Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 1964 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Nicholas Webster Cast: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon, Victor Stiles, Donna Conforti, Chris Month, Pia Zadora, Leila Martin, Charles Renn, James Cahill, Ned Wertimer, Ivor Bodin, Doris Rich, Carl Don
Martians–in need of a Santa Claus of their own–head to Earth to kidnap ours. The deed is done, and they head back with Santa Claus (John Call) and Earth children Billy and Betty (Victor Stiles and Donna Conforti). Can Santa save the Martians from themselves? Boy, those Martians are really bright green!
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Zotz! 1962 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Comedy / Horror / Fantasy
Director: William Castle Cast: Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, Cecil Kellaway, Margaret Dumont, Jimmy Hawkins, Elaine Martone, Zeme North, James Millhollin, Carl Don, Mike Mazurki, Louis Nye, Frank J. Scannell, Judee Morton
College professor Jonathan Jones (Tom Poston) discovers "zotz," which is a magic coin that gives him power over those around him. Jones offers "zotz" to the Pentagon only to learn that the Army brass believes he is crazy. When foreign agents learn about "zotz," they set out to kidnap Jones, but, during the attempt, Jones drops his magic coin, and it is lost forever in the sewer.
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| 1. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
2. Zotz! (1962)
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