Santa Claus Is a Stinker
7.4
“"There was a very rude gentleman who wanted to fuck Therese!"”
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a cross-dresser visit their office.
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Cast
26 people
Gérard Jugnot
Félix
Known for
The Chorus
Spoiled Brats
Thierry Lhermitte
Pierre Mortez
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Dinner Game
Anémone
Thérèse de Monsou dite « Mme S.O.S »
Known for
The Grand Highway
Little Nicholas
Christian Clavier
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
Known for
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Marie-Anne Chazel
Josette dite « Zézette », compagne de Félix
Known for
The Visitors
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Josiane Balasko
Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Bruno Moynot
Zadko Preskovitch dit « Presko », le voisin Yougoslave
Known for
French Fried Vacation
Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's
Martin Lamotte
M. Leblé, voisin du dessous
Known for
Gramps Is in the Resistance
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Jacques François
Docteur Poinsot, le pharmacien de quartier
Known for
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
The Toy
Michel Blanc
L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Jeannette Batti
Known for
La Traversée de Paris
Pierre Belot
Un responsable des Galeries
Known for
The Last Metro
For a Cop's Hide
Jean-Marie Poiré Director · Gérard Jugnot Writer Thierry Lhermitte Writer
Worldwide gross $10M · United States release December 28, 2011 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,300,000
Production
Trinacra Films
Production
Films A2
Production
Les Films du Splendid
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le père Noël est une ordure
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 25, 1982
Theatrical
United States · December 28, 2011
Theatrical
Canada
November 4, 2014 · Physical · DVD
France
August 25, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 26, 2025 · TV · Culturebox (France 4)
December 21, 2025 · TV · France 2
July 3, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
September 29, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
October 17, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Hungary
December 23, 2006 · Theatrical
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