Warner Home Video – 109 minutes – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio Mix 

Reviewed by Johnny McNair 

THE MOVIE 

Basically Where The Fuck Is Santa is a promotional flick for Bam Margera and his entourage of loser buddies. For those of you who have no clue who Bam Margera is he is a professional skateboarder who rose to fame with a string of MTV shows such as Jackass and Viva La Bam, where he and his buddies play outrageous practical jokes on each other and perform insane stunts that cause a lot of bodily harm to the genitals area. 

Where The Fuck Is Santa? follows the formula as Bam’s other body of work, but attempts to go for a narrative form, centering around Bam wanting to give his wife Missy Margera the ultimate Christmas gift, and decides to locate and give her Santa Claus himself. Bam and his crew of misfits set out on an adventure that leads them to the fozen wasteland of Findland, because Bam is convinced that it’s here where the real Santa calls home and not the traditional North Pole theory. 

On their journey to Finland there are tons of hijinx involving such events as a Christmas tree being dropped from a crane like a torpedo to destroy Bam’s buddy Novak’s new car, or forcing another member of the crew to tattoo a crude map of Santa’s location on his beer gut. But this is tame compared to what comes later, such as the guys rubbing a severed reindeer penis all over themselves, or swallowing an animal’s eyeball and then pooping it out to see that it’s still whole. 

In between the road trip there is a lot of kicking and slamming each other upside one another’s heads, women being sexually harassed and they even manage to throw in some skateboarding. Live Music is providing by cameos from hard rock bands HIM and Hanoi Rocks, and these are actually the high points of the production. 

Co-Directed by Bam himself along with Joe DeVito, Where The Fuck Is Santa? Knows it’s not art and is definitely not trying to win any cinematic awards. It’s just a bunch of guys who are fortunate enough to get paid to do the stuff most of us do at parties after tossing down a lot of booze and smoking illegal substances, and occasionally ends up on You Tube.

VIDEO 

The movie was shot on video following the style of the Jackass flicks, so don’t expect anything that is Blu-ray worthy. The 1080p image in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio is sharp, showing full detail, but these guys are so gross with dirty features that you may not to look at their asses every time one of them drops their pants. 

AUDIO 

It’s just your basic Dolby Digital 5.1 sound mix going to waste. For the most part dialogue is clear, but whenever we’re not clear what they’re saying subtitles will pop on. The live music spots from HIM and Hanoi Rocks are well modulated, but just as long as you don’t expect much, you won’t be disappointed. 

EXTRAS 

The extras are small, including 20 minutes of outtakes that are mainly extended scenes. In addition there’s the trailer and a photo gallery of Santa’s sexy helpers. 

BOTTOM LINE 

If you’re a fan of Jackass and Bam, give it a shot. If you don’t care for this type of humor then watching it will be complete torture for you. Proceed with caution. 

SCORES (Out of 5): 

The Movie: 2.0

Video:  2.5

Sound:  2.5

Extras:  2.0

Bottom Line: 2.0