Harrison Laine - Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
Summary
TLDRIn this humorous review, Harrison Lane takes on 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,' a 1964 film infamous for its poor acting, cheap effects, and nonsensical plot. The movie, which combines Christmas and science fiction, tells the story of Martians kidnapping Santa to bring joy to their children. Despite its many flaws, the film's campy charm and unintentional comedy make it an entertaining watch for those who enjoy 'so bad it's good' cinema. Harrison's commentary adds a layer of satire, making it a festive treat for movie lovers.
Takeaways
- π¬ The script is a review of the movie 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians', considered one of the worst Christmas movies ever made.
- π¨βπ The movie combines Christmas and science fiction genres, creating a unique but poorly executed concept.
- π§ The plot involves Martians kidnapping Santa Claus to bring happiness to their own children, who are bored and unhappy.
- π The character of Santa Claus is portrayed as somewhat confused and forgetful, not knowing the names of his reindeer.
- π½ The Martian characters are depicted as lazy and incompetent, which adds to the movie's comedic yet unintended humor.
- πΊ The script mentions the movie's poor special effects and acting, which contribute to its status as a 'so bad it's good' film.
- ποΈ Despite the movie's flaws, it has a certain charm that makes it enjoyable for those who appreciate campy, low-budget films.
- π The movie's setting and scenes, such as the North Pole and Mars, are criticized for their lack of realism and cheap production values.
- π The script highlights numerous plot holes and inconsistencies, such as the ease with which the Martians kidnap Santa and the children's escape.
- π€ A robot character in the movie is treated as a toy, adding to the absurdity of the film's premise.
- π The review ends with the reviewer, Harrison Lane, humorously summarizing the movie's appeal despite its many shortcomings.
Q & A
Who is the host of the video discussing the worst Christmas movie ever made?
-The host of the video is Harrison Lane.
What is the title of the movie Harrison Lane is reviewing in the script?
-The movie being reviewed is titled 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'.
What year was the movie 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' released?
-The movie was released in 1964.
What genre does Harrison Lane claim the movie combines with Christmas?
-The movie combines the Christmas genre with science fiction.
What is the initial setting of the movie according to the script?
-The initial setting of the movie is two children watching TV dressed like aliens.
What is peculiar about the North Pole scene in the movie as described in the script?
-The peculiarity is that the North Pole and Santa's Workshop are not portrayed as secret, and a reporter is present there interviewing Santa.
Why do the Martians decide to bring Santa Claus to Mars?
-The Martians decide to bring Santa Claus to Mars because their children are unhappy and they believe that Santa can bring the spirit of Christmas and happiness to them.
What is the role of the character referred to as the 'laziest man on Mars' in the movie?
-The 'laziest man on Mars' is tasked with taking care of the kidnapped Earth children, which is ironic given his laziness.
What is the significance of the toy rocket in the script?
-The toy rocket is significant as it is an example of the absurdity in the movie, running on real rocket fuel, which is not typical for toys.
What is the resolution of the movie according to Harrison Lane's review?
-The resolution is that the bad aliens are defeated, and the Earth children are sent back to Earth by the Martians.
What is Harrison Lane's final opinion of the movie 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'?
-Harrison Lane finds the movie to be one of the worst of all time due to its poor acting, cheap effects, and plot holes, but acknowledges its entertainment value as a 'so bad it's good' movie.
Outlines
π¬ Introduction to the Worst Christmas Movie
Harrison Lane introduces himself and mentions that he will be reviewing 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,' a 1964 Christmas and science fiction movie considered one of the worst movies ever made. He sets the tone for the review, indicating that he will be critical and humorous.
πΊ Aliens and the North Pole
The movie starts with alien children watching a TV broadcast from the North Pole. The reporter interviews Santa Claus, who struggles to remember his reindeer's names, making the scene unintentionally funny. The aliens are puzzled by Earthβs Christmas traditions.
π½ Aliens Plan to Kidnap Santa
Aliens on Mars are concerned about their children watching Earth TV and learning about Christmas. They decide Mars needs a Santa Claus and plan to kidnap the real Santa from Earth. The aliens land on Earth and begin their mission, leading to a series of humorous and poorly executed scenes.
βοΈ Santa's Workshop and Martian Hijinks
The aliens capture two Earth children and find Santa's workshop. They struggle with Earth's customs and technology. The scenes are filled with bad special effects and illogical plot points, such as a polar bear and a robot failing to catch the children.
