Bad Santa (2003)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Terry Zwigoff

Scénaristes (WGA):

Glenn Ficarra (written by) &
John Requa (written by)

Date de sortie:

26 novembre 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime | Drame

Accroche:

He's very naughty . . . and not very nice. [DVD]

Intrigue:

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Elf | Department Store | Bartender | Midget

Récompenses:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

I cant believe some of the comments...

Ensemble

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Willie
Tony Cox	...	Marcus
Brett Kelly	...	The Kid
Lauren Graham	...	Sue
Lauren Tom	...	Lois
Bernie Mac	...	Gin
John Ritter	...	Bob Chipeska
Ajay Naidu	...	Hindustani Troublemaker
Lorna Scott	...	Milwaukee Mother
Harrison Bieker	...	Milwaukee Boy
Alex Borstein	...	Milwaukee Mom with Photo
Alexandra Korhan	...	Girl on Santa's Lap
Dylan Charles	...	Milwaukee Bratty Boy
Billy Gardell	...	Milwaukee Security Guard
Lisa Ross	...	Milwaukee Bartender

Autre(s) titre(s):

Badder Santa (USA) (longer version)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, strong sexual content and some violence. (also director's cut)

Durée:

91 min | 88 min (Director's cut) | 98 min (unrated version)

Pays:

USA | Allemagne

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Spain:18 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Ireland:18 (extended version) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 (original rating) | Germany:16 (extended version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15PG | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (also director's cut) (certificate #40305) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Chile:14

Lieux de tournage:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Dimension Films

Anecdotes:

Jack Nicholson read the script and wanted to do the film, but had to turn it down because he was already committed to Something's Gotta Give (2003).

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: During the scene where Marcus is crawling through the air ducting above the customer service people on their computers; the middle computer monitor has no power cord.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Willie: Hey, can I get another drink down here?

Connexions:

Références Miami Blues (1990)

Bande son:

Papa Loves Mambo

I cant believe some of the comments...

I think this movie was great. It has hilarious humour and its almost an unique growth story of a man that has grown tired of his miserable life and finds something worth fighting for.

The thing that bothers me is that some people criticize the film cause it has too bad language. In my opinion the used language is important part of the film. I wouldn't find the characters very "authentic" if they wouldn't use the kind of language they do.

Maybe its part of modern trend. People are shocked if somebody swears or shows a breast in TV and after that they go see some idiotic TV series or action movie where they kill 1000 people and not even blink.

Is the message "violence is OK, but sex/nudity and swearing is not" somehow logical? I think in the real life its quite the opposite.