Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
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Cast
as Santa Claus
as Kimar
as Voldar
as Momar
as Billy
as Betty
as Dropo
as Bomar
as Girmar
as Momar
as Rigna
as Hargo
as Von Green/Chochem
as Stobo
as Shim/Torg
as Lomas
as Mrs. Claus
as Andy Henderson
as Children's Announcer
as Stobo
as News Announcer
as Winky
as Polar Bear
as Santa's Helper
as Santa's Helper
as Santa's Helper
as Santa's Helper
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Critic Reviews for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
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[A] hilariously bad stab at sci-fi.
Adults may find it obvious and as square-cut as cheese. But let's face it. From now till you-know-when, the youngsters are all that matter.
There's no warmth to the movie, no good cheer or happiness, and (at risk of bathing in bathos), ne'er a hint of what makes the season special.
4 stars for bad-movie buffs, 1 star for the rest of humanity.
This is, without exaggeration, one of the single worst films ever made, which hasn't prevented it from becoming a cult classic.
A terrible product of people who wanted to appeal to kids but likely never met one in their lives...
Audience Reviews for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
A cult Christmas classic, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" concerns Martians and their selfish, perturbed children who have no fun and hope that Santa's goodwill will come to their planet. The Martians come to Earth, kidnap some kids, then Santa, and take them back to their planet. Some of the Martians dislike the idea of letting Santa on their planet, and plot to kill him and the children, but are thwarted time and again. The film isn't inherently bad: it has a logical plot, the performances aren't all that bad, and it's message of letting kids have fun is inspiring. The reason it's so ridiculous is the premise itself. That and the costuming is horrible, like, ridiculously bad. The Martians are all in green-face, the elves are all dwarves, and the Martian children look and sound like practiced wind-up dolls. While this isn't the best bad movie it's rather entertaining and fun for the entire family, even with its constant plot device of children killing alien life forms.
Super Reviewer
I just happened to catch this movie on TV the other night, unfortunately. It's got an interesting story, which may have been the inspiration for Disney's new movie Mars Needs Moms, because in this movie the kids of mars need a Santa. This movie is complete cheese, with bad actors, dialogue, special effects, directing, the works! An interesting bad movie, though.
Super Reviewer
In the right company and with loads of "adult" beverages, this one could be a scream. But watch it alone and you'd wish you were dead just to escape a world that would allow crap like this to be produced.
Super Reviewer
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