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🗓️ 23 December 2024
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In this classic holiday episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1959 Mexican Christmas movie “Santa Claus,” also known as “Santa Claus vs. the Devil.” (originally published 12/15/2023)
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0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema Rewind. This is Rob Lamb. We're off this week for the holiday. |
0:11.0 | So we have a holiday Weird House Cinema episode for you. This one originally published 1215, 2023. It is the 1959 Mexican Christmas movie Santa Claus, also known as Santa Claus versus the devil. |
0:25.4 | It is a load of fun. |
0:27.3 | Mystery Science Theater 3,000 fans know and love this film. |
0:31.0 | And if you are not familiar with it, we'll dive into this episode. |
0:34.8 | Joe and I talk about it quite a bit. |
0:39.6 | Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio. |
0:49.4 | Hey, you welcome to Weird House Cinema. This is Rob Lamb. And this is Joe McCorme. |
0:54.7 | And on today's episode of Weird House Cinema, we're going to be talking about the |
0:58.6 | 1959 film Santa Claus. |
1:02.3 | That's right. |
1:03.3 | We've brought this one up a number of times before, not only on Weird House Cinema, |
1:07.6 | but I think it leaks into the core episodes as well. |
1:10.4 | It's just |
1:10.9 | that weird of a film. It is a 1959 Mexican family fantasy film in which a kind of Dr. Doom Santa, |
1:22.1 | in the same way that Marvel's Dr. Doom is a master of both magic and high technology. |
1:28.3 | Well, so is Santa, or at least he outsources to people who know what they're doing. |
1:32.4 | That's right. |
1:32.9 | I mean, the Santa in this movie relies a lot on his sort of cue branch, which is Merlin. |
1:39.6 | Merlin, who in this movie is like a cross between Albert Hoffman and John D. |
1:44.3 | He is a sorcerer who wears a pointy hat. |
1:46.8 | It's got like moons and stars on it. |
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