Free Download: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Written by Ernesto on December 10, 2006 

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) is considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. It is so bad, that it is actually fun to watch. The filmmakers were probably too embarrassed to renew the copyright, so it’s now in the public domain.

santa martiansThe story shows how Santa Claus is kidnapped by Martians to cheer up the Martian children. The rumor is that the movie was shot in abandoned aircraft hangars in New Jersey. It is clear that the movie had an extremely low budget, it even has spelling errors in the opening credits (custume designer).

The movie is currently ranked 80 in the list of worst movies ever made. A remake of this classic has been announced, but it will certainly never beat the original.

Some funny mess-ups to watch for during the movie:

  • 6 mins - Why is the snow on that guy not melting?
  • 13 mins - Septober? A goofy sort of hybrid month?
  • 20 mins - Paper towel tubes used as part of a radar array (these guys were so broke).
  • 34 mins - Oh no! It’s some guy dressed in a polar bear suit!
  • 50 mins - They’re going to escape the airlock via a duct?
  • 57 mins - If it weren’t for some big guy who laughs insanely, I’d run…
  • 66 mins - Can’t these morons tell the difference between Santa and Dropo in a red suit?
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    22 Responses

    1 Dec 10, 2006 at 22:28 by Michael

    This work is not in the public domain. Works published between 1964 and 1978 are subject to automatic renewal. (Pub. L. 102-307)

    2 Dec 10, 2006 at 22:42 by Ernesto

    [quote comment="28859"]This work is not in the public domain. Works published between 1964 and 1978 are subject to automatic renewal. (Pub. L. 102-307)[/quote]

    I don’t know how it got there, but according to Wikipedia, Archive.org, and several other sources it is in the public domain.

    3 Dec 11, 2006 at 00:59 by Shake

    This couldn’t be more pathetic.

    4 Dec 11, 2006 at 04:32 by Steve

    wow… that is one rough movie. Did they even look at the script while they were writing it? seriously…. that sucked. I gave up after like 5 minutes. I think i would kill myself if i was forced to watch anymore.

    5 Dec 11, 2006 at 07:28 by SJMedrano

    I actually remember watching this as a kid on an old Los Angles based children’s program hosted by Pat Haden(?) on KTLA Channel 5. This was also the program where I saw the original Old Yeller and Pippi Longstocking. I actually remember it fondly and will probably screen all of it later. You’ve got to love that intro song.

    6 Dec 11, 2006 at 07:46 by SJMedrano

    [quote comment="28931"]I actually remember watching this as a kid on an old Los Angles based children’s program hosted by Pat Haden(?) on KTLA Channel 5. This was also the program where I saw the original Old Yeller and Pippi Longstocking. I actually remember it fondly and will probably screen all of it later. You’ve got to love that intro song.[/quote]

    It was actually Tom Hatten, and the name of the program was “The Family Film Festival”.

    7 Dec 11, 2006 at 13:46 by Mellissa Dalby

    Hey! I LOVE that movie!

    8 Dec 11, 2006 at 14:11 by nfk

    The trick that makes watching this crap barely is to watch the episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 that makes fun of this movie. However, despite that, it still might be a waste of an hour…

    9 Dec 12, 2006 at 06:10 by 4319391

    Why did you link Dropo to that wikipedia article for Walt Dropo? IMDB clearly lists this character acted by Bill McCutcheon. Dropo just appears to be a very lazily-created “martian” name.

    10 Feb 13, 2007 at 21:16 by hairy larry

    Micheal, it may be true that all works after ‘64 are automatically renewed (that’s only one possible interpretation of Pub. L. 102-307), but who’s going to sue you? Companies that no longer exist have a hard time making a case.

    11 Feb 17, 2007 at 22:47 by Atilla Hun

    i am turkish
    can you send a gift please

    12 May 04, 2008 at 00:16 by Jeff

    SJMedrano:

    I used to love that show on KTLA too! My brother and I watched it every Sunday. Wasn’t it called the Family Film Festival or something like that? They would show old Popeye cartoons and others (George of the Jungle, etc.), then show the movies. I remember watching all of the Hope/Crosby Road pictures, Thunderbirds and other stop animation movies, Pippi, etc. I still miss the show and wish someone would do a similar show nationally. Oh well.

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