hooray for santy claus!

[squee4242]

Had to run to the 99¢ Only to pick up a roasting pan this morning (the relatives work retail, so we did Turkey Day today) and I stopped to check out the Christmas DVDs. One of the titles on display? "Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens". Pia Zadora had top billing

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[johnnygoodtimes]

I found a cheap copy in the bargain bin at K-Mart a few years ago and it had the "Conquers" title. Hmm.

[squee4242]

Yup I've got one of those too! That's why I didn't pick this one up, but I may just go back for it.

[gorn_captain]

That is an old bait and switch ploy by bargain basement video companies to dodge any potential copyright problems, (especially on a title whose public domain status is murky) and/or sucker up a sale by people thinking it's a different movie altogether.

The title sequences are sometimes altered as well. Usually done cheap and obvious.

I'm still trying to figure out how a major motion picture like "Marooned" ended up as "Space Travelers"!

[totallygay81]

I saw that version at the 99 cent store too. I managed to find a $1 version that said "Conquers" from Target last year. :) I actually saw it before seeing the MSTed version. I enjoy both versions.

[nylonprincess]

The legal status stuff may explain why in the episode we don't actually see the title at the beginning, someone has to say out loud what it is. I think it's the only movie to feature a "custume designer".