  bad santa (known as badder santa on the unrated dvd) is a 2003 american christmas black comedy crime film directed by terry zwigoff, and starring billy bob thornton, bernie mac, and lauren graham, with tony cox, brett kelly, lauren tom, and john ritter in supporting roles. it was ritter's last film appearance before his death in 2003. the coen brothers are credited as executive producers. the film was screened out of competition at the 2004 cannes film festival. an unrated version was released on dvd on march 5, 2004 and on blu-ray disc on 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), which is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version. ==plot== willie t. stokes and marcus are professional thieves. every year, willie disguises himself as santa claus in order to rob shopping malls. willie is an alcoholic, a sex addict, and is gradually getting unable to perform his santa duties with children, much to marcus' dismay. when they are hired at a mall in phoenix, the vulgar remarks made by willie shock the prudish mall manager bob chipeska (john ritter), who brings it to the attention of security chief gin slagel. at the mall, willie is visited by thurman, an exceedingly naive, overweight boy who thinks willie is really santa. the boy is a target of taunt and torment from a skateboarding gang. at a bar, willie meets sue, a woman with a santa claus fetish, and they begin a sexual relationship. willie is harassed by a man in the bar, but thurman in
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