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Absolutely the worst science-fiction flick every made, bar none! -- Jason Thomas and Joe Kane, The Monster Times

Overly saccharine and nonsensical. A lobby sign with 'No One Admitted OVER 16 Years of Age' might be appropriate. -- Boxoffice

Joseph E. Levin offers a blend of sentiment and science fiction that involves a pipe-smoking, hen-pecked Santa as the victim of a Martian kidnap plot. Youngsters who are old hands at science fiction may notice the limited use of special effects. It could have benefited from the interjection of a little more humor. -- Ronald Gold, Motion Picture Herald

The story itself runs along stereotyped lines. Yields little in the way of substance. -- Mandel Herbstman, Film Daily

Obvious and square cut as cheese. Like a children's television show enlarged on movie house screens. Supplies humor not quite attuned to this planet, anyway. -- Howard Thompson, New York Times

Absurd low-budget fantasy. -- Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, 1970s-2000s

No major distributor has released it, but several small companies have. This film is in the public domain, which means any distributor can legally sell copies without paying royalties. Beware. Some small distributors market copies of public domain films with poor picture and sound. Others are more reputable and deliver good transfers of the best available prints. Shop around.

You can begin your search here at Amazon.com. 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. Most bad movie fans prefer to watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on the 1991 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," which shows a scratched and faded print..

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