Santa claus conquers the martians this was the first christmas episode of the comedy series. Young betty donna conforti and billy victor stiles are not alarmed, listening to their transistor, about reports of martians, when kimar leonard hicks and voldar vincent beck appear, in santa claus conquers the martians, 1965. Santa claus conquers the martians film, science fiction. Today this film has been reduced to fodder for the likes of mystery science theater 3000, but at one time 1970s it was shown on uhf stations. The films of sam newfield trailers for the crawling hand, the hellcats, santa claus conquers the martians, and eegah. Santa claus conquers the martians official trailer.
Santa claus is not to be confused with the movie santa claus conquers the martians, a much poorer source film that mst3k. But you cant manufacture happiness, and santa must teach his alien overseers the true meaning of christmas. Netflixs plot synopsis reads, the martians are irked that their children spend so much time watching tv shows from earth about santa claus, so they decide to capture mr. Santa claus conquers the martians at the maverick theater 110 e walnut ave, fullerton, california 92832 rated 4. Joel and the bots take on the infamous christmas classic santa claus conquers the martians 1964 in which a group of martians kidnap santa claus because they have no one on mars to give their children presents. It also features an eight year old pia zadora as one of the martian children.
Oddly enough this is one of my favorite representations of santa claus. Santa claus is not to be confused with the movie santa claus conquers the martians, a much poorer source film that mst3k sent up in 1991 as episode 321. Santa claus conquers the martians has a big heart and teaches a clear message that children need to be allowed to play and have fun. The movie is certainly insane enough i mean, look at the title, but again the riffing just doesnt seem to be exceptionally funny. May 27, 2017 mystery science theater 3000 594,663 views.
Santa claus conquers the martians reportedly was filmed in some abandoned airplane hangars near the roosevelt field mall in long island, new york. Interested in bringing santa claus conquers the martians to your school or library. As for the mst version, ive seen it so many times that im just sick of it. To bring them out of their funk, the martian leaders travel to earth and kidnap two local kids and santa himself, forcibly installing them in a factory to make toys. The ending sees idiot dropo as the new martian santa claus, while santa and the kids return to earth. The scifi elements in santa claus conquers the martians are subpar, even by 60s standards.
Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, produced and written by paul l. Oct 24, 2017 martians steal children from earth and it is up to santa and droppolikely an unregistered sex offender to save the day. But any time spent on the satellite of love is a good time. Its a cute little movie for kids and i think that children do enjoy. Martians kidnap santa claus so that their children can have gifts on christmas morning. Today this film has been reduced to fodder for the likes of mystery science theater 3000, but at one time 1970s it was shown. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Please join mike, kevin, and bill for rifftrax live. Jacobson, based on a story by glenville mareth, that stars john call as santa claus. I stumbled upon this heaping pile of garbage by googling, worst holiday movies ever, and props to netflix for actually having it available so that i could torture myself for 81 excruciating minutes. You know, just your typical heartwarming holiday story. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians discussionist. At a time when depictions of geekery were limited mostly to urkel and comic book guy, the denizens of the satellite of. All this trouble for a fat, little man in a red suit.
Its just not even close to as bad as ice cream bunny. Making manos for children doesnt make it good, it just makes it a bad movie for children instead of a bad movie for adults. I remember watching scctm as a child, and even then i knew it was stupid and bad. Santa clause conquers the martians internet archive. Mst3k 0321 20010418 santa claus conquers the martians. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by. The bots make their christmas lists the crew performs a patrick swayze christmas joel looks through his christmas movie collection crow teaches elves about marketing joel gives the bots presents. There are 198 movies, 60 shorts, and 4 specials in the mst3k canon. Mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians part 2 vidz. Mst hour wraps santa claus conquers the martian and i accuse my parents. The biggest, most brightlywrapped gift under the colorful christmas tree is a new digital restoration of the unforgettable 1964 bmovie santa claus conquers the martians, best known as the screen.
