page_title: List of films considered the worst
section_title: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
hierarchical_section_title: List of films considered the worst / 1960s / Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
caption_attribution_description: English: Poster for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
context_page_description: The films listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst films ever made. Examples of such sources include Metacritic, Roger Ebert's list of most-hated films, The Golden Turkey Awards, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, Rotten Tomatoes, the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, the cult webseries The Cinema Snob and the Golden Raspberry Awards. Films on these lists are generally feature-length films that are commercial/artistic in nature, professionally or independently produced, and released in theaters, then on television, or more recently through on-demand streaming services.
context_section_description: The sci-fi movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians was the creation of Nicholas Webster. Because Martian children only get to see Santa Claus on TV signals beamed from Earth, their parents decide to abduct Santa to make them happy. The film was criticized for its oddity and poor special effects. It is also known for starring a very young Pia Zadora. BBC critic Nick Cramp described it as "possibly the worst film ever made". The film is cited on a 10-worst list in The Book of Lists and in The Fifty Worst Films of All Time. It has been featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000, Canned Film Festival and Cinematic Titanic (a spin-off of MST3K) revisited the film in 2008.
caption: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is the only film to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, Canned Film Festival and Cinematic Titanic
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