Badder Santa [Blu-ray] DVD

Bad Santa
The Christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) is a con man and a thief who teams up with his friend Marcus (Tony Cox), a midget, for a very special scam each year during the holiday season. Willie gets a job as Santa Claus at a shopping mall, his pal tags along as an elf, and they use their employee status to crack mall security and rob stores blind just before Christmas. However, there's one flaw to this plan -- Willie is a bitter, foul-mouthed and perpetually grouchy alcoholic who doesn't care for kids, and it's all he can do to keep himself from getting fired while on the job. The mall's manager (John Ritter, in his last film appearance) is certain something's wrong with the Santa he's hired, so he asks the mall's chief of security (Bernie Mac) to do some research on Willie. Meanwhile, one of the kids Willie is forced to talk to becomes a regular customer; overweight, awkward, and the frequent target of bullies, the boy manages to arouse something like sympathy from Willie, who tries to give him some advice and develops something vaguely resembling Christmas sprit along the way. Bad Santa was directed by Terry Zwigoff, who enjoyed previous success with Crumb and Ghost World. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Billy Bob Thornton as Willie T. Stokes Tony Cox as Marcus Brett Kelly as Thurman Merman Lauren Graham as Sue Lauren Tom as Lois Bernie Mac as Gin Slagel John Ritter as Bob Chipeska Ajay Naidu as Hindustani Troublemaker Alex Borstein as Milwaukee Mom W/Photo Cloris Leachman as Grandma

Crew Peter Borck - Art Director Larry Commans - Boom Operator Knox White - Boom Operator Mary Vernieu - Casting Felicia Fasano - Casting David Kitay - Conductor David Crockett - Co-producer David Crokett - Co-producer Linda Thayer - Costume Designer Wendy Chuck - Costume Designer Erin Lenk - Costume Designer Susan Strubel - Costume Designer Annie Miller - Costume Designer Jim Hensz - First Assistant Director Jim Henz - First Assistant Director Terry Zwigoff - Director Robert Hoffman - Editor Joel Coen - Executive Producer Ethan Coen - Executive Producer Cammy Langer - Hair Styles Joani Yarbrough - Hair Styles Teressia Carter - Hair Styles Lisa Blok - Location Manager Christine Bonnem - Location Manager David Kitay - Composer (Music Score) Rachel Levy - Musical Direction/Supervision Cindi Reece Thorne - Makeup Lynne Eagan - Makeup Billy Clevenger - Camera Operator Gary Jay - Camera Operator Sharon Seymour - Production Designer Jamie Anderson - Cinematographer Bob Weinstein - Producer Sarah Aubrey - Producer John Cameron - Producer David Marquette - Recording Lynn Christopher - Set Designer Natalie Richards - Set Designer Natalie Richardson - Set Designer Luma Pictures - Special Effects Jason W. Jennings - Sound Editor Greg Ten Bosch - Sound Editor Randy Beckman - Stunts Rick Miller - Stunts Cliff McGlaughlin - Stunts Michael Marshall - Stunts Rick Kresse - Stunts Jimmy N. Roberts - Stunts Scott Rogers - Stunts Rick Edwards - Stunts Jennifer Elizabeth Davis - Stunts Jim Wilkey - Stunts Carl Ciarfalio - Stunts Kerry Rossall - Stunts Ben R. Scott - Stunts Tonya Renee Banks - Stunts Bradley J. Bovee - Stunts Craig Jensen - Stunts Hugh A. O'Brien - Stunts Kathie Rowe - Stunts Allan Graf - Stunts Peter D. Weirter - Stunts Mike Caradonna - Stunts Mike Adams - Stunts Tony Brubaker - Stunts Anthony Schmidt - Stunts Mickey Giacomazzi - Stunts Coordinator Jeff Dashnaw - Stunts Coordinator Gary Davis - Stunts Coordinator Robert Leveen - Unit Production Manager David Crockett - Unit Production Manager Ethan Coen - Screen Story Joel Coen - Screen Story Glenn Ficarra - Screenwriter Terry Zwigoff - Screenwriter John Requa - Screenwriter Robert Leveen - Additional Cinematography Nash Garrison - Production Assistant Tessa Lyn Stephenson - Production Assistant Georgia Schwab - Production Assistant Jason Uhrmacher - Production Assistant Mike Pelino - Production Assistant Jessie Marion - Production Assistant Kyrsten Mate