Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Directed by

Nicholas Webster

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

NR

Rating

3.1 of 10 from 139 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Martians kidnap Santa Claus to bring Christmas cheer to their children on Mars. The story follows his adventures and the Martians' attempts to learn about Earth traditions.

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What happens

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 American Christmas science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster. John Call stars as Santa Claus, ten-year-old Pia Zadora as Girmar the Martian girl, and Doris Rich as Mrs. Claus. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. It was featured in episodes of Canned Film Festival in 1986, Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1991, and Elvira's Movie Macabre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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