Before Bad Santa there was Really Bad Santa, a movie even the Farelly brothers wouldn't touch.

The Melonosky brothers tried to cast Bill Murray, but he was too busy playing golf in France, they tried Billy Bob, but he was too busy beating an ex-wife, and then they found Michael.

The role appealed both to Michael's inner child and the child he was in.

Although never released due to legal wranglings with the distributor and Mr.

Jackson's fifth amendment rights regarding self incrimination, Uncle Melon obtained stills of some critical scenes.

As you can tell, Bad Santa (playing at a theatre near you) is a blatant rip-off of this earlier work.

An incredibly subtle, comic performance by lil' Michael Jackson, as Santa's little helper, who helps Santa find little helpers, almost saves the film.