Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
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another hilarious masterpiece. I loved It!
I give 'Bad Santa 2' 10 / 10 stars.
Bad Decision
Not as bad as some of the reviews on here
More of the same. (Thats a good thing).
I wanted to see more of Bad Santa, the little person, and Therman Merman! Bad Santa 2 did not disappoint! I was laughing throughout. I'm not one to look at movies through a critical lens. Even so, I could see this movie wasn't as good as the first one, in terms of overall plot and character development.
Nonetheless, I got to see my favourite characters one more time on the big screen. And I laughed throughout. It was like seeing old friends again!
Raunchy humor that would make Lenny Bruce blush
It is not a great film. "Bad Santa" was amusing, but not particularly memorable and the sequel will undoubtedly also quickly fade from memory. The plot is largely familiar. The characters don't grow emotionally and are roughly as misanthropic, misogynistic, cynical, self-destructive, abrasive, etc., at the conclusion as they were at the start. It succeeds in creating humor by placing ridiculous characters in improbable circumstances. The humor is bawdy, uninhibited and confrontational. The jokes would make Lenny Bruce blush.
The film fails to rise above its station in its use of alcohol and nudity. Alcohol can be used for burlesque effect by turning a normally staid individual into a stumbling clown, or it can be used to strip away the character's inhibitions, exposing raw anger, resentment, fear and other emotions for all to see, as in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Nudity can be used for titillation, or make the character seem vulnerable, primal or honest, as in "Teachers."
BS2 uses uninhibited, unrestrained, brutally honest language to convey the frustrations, anger and other emotions of the characters. It is at times shocking or amusing, but consistently honest. But alcohol does not strip away any emotions or public façades, as these characters have no inhibitions to strip away. The brief nudity seems immature and puerile compared with the dialogue. One character has on-camera sex in half a dozen scenes with several different partners, with both partners fully dressed (at least from the camera's POV). This is an actor known for a highly erotic scene in a 2001 film. What little nudity is presented in the film seems cheesy and dishonest compared with the brutally honest dialogue.
The film delivers more laughs than many comedies. Production values are adequate. Performances are uniformly excellent. The script is underdeveloped with several major plot holes. It isn't destined to become a classic, but succeeds admirably as a raunchy celebration of political incorrectness.
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- TriviaBrett Kelly was slimmer after becoming an adult, but purposely gained more than 40 pounds to reprise his role as Thurman. Brett consumed many smoked meat sandwiches in Montreal, where the film was shot, to quickly obtain the desired weight.
- GoofsThe bartender tells Willie that smoking is not allowed in that establishment, yet there are ashtrays on the bar.
- Quotes
Willie: Why are you even out of the joint anyway? Some pity case? On account of you're a genetic defect? You know, they used to sterilize guys like you, to keep the world from becoming some negro Land of Oz.
Marcus: Shut the fuck up! Early release, overcrowding.
Willie: Why, it must've been packed to the gills if they couldn't cram your three foot ass in there.
Marcus: We got a job, Willie. That two grand is just to show I'm serious. Can you still crack a safe? Or did you get carpal tunnel from jacking off?
Willie: I can crack just fine, thanks.
Marcus: I'm talking millions this time.
Willie: Where at?
Marcus: Chi-town.
Willie: I thought you were all done with the gooks.
Marcus: Chicago, you racist moron fuck!
- Alternate versionsThere are two versions in general release: the original, Theatrical Cut, running 1h 32m (92 min) and an extended, Unrated Cut, coming in at 1h 37m (97 min). The added material chiefly comes from longer scenes, but there is a bit in the way of alternate scenes, including some where the dialogue is identical but the visuals have changed (including slightly more nudity). Those looking for details can consult movie-censorship.com
- ConnectionsEdited into Bad Santa 2: Deleted Scenes (2017)
- SoundtracksSanta Claus Is Back In Town
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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- Un Santa no tan santo 2
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- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,782,178
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,176,680
- Nov 27, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $24,079,268
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
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- 1.85 : 1






