See more ideas about the martian, films for children and pia zadora. That he chose to revisit santa claus conquers the martians nearly twenty years after the mst3k version shouldnt be surprising. The gang reenacts the cave dwellers halfscreen digitized credit sequence, starring crow as ator, joel. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 santa claus. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Martians kidnap santa claus so that their children can have gifts on christmas morning. Oct 24, 2017 martians steal children from earth and it is up to santa and droppolikely an unregistered sex offender to save the day. Just dont ask me to see it often because, unless im really in the mood for it or sleepdeprived from too. 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. The guys just seemed kinda lazy in the theater on this one. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians fandom. Santa claus conquers the martians mst3k video dailymotion. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by.
Cinematic titanic santa claus conquers the martians. Martian parents kimar and momar become concerned that their children bomar and girmar are you picking up the mar theme. Then ill think back to a few years ago when i thought that there would never be any more mst3k, and be grateful for the new episodes that i did get. Saw this as a kid, but romantic memories dont always persist. I give santa claus conquers the martians 5 frozenstiff elves. Santa claus conquers the martians reportedly was filmed in some abandoned airplane hangars near the roosevelt field mall in long island, new york. As mainstream moves go, santa claus conquers the martians surely must rank as one of the oddest ever made. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3k s greatest asset, the fans you. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 the public domain. Buying this or other items from through this link helps me keep all my prices low. Several of the actors were primarily known for their work on the stage. Hercules against the moon men august 22, 1992 manos the hands of fate january 30, 1993.
Crow and tom are looking at christmas catalogs invention exchange. Many have forgotten or choose to forget the santa martian wars of 1964. Watch santa claus conquers the martians online 1964 movie. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 holiday movie directed by nicholas webster. Without further ado, i present to you the very campy, utterly ridiculous, and mindnumbingly awful santa claus conquers the martians. With trace beaulieu, joel hodgson, jim mallon, kevin murphy. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists 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.
This was the first christmas episode of the comedy series. 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. Conversely, the riffs are better in the mexican santa claus movie, but i cant remember a single host segment from that episode. Santa is a magnificent bastard that knows exactly whats going on the whole time and plays along just for laughs. Manos the hands of fate and santa claus conquers the martians and bonus poopie i reel. They also stream live marathons like they did on thanksgiving day. 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. May 27, 2017 185 videos play all mystery science theater 3000 complete, ordered mst3k collection lumps plays. A completely new riff of santa claus conquers the martians made its debut that. Santa claus conquers the martians bravely attempts to set the record straight.
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. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus conquers. Santa claus conquers the martians this was the first christmas episode of the comedy series. Santa claus conquers the martians also titled santa claus defeats the aliens is a 1964 science fiction film in which martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap the santa claus and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up in the plot and take him to mars to create the first martian christmas. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 cheesyflix 3000. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channelcomedy central, running for seven seasons on that channel until its cancellation in 1996. I have a version of this but im wondering if a better copy exists. Santa claus conquers the martians film mst3k fandom.
Making manos for children doesnt make it good, it just makes it a bad movie for children instead of a bad movie for adults. Poorly conceived, sloppily made, and unfailingly bizarre, this is the ultimate christmas movieriffing classic, which is why cinematic titanic chose to revisit. Please join mike, kevin, and bill for rifftrax live. The entire cast is made up of unknowns, except for a young precelebrity pia zadora, as martian tyke, girmar, and ned wertimer, as kidtv reporter andy henderson.
Santa clause conquers the martians internet archive. Download or stream this riff in high definition 720p or higher, in file formats that work on a variety of devices. In this very fun episode im joined by cain and tal from the phenomenal aussie podcast movies with cain and tal. Its just not even close to as bad as ice cream bunny. Welcome to the most complete list of free online streaming mystery science theater 3000 videos. Hopefully its meant to be a childrens movie because it sure aint for adults. Mst3k 0321 20010418 santa claus conquers the martians.
Aug 25, 2011 santa claus fosters depression is the chilling tale of st. From the stars of classic mystery science theater 3000 aka mst3k, rifftrax provides you with hilarious running commentaries for your favorite and notsofav. While the official mst3k youtube channel does offer full episodes more and more all the time they come infrequently and are fairly limited. Favorite version of santa claus conquers the martians. Jan 28, 2009 santa claus conquers the martians 1964 adventure, comedy, family john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck. With trace beaulieu, frank conniff, joel hodgson, mary jo pehl.
