Editing Bad Santa (section)

===Filming===
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The movie was filmed in various parts of California. Filming began on July 8, 2002, and ended in September 2002.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307987/locations/ |title=Bad Santa (2003) - Filming & production - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2025-03-10 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> The "Miami Beach" sequence at the beginning of the movie was filmed in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], while all of the scenes at Thurman's house were filmed in [[West Hills, California|West Hills]]. All of the Saguaro Square Mall scenes were filmed entirely in the northeastern wing of [[Del Amo Fashion Center]] in [[Torrance, California|Torrance]], particularly in the former [[Montgomery Ward]] building, which was used for the mall's fictional anchor store, "Chamberlain's". The store and the entire wing were both vacant at the time of the movie's filming. The wing and building where the movie was filmed have since been demolished and replaced with the mall's new open-air [[lifestyle center]].