It also features an eightyearold pia zadora as girmar, one of the martian children. Our heros response to such torture, naturally, is to unleash a torrent of. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3ks greatest asset, the fans you. Santa claus conquers the martians condensed iotw report. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials manos, the hands of fate santa claus conquers the martians joel hodgson actor, director, writer, michael j. The crew writes and performs a pinnacle christmas carol a patrick swayze christmas and each member shares a christmasthemed essay. Mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the. Santa claus conquers the martians is a wacky, silly film, and it perfectly lends itself to the rifftrax style of humor. Santa claus conquers the martians alien invaders kidnap everyones favorite right jolly old elf in this lowbudget mixture of childrens comedy and scifi adventure. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 rotten tomatoes.
Santa claus conquers the martians was made in 1964, as some injokes will hint to. The film stained here is the 1964 holiday spectacular santa claus conquers the martians, considered by many message board mavens to be one of the alltime finest episodes of mst, while also reserving a spot as one of the alltime worst films ever made. The guys just seemed kinda lazy in the theater on this one. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction film that. New cinema edition of, santa claus conquers the martians now showing. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 the public domain. Dec 24, 2017 11 comments on santa claus conquers the martians condensed chuffedbeyondwords december 24, 2017 at 2.
Santa claus conquers the martians cast and crew tv guide. The production values are more in line with tv shows such as lost in space and pufnstuf than with what i am accustomed to in movies, but that just adds to the films camp value. This is, without exaggeration, one of the single worst films ever made, which. Santa claus conquers the martians original air date dec. However if you have seen the movie, this book is a great companion. Mike and the bots watch santa claus mess around with a devil while trying to deliver gifts and then sing politically correct holiday songs.
Renowned as a holiday cult classic, santa claus conquers the martians tells the story of the depressed children of mars. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians mst3k fandom. Without further ado, i present to you the very campy, utterly ridiculous, and mindnumbingly awful santa claus conquers the martians. Santa claus conquers the martians now on your favorite device. If you watch the movie, youll have this silly song in your head for days. This one is another fan favorite, and until i bought this episode i hadnt seen it. Maybe i have a soft spot somewhere in my heart for poorly written, badly conceived, silly 1960s childrens movies but i really cant understand why santa claus versus the martians is in the worst 100 movies of all time here on imdb. The martians are irked that their children spend so much time watching tv shows from earth that sing the praises of santa claus, so they decide to make a trek to the planet to capture mr. Final exit, an instruction manual for the terminally ill on how to commit suicide. Santa claus is not to be confused with the movie santa claus conquers the martians, a much poorer source film that mst3k sent up in 1991 as episode 321 read more. Claus is hit with the martians blaster, santa remarks hes never known her to be quiet for that long harsher in hindsight. Christmas is not far away, and countless children are glued to their familys tv sets, watching reports about santa claus john call. Martians abduct santa claus and two earth children in an attempt to bring joy to the children of mars. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus conquers the martians.
Throw into the mix santa and the fairy snow queen, an insane short featuring a pixie named snoopy, a horrific life size jack in the box, and a lion who is oh so proud of his candy eating ability, and youve got one of our funniest live shows to date. Before the credits roll, we are treated again to a truly insipid theme song with the redundant lyrics spelled out on screen so the slower kids can follow along. Its worth noting, however, that the print of the movie they use is really beautiful. As chico marx so wisely put it, there aint no sanity clause. Ive always said that if mst riffed the godfather it would make the worst list too. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials. Dec 25, 2015 mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians. In early december, well be presenting our original adaptation of the 1964 christmas bmovie, santa claus conquers the martians, of uhf and mst3k fame. Test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Santa claus conquers the martians features a young pia zadora as a little martian girl, but perhaps the movies most unforgettable feature is the swinging theme song, hooray for santa claus. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials manos, the hands of fate santa claus conquers the martians is a hilarious, torturous experience a necessity for fans of the series, and a good place to start for newbies.
Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 321 santa claus conquers the martians original air date. Jan 28, 2009 mystery science theater 3000 s03 ep21 santa claus conquers the martians part 01 hd watch. It became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following its 1991 premiere, helping it become one of the series most popular episodes and introduced the film to a new generation in the form of younger msties some of the original cast of mst3k would later. Without the context of the film, this book will fall flat. Its routinely listed as one of the worst films ever made, thus insuring its status as a cult film for years to come. The film opened yesterday at the palace, embassy and other theaters. Martians kidnap santa claus so that their children can have gifts on. Find out more about santa claus conquers the martians at. Scctm is a bizarre cocktail of american excitement about the space program, a warning against watching too much television, and loving santa. Ripped and converted to mp4 from the old 2004 rhino dvd mystery science theater 3000. A later generation caught it as one of mystery science theater 3000s favorites in the 90s. Santa claus conquers the martians kino lorber theatrical.
List of mystery science theater 3000 home video releases. Dec 04, 2016 watch mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians part 1 vidz on dailymotion. Nelson, trace beaulieu, kevin murphy, john call, leonard hicks, jim mallon, frank conniff, mary jo pehl, bill corbett, patrick brantseg. Today this film has been reduced to fodder for the likes of mystery science theater 3000, but at one time 1970s it was shown on uhf stations around or even on, christmas day. Martians steal children from earth and it is up to santa and droppolikely an unregistered sex offender to save the day. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus conquers. Santa claus conquers the martians at the maverick theater. The crew writes and performs a pinnacle christmas carol a patrick swayze christmas and each. The bots make their christmas lists the crew performs a patrick swayze christmas joel looks through his. This was the first christmas episode of the comedy series.
Santa claus conquers the martians movie clip were from mars. Oct 22, 2012 the ending sees idiot dropo as the new martian santa claus, while santa and the kids return to earth. Martians worried their kids arent happy try to bring santa to mars. The film is wonderfully bad and has had several books made out of it, including a satirical novelization in 2005 from the perspective of girmar, as well as musicals and public riffings funny moments. Watch santa claus conquers the martians online 1964.
Santa claus conquers the martians mst3k video dailymotion. Mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials. Santa s helper scott aronesty santa s helper ronald rotholz prodcanadian bacon santa s helper glenn schaffer. Sure, most viewers will breathe a sigh of relief when it ends, but this film really seems downright harmless compared to the six month old kennel.
A bonus disc featuring mystery science theater 3000 the shorts, volume 3 speech. Definitely qualifies for the so bad its good sweepstakes. Thread info bookmark this thread trash this thread. Santa is abducted by martians to bring joy to mars. Mystery science theater 3000 s03 ep21 santa claus conquers the martians part 01 hd watch. The novel is heavily influenced by mystery science theater 3000 and features a. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the. Watch mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians part 1 vidz on dailymotion. Cinematic titanic santa claus conquers the martians. Up until the end when the characters exchange goodbyes, and thus allow it to pass, the only time two female characters talked to each other was when girmar asked momar about droppo. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus tv episode. Santa claus conquers the martians is aimed straight at the very small fry, who probably will eat it up.
R2d42 3,963 posts mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians. Science fair quality sets, dgrade community theater costumes, dialogue so wooden you could carve a cup out. With trace beaulieu, joel hodgson, jim mallon, kevin murphy. Santa claus conquers the martians is objectively a bad movie. Welcome to the most complete list of free online streaming mystery science theater 3000 videos. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials manos, the hands of fate santa claus conquers the martians. Watch santa claus conquers the martians online 1964 movie.
Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the martians tv episode 1991 connections on imdb. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians original post r2d42. If you havent seen the campy cult classic film santa claus conquers the martians, you probably shouldnt read this book. Santa claus conquers the martians passes the bechdel test, but just barely.
A typically bad movie made watchable only by sharing the experience with joel and the bots. I mean, lost in space was a documentary compared to this movie. Mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers. Like many americans of a certain age, i saw santa claus conquers the martians in a movie theater. Would have had it up sooner, but there is no sooner when uploading to mega. Mst3k is the story of a sarcastic earth dwellerplayed initially by series. Santas helper scott aronesty santas helper ronald rotholz prodcanadian bacon santas helper glenn schaffer. I prefer the mst3k version of martians and the rifftrax of. It became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following its 1991 premiere, helping it become one of the series most popular episodes and introduced the film to a new generation in the form of younger msties.
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