Bad Santa Page #7

Synopsis: Willie T. Stokes is a convicted con man who's led a miserable life. He drinks heavily and constantly embarrasses himself publicly. He only works once a year dressed as Santa. But then come Christmas Eve, he and his pint-sized helper dwarf Marcus stage elaborate robberies and take their department stores for everything they got. This year, they hit a mall in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. This time around, Willie gets distracted by having sex with large women, a bartender who is attracted to Santas, and a kid who's convinced he's the real deal. However, this time around Marcus must once again put up with Willie's heavy drinking and a series of incidents that constantly shoot themselves in the foot. Not to mention a nosy department store security guard who's onto them and wants his cut of the loot. Will Willie and Marcus make it to next Christmas? Or will this be the year the dynamic duo finally face justice?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Terry Zwigoff
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
R
Year:
2003
91 min
Website
1,049 Views


Store dick don't want sh*t.

He's dead, huh?

I didn't even know he was sick.

Willie...

this has been|a long time coming.

Every year, you're worse.|Every year, less reliable.

More booze.|More bullshit.

More buttfucking.

Sure, the three B's.

You gotta be able to rely,|Willie.

You people are monsters.

There's no joy in this for me.

I'm not talking about|you taking me out.

That part, I get.

But look at all that sh*t.

Do you really need|all that sh*t?

For Christ sakes,|it's Christmas.

It is Christmas, Willie.

But this is what we do.

We get the sh*t.

Christmastime, we get the sh*t.

Because we are men and Lois.

It is Christmas, Willie.

And we are men and Lois.

What you waiting for, honey?

Come on, plug him.

Goodbye, Willie.

-Drop the gun.|-Huh?!

And you, Santa,|drop the elephant.

-Where did you come from?|-Tipped off.

Sh*t, that f***ing kid.

All three of you are in so much|sh*t, it's almost unbelievable.

Marcus, hop on!

F*** me.

Hey, hey!

This is Christmas, and the kid's|getting his f***ing present.

Halt, police!|Put your hands up!

I said freeze!|Freeze!

-Aaaah!|-Aaaah!

"Dear kid...

I hope that you got my present

and that there wasn't|too much blood on it,

although there was blood|on the present you gave me,

which didn't keep me|from enjoying it.

So maybe the blood doesn't|matter so much, I guess. "

"Anyway, just in case|they took it as evidence,

I'm also sending you a T-shirt.

I hope it's the right size. "

"I'm healing up good,

and they tell me|that I will soon be 100%,

even with 8 bullets|dug out of me,

because they didn't hit|any vital organs,

just my liver,|which is f***ed anyway.

Ha ha ha.

Thank you for giving|that letter to the cops.

I forgot I asked you to do it,|but it's a good thing you did

or Santa's little helper|would've plugged his ass.

Now the cops know I wrote it,

which is gonna keep my ass|out of jail.

That, plus everyone agreeing

that the Phoenix police|shooting an unarmed Santa

was even more f***ed up|than Rodney King. "

"The cops are treating me|like f***ing royalty now,

which is new in my experience.

They're gonna make me|a sensitivity counselor

so that tragedies like this

will never again embarrass|the whole f***ing department.

I told the cops you had no one|to take the f*** care of you,

so they set it up|with Mrs. Santa's sister

watching you|till your dad gets back

in one year and three months.

They made her a guardian|pro tem or some such sh*t.

Anyway, she seems to like you|and your house and Jacuzzi.

I sent her some money,

so if you play|your cards right,

you can probably get her|to buy you something.

As for my little helper,|I'm sorry to have to tell you

that him and his|prune-faced, mail-order wife

are gonna be exploring|mountains with your dad.

I hope your dad doesn't go|sucking sh*t from them

like I did.

They're supposed to let me|out of this hospital room soon,

so get some sandwiches ready.

Until then, don't take|no sh*t from nobody,

least of all yourself.

Ho ho ho.

Your pal, Santa. "

Hey, loser.

I hear your buddy's not here|to protect you anymore.

See you got me a new bike.

Thanks a lot.

I'm talking to you, fat-ass!

Aaah!

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

Making my friends|out of snow

It's Christmas,|and I'm all alone

But it won't bring me down

'Cause Christmas cheer|is all around

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

Santa Claus is flying high|across the frosty winter sky

I'm gonna find him|and my toys

He's in a band|that just makes noise

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

And it wouldn't be Christmas|without you

Can't fool me,|I know it's true

Merry Christmas,|merry la la la

Christmas

The snow's coming down

Christmas

I'm watching it fall

Christmas

Watching the people around

Christmas

Baby, please come home

They're singing|"Deck the Halls"

But it's not like|Christmas at all

I remember|when you were here

And all the fun|we had last year

- Baby, please come home|- Christmas

- Ohhhhh|- Christmas

- Baby, please come home|- Christmas

- Baby|- Christmas

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