Christmas is a great time for some very enterprising persons to line their pockets with cash. However, one Christmas movie was so bad that it should have been a felony offense. SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS was absolutely the worst Christmas movie ever made. This awful film is so bad that it has even become a cult favorite among bad movie fans. Even worse, young actress Pia Zadora was forced to wear the worst grease makeup ever. Where were the child welfare authorities when this film was made?
Jamie Farr who would later star in the far better TV series, MASH, was also cast in this mess of a Christmas movie. And perhaps the most stupid scene ever filmed, an inane toy fight with the villain, is downright laughable nonsense.
Unbelievably, this 1964 stinker of a holiday movie even had a comic book issued as well. This is probably a real collector's item right now.
Interestingly, this film recently passed into the public domain, so everyone including their brother has probably issued a bargain basement priced DVD of this terrible film by now. On lists of the worst movies ever made, this film is a perennial contender for the top spot.
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My friend's 3yo watches thi... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Matt | December 21, 2009 4:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
My friend's 3yo watches this movie at least once a day and considers it the greatest thing ever. Especially the scary polar bear scene.
1. Posted by Matt | December 21, 2009 4:39 PM |
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Posted on December 21, 2009 16:39
2. Posted by Paul Hooson | December 21, 2009 5:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hello, Matt. This film is indeed so bad that it sort of grows on a person as a guilty pleasure. For me, that inane toy fight scene is sure something. But, I agree that polar bear scene is pretty good as well. That bear scene was a favorite of a late minister friend of mine as well. I remember him laughing about that particular scene. He enjoyed this film so much that I loaned him a video copy of it I owned.
It's one heck of a movie for sure.
2. Posted by Paul Hooson | December 21, 2009 5:01 PM |
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Posted on December 21, 2009 17:01
3. Posted by Aitch748 | December 22, 2009 10:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, I admit that Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is pretty bad, but actually The Star Wars Holiday Special is much worse. OK, technically that was a TV special and not a real film-theater movie, but still....
3. Posted by Aitch748 | December 22, 2009 10:00 PM |
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Posted on December 22, 2009 22:00