Comoglio - Sound Effects Editor John Nutt - Sound Effects Editor James LeBrecht - Sound Effects Editor Sam Hinckley - Sound Effects Editor Inc. Megatrax Production Music - Additional Music Opus 1 Music - Additional Music Promusic Inc. - Additional Music Audio Network - Additional Music Extreme Music - Additional Music APM Music - Additional Music Carol McConnaughey - Unit Publicist Peter Teschner - Additional Editing Randy Spendlove - Executive Music Producer Michael S. Endler - First Assistant Camera Dominic Napolitano - First Assistant Camera Kenny King - Grip Tony Sepian - Grip Robert Garcia - Grip Erik Hecomovich - Grip William C. Young - Key Grip Shannon Erbe - Music Editor Trish Hadley - Post Production Coordinator Ninon Tantet - Post Production Supervisor Cory McCrum-Abdo - Post Production Supervisor Kevin Law - Production Coordinator Valerie Beth Sharp - Production Coordinator Haley B. Sweet - Production Supervisor Vic Petrotta, Jr. - Properties Master Bill Petrotta - Properties Master Robert Bankins - Properties Master Peter Bankins - Properties Master Matt Dublin - Re-Recording Mixer Gary Gegan - Re-Recording Mixer Matthew Iadarola - Re-Recording Mixer Sean Wright - Re-Recording Mixer Michael Taylor - Script Supervisor Tricia Ronten - Script Supervisor Dave Halls - Second Assistant Director Eric Lee - Still Photographer Tracy Bennett - Still Photographer Larry Kemp - Supervising Sound Editor Michael J. Benavente - Supervising Sound Editor Eric Thompson - ADR Mixer Chris Navarro - ADR Recordist Ray Yamagata - Assistant Art Director Kim Bryant-Woods - Assistant Location Manager Paul Codiga - Assistant Location Manager James Barber - Assistant Location Manager Christopher K. Grap - Assistant Production Coordinator Mike Gannon - Assistant Properties Stuart Rankine - Assistant Properties Sarah Bourgeois - Assistant Sound Editor Tricia Linklater - Assistant Sound Editor Keith Hartley - Best Boy Electric Kenneth G. Berkhout - Best Boy Electric Michael Bailey - Best Boy Electric Russell Caldwell - Best Boy Electric Dean M. King - Best Boy Grip Glen Purdy - Best Boy Grip Jason K. Johnson - Best Boy Grip Cindy LaJeunesse - Buyer Jennifer Tanksley - Camera Loader Martha Cagrill - Camera Loader Shalimar Reodica - Casting Associate David Morton - Chief Lighting Technician Richard Hartley - Chief Lighting Technician Greg Banta - Chief Lighting Technician John W. DeBlau - Chief Lighting Technician David T.F Cannon - Construction Coordinator Nava Sadan - Costumes Supervisor Susan Dudeck - Dialogue Editor Bob Newland - Dialogue Editor Michael Schwake - Dolly Grip Paul Threlkeld - Dolly Grip Nicolas Amato - Electrician Michael Hibbard - Electrician Kevin Lang - Electrician Derek Page - Electrician Glen Magers - Electrician David Bouza - Electrician Chris Bernal - Electrician David Dunbar - Electrician Background Players - Extra Casting Allen Wong - First Assistant Accountant Paul Lilavois - First Assistant Accountant Bernadette Tanchauco - First Assistant Accountant Sam Vanny - First Assistant Editor Alain Romi - First Assistant Editor Thomas Harrington - First Assistant Editor Michael D. Gay - First Assistant Editor Tzarina Edillon - First Assistant Editor Vincent Guisetti - Foley Artist Pamela Nedd Kahn - Foley Artist Cliff Latimer - Foley Editor Rita Troy - Key Hairstylist Frank Perez - Key Make-up Carrie Angland - Key Make-up Daril Alder - Leadman Jim Landis - Leadman Sean Ginevan - Leadman Matthew Stein - Personal Assistant David Hopper - Personal Assistant Kristen Scott - Personal Assistant Melissa Axelrod - Personal Assistant Jason Cooper Hall - Personal Assistant Ken Makowski - Personal Assistant Leah Holmes - Post Production Accountant Tiffany Gehring - Post Production Assistant R. Bradley Davis - Production Accountant Tad Driscoll - Production Accountant Jimmy Ferguson - Second Assistant Camera Jacqueline J. Nivens - Second Assistant Camera Kenneth B. Roth - Second Second Assistant Director Susan Walter - Second Second Assistant Director Glenn Roberts - Set