π Santa on Mars
Santa is brought to Mars and tries to spread Christmas cheer. He makes toys and tells jokes, but the alien leader and a rogue alien complicate things by sabotaging the toy-making process. The movie continues with poor acting and nonsensical humor.
π€ Showdown and Conclusion
The rogue alien's sabotage is revealed, leading to a poorly choreographed fight scene. Santa and the children manage to outsmart the aliens. The Martians realize their mistake and return Santa and the children to Earth. Harrison Lane concludes that despite its flaws, the movie is so bad it becomes entertaining.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Santa Claus
π‘Martians
π‘Christmas movie
π‘Special effects
π‘Aliens
π‘Radar
π‘Strategic Air Command
π‘Polar bear
π‘Toys
π‘Kidnapping
π‘Camp
Highlights
Introduction of the movie 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians' as one of the worst Christmas movies ever made.
The movie combines Christmas and science fiction in a 1964 production.
Harrison Lane promises to critique the movie harshly despite its age and special effects limitations.
The movie begins with two children dressed as aliens watching a reporter at the North Pole.
The reporter's lack of realism in describing the North Pole's conditions.
Santa Claus's workshop is revealed to be not so secret.
Santa Claus is portrayed as forgetful, not knowing the names of his reindeer.
Aliens on Mars are introduced, with a lazy Martian father and unhealthy children.
The Martian children's lack of appetite is attributed to watching Earth programs.
An ancient Martian suggests bringing Santa Claus to Mars to solve the children's problems.
Aliens decide to kidnap Santa Claus and bring him to Mars.
Aliens land on Earth and encounter a news report about their arrival.
The aliens' plan to kidnap Santa Claus is met with immediate discovery by Earth.
Santa Claus is kidnapped and taken to Mars, where he makes toys for the Martians.
The bad aliens attempt to sabotage Christmas by stopping the toy-making machines.
The climax where the good aliens and Santa Claus defeat the bad aliens and save Christmas.
The movie concludes with Santa Claus being returned to Earth, despite its numerous plot holes and poor production quality.
Harrison Lane's final thoughts on the movie's entertainment value despite its awfulness.
Transcripts
good morning world I'm Harrison Lane the
[Β __Β ] up who does fuckups today we're
going to look at the worst Christmas
movie ever made no that movie is for my
next jump Cut review I'm looking at the
worst Christmas movie ever made okay
something bad but a classic Bad come on
I told you about the movie at the end of
my last review it's Santa Claus Conquers
the
Martians yes in 1964 a Christmas movie
combined Christmas and science fiction
together and the result
was Among Us
Expressions after this movie was
released it is considered one of the
worst movies of all time and also the
worst Christmas movie of all time okay
now it's the second worst now seeing as
this movie came out at a time when
special effects were shoddy I'm going to
have a little leniency in this and take
it easy on this
movie no I'm kidding I'm gonna tear this
[Β __Β ] apart so this is Santa
Claus Conquers the Martians so the movie
starts off with two children watching TV
dressed like
aliens wait what they are
aliens they watch as a reporters at the
North Pole this is Andy Henderson at the
North
Pole it's cold up here oh boy it's so
cold and windy out here that I don't
even feel the wind at all it's almost
like if the wood's not blowing anything
at all so the reporter goes in somewhere
and wait a minute is this Santa's
Workshop huh you think they'd make sure
that Santa Claus's workshop is a little
bit more of a secret Santa's a pretty
busy man but I'm sure he'd like to say a
few words to you
kids hello Santa in fact if for reporter
is there with Santa why don't more and
more people show up isn't the North Pole
supposed to be secret why am I asking
these questions you can't go to the
North Pole and expect Santa to be there
tell me is it true that this year
there's a rumor that you're going to use
a rocket sled no s we're going out the
good oldfashioned way with my reindeer
fr and dancer and Dunder and Blitz and
and Vixen and
Nix Nixon or I get I always Con on it I
get those names mixed up but the kids
know their names well wait a minute he
doesn't even know the name of his
reindeer well I think we all know who he
really is a phony this guy's a great big
phony hi everybody this guy is a great
big
phony come along Mr Anderson wa so s
shows the report on what is being worked
on now here here is the latest toy
rocket it runs on real rocket fuel
really ah Mr Claus is putting rocket
fuel in actual toys uh this this isn't
going to go well is it back with the
aliens the father of the alien is trying
to find another alien you know for
aliens they sure look like people in
stupid Green Pod
costumes
drer droper wait wake up wake
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up I think he's enjoying that a little
too much Dro you are the laziest man on
Mars why are you sleeping during working
hours because he's the laziest man on
Mars I wasn't sleeping Chief it's just
that I haven't been able to sleep these
last few nights I forgot how so I was
just practicing I forgot to use my brain
