Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

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◄ Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

The Martian guns are actually painted Whammo Air Blasters.

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This was Pia Zadora's debut.

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The Air Force stock footage seen as the military "pursues" the Martians is the same footage used in the opening credit sequence of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

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Most of the film was shot in an abandoned aircraft hangar on Long Island, New York.

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Was made "popular" following its critique on the program Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

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One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.

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When Santa starts making toys, one of the Martians is fascinated by a toy that's "a coiled spring that walks down stairs." The year this film was released (1964) was a huge year for Slinky, which had a resurgence in the early 1960s.

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Most of the cast came from Broadway shows of the time.

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