Dresser Tim Snowber - Set Dresser Heather Anderson - Set Production Assistant Steve Dudycha - Set Production Assistant Mark Simone - Set Production Assistant Janell Sammelman - Set Production Assistant Valerie Johnson - Set Production Assistant Stephen A. Latina - Transportation Captain Don Tardino - Transportation Coordinator Robert Greenfield - Set Decorator Brad Weston - Co-Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein - Co-Executive Producer The Reel Team - ADR Loop Group Mark W. Fay - Cable Person Mike Anderson - Cable Person Bobby Bednar - Construction Foreman Deluxe Catering, Inc. - Craft Service/Catering David "Cajun" Guilbeau - Craft Service/Catering Leah Amir - Craft Service/Catering Tony's Food Services - Craft Service/Catering Donna Hall - Driver David Goodman - Driver Tony Borella - Driver Larry Hilmo - Driver Steven C. Hunter - Driver Brian McQuown - Driver Sean Shepherd - Driver Philip J. Stewart - Driver Jon A. Tardino - Driver Andrew Wooten - Driver Ted Basso - Driver Dave Amberick - Driver Brian Maguire - Driver Mo Henry - Negative Cutter Sarah Lorenz - Production Secretary Tyler Thornberg - Production Secretary Mark Weingarten - Production Sound Mixer Lee Orloff - Production Sound Mixer Jeff Arwine - Set Medic/First Aid Michael Berry - Set Medic/First Aid Chris Brenczewski - Special Effects Foreman Scotty Blackwell - Special Effects Foreman Deborah Ross Film Design - Title Design Howard A. Anderson Company - Title Design Kara Stanford - Art Department Coordinator Robin McCarthy - Art Department Coordinator Ron Vignone - Assistant ADR Editor Nina Kawasaki - First Assistant Avid Editor Lynel Moore - First Assistant Avid Editor Vincent Berry - Properties Maker Jesse Brown - Properties Maker Pedro Vides - Properties Maker Jose Montoya - Properties Maker Ramon G. Lopez - Properties Maker Rodger Enochson - Properties Maker Oscar Alvarado - Properties Maker Brian Berkel - Properties Maker Foreman Matthew Motante - Standby Carpenter Diana Jensen Anctil - Painter Misael Paraja - Painter George Rivera Jr. - Painter Philip Ruvalcaba Jr. - Painter Jason Joyce - Painter

Bad Santa
Terry Zwigoff's fearlessly vulgar Bad Santa produces big laughs from some of the most repulsive behavior ever put on screen. At the center of it all is Billy Bob Thornton as alcoholic thief and department-store Santa Willie T. Stokes, giving a performance so lacking in vanity that his every gesture, glance, and remark are foul, wretched, and toxic. Arguably the funniest performance of his career, Thornton is matched by a game cast that never shrinks from his undiluted misanthropy and self-hatred. Lauren Graham gives such an open, self-knowing performance that she not only makes her character's attraction to Stokes believable, but actually makes him more attractive to the audience as well. Tony Cox and Bernie Mac match Willie's self-interest and provide a worthy partner and adversary for him. The script, which originated with Joel and Ethan Coen, sets out to offend and succeeds -- but like with all great vulgar comedies, the audience laughs as it is repulsed because the behavior is rooted in the characters. Some may be turned off when Willie delivers a profanity laced tirade at (not in front of but "at") the young boy who simply wants to be friends with Santa, but many in the audience will recognize that Thornton is simply (if shockingly) bringing the spirit of W.C. Fields into the 21st century. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

Billy Bob Thornton: Golden Globe, Best Actor - Musical or Comedy (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Commentary by director Terry Zwigoff and editor Robert Hoffman for "The Director's Cut" Interview with director Terry Zwigoff and editor Robert Hoffman by Roger Ebert Behind-the-scenes special Badder Santa gag reel Outtakes Deleted & alternate scenes: Santa trainer scene, Willie leaves department store, Screaming baby Movie showcase Seamless menus DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 186 min