CS to be intelligent so I'm
practicing the children haven't been
eating well no appetite at all it's no
wonder they sit in front of the video
set all day watching those ridiculous
Earth programs they're confuses them
here on Earth we have no problem with
watching ridiculous programs it keeps
our minds
intact almost like a real live little
girl that she is Sir that she is all she
needs his tender loving care buar what
is a doll I don't know gar hey what is
good acting mean I don't know either
buma
gimma I told you not to watch those
silly Earth programs now go to sleep so
the mother comes in I bought some new
food pills I hope the children will eat
these we have hamburger buttered
asparagus mashed potatoes and a special
treat for them oh boy what's this one
those are suicide
pills so his wife tells him to go to
some ancient something to be told what
to do why couldn't this person be leader
if he has all the answers so he and
other aliens go to the Future Star Trek
set and look for the ancient
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one all right all right calm down down
calm down you called
me
kimar we need your advice
joim something is wrong with our
children oh
yes it's is early December on
Earth close to the time of the
Christmas okay this is boring me I'll
just tell you the Gest of it the old man
told them that on Earth there's a
holiday called Christmas and the
children of the world await for Santa in
this present and because the children of
Mars don't really have a childhood too
soon they don't really know who Santa
Claus is so to fix up their curiosity
what does the old man
suggest we need a Santa Claus on Mars he
says that Mars needs a Santa Claus so
what's the logical conclusion that these
aliens stand by Earth has had Santa
Claus long enough we will bring him to
Mars
so they ride their steadily flowing butt
with fire coming out of it to the planet
Earth wait a minute I see him I see
Santa
Claus I see him too he's standing on the
corner ringing a bell no he's not he's
standing near the entrance of a large
building next to a large black kettle
he's standing on the corner K he's wait
a minute I see another one you know what
I just realized if people around the
world and space know where Santa
and know he's real why are there others
posing as him the land we set down in
that field near the lake I don't know
how they can see a small Lake when
they're clearly still in space they
believe the object is either
disintegrated in space or it may be a
space ship from some other planet which
has the ability to nullify our radar
beams because of the ominous situation
the president has ordered the Strategic
Air Command into action glad to see that
even back then American policies on what
they don't know is just to overreact so
as the spaceship lands two kids are
listening to the news report about the
aliens one of them played by padora who
I don't know apparently she's famous I
don't believe there are any Maran you
don't huh what would you do for Martian
walk right up behind you I
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scam I'm trying to sleep yes I'm trying
to sleep outside even though our homes
are much safer do you
mind
who who are you we're from Mars Don't Be
Afraid we have children just like you on
Mars what are those funny things
sticking out of your head well as much
of these questions are weak at least
they're better than hey Molly what you
doing so the aliens asked the kids that
we Santa Clauses strange the Mars
children were watching him so why
couldn't they just ask them or watch the
[Β __Β ] TV they have to ask two children
on Earth kidnap them and then find Santa
Claus these are the the dumbest Bas
aliens ever while you were still
learning how to spell your name and yet
I stand corrected I'm alone fer what and
leave them here to inform the
authorities strange the authorities
already know you guys are on Earth this
morning two children disappeared
mysteriously from the vicinity of Welch
Lake wait wait a minute wait so the
aliens take away the children so they
will be less discreet from the world and
yet the world knows about it as soon as
they take away their children
what how the [Β __Β ] did Earth know what
was the point of taking the children if
the world was somehow going to find
about it anyways so the children are
left into the care of the Dawn knots
knockoff alien yes because when you want
your prize possession taken care of you
hire the laziest person you can find
it's like baby's being cared for by A
Garfield no good can come out of it
what's this Dro oh that's the elevator
signal that light starts flashing when
somebody's coming up from the navigation
deck
so the N alien hides the children in the
machine just when his fellow aliens
arrive sir you stay aboard and guard
those children they must not leave the
ship now now or ever if we take them
with us to Mars Santa's disappearance
will remain a mystery no one on earth
will ever know that Santa Claus was
kidnapped by Marshals how rich you are
especially since immediately after you
kidnapped the children the news report
knew that you kidnapped the children so
really if you kidna Santa Claus you're
completely hosed why you R why don't you
kidnap the goddamn president I'm sure
you get away with it it's not easy
taking candy from children or in this
