Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
About Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Martian children watch only Earth television. Chochem tells Lord Kimar they need a Santa of their own. Kimar goes to Earth, takes Billy and Betty Foster, and they lead him to the North Pole, where he takes Santa. On Mars, Santa and the children start a toy factory. Voldar, with Stobo and Shim, sabotages the machines. Dropo, Kimar's assistant, puts on a spare Santa suit. Voldar holds Dropo in a cave. Dropo tricks Shim and gets out. Kimar arrests Voldar, Stobo, and Shim. Santa says Dropo can be the Martian Santa, and Kimar sends Santa and the Earth children home.
Cast & crew
More about Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Nicholas Webster directed. Paul L. Jacobson produced it and wrote the screenplay from a story by Glenville Mareth. David L. Quaid photographed it. William Henry edited it. Milton DeLugg wrote the music. Jalor Productions made it. Embassy Pictures released it on November 14, 1964. Wikipedia gives 81 minutes. John Call plays Santa. Leonard Hicks plays Kimar. Vincent Beck plays Voldar. Bill McCutcheon plays Dropo. Pia Zadora, then ten, plays Girmar. Doris Rich plays Mrs. Claus. Victor Stiles and Donna Conforti play the Foster children.
Themes
Making
Jacobson, who had worked in video, hired Mareth for the story and Webster to direct, and made the picture through Jalor.
Look
David L. Quaid shot the Martian sets and the North Pole kidnapping.
Music
Milton DeLugg wrote the score.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Wikipedia lists a budget of $200,000 and marks it estimated.
- The film was on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1991, on Elvira's Movie Macabre, and on Canned Film Festival in 1986.
- Dropo is the one who stays behind as the Martian Santa.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as SantaClausConquersTheMartiansDVD.
Scenes
- Kimar takes Santa from the North Pole.
- Dropo puts on the spare suit and is left as Mars's Santa.
Also available
- Internet Archive (SantaClausConquersTheMartiansDVD)