Martians abduct santa claus and two earth children in an attempt to bring joy to the children of mars. Santa claus conquers the martians now on your favorite device. It was filmed in new york state over the course of two weeks on a modest budget. December 24, 1993 comedy central greetings and merry christmas, msties. 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. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, produced and written by paul l.
Santa claus, high above the north pole in his cloudborne castle equipped with more surveillance devices than t. 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 you ve got one of our funniest live shows to date. Visual lets plays mst3k 0324 master ninja ii duration. Joel creates the smoking jacket to look cool, while the mads engage in robotic arm wrestling with one of the mole people acting as referee. Santa claus conquers the martins is a science fictioncomedy from 1964 directed by nicholas webster. 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. Just dont ask me to see it often because, unless im really in the mood for it or sleepdeprived from too much work, this is not one of my favorites. Santa claus conquers the martians has been deservedlycalled one of the weirdest movies ever made. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 321 santa claus conquers the martians original air date.
Mst3k santa claus conquers the martians cc woc 1994 08. In 1982, pia zadora, child star of this movie, was made a laughing stock in hollywood when she won a golden globe for best new female star for her trashy performance in butterfly. Its also offered on a variety of other streaming services, but now it time for netflixers to rejoice. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia.
Due to its perennial appeal, the film enjoyed some financial success, but has been widely derided as cheaplooking and nonsensical. Dec 10, 2006 santa claus conquers the martians 1964 is considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. If you want to watch the 20 classics netflix has in. 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. This one is another fan favorite, and until i bought this episode i hadnt seen it. Now if only the bad films we get nowadays would be as bad as this one. Joel and the bots give themselves favorite new names. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the. I think the host segments in mst3k scctm are better than the riffing. Watch santa claus conquers the martians online 1964.
Santa claus conquers the martians passes the bechdel test, but just barely. It also features an eightyearold pia zadora as girmar, one of the martian children. Mystery science theater 3000 is available in all sorts of formats and were here to help you keep track of where. Though everyone aboard the sol would like to escape, the cause is almost always the desire for freedom, not a result of the slew of terrible bmovies. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988. Mst3k 0321 20010418 santa claus conquers the martians youtube. We consume junk food while talking about a film that can only be called junk cinema the 1964 cult classic santa claus conquers the martians. Buy santa claus conquers the martians microsoft store. The riffs are middling to good, not a bad episode riffwise by any means but not toptier. The only thing adult about it is pia zadora being in it but she was only eight at the time so that probably doesnt count. Santa claus conquers the martians is a rare and satisfying little gem of a film that broke, no, shattered all the rules of making a good and enjoyable movie. With a full arsenal of hair dryers, martians abduct santa, forcing him to create generic christmas.
Club mst3k watch streaming episodes of mystery science. Some may not know, cinematic titanic is an offshoot of mst3k or mystery science theater 3000. Santa claus conquers the martians is objectively a bad movie. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 521 santa claus original air date. The movie is certainly insane enough i mean, look at the title, but again the riffing just doesnt seem to be exceptionally funny. If you know of a video for a full episode, bestof, short, or original movie, click the appropriate episode and add it. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction film that. Santa claus conquers the martians film, science fiction. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus.
Shop for the full selection of all commercial releases of mst3k buying this item or other anything else from through this affiliate link helps us keep all our prices low. Santa claus conquers the martians public domain movies. Jacobson, based on a story by glenville mareth, that stars john call as santa claus. I remember watching scctm as a child, and even then i knew it was stupid and bad.
Santa claus conquers the martians is the featured movie in this mst3k episode. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 rotten tomatoes. Movies like santa claus conquers the martians was the reason mst3k was invented, and the brains lived up to their own high standards with this one. The children of mars are in a funk, so martian king kimar comes up with a solution. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and produced by best brains, inc. The martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on mars to give their children presents. Blast off for mars with santa and a pair of earth kids.
With john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck, bill mccutcheon. I have to believe the picture incorporates some deliberate tongueincheek. Still it has somehow struck a cord in the sentimental hearts of moviegoers of all ages. The crew writes and performs a pinnacle christmas carol a patrick swayze christmas and. For a professional smartass, joel hodgson has a sentimental streak a mile wide. If you have seen santa claus conquers the martians sccm then there is a fair chance the you remember, at the very least, fragmented images of the jolly one interacting with greenskinned people with 1960s futuristics sets, props and costumes. Martians steal children from earth and it is up to santa and droppolikely an unregistered sex offender to save the day. 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. I especially like the hardwarestore attachments on the martians surplus football helmets flexible conduit such as youd see atop your water heater, and bent coat hangers. Or its all a plan to conquer the martians by leaving dropo in charge of christmas.
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