{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)","description":"\u2b50Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) \u2013 So Bad It\u2019s Merry\u2b50 \ud83c\udf7fSanta Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) is a low-budget sci-fi Christmas oddity where Martian parents, worried about their joyless children, decide to kidnap Earth\u2019s greatest capitalist hero, Santa Claus. John Call plays a jolly, pipe-puffing Santa, with Leonard Hicks as conflicted Martian leader Kimar and Vincent Beck as the mustachioed villain Voldar. Bill McCutcheon steals scenes as Dropo, the lazy, giggling Martian who eventually becomes \u201cMartian Santa.\u201d At the same time, a very young Pia Zadora appears as Girmar alongside child actors Victor Stiles and Donna Conforti. Ned Wertimer pops up as a TV reporter broadcasting from the North Pole, and Doris Rich offers an early screen version of Mrs. Claus. Shot in an old aircraft hangar on Long Island for about $200,000, this public-domain B-movie blends Cold War anxieties, clunky robots, ray guns made from toy air rifles, and a notoriously awful polar bear suit into a \u201cso bad it\u2019s good\u201d holiday sci-fi curio.\ud83c\udf7f \ud83d\udc7dAffiliates\ud83d\udc7d Libsyn Podcast Hosting - https:\/\/signup.libsyn.com\/?promo_code=CMR **The Equipment I Use for YouTube** Camera - https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SjOUnI Audio - https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l7jCPY Teleprompter - https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CQZQUf&amp;nbsp; GoPro 9 - https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ITZcbw My Books - https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/John-E-Cornelison\/e\/B00MYPIP56 \ud83d\udcd6Reviews Mentioned\ud83d\udcd6 Night of the Lepus (1972) \u2014 https:\/\/youtu.be\/1NfVQthfpj4 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) \u2014 https:\/\/youtu.be\/AYllhcHNxCQ **Say Hi on Social** Website: https:\/\/www.classicmovierev.com Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/classicmovierev\/ #scifi #holidaymovies&amp;nbsp; **Disclaimer** CMR is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. This content is provided for entertainment and informational purposes only. Classic Movie Reviews claims no ownership of content. &quot;Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.\u201d ","author_name":"Classic Movie Review","author_url":"http:\/\/classicmovierev.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39328975\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1692a5\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196339395"}