A Martian Christmas
| A Martian Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | José Alejandro García Muñoz |
| Screenplay by | Linda Miller Alex Mann John Behnke Rob Humphrey |
| Story by | Linda Miller Alex Mann |
| Produced by | Jose C. Garcia de Letona |
| Starring | Porchlight Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
| Countries | United States Mexico |
| Language | English |
A Martian Christmas is a
Although it was described as a "television movie",[2][4] there is currently no further information about the film's air date or network.
Synopsis
Elementary school kids are at a school putting up decorations for the Christmas holidays. While doing so, they get a strange visit. A band of Martians (and their dog Rover) drop down and are fascinated by what these bizarre Earthlings are doing. They start asking the kids all sorts of questions about the holiday which the kids answer. The thing that gives the Martians the most fascination is the singing which the students end up teaching them.
It is all good spirited as friendships start developing but then Darph Meanie – the Martin spaceship commander – comes and gets mad at the Martians for not having freeze-dried the Earthlings. Their original reason for having dropped into Earth was to pick up fuel for their spaceship – snow – which the elementary school kids are only happy to give them. This culminates in a celebration of Christmas for everyone – the very first Martian Christmas![5]
Cast
- Cindy Robinson as Kip, Mary Kate
- K.C.D. Shannon as Zork, Dwight
- David Lodge as Gleeb, Santa Claus, Martian Leader
- Mac Grave as Ned, Drang, Martian Scientist
- Robert Mark Klein as Office Manager, Martian Officer
- Katie Leigh as Roxy
- Dave Mallow as VOX, Shopper
Production
On 6 October 2008,
Reception
Sierra Filucci of Common Sense Media gave this film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Unfortunately the build-up to the main part of the story -- the journey to Earth -- takes so long and is packed with so much backstory that kids and even adults might get lost, or just bored. Once the trip begins, things pick up and it's sort of interesting to see humans and Christmas from outsiders' eyes."[6] Whoever IMDb gives a score of 8.1.
Release
This film was released on DVD on 11 November 2009 by
See also
References
- ^ "Producciones cinematográficas Mexico: Una navidad marciana (in Spanish)". Conaculta. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Goldstein, Gregg (6 October 2008). "PorchLight reveals two projects". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "ÁNIMA ESTUDIOS INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS". Anima Estudios Noticas. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Product Detail: Martian Christmas, A". www.musick8.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Filucci, Sierra. "A Martian Christmas Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "ANIMA ESTUDIOS prepara sorpresas en cine de animación (in Spanish)". Diálogo Sin Fronteras. Diálogo Sin Fronteras. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
- A Martian Christmas Archived 2014-05-22 at the Ánima Estudios
- A Martian Christmas on Telegael
- A Martian Christmas at IMDb
- A Martian Christmas trailer on YouTube