case it's just taking children come on
Wait
f why did you do that if this ship ever
leaves Earth have the holw space force
after them you know you could just Jam
the signal right so the aliens and the
children land in the North Pole which
looks like the maret doesn't it and they
try to find sat Nick they find out that
the children have escaped and they're on
their way to S it to warn them I'm cold
and I'm tired and it's beginning to snow
please Betty try we've got to want Santa
we can't stop now they might catch us
where is
Santa I don't
know ready look it's volar he's the mean
one the one who doesn't like us oh my
God these children are
terrible I wouldn't mind so much except
they act like they literally have people
showing off their lines off camera so
just when the mean aliens about to catch
them a polar bear scares them off and
goes after the children as
well
uhoh wow the world's fakest polar bear
costume ever but to this movie's credit
it's better than a special fs and Jack
[Music]
Frost so the kids get out of their cave
just when they see a man dressed as a
robot sorry it's supposed to be a robot
okay instead of just running away they
just stand there and get
caught run you
idiots now destroy them crush them crush
them tog do as I say old I knew you'd
try something like this I set tor's
control so he will obey only me release
some
Tor take them back to the ship lock them
up and rejoin us you won't get away with
this you you Martian oh you watch your
mouth this is a g raid movie
man any further it will be a PG
territory so the find Santa's workshop
and give him a nice
welcome
in the nicest way that a New Jersey
person can
ask you can't come in here no one's
alone where did you come from you're the
biggest toy I've ever seen oh I can't
believe I cannot tell the difference
between a toy and a robot who tried to
kill one of my elves Santa's treating
him like a
toy get him T grab him he's become a toy
RNA we'll have to get Santa ourselves
come on
V what was
that did this suddenly turn into the
Batman TV show come now Robin we must
protect the citizens from
[Music]
Evil so the aliens BR in since the robot
is a toy
now and they use a freeze gun on the
yells even though you can see them
moving a little bit we don't want to
hurt you Santa Claus so come along
quietly it's not like we could just
freeze you and drag you back to our
ship oh I never saw such lazy people
standing around like statues there's
work to be done let's get to
it believe me I had nothing whatsoever
to do about
this you know my dear I can't recall a
time when you were so silent my wife
finally shut the [Β __Β ] up
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celebration you know what I would love
to have one of those the faster I get
one the faster I can get rid of a
certain group of people Santa is taken
away by the aliens while the newspapers
report on it yes you aliens were very
discreet on capturing the man of
Christmas so even though s has been
kidnapped he still manages to make the
aliens laugh well I have only been with
him for 5 minutes and he has me laughing
just like an Earthling soft and round
and and you put it on a stick and and
you toast it in a fire and it's green I
don't know what a Maran
B I've seen suicide more funny than that
and it was a very foggy Christmas Eve
well I could barely make out this
chimney in the fog but I found it all
right and I started to crawl in well I
tell you it was the biggest chimney I'd
ever been in and then suddenly suddenly
I realized it wasn't a chimney at all it
was the Smoke Stack of the Queen
Elizabeth um excuse me but what are with
these jokes I'm sure back then they
weren't funny and they're worse right
now in fact when did this movie become
some kind of Comedy if this is a comedy
and a well done one then St Anger and
Lulu must be the best albums Metallica
has ever worked on geez s it's all our
fa we told them where to find you oh
boulder dash in a fiddley de Billy boy
everybody knows where sander lives
except for the aliens who asked them
where you lived and kidnapped all three
of you would you have a wonderful dinner
tonight oh there soup and Beast stew and
chocolate ice
cream Jee M must be a terrible place to
live some chocolate ice cream pills for
dinner you know I know two people who
want pills for dinner meanwhile the
aliens try to find out what's wrong with
their ship is it possible Earth has a
secret device that can penetrate our
radar Shield they have a secret device
and his name is Billy Foster I War you
that these earthlings are dangerous
they'll destroy us if we allow them well
I won't allow
them I think we under estimate the
resourcefulness of these Earth people
yes the fact that they pulled out three
wires that we can easily put back
together is simply mindboggling so the
mean Alien tricks the earthlings into
the airlock sure this is where you come
when you're ready to go out in space
it's air tyght you put on your space
suit and go out to that door when you
come back the door closes and they P air
back into the room through there when it
reaches the pressure of the rest of the
ship you can take your face off myce
sweet kid you don't know what the [Β __Β ]
you're talking about all the time do you
so the evil alien locks them in the room
and several seconds later they realized
that the door is locked Santa he locked
