Released by 4 Corners in 1964 (FC 4-114) containing music from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). "CHILDREN'S FILMS WIDENING MARKET: Feature Movies at Weekend Matinees Are Popular" by HOWARD THOMPSON. [13] As of December 2020, IMDb lists a remake with a projected 2021 release date, directed by Cynthia Webster, the daughter of the original film's director. My brothers and I started watching it, but they became bored (or worse) and wandered away from the TV. "Except for the Disneys, there's very little in film houses that children recognize as their own". Chochem notes that he had seen this coming "for centuries", and says that the only way to help the children is to allow them their freedom and be allowed to have fun. Way back when I was a young 'un (some time in the mid-1970s or so), the timeless holiday classic (ahem) Santa Claus Conquers The Martians was broadcast on our local station for a Saturday afternoon movie. He believes that Santa is corrupting the children of Mars and turning them away from Mars' original glory. For this performance she received the 1983 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. A clip is shown and discussed. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians comicbook; Christmas Comicbook Covers (Part 2) The Guns Of Saint Nicolas; At The Movies~Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1... Old Christmas Ads (part 2) Ed Emshwiller's Galaxy Christmas Covers; Santa Claus Funnies (Del Four Color #175- December... RIP Gerry Anderson; I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas [35], In June 2013, following an altercation with her teenage son Jordan, Zadora was charged with domestic violence battery and coercion, and jailed after a SWAT team surrounded her home. "[37], In 2014, Zadora was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada due to head and leg injuries sustained in a golf cart accident. [21] She took the show to The Rrazz Room in San Francisco on June 8 where it ran for five performances until June 12. I did start watching MST3K's version of "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" on YouTube today and Santa was puffing on a pipe right away, and the show had me laughing right away! YouTube: Cast Iron Commentary - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The Maverick's production has become a comedic success and a local tradition that has been performed there every holiday season since 2006, with a 10th anniversary production being performed in December 2015.[16]. In 1989, Zadora recorded the album Pia Z with producer Narada Michael Walden; this album also failed to chart. Filming took place over two weeks in July to August 1964, at the Michael Myerberg Studios on Long Island. But I make them anyway because I have the protection of the television. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians has a strange, no doubt coincidental connection with another âworst film ever madeâ, 1988âs Mac & Me.That film ⦠[32] In 2010 a defamation lawsuit brought by Kaufer against Zadora, which alleged that Zadora falsely accused Kaufer of sexually molesting their son, was dismissed because the presiding judge found Zadora's comments to be protected speech. The musical score featured Zadora singing "It’s Wrong for Me to Love You." An estimated release date was announced as 2002, though the film was then believed to have gone into development hell. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, produced and written by Paul L. Jacobson based on a story by Glenville Mareth, starring John Call as Santa Claus, and featuring an eight ⦠The book, which includes a DVD of the original film, presents the story from the perspective of a now-adult Girmar, who has not only succeeded her father as the ruler of Mars, but also narrates the tale in a 'valley girl' type of language. They were married from August 1995 to November 2001, and had one child, Jordan Maxwell Kaufer. After that, it was regularly re-released at Christmastime for matinees. Money in the bank, the television".[3]. Although as an actor Zadora's performances have generated critical hostility, she has attained greater critical success as a singer. She was nominated for a Grammy in 1984. Zadora's first film role was Girmar, a young Martian girl, in 1964's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made.[8][9]. Some may not know, Cinematic Titanic is an off-shoot of MST3k or Mystery Science Theater 3000. In February 1965, the New York Times said on its release that the film "reaped a box office bonanza in a regular, multi theatre booking".[4]. She played the youngest sister (Bielke) in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof (1964–66). Donna Conforti was appearing in Here's Love on Broadway. That episode became a holiday staple on the Comedy Central cable channel in the years following its premiere of 1991. - File Zadora appeared at San Francisco's Rrazz Room's 3rd annual Rrazziversary Gala Celebration and Benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on March 17, 2011, and at the Nevada Children's Center's Great Gatsby Gala on April 3, 2011. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized[2] Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year[3] while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the Worst New Star for the same performance. Dropo, held hostage in a cave, tricks his guard Shim and escapes. