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.
Acting
Billy Bob Thornton commits to absolute scumbaggery
Writing
Coen Brothers' script balances cruelty and heart
Editing
Tight 92 minutes, no fat, all venom
Director
Terry Zwigoff
Billy Bob Thornton
Willie
Tony Cox
Marcus
Lauren Graham
Sue
Brett Kelly
The Kid
Lauren Tom
Lois
John Ritter
Bob Chipeska
Bernie Mac
Gin
Ajay Naidu
Hindustani Troublemaker
Alex Borstein
Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Lorna Scott
Milwaukee Mother
Harrison Bieker
Milwaukee Boy
Billy Gardell
Milwaukee Security Guard
Lisa Ross
Milwaukee Bartender
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brett Kelly (The Kid) genuinely didn't understand most of Thornton's dialogue—his confused reactions are real.
This film killed the 'nice' Bad Santa empire; Billy Bob Thornton refused the sequel for 13 years because the script softened Willie too much.
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