The Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.
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Title: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
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John Call | ... | Santa Claus |
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Leonard Hicks | ... | Kimar |
| Vincent Beck | ... | Voldar | |
| Bill McCutcheon | ... | Dropo | |
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Victor Stiles | ... | Billy Foster |
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Donna Conforti | ... | Betty Foster |
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Chris Month | ... | Bomar |
| Pia Zadora | ... | Girmar | |
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Lelia Martin | ... | Momar (as Leila Martin) |
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Charles Renn | ... | Hargo |
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James Cahill | ... | Rigna |
| Ned Wertimer | ... | Andy Henderson | |
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Doris Rich | ... | Mrs. Claus |
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Carl Don | ... | Chochem / Von Green |
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Ivor Bodin | ... | Winky |
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Worried that their children have become obsessed with television shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, Martians begin an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa Claus. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa Claus. The Martians then take Santa Claus and the two children back to Mars with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children and Santa Claus before they get to Mars, but their leader Lord Kimar stops him. When they arrive on Mars, Santa Claus, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the children of Mars. Written by <srm12@ksu.ksu.edu>
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psychotronic film | martian | santa claus | christmas | brother sister relationship |Taglines:
The seasonal sci-fi spectacular. See more »Certificate:
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Santa Claus: Oh, no, I'm not tired. But my finger is.
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Written by Roy Alfred and Milton Delugg
Performed by the children's chorus
[Played over both the opening and closing credits]
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Included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and How They Got That Way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. See more »Goofs
Most of the newspapers that flash by say nothing about Santa being kidnapped. Some are merely foreign language papers. See more »Quotes
Kimar: How are you feeling today? Tired?Santa Claus: Oh, no, I'm not tired. But my finger is.
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The opening credits title page says "Santa Clause Conquers the Martians". See more »Connections
Referenced in I Hate Everything: the Search for the Worst: The Last Airbender (2015) See more »Soundtracks
Hooray for Santa ClausWritten by Roy Alfred and Milton Delugg
Performed by the children's chorus
[Played over both the opening and closing credits]
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14 November 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens See more »Filming Locations:
Roosevelt Field, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USAEdit
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has been (deservedly)called one of the weirdest movies ever made!An early effort of Joseph E.Levine this cheaply and quickly produced movie has survived nearly 40 years despite the continuous barrage of scathing reviews and critical jeers!Still it has somehow struck a cord in the sentimental hearts of moviegoers of all ages!No matter how bad it really is "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" is a cute little holiday romp that will made you both laugh and smile! The plot of course is simple:Mars is desperately in need of something to make it's children laugh and play!Of course they watch "earth shows" on their (intragalactic?) TVs and dream of having toys and holidays to look forward to!The head Martian decides to invade earth,kidnap Santa,and start a Christmas (Santa,toys & all) on Mars! On the way to find the "real" Santa these Martians meet little Billy and Betty-and force them to join Santa on his new journey as Mar's Santa!The bad Martians want no part of Santa and toys and try to get rid of him (along with the little earthlings Billy and Betty) But,no avail,Santa and the "Christmas Spirit" wins out in the end and even elects the lovable,dimwitted Martian Dropo as the new Santa for the children of Mars! I guess what makes this silly film so endearing is the sincere portrayals of it's characters!Despite the lack of good scripting and scenery these actors take their roles quite seriously and play their roles quite realistically!And the Santa Claus character...well I haven't seen such a convincing portrayal since 1947s "Miracle on 34th Street" All in all it's a cute movie with some funny characters and a nice happy ending! Enjoy it with the kids and have some fun!!