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. When Santa and the children come back to the factory to make more toys, they discover that someone has tampered with the machines. The original 1964 film of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has become a cult classic thanks to absurd sci-fi shenanigans and its inclusion among the so-bad-it's-good repertoire of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Voldar and Stobo come back to the factory to make a deal with Kimar, but when they see the real Santa Claus, they realize that their plan has been foiled. StudioCanal holds ancillary rights to the film. Its critical consensus says “Ho ho, oh no. [30] Kady was named after Zadora's film character in Butterfly, which later inspired the call letters for station KADY-TV in Oxnard, California, after Riklis acquired it in 1988. [12][13] Most critics responded negatively to her performance, however, and she received the 1982 Razzies for both Worst New Star and Worst Actress. It did not reach the charts. The film also marks the first documented appearance of Mrs. Claus in a motion picture (Doris Rich plays the role), coming three weeks before the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which also featured Mrs. Claus. It also features an eleven-year-old Pia Zadora as Girmar, one of the Martian children. The Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents. This version was adapted by Brian Newell and Nick McGee. The film was the idea of producer Paul Jacobson, who worked in video production and wanted to move into features. Kimar then arrests Voldar, Stobo, and Shim. Keep it Clean. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964) CULT ... - YouTube [1] Cast members John Call and Victor Stiles were appearing on stage in Oliver! Santa notices that Dropo acts like him, and says that Dropo would make a good Martian Santa Claus. Viewed as-is, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS takes a strong will (or some strong drink) to make it through in one setting. To do this, Mars needs a Santa Claus figure, like on Earth. Viewed as-is, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS takes a strong will (or some strong drink) to make it through in one setting. In her segment of the film, Zadora performed the Steve Allen–penned "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" during a parody of an Academy Awards musical number. [9][10], A theatrical production of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: The Musical premiered in 1993 at the Factory Theatre in Chicago, adapted and directed by Sean Abley. Zadora's acting career made little headway until, while touring with a musical production in 1972, she met Meshulam Riklis, 30 years older than she. [11][12], Beginning in February 1998, a remake was rumored with David Zucker as producer, and Jim Carrey attached to play Dropo. In 2000, Zadora was nominated at the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards as Worst Actress of the Century, ultimately losing to Madonna. [14], It spawned a tongue in cheek novelization by Lou Harry, released in 2005 by Penguin Books/Chamberlain Bros. A 45 RPM 7" single of Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos' original performance of 'Hooray For Santa Claus' with The Fleshtones doing their take on the flip! Zadora and Riklis divorced in 1993, and Zadora remained in the mansion until late 2005 or early 2006, when she sold it to Korean businessman Corry Hong for US$17,650,000. Due to its public domain status in the United States, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has been released on many different bargain bin price labels. [28], Zadora married businessman Meshulam Riklis in 1977, when she was 23, and he 54. In 1983 she appeared in the film adaptation of the Harold Robbins novel The Lonely Lady, portraying an aspiring screenwriter who achieves success after surviving sexual assault. On Dec. 17, Halifax-based Lions Den Theatre offers its unique take on this story of how Christmas came to the red planet. The album included repackaged versions of Pia & Phil, I Am What I Am, and Pia Today!.[20]. Directed by Nicholas Webster. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, produced and written by Paul L. Jacobson, based on a story by Glenville Mareth, that stars John Call as Santa Claus.It also features an eleven-year-old Pia Zadora as Girmar, one of the Martian children.. "THREE FILM FRONTS: Gaisseau Focuses On Gotham - -'Santa' On Long Island -- Poitier's F.B.I." [14] On the basis of being multiply recognized by the Golden Raspberry Awards, Zadora was named Worst New Star of the Decade (1980–89) and nominated as Worst Actress of the 1980s. In 1988 she appeared as a beatnik in John Waters's film Hairspray, about which the film critic Roger Ebert wrote "If nothing else is worth the price of admission to this movie, perhaps you will be persuaded by the prospect of Zadora reading from Allen Ginsberg’s Howl."[16]. From infancy, all their education is fed into their brains through machines and they are not allowed individuality or freedom of thought. In 1994, Zadora had a cameo appearance in the comedy Naked Gun 331⁄3: The Final Insult. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians soundtrack from 1964, composed by Milton DeLugg. He goes to the toy factory to make toys, but Voldar mistakes him for Santa and kidnaps him. List of films in the public domain in the United States, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Slime Line DVD", "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2021) on IMDb", Orange County Register review of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians at the Maverick Theater 2006, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Claus_Conquers_the_Martians&oldid=1001365420, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Don't Threaten. Consulting the ancient 800-year-old Martian sage Chochem (a Yiddish/Hebrew word meaning "sage", though pronounced differently from the film's version), they are advised that the children of Mars are growing distracted due to the society's overly rigid structure. It has since found new life again, as it has been the subject of new riffing by Cinematic Titanic and RiffTrax, both productions of former MST3K writers and performers. As a singer, Zadora has released several albums featuring popular standards, often backed by a symphonic orchestra. When they arrive on Mars, Santa and the children build a factory to make toys for the Martian children. Threats ⦠[8], The film was featured in season 3 episode 21 of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1991. You can begin your search here at Amazon.com. [27], Since 2013, Zadora has hosted and performed Pia's Place at Las Vegas restaurant Piero's Italian Cuisine. [19] Pia—The Platinum Collection, a three-CD compilation, was released in 1993 and sold in the United States via infomercials. "Levine: Huckster With Heart" Griffin, Dick. Its catalogue number was FC 4-114. The film was also featured on Elvira's Movie Macabre. Our review of "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians": https://publicdomainfilmreview.com/blog/santa-claus-conquers-the-martians [1] Jacobson called the film a "yuletide science fiction fantasy" and said he made it because of a perceived gap in the market. Once this is accomplished, one Martian, Voldar, who strongly disagrees with the idea, repeatedly tries to kill Santa Claus along with the two kidnapped Earth children. However, Voldar and his assistants, Stobo and Shim, sabotage the factory and change its programming so that it makes the toys incorrectly. Most bad movie fans prefer to watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on the 1991 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)," which shows a scratched and faded print.. In addition to displaying her comedic side, the film showcased her musical talents and featured half of the songs from her 1984 album Let's Dance Tonight. Kimar agrees and sends Santa and the children back to Earth. She won that year's Golden Globe Award as Best New Star of the Year amid charges that Riklis had purchased the award with a promotional campaign that included Zadora's image presented prominently on Sunset Boulevard billboards,[11] an appearance in Playboy magazine, and entertaining Golden Globe voters. With first husband Riklis, she had children Kady Zadora (born 1985) and Kristofer Barzie (born 1987). Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964) CULT-CHRISTMAS Stars: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Pia Zadora Director: Nicholas Webster In this holiday cult classic, Martians kidnap Santa and two local kids, forcing them to make toys for the depressed children of Mars. She was a marquee headliner at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas during the early 1970s owing to her association with Riklis and Sinatra. [31], Zadora's second husband was writer–director Jonathan Kaufer. She adapted part of her mother's maiden name as her stage name. But you can't manufacture happiness, and Santa will teach the aliens the true meaning of⦠In an attempt to get the kids peppy again, Kimar orders the kidnapping of Santa Claus (John Call), hoping that the jolly old toymaker will know how to cheer the children up again. With John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon. 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Also in 1985, Zadora released Pia & Phil, an album of standards with the London Philharmonic Orchestra,[17] and recorded a follow-up album in 1986 titled I Am What I Am. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 American science fiction comedy film directed by Nicholas Webster, produced and written by Paul L. Jacobson, based on a story by Glenville Mareth, that stars John Call as Santa Claus. But honestly, few who want to see this so-bad-it's-good flick will care about the quality of the print, as long as it's watchable. 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,' the so-bad-it's-good cult sci-fi comedy from 1964, is the first motion picture to ever depict Mrs. Claus. Just donât ask me to see it often because, unless Iâm really in the mood for it (or sleep-deprived from too ⦠www.millcreekent.com [29], The mansion, which drew its name of Pickfair from having once been the shared home of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, was torn down and a new 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) mansion was built on the property. Pia Today! In February, she performed at the Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and the Kaye Auditorium in Boca Raton. Meanwhile, Dropo, Kimar's assistant, who has taken a great liking to Santa Claus and Christmas, puts on one of Santa's spare suits and starts acting like Santa Claus. After he divested himself of his ownership, it changed its call letters to KBEH. [10] Zadora starred alongside Stacy Keach and Orson Welles in the 1982 film of James M. Cain's novel Butterfly, the plot for which involved father–daughter incest. Zadora appeared as a child actress with Tallulah Bankhead in Midgie Purvis. [15], In 1985, Zadora starred as the object of an extraterrestrial's affections in the musical comedy Voyage of the Rock Aliens. I don't want anybody to know because families don't go to see them – they just talk about them. Movies like âSanta Claus Conquers the Martiansâ was the reason âMST3Kâ was invented, and The Brains lived up to their own high standards with this one. Leaving Chochem's cave, the Martian leaders decide to abduct Santa Claus from Earth and bring him to Mars. The single "Heartbeat of Love" included club remixes by Robert Civillés and David Cole of C + C Music Factory. Anyone over the age of six or seven will likely be reaching for the remote or an air sick bag (or both). Julen i år kommer næppe til at være som de fleste, så hvad bedre end at finde en julefilm, der i hvert fald ikke er som de fleste. Not long after her marriage, Zadora had a breakthrough as the Dubonnet Girl, appearing in print and television commercials for the apéritif wine, in whose American distributor Riklis was a shareholder. Zadora's cover of the Shirley Ellis hit "The Clapping Song," recorded for the film score of The Lonely Lady in 1983, reached the U.S. top 40, and in 1984 she had a hit duet with Jermaine Jackson titled "When the Rain Begins to Fall" from the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens. The Martians Momar ("Mom Martian") and Kimar ("King Martian") are worried that their children Girmar ("Girl Martian") and Bomar ("Boy Martian") are watching too much Earth television, most notably station KID-TV's interview with Santa Claus in his workshop at Earth's North Pole. The Martians cannot distinguish between all the fake Santas, so they kidnap two children to find the real one. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians took on newfound fame in the 1990s after being featured on an episode of the comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000. They demolished most of the structure while keeping the guest houses, claiming that termites and time had made repairs difficult. In 1985, she received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the song "Rock It Out," losing to Tina Turner's "Better Be Good to Me." Very young children, undoubtedly the target audience of this film, may well enjoy it. Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani, May 4, 1953)[1] is an American actress and singer. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians received mostly negative reviews, with most of its positive feedback coming in the form of the film being so bad, it's good. Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani, May 4, 1953) is an American actress and singer. Zadora later claimed on a September 2012 episode of BIO's Celebrity Ghost Stories that Pickfair was razed owing to a troubling apparition that appeared to her and children when her husband was away on business. He hired writer Glenville Mareth to develop the idea and Nicholas Webster to direct and made the film through his own Jalor Productions. The theme from the film was released on record in November 1964 by "Milton Delugg and the Little Eskimos" on Four Corners Records, a subsidiary of Kapp Records. [18], In 1988, Zadora worked with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on an album titled When the Lights Go Out. [36] Zadora, who admitted to drinking alcohol before the incident and confirmed the cause of the altercation, was later ordered by the presiding judge to "stay out of trouble for a year, attend impulse control counseling and follow recommendations of [an] alcohol evaluation. The film was released in time for Christmas 1964. Zadora and Riklis bought the Beverly Hills mansion Pickfair Manor in January 1988 from Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss for almost US$7 million. Cinematic Titanic, Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, (#5) I'm thrilled to be the one who gets to offer the first rating on this movie! [7], A single issue comic book adaptation of the film was published by Dell Comics in March 1966. Martian children are addicted to Earth's television shows featuring Santa Claus. [1], Jacobson succeeded in selling the film's distribution rights to Joseph E. Levine. [2], Jacobson said "at this particular studio, with a group of wonderfully cooperative technicians, we've been able to get a lot of production value from our low budget. We're also shooting in color to get full, picturesque effects with our toy factors and Martian and North Pole backgrounds". Very young children, undoubtedly the target audience of this film, may well enjoy it. The couple married on September 18, 1977. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. (1988) and Only for Romantics (1991), two additional albums/CDs of standards, received only limited promotional release. E1 Entertainment's version from the 2010-11 syndicated television series, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 10:50. [15], In 2006, a second theatrical production premiered at the Maverick Theater in Fullerton, California. At the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 25% score based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 2.8/10. Her father, Alphonse Schipani, was an Italian-American violinist, and her mother, Saturnina (Zadorowski) Schipani, was a Polish American theatrical wardrobe supervisor for Broadway productions, the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera.[4][5][6][7]. [33], Zadora has been married to Michael Jeffries, a detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, since 2005 and currently resides in Summerlin, Nevada. "[5] The film has been viewed as a cult film. [34] Zadora and Jeffries met after Zadora contacted the Las Vegas Police to report a stalking incident. [1], In an interview in June 1966, Levine said he had made 15 "family type pictures" in 18 months "but don't let it get around. [22][23][24][25] The film regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made, is regularly featured in the "bottom 100" list on the Internet Movie Database, and was featured in an episode of the syndicated series of the Canned Film Festival of 1986. When in the 1980s Zadora's film career failed to achieve critical success, she switched her focus to music. In 2011, Zadora began a small attempt at a comeback with a cabaret show titled Pia Zadora: Back Again, and Standing Tall. According to her website, in 2020 Zadora released a new album featuring American standards, entitled All or Nothing At All. Zadora next starred in the 1982 film Fake-Out, also called Nevada Heat, a women in prison B-movie comedy co-starring Telly Savalas and Desi Arnaz Jr.. by HOWARD THOMPSON. Zadora was born Pia Alfreda Schipani in Hoboken, New Jersey. Atop the Fourth Wall: Zombies Christmas Carol #4-5 (2015) (TV Episode) clip shown during intro Insert Name Here: Christmas Special (2016) (TV Episode) Is the subject of one of the questions. The album was released only in Europe, and the single "Dance Out of My Head" did not chart despite the top producers and club remixes by Shep Pettibone and Ben Liebrand. Riklis commissioned a nude oil portrait of Zadora, which greeted visitors.[11]. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ... A dour Martian society decides it must kidnap Santa Claus (and two Earth kids, for whatever reason) to bring happiness to its own downtrodden children. 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