Willie T. Stokes is a washed-up, wise-cracking Department Store Santa who can't help but be more naughty than nice. Underneath his ill-fitting red suit, Willie is actually a safecracker who makes one big score every year--on Christmas Eve. As shoppers head home from the mall, this Santa and his ingenious Elf--Willie's midget partner-in-crime Marcus--crack the store safe and make off with their own holiday stash. But then comes Phoenix. Here Santa and his Elf find their annual heist endangered by a pesky store manager, a savvy mall detective, a sexy Santa fan and an innocent but beleaguered 8-year-old misfit who decides to believe that Willie--as intoxicated, acid-tongued and felonious as he seems to be--is the real Santa he's been seeking.
Production Dimension Films (presents); Triptych Pictures; Blixa Zweite Film Produktion GmbH & Co. KG [de](in association with) (copyright owners); Columbia Pictures Corporation (uncredited);
Cast Names Billy Bob Thornton; Tony Cox; Brett Kelly; Lauren Graham; Lauren Tom; Bernie Mac; John Ritter; Ajay Naidu; Lorna Scott; Harrison Bieker; Alex Borstein; Alexandra Korhan; Dylan Charles; Billy Gardell; Lisa Ross; Bryan Callen; Tom McGowan; Grace Calderon; Christine Pichardo; Bucky Dominick; Georgia Eskew; Hayden Bromberg; Max Van Ville; Briana Norton; Octavia Spencer; Hallie Singleton; Ryan Pinkston; Natsuko Ohama; Dave Adams; Ethan Phillips; Joey Saravia; Cody Strauch; Marshall Dvorin; Curtis Taylor; John Bunnell; Joe Bucaro III; Dylan Cash; Chloe Colville; Cloris Leachman; Matt Walsh;
Box Office USD 60,057,639
Release Date 2003-11-26
Genres Comedy; Crime;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive language, strong sexual content and some
violence. (also director's cut)
Running Time 1 hr. 28 min. (Director's cut) 1 hr. 38 min. (unrated version) 1 hr. 31 min.