People love his story because it deals with bullying and embracing diversity, themes that continue to be addressed in popular culture. With his bright red nose and low self-esteem, Rudolph is probably the most endearing Christmas movie character ever. It was most likely a reaction to the Cold War and nuclear proliferation, but many viewers found the show grim and depressing. Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, wrote this apocryphal version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to encourage worldwide cooperation and promote the United Nations. Claus, it gained a cult following after it was riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1988. Not only is this the first film to include Mrs. This wacky film features aliens, robots, Martian children and a very young Pia Zadora. With the space race in high gear, we guess it made sense to mix Martians with Christmas in 1964. ‘Santa Claus Conquers the Martians’: 1964.A very young Ann Gillian also makes an appearance as Bo Peep.
Ray Bolger (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) plays Barnaby, an evil, creepy miser from Toyland who’s in love with Funicello. But she’s not the only gem in this movie. More than just a Mousketeer, Annette Funicello was every little girl’s icon of style and grace in the 1960s.
