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Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac, John Ritter
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bad Santa |
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BAD SANTA is a movie directed by Terry Zwigoff (Ghost World) in 2003.
Willie and Markus are small-time crooks who use to meet each year in December in order to earn their yearly income. Willie, an alcoholic and embittered man, disguises then as Santa Claus and Markus as a dwarf and both take a job in a local mall as entertainers. At the end of the month, after having observed the security procedures of the commercial complex, they organize a night robbery.
Now Willie has spent the year in Miami, drinking even more than usual. Markus asks him to meet him in Phoenix where both are hired by John Ritter to entertain the children in his complex. Markus has a hard time controlling Willie who's loaded 24 hours a day. One day, Willie meets in the complex a 10 years old fat kid who really believes he's Santa Claus. He soon moves in the kid's house after having understood that the boy's father is in jail. At first, annoyed by the naivety of the kid, Willie will finally appreciate to rub elbows with someone who's still dreaming about a beautiful world.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Billy Bob Thorton plays a vulgar, boozy con artist who sets out every year at Christmas time to rob department stores where he works as Santa, along with his elf accomplice (Tony Cox). This time around the conman runs into trouble when he befriends a lonely, troubled kid.
--Fay Rose, Resident Scholar
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An alcoholic safe cracker and his midget partner pose as a mall Santa and his elf. After their jobs they pull off a heist of the mall safe every Christmas eve. At this particular mall the safecracker meets a young boy with problems. As he gets to know the kid he starts to become more sensitive and starts to realize the true meaning of Christmas.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Willie is a thief who, along with his friend Marcus, a midget, uses his job as a department store Santa Claus to rip off the store. He is an alcoholic who loves weird, kinky sex, constantly jeopardizing his job. He ends up staying with a fat, socially rejected little boy that comes to visit him at the store. At first, Willie plans to take advantage of the child's posh house, but he ends up becoming a father figure to the boy. Unfortunately, on Christmas Eve, the night of the big heist, Marcus turns on Willie.
--Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bad Santa |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal becomes sensitive
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
- holiday comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
- Lot of humor, but significant serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
Any profanity?
- A huge amnt of foul language
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