us in oh I don't think so he probably
just stepped off for a moment oh I like
this part H go over here and look at the
crew no look at the clock to waste more
time no okay I'll go back and bang on
the door just as the leader finds out
what he did s and the kid get out of the
room you're all right I I thought you
would well when boldar accidentally left
us in the airlock and then came up here
and accidentally through the door switch
and then later I will accidentally put
you on my naughty list we knew we had to
get out of there in a hurry or that
would be the end of us accidentally of
course so you th out through the air
duct the air duct but the air ductor is
just a little and and you're so big
are you calling me fat why you're
talking to Santa Claus
son but how well well now you wouldn't
want me to tell my secret would
you oh poor man he's fainted just like
someone who's seen a
ghost oh God I never heard such forced
laughter since
H but to be
fair [Β __Β ] it so they all go to marsin
wow they aren't even trying are they
that's not the planet Mars that's a
dodgeball painted to look like Mars it
would have been a better effect to just
have a picture of the planet so they
land on Mars even though the background
doesn't move at all they realize that
the bad alien is gone and S and the kids
have to be protected so they can send
them to the kids of Mars the only two
kids of Mars I've seen I just noticed
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[Applause]
I guess the parents of Santa Claus gives
laughing gas so after the introduction
Santa and the children make toys for
Mars hey Lady M made it for me can I try
it on
Santa don't be silly Dro this would
never fit you why you have to fatten up
first I don't know the Santa Claus
movies I've seen say otherwise well
hello Santa how are you feeling today
tired no no I'm not tired but my finger
is good night everybody well I think
I'll go in and put my finger to bed you
are aware there are children watching so
the Earth children are a bit depressed
because they miss their home planet I
guess kidnapping them wasn't such a good
idea was it so later that night the bad
aliens tried to stop Christmas from
happening by stopping the machines from
making toys in other words stealing toys
away I must find some way to keep
Christmas from
coming get up let him alone
man so the dawn kns alien dressed up
like Santa Claus comes in and the bad
aliens capture him even though there is
an obvious helmet on his head exactly
like theirs so everyone realizes that
the Dao alien and s's extra suit is
missing and they quickly realized the
connection between them they go into
work and see that the machine isn't
working right stop the machine look the
doll has a teddy bear's head and a teddy
bear has a doll's head somebody switched
all the wiring
dr's gone your suit is missing and now
this machine's been sabotaged so broke a
machine plus missing da Nazi alien plus
missing suit
equals they quickly realized that the
bad aliens are behind us and the leader
confronts them so the leader locks
himself with the bad aliens even though
he could just block the door and help
with everything else look at this I just
love when the skis just happened hit the
gun out of his
hand
wow worst fight scene ever the fake
Santa escapes as the real Santa fix the
control and one of the kids overhears
their plans to kidnap the real Santa so
they devis a
plan we meet again eh I don't know how
you escape shim but you won't Escape me
you're through well
why don't you uh relax yes come here and
smoke and joint with me I mean a pipe
with me everything will be
[Applause]
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fine what the hell is this the toys are
defeating him what the [Β __Β ] he's getting
beat up by toys this isn't Small
Soldiers it's [Β __Β ] Santa Claus
Conquers the Martians I expect some
violence to happen now
what this you but you're not here you in
there yeah you're right I'm not here I'm
just there I'm over
there I'm going to see who B's fighting
in
there what the hell did the movie just
jump cut so a b can end up in someone's
mouth I mean it makes
no oh boy am I glad to see you all right
kids you can stop
now I should see
[Applause]
fire what the hell was
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[Applause]
that is the camera beating him up or
something so the bad aliens have been
thoroughly defeated the aliens send the
humans back to Earth wait a minute
wasn't there a third bad alien and the
donnuts alien comes
out
God goodbye dear friend
away and they fly home and that's the
end of the movie so this was Santa Claus
Conquers the Martians Jesus Christ
bananas I can see why this is one of the
worst movies of all time the acting is
horrible the effects are cheap the plot
holes are liter throughout the movie and
even though it's called Santa Claus
Conquers the Martians there is not
really any conquering done and even
though this movie is horrible that it's
so interesting that watch something that
is so Camp so cheap and so laughable
that it's a musty for anyone who likes
movies that are so unbelievably horrible
that you can't help but enjoy I'm
Harrison Lane Merry Christmas
[Β __Β ] Merry [Β __Β ]
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Christmas
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