Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The traditional Christmas tale will never be the same with the cleverly twisted merrily irreverent story of a Santa so bad he&s wickedly funny Terry Zwigoff&s Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton as one of the most crooked corrupted & downright hysterical Kris Kringles ever to grace the screen Inspired by a mix of movie classics including the outrageous one-liners & outcasts of The Bad News Bears & the riotous impertinence of South Park with a dash of the holiday spirit of A Christmas Carol albeit one that would make Dickens wince! Billy Bob Thornton is Willie T Stokes a washed-up wise-cracking Department Store Santa who can&t help but be more naughty than nice Underneath his ill-fitting red suit Willie is actually a safecracker who makes one big score every year
- on Christmas Eve As shoppers head home from the mall this Santa & his ingenious Elf
- Willie&s midget partner-incrime Marcus (Tony Cox)
- crack the store safe & make off with their own holiday stash But then comes Phoenix Here Santa & his Elf find their annual heist endangered by a pesky store manager (the late John Ritter) a savvy mall detective (Bernie Mac) a sexy Santa fan (Lauren Graham) & an innocent but beleaguered 8 year-old misfit (Brett Kelly) who decides to believe that Willie
- as intoxicated acid-tongued & felonious as he seems to be -- is the real Santa he&s been seeking On the heels of two films that brought him a hip cult following & critical acclaim
- Crumb & Ghost World
- director Terry Zwigoff emerges with his most accessible comedy to date all the while pulling no punches on a wild ride through Christmas& outlandish funnier side Laughing riotously all the way the film skewers such classic holiday traditions as rampant commercialism smart-mouthed mall rugrats & Santa&s saintly image Blooper reel Deleted scenes Featurette Actors Billy Bob Thornton Tony Cox Brett Kelly Lauren Graham Lauren Tom Bernie Mac John Ritter Ajay Naidu Lorna Scott Harrison Bieker Alex Borstein Dylan Charles Billy Gardell Lisa Ross & Bryan Callen Director Terry Zwigoff Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English ; German ; Hindi ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx)