History Film / SantaClausConquersTheMartians

* CoversAlwaysLie: The film is called ''Santa Claus '''Conquers''' The Martians''. There's not really a lot of "conquering" going on, although it's probably meant in terms of hearts and minds.

* AngstWhatAngst: Santa doesn't ever seem phased by his predicament, instead treating it like a free trip to Mars. Even after Voldar attempts to toss him into space, he explains the whole thing away as a mistake, but his tone implies [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow he's fully aware Voldar was out to kill him]] but doesn't care because he doesn't think Voldar's a real threat.

* AgnstWhatAgnst: Santa doesn't ever seem phased by his predicament, instead treating it like a free trip to Mars. Even after Voldar attempts to toss him into space, he explains the whole thing away as a mistake, but his tone implies [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow he's fully aware Voldar was out to kill him]] but doesn't care because he doesn't think Voldar's a real threat.

* BadassSanta: Santa doesn't ever fight anyone, but it should be noted how easily he shrugs and laughs at the ''numerous attempts on his life.''

''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'' (also titled ''Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens'') is a 1964 science fiction film (originally a children's book) in which Martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap THE Santa Claus (and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up in the plot) and take him to Mars to create the first Martian Christmas. Santa takes the whole thing ''surprisingly'' well and is only too happy to help. However, a small band of Martians rebel against the idea of Christmas or children being happy and try to kill Santa Claus. By the end of the movie, the Martians discover that they can just get a really annoying Martian named Dropo to stuff a pillow down his shirt and DRESS as Santa, thus allowing Santa and the earth kids to go home.

It also had a comic book adaptation that was [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2010/12/santa-claus-conquers-martians.html mocked on Atop The Fourth Wall]].

For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E21SantaClausConquersTheMartians episode recap page]]. Both ''WebVideo/CinematicTitanic'' and ''Podcast/{{Rifftrax}}'' riffed the film as well.

This film got the Podcast/RiffTrax Live treatment on December 5, 2013.

* {{Comic book adaptation}}: Dell published it as part of their "Movie Classics" line in the 1960s!

* FoodPills: The Martian cuisine of choice
* TheFool: Dropo

* TheGrinch: Voldar

* {{Jerkass}}: Voldar

* UsefulNotes/{{Mars}}: Evidently.

* NeutralFemale: Momar

* AdaptationDisplacement: Most people don't realize it was [[TheFilmOfTheBook a children's book first]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Dropo is warned that he might be left on Earth in place of Santa Claus. The film concludes with Dropo being Mars' Santa.]]

* EnclosedSpace: The air lock where Santa Claus and the earth kids where trapped.

* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: Kimar tells the children not to be afraid ''while pointing a gun in their faces.''

* CoversAlwaysLie: The film is called ''Santa Claus '''Conquers''' The Martians'', although there's not really a lot of "conquering" going on, thought it's probably meant in terms of hearts and minds.

* {{Portmanteau}}: Kimar (king Martian), Momar (mom Martian), Bomar (boy Martian), Girmar (girl Martian) etc. Not sure if Dropo means anything.
** [[ManChild Dropped on head?]]

->''"[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Santa Brings Christmas Fun to Mars]]"''

* FailOSuckyName: Dropo.

For the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E21SantaClausConquersTheMartians episode recap page]]. Both ''WebVideo/CinematicTitanic'' and ''Podcast/{{Rifftrax}}'' riffed the film as well.

For the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E21SantaClausConquersTheMartians episode recap page]]. Both ''CinematicTitanic'' and ''{{Rifftrax}}'' riffed the film as well.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: This film inspired a lo-fi techno group called "The Laziest Men on Mars"; they named themselves & their [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM0vVcuqDi0 title track]] after what the "Chief" called [[AlienScrappy Dropo]]. If you've never heard of them, they did the song that powered [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdPKI2E9kZg All Your Base]].