One of the most famously cheesy and terrible christmas movies gets the rifftrax live. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 adventure, comedy, family john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck. Zclassic is playing attack of the giant leeches and i realized that steveheaded pig benton was also in 12 to the moon. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 film in which martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on mars to give their children presents. Santa claus conquers the martians favorite theater button. Night of the living dead is a 1968 american independent horror film directed by george a. Its worth noting, however, that the print of the movie they use is really beautiful. The set also features extras including santa claus conquers the devil. The martians are irked that their children spend so much time watching tv shows from earth that sing the praises of santa claus, so they decide to make a trek to the planet to capture mr.
Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 rotten tomatoes. I remember watching scctm as a child, and even then i knew it was stupid and bad. Without further ado, i present to you the very campy, utterly ridiculous, and mindnumbingly awful santa claus conquers the martians. The following is a list of rifftrax, downloadable audio commentaries featuring comedian. Club mst3k watch streaming episodes of mystery science. 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 passes the bechdel test, but just barely. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3ks greatest asset, the fans you. In december 2014, the stars of mystery science theater 3000, now part of rifftrax, performed a live riff of the movie to theaters nationwide. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 read more santa claus conquers the martians is a movie starring john call, leonard hicks, and vincent beck. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 521 santa claus original air date. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, produced and written by paul l.
The ending sees idiot dropo as the new martian santa claus, while santa and the kids return to earth. Christmas shortsstravaganza in 2009 with weird al yankovic. The martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on. Rifftrax was thrilled to bring the magical wonderland known as k. Before the credits roll, we are treated again to a truly insipid theme song with the redundant lyrics spelled out on screen so the slower kids can follow along. So i went to imdb and read his filmography and guess what movie ken clarke steve was in. Mst3k 0321 20010418 santa claus conquers the martians.
Santa claus conquers the martians is objectively a bad movie. Scctm is a bizarre cocktail of american excitement about the space program, a warning against watching too much television, and loving santa. Santa claus conquers the martians at the maverick theater. You know, just your typical heartwarming holiday story. Night of the shorts sf sketchfest 20 1 hours and 37 minutes movie 20 rifftrax and special guests perform live at the castro theatre during sf sketchfest 20. Its just not even close to as bad as ice cream bunny. It is considered one of the worst films ever made directed by nicholas webster. Dec 09, 2016 a poster for santa claus conquers the martians.
Santa claus conquers the martians at the maverick theater, fullerton, ca. Due to a global pandemic all performances are on hold we hope to be here to entertain you in the near future. Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with tv shows from earth which extol the virtues of santa claus, start an expedition to earth to kidnap the one and only santa. Every family has a favorite film to gather around the tv and experience during the holiday season. The martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on mars to give their children presents.
Rifftrax is pretty much in that same vein, but i think of that live show more for the shorts. Nelson, kevin murphy and bill corbett, 201481august 1, 2014, 1964. This holiday season join santa on a madcap adventure in outer space. Id go with cinematic titanic over rifftrax here, because theyre clearly fed up with this movie, and it puts a great edge on some of the riffs.
Thats right, cinematic titanics last offering for 2008 is a revisit of santa claus conquers the martians, a crappy kid vid creation that sparked one of hodgsons original series season three. Gordon murrays santa claus to select cinemas nationwide for the ultimate holiday riff live on thursday, december 4th, 2014. With the possibility of reriffing films used in the original mst3k, another problem is on the horizon. Download shanghai surprise 1986 yify torrent for 720p mp4. Dec 10, 2006 santa claus conquers the martians 1964 is considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. Santa claus conquers the martians, are available at participating theater. There, santa shows the dour martians how to have fun. Nelson, kevin murphy, and bill corbett also known as the stars of mystery science theater 3000 present a jolly ol. Image by jalor productionsembassy pictures weldon says, as bad as the mexican santa claus is, residents of our own long island proved they could make a more inept, embarrassing movie and reap and even bigger profit. Dec 08, 2016 one of the most famously cheesy and terrible christmas movies gets the rifftrax live. This festive season event, a riff on one of the most popular titles in the mst3k catalog, is set to be an uproarious night for naughty and nice alike. Many have forgotten or choose to forget the santamartian wars of 1964. Favorite version of santa claus conquers the martians.
