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Santa with Muscles

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
2.6/10
9.9K
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Hulk Hogan, Aria Noelle Curzon, and Adam Wylie in Santa with Muscles (1996)
An evil millionaire believes he is Santa Claus after an accident renders him amnesiac.
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A heartless millionaire believes he is Santa Claus after an accident renders him amnesiac.A heartless millionaire believes he is Santa Claus after an accident renders him amnesiac.A heartless millionaire believes he is Santa Claus after an accident renders him amnesiac.

  • Director
    • John Murlowski
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Bond
    • Fred Mata
    • Dorrie Krum Raymond
  • Stars
    • Hulk Hogan
    • Don Stark
    • Robin Curtis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.6/10
    9.9K
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    • Director
      • John Murlowski
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Bond
      • Fred Mata
      • Dorrie Krum Raymond
    • Stars
      • Hulk Hogan
      • Don Stark
      • Robin Curtis
    • 82User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Aria Noelle Curzon
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    • Elizabeth
    Adam Wylie
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    • Franco
    Pierre Dulat
    Pierre Dulat
    • Pierre
    Steve Valentine
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    • Dr. Blight
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    Kai Ephron
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    Kevin West
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    • Dr. Flint
    Eddy Donno
    Eddy Donno
    • Mr. Rapini
    • (as Ed Donno)
    • Director
      • John Murlowski
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Bond
      • Fred Mata
      • Dorrie Krum Raymond
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    1mactionY2K2

    You'll Laugh...You'll Cry...

    And then you will reach for the nearest dull razor, or butterknife on your property and attempt to gouge your eyeballs out. I've heard through word of mouth how aweful this "film" was, which inspired me to make a bid for it on an internet auction. I should have known I was in over my head when "free, or best offer" was the opening bid. Paintball with the cops, fierce battles using styrophome candy canes, exploding crystals, an orphanage with only 3 kids-this "movie" has it all. If you have the opportunity to give this one as a gift, go for it. That lucky someone in your life will be begging for coal this coming holiday season.
    1heartburnkid

    Dear God, what have we done to deserve this torture?

    This movie is so bad, it's actually considered cruel and unusual punishment under the U.S. Constitution. I wish I was exaggerating. If you want a Christmas movie, go watch Miracle on 34th Street or something. Just stay far, far, FAR, I can't emphasise this enough, FAR AWAY from this horrifyingly bad film. You've heard the phrase "So bad, it's funny"? Well, this transcends "So bad, it's funny" and ends up just being horrible.
    2emm

    Definitely no stocking stuffer for your happy holiday!

    One word: FORGETTABLE! That's it! Its best use is a substitute for a lump of coal in your stocking! Angry Johnny would thank Santa for it, and because he's been a naughty boy all his life! Don't let this be next year's X-mas present under your tree!!!
    1duaneambroz

    The True Meaning of Christmas...

    Is to use any and all copies of this film as Yule Logs, though it would likely leave a lingering stench for weeks to come. Everyone has summed up this film pretty accurately; it makes the Christmas turkey that Scrooge bought for Bob Crachit look like a spring chicken. The film stars that great thespian Hulk Hogan. He has made some pretty awful films, but even he should have used an alias for this one. Not to be missed is his costume, which is pure Village People Santa (it's a shame they didn't record a song about the holiday joy of sitting on Santa with Muscle's lap). Granted, I am not a geologist, but any crystals that have the ability to explode if barely jostled can be used for sword fights later on in the film, well, your script editors have some continuity issues. Remember the old saying, that if you put 1000 monkeys into a room with 1000 typewriters, that one of them will eventually write Shakespeare? They might not get to Shakespeare, but this film is evidence that they will churn out a steaming pile of reindeer crap. If you truly want to spread Christmas cheer, get yourself a caroling book and a few friends and hit the streets. The only thing this film is good for is as a substitute for coal in a Christmas stocking.
    lodi_70005

    The Hulkster must smoke rock

    I am sure most of the posters here are not wrestling fans. Therefore, I will clue you in on a couple of things. Hulk Hogan is an ego maniacal jackass that demands creative control over anything he is involved in.

    This movie might not have been a classic when it was first written, but I will be fair and say it had average potential(a rating of 5). The movie probably had a different title at first until......Hulkamania arrived.

    Hulk Hogan has this remarkable ability to turn something good or average into unwatchable garbage. Original title may have been "When Santa got Rich" or "Santa CEO" or something slightly stupid. Hogan looks at the title and says "no way brother, my fans don't know nothing about no CEO(the first true words to come out of the mouth of the Hulkster in twenty years). So he called it "Santa with Muscles" because no project involving Hogan is allowed to go 5 seconds without referring to the "24 inch pythons" After adding scenes where blow up candy canes are used by Hogan with results comparable to the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Hogan finally has gotten his wish. He ruined what might have been an enjoyable movie experience for two year olds and those who are "mentally challenged" or retards as Hogan's faithful redneck fans may call them.

    I am not surprised at how bad this film turned out. Wrestling fans with half a brain have hated Hogan for years. He exercises creative control when he is told that he is going to lose and this ends up boring anyone with a below average iq on up to tears. Hogan may have turned wrestling into a million dollar industry with a lot of help from the master marketing machine named Vince Mcmahon. Many good people sacrificed their wrestling careers by falling prey to Hogan's trademark "leg drop of doom" and now some poor director is probably living under a bridge in Los Angeles damning the day he got involved with Hulk Hogan. Hogan may have helped turn wrestling into mainstream entertainment, but he also singlehandedly destroyed the same industry(his tired act help put WCW into the ground) he helped build by never learning more than three moves. Punch, back scratch, high boot and leg drop. Oops that is four moves. Some things never change. In the ring the bad guy always loses to Hulk via leg drop. In the movies, Hogan expands his creative horizons by having the bad guy lose via Plastic candy Kane.

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    • Trivia
      The original author's draft was changed so much that he sued to have his name removed.
    • Quotes

      Background Voice: Watch out, he's got a candy cane!

    • Connections
      Featured in Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (uncredited)

      Written by James Pierpont

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1996 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Санта здоровань
    • Filming locations
      • Calabasas, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • HIT Entertainment I
      • Cabin Fever Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $220,198
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $120,932
      • Nov 10, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $220,198
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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