 Bad Santa
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham, John Ritter, Bernie Mac, Lauren Tom
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Screenplay by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Terry Zwigoff, Arnie Marx
Release Date: December 26, 2003
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, strong sexual content, some violence.
Studio: Dimension Films
 Domestic: $60,060,328
Foreign: $16,428,561
Total: $76,488,889 (Worldwide)
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 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 and his ingenious Elf – Willie’s midget partner-in crime Marcus (Tony Cox) – crack the store safe and make off with their own holiday stash.
But then comes Phoenix. Here Santa and his Elf find their annual heist endangered by a pesky store manager (John Ritter), a savvy mall detective (Bernie Mac), a sexy Santa fan (Lauren Graham) and an innocent but beleaguered 8 year-old misfit (Brett Kelly) who decides to believe that Willie – as intoxicated, acid-tongued and felonious as he seems to be -- is the real Santa he’s been seeking.
Many have been the portraits of down-and-out Santas and Christmas Scrooges in the movies. Yet never has the world seen a Santa who has started out in quite such a hilariously rock-bottom place as Willie T. Stokes. He drinks like a fish, swears like a sailor and spreads a lot more Christmas sarcasm than holiday cheer. He’s completely politically incorrect, not to mention he’s only in the Santa business for the criminal opportunities.
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