Bad Santa 2

"Giving the holidays another shot."

2016 1h 32m EN

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Synopsis

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Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.

“Giving the holidays another shot.”

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Cast

Billy Bob Thornton
Willie Soke
Kathy Bates
Sunny Soke
Tony Cox
Marcus Skidmore
Christina Hendricks
Diane Hastings
Brett Kelly
Thurman Merman
Ryan Hansen
Regent Hastings
Jenny Zigrino
Gina De Luca
Jeff Skowron
Dorfman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross, Jose Holder
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Bad Santa Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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303+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lyle Workman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Travis Sittard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Waters directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Lyle Workman scores. Travis Sittard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Bad Santa Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5303+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Lyle Workman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Travis Sittard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates and Tony Cox carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Giving the holidays another shot.".
11IMDB entry: tt1798603 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "elves", "holiday", "santa claus", "villain".

The technical file

Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Original score: Lyle Workman
Editing: Travis Sittard
Production design: Isabelle Guay
Makeup / hair: Colleen Quinton
VFX supervisor: André Ü Montambeault
Sound: Terry Porter
Stunt coordinator: David McKeown
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $26,000,000
Box office: $24,100,000
Return: 93% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bad Santa 2 (2016)

Part of

Bad Santa Collection

A comedy film series that follows a conman, Willie T. Soke and his partner, Marcus Skidmore as they pose as Santa and his Little Helper Elf in order to commit robberies on Christmas Eve.

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Reno2017-06-15
★ 6/10
The return of the bad Santa! I did not expect this sequel, especially not after 13 years. Even the first film has been just a good for me. I won't say it was an unnecessary follow up. They retained main cast, well, only lead two plus the boy who is now in his early 20s. A similar pattern storyline. If you have already seen the previous one, you would know what to expect from it, but not how much and that was the main issue with this. So anyone would predict the scenes, as well as the twist. Like most of the sequels, it indeed weakened. Though somewhat enjoyable for the good performances. R rated comedy. That's another advantage for the grownup audience. But if you aren't a fan of that thematic, then it is even worse than what it's rated everywhere. The length was good, a simple plot, yet the characters had not seriously developed, particularly the new ones. The big excuse was it is a comedy film. They all just came in and straight away displayed whatever they were up to as if we knew them very well. Despite an average film, it can be watched once, even if you liked or not the first part. And it is mainly because of Billy Bob Thornton. 6/10
Gimly2018-09-06
★ 4/10
A massive drop in quality compared to the first Bad Santa movie, and although Kathy Bates was a welcome addition to the series, based on this entry, I don't think we're likely to ever see a Bad Santa 3. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.