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Related: About this forumHas anyone seen this strange Santa movie from 1959 Mexico?
I stumbled upon it a few years ago and thought I imagined it (I was up late working). Then I did some searching and found out that it is a cult classic. This is the English version, it was even trippier in Spanish.
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Has anyone seen this strange Santa movie from 1959 Mexico? (Original Post)
BigmanPigman
Dec 2018
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violetpastille
(1,483 posts)1. I saw the MST3K Version n/t
Docreed2003
(17,938 posts)3. That's the only place I've ever seen it as well!
BigmanPigman
(52,434 posts)4. What's that?
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)5. Mystery Science Theater 3000
If you haven't seen any episodes you are in for a treat.
The Santa Claus film with sarcastic robot commentary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000
The show initially starred Hodgson as Joel Robinson, a janitor trapped against his will by two mad scientists on the Satellite of Love and forced to watch a series of B movies as a part of the scientists' plot to take over the world. To keep his sanity, Joel crafts a number of robot companionsincluding Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, and Gypsyto keep him company and help him humorously comment on each movie as it plays, a process known as riffing. Each two-hour episode would feature a single movie in its entirety, sometimes with various shorts and educational films, with Joel, Tom, and Crow watching in silhouette from a row of theater seats at the bottom of the screen.
BigmanPigman
(52,434 posts)6. I have seen that before.
I didn't know the initials though. I can definitely see it being shown on Mystery Science Theater. That must have been hysterical.
bif
(24,344 posts)8. You can watch it on youtube. Pretty darn funny!
Canoe52
(2,963 posts)2. I watched a lot of tv when I was a kid, but never saw that before.
That was bizarre!
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)7. K. Gordon Murray
would pluck films out of Mexico and dub them into English, then release them in America. Horror, wrestling and kiddie films. My favorite was The Brainiac, one of the craziest horror films I've ever seen.