Making manos for children doesnt make it good, it just makes it a bad movie for children instead of a bad movie for adults. It also features an eightyearold pia zadora as girmar, one of the martian children the film also marks the first documented appearance of mrs. Santa claus conquers the martians bravely attempts to set the. Santa claus conquers the martians mst3k video dailymotion. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 directed by. Welcome to the most complete list of free online streaming mystery science theater 3000 videos. Only hollywood could cook up such an absurd story and only the maverick theater would want to adapt it to the stage.
Santa claus conquers the martians synopsis adult martians kidnap santa john call and two earth children to make the children of mars happy. Please join mike, kevin, and bill for rifftrax live. Dec 15, 20 this was the case with the rifftrax crew taking on the short santa claus and the fairy snow queen and the feature santa claus conquers the martians. Santa claus has safely returned to earth after being kidnapped by martians. Martians kidnap santa claus to cheer up the children of mars. 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.
Santa claus conquers the martians streaming online. The wise old martian chochem tells the adults that mars needs santa claus to bring fun and joy to their children. The movie is certainly insane enough i mean, look at the title, but again the riffing just doesnt seem to be exceptionally funny. Pia zadora eight years old plays the part of one of the martian children in this exciting tale of santa against the universe. Our heros response to such torture, naturally, is to unleash a torrent of withering oneliners. December 24, 1993 comedy central greetings and merry christmas, msties. Jacobson, based on a story by glenville mareth, that stars john call as santa claus. Skip seasons 0 and 1, and try episodes with the most laughs. Download shanghai surprise 1986 yify torrent for 720p. The martians then take santa and the two children back to mars with them. Sorry if it is bad form to request all of these in one thread.
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. Santa claus conquers the martians is a movie starring john call, leonard hicks, and vincent beck. This event was broadcast to almost 600 theaters across the country while formers mst3k ers michael j. Night of the shorts sf sketchfest 20 1 hours and 37 minutes movie 20 rifftrax and special guests perform live at. 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. Santa claus, martians, demons, and more the weirdest. With trace beaulieu, joel hodgson, jim mallon, kevin murphy. The maverick theater presents its 5th annual production of their original and hysterical stage adaption of. For some, its a christmas story, others hold its a wonderful life dear to their hearts. Nelson, kevin murphy tom servo, and bill corbett crow riffed live from the belcourt theatre. This was the case with the rifftrax crew taking on the short santa claus and the fairy snow queen and the feature santa claus conquers the martians. A group of martians arrives at the north pole and kidnaps santa, but the angry martian voldar wants to get rid of him instead. The crew writes and performs a pinnacle christmas carol a patrick swayze christmas and.
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. 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. Rifftrax is doing this movie live on the 4th of december, just like how they did santa claus conquers the martians last year. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film based on a story by glenville mareth, starring john call as santa claus, and featuring an tenyearold pia zadora. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rifftrax live. Gordon murrays santa claus to select cinemas nationwide for the ultimate holiday riff live on thursday, december 4th, 2014 get your magic eye ready as michael j. Santa claus conquers the martians is a wacky, silly film, and it perfectly lends itself to the rifftrax style of humor. With john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck, bill mccutcheon. 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. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 the public domain.
Santa claus sometimes also known as santa claus vs. Corbett, and murphy launched rifftrax, which creates downloadable commentaries for films. The guys just seemed kinda lazy in the theater on this one. Ncm fathom events and r are overjoyed to bring the stars of mystery science theater 3000 r mst3k back to select cinemas nationwide on thursday, december 5 live at 8. It also features an eightyearold pia zadora as girmar, one of the martian children. The film was shot at michael myerberg studios on long island in new york. With the help of two earth children and the clumsy. Dec 25, 2017 mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 521 santa claus original air date. Romero, starring duane jones, judith odea and karl hardman. A 50year retrospective, an original radio spot, a still gallery, and a teaser for wonder world of k. The stars of rifftrax offer snide commentary on a holiday classic. Jan 28, 2009 santa claus conquers the martians 1964 adventure, comedy, family john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck.
Santa takes the whole thing surprisingly well and is only too happy to help. See more ideas about the martian, films for children and pia zadora. If you thought santa conquers the martians was weird, you aint seen nothing yet. Meanwhile cinematic titanic has riffed santa claus conquers the martians, a film that was previously riffed on mst3k. Martian children have become unhappy watching earth t. While on earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of martians to the north pole and santa.
Santa claus conquers the martians internet archive. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Many have forgotten or choose to forget the santamartian wars. This one is another fan favorite, and until i bought this episode i hadnt seen it. Dec 05, 20 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rifftrax live.