu
Hindustani Troublemaker
Known for
Office Space
Requiem for a Dream
Alex Borstein
Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Known for
Family Guy
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Lorna Scott
Milwaukee Mother
Known for
Wanted
Little Britain USA
Harrison Bieker
Milwaukee Boy
Also in
Why Him?
Alexandra Korhan
Drum Set Girl
Also in
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Terry Zwigoff Director · Glenn Ficarra Writer John Requa Writer
Worldwide gross $76M · Budget $23M · United States release November 26, 2003
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$76,500,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Mike Zoss Productions
Production
Triptych Pictures
Production
Dimension Films
Production · Studio
Miramax
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 18, 2003
Premiere · Westwood, CA
United States · November 26, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
March 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
France
May 19, 2004 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
November 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 2, 2004 · Digital
Ireland
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
December 4, 2004 · Digital
Netherlands
November 25, 2004 · Theatrical
February 4, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Poland
November 26, 2004 · Digital
Russia
December 9, 2004 · Premiere · West
February 21, 2005 · Physical · West Video
Switzerland
November 25, 2004 · Digital
United Kingdom
November 4, 2004 · Theatrical
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