[Indy Pendance]

I’m trying to convince my hubby to watch ‘Santa Claus conquers the Martians’. It sounds so bad, it just might be good.

[Olog-hai]

The only thing I ever knew about that movie was its theme song with the refrain “Hooray for Santy Claus“ (they pronounced it “Santy” even after spelling it “S-A-N-T-A” in the song).

[Slings and Arrows]

WARNING: I could not take SCCtM in one sitting, and you’ve seen what I think is fun.

[fidelis]

Get him to watch the MST3K version. It makes it at least bearable.

[KittenClaws]

I have not seen that one yet. I am a fan of “so bad they are good” movies. I’ll try it if you recommend it.

[verga]

I’m trying to convince my hubby to watch ‘Santa Claus conquers the Martians’. It sounds so bad, it just might be good.

Mars Attacks; with Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicolhson, Jack Nicolhson, and Jack Nicolhson

[RegulatorCountry]

“Santa Claus Conquers The Martians” is definitely one of the great so-bad-it’s-good movies. Really cheesy “special” effects (cardboard box robot with painted on dials in anatomically appropriate places), stilted cornball dialogue delivered absolutely deadpan by a mixture of actors ranging from actually pretty good but old school theatrical (Santa or the “sage” on Mars who appears and disappears in a comically bad puff of smoke, they had timing problems, bless their hearts), on down to what appears to have been the director’s clueless in-laws in spottily applied green face paint with hose-bedecked green helmets as “Martians.” they’ve got a sort of union thug air about them, lol.

Throw in a couple of really cute kids who try their darnedest to play their roles, a very period 60’s sensibility that veers into “ZAP! POW!” Batman campiness at the drop of a hat (released in 1964) and you have a very wacky, very fun bad movie.

It’s on YouTube in it’s entirety if you want to give it a spin, lol.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— I’m trying to convince my hubby to watch ‘Santa Claus conquers the Martians’. It sounds so bad, it just might be good. ——

It’s very, very bad. Good in small doses, but impossible to watch in one sitting, unless it’s the MST3K version.

I was about ten when it came out. I saw the preview and couldn’t believe that Santa AND the Martians were in the SAME movie.

Watch for Pjays Zadora as one of the child actors.