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Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas crime comedy film written and directed by Terry Zwigoff, and also written and produced by the Coen brothers, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernie Mac, John Ritter, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Ethan Phillips, Brett Kelly and Cloris Leachman. This was John Ritter's final film appearance, before his death on September 11, 2003.
The unrated version of the film was released on DVD on March 5, 2004 and on high-definition Blu-ray Disc (November 20, 2007) as Bad(der) Santa. A director's cut DVD was released in November 2006. It features Zwigoff's cut of the film (including an audio commentary with him and the film's editor), but is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version. The film was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Willie T. Stokes works the holiday seasons as a mall Santa with his dwarf friend, Marcus, who works as Santa's elf. Every Christmas Eve they disable the security alarm after hours and rob the mall; afterwards, Marcus returns to living with his wife, Lois, while Willie goes to Miami and spends all his money on alcohol and other hedonistic, self-destructive and usually illegal pursuits.
Actors: Shannon Brinson (actress), R. Allen Crossley (director), R. Allen Crossley (producer), R. Allen Crossley (writer), R. Allen Crossley (composer), R. Allen Crossley (producer), Dani Monique (actress), Damon Rawlings (actor), Jessica Pressley (actress), SaShai LaDawn (actress), Kim Karelson (actress), Ricardo Rivera (actor), Bruna Davis (actress), Kim Karelson (miscellaneous crew), Erika Weathers (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Bernie Ask (actor), David Alexander (actor), Drew Giles (actor), Brian Stretch (actor), Christoph Vogt (actor), Valerie Perez (producer), Valerie Perez (writer), Valerie Perez (actress), Erik Thirsk (actor), James Watson (producer), Duffy Astriab (actress), James Watson (writer), Chance Bartels (actor), Jason C. Wilson (editor), James Watson (writer),
Plot: When reporter Paula "Peril" Perillo and photographer Jimmy Smith uncover evidence on a corrupt railroad official, the criminal underworld lashes back. Paula's life is turned upside down as she battles desperate mobsters who will stop at nothing to protect their darkest secret!
Keywords: action-heroine, based-on-comic-book, bound-and-gagged, chloroform, cliffhanger, computer-disc, corruption, damsel-in-distress, death-of-father, falling-from-heightActors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Nicholas Ritz (actor), Gary Bosek (actor), Laura Kopytek (actress), Sebastian Sarkissian (actor), Rita Montpetit Liegl (actress), Joseph D. Johnson (editor), Tim Williams (actor), Lucy Ament (actress), Angie Ransdell (actress), Kate Sharp (actress), Joseph D. Johnson (writer), Joe Johnson (director), Jessica Williams (actress), Rachel Wood (actress),
Plot: Kate and Tony host a Halloween party at their beautiful, historic home. A guest, Lucy, brings a Ouija Board and guests gather around to play it. The group contacts a spirit, Zac, who takes a liking to Kate, and a DISliking to her husband, Tony. The board reveals secrets about Tony, causing friction in their marriage. Eventually, Kate is able to play the board alone, which leads to either possession, or insanity. It's up to the viewer to decide.
Keywords: board, halloween-party, oracle, ouija, supernatural