Bad Santa (2003)

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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

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Trivia

Brett Kelley's character is listed in the credits as "The Kid", even though his name is revealed to be Thurman Merman during the report card scene. Lauren Graham's character is credited as "Sue", but her name is never used in the dialog, even in the director's cut.

Quotes

Willie: Hey, can I get another drink down here?

Goofs

When Thurman first takes Willie inside his house to meet Grandma Merman, Grandma is watching the 2002 Dole "Banana Shuffle" commercial on TV. This commercial was only aired between August 2002 and November 2002, and the film takes place during Christmastime, 2003.

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Special thanks to ... The Miller-Fritch Family

Alternate Versions

The director's cut of 'Bad Santa' has these changes:

• The jingling bells heard on the Dimension Films logo are omitted.
• Willie's voice-over at the beginning of the film is not heard.
• The scene in which Willie and Marcus are at the bar after the first robbery, as well as the scene of Willie at the Miami Beach are both deleted, and it cuts straight to Willie's apartment instead.
• The scene of Willie throwing the alarm clock and bottles is slightly longer, with him saying an additional "fuck you" and throwing another bottle.
• Much of David Kitay's original score is removed and replaced with classical music.
• When Marcus is berating Willie, his line is changed to "You blow this, we're broke for the whole fucking year!"
• There's a longer and more vulgar conversation between Marcus and Willie in the mall parking lot on the first night.
• The pinball scene with the underage girl is the same as on the unrated cut.
• There's a longer and more vulgar argument between Marcus and Willie regarding the pinball scene.
• There are some alternate scenes when Marcus discovers the BMW, and when beer containers spill out of the car, Marcus yells, "You cocksucker!" Also, there is an alternate shot of Marcus yelling, "Ever hear of the open bottle law?" He then adds, "You dumb, dip-shit motherfucker!"
• The scene of Chipeska telling Gin about Willie having sex in the dressing room is removed.
• All scenes of The Kid's advent calendar are removed.
• The food court scene is the same as the unrated version.
• The scene of Lois taking notes on what she wants Marcus to steal is extended.
• The scene of Willie destroying the decorations is longer, with him also saying "fucking spic" before punching the donkey decoration.
• All scenes of Willie trying to teach The Kid to stand up for himself, including the boxing scene, are removed.
• The car death scene is the same as on the unrated version.
• An alternate car chase scene. Also, Willie does not say, "This is Christmas, and the kid's getting his fucking present."
• The ending scene is changed to The Kid scrubbing Willie's blood off the front porch.
• The end credits are different.

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