Alien Xmas facts for kids
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| Directed by | Stephen Chiodo |
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| Music by | Bleeding Fingers Music |
| Cinematography | Helder Sun Aaron Wise |
| Editing by | Michael Mayhew |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Release date(s) | November 20, 2020 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Alien Xmas is a fun stop-motion animated Christmas movie from 2020. It was directed by Stephen Chiodo. The movie is based on a book he wrote with Jim Strain in 2006.
The film features the voices of Keythe Farley, Dee Bradley Baker, Kaliayh Rhambo, Michelle Deco, and Barbara Goodson. It tells the story of X, a small alien from a group called the Klepts. These aliens love to steal! X is sent to the North Pole to make Earth's gravity disappear. This way, the Klepts can steal everything.
Famous director Jon Favreau helped produce Alien Xmas. It was released on Netflix on November 20, 2020.
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The Story of Alien Xmas
Meet the Klepts
A long time ago, there was a group of colorful aliens called the Klepts. They were very greedy. They took everything from their own planet. Because of this, their planet lost all its resources. The Klepts also lost their bright colors.
So, they traveled through space, stealing from other planets. Their leader, Supreme Leader Z, decided to steal everything on Earth.
The Gyrotron Plan
Supreme Leader Z had a big plan. She wanted to build a machine called "the Gyrotron." This machine would turn off Earth's gravity. If there was no gravity, everything on Earth would float into space. Then, the Klepts' spaceships could easily collect it all.
Z sent a small Klept named X to Earth. X had a helper robot called SAMTU. Their mission was to build the Gyrotron at the North Magnetic Pole.
Arrival at Christmas Town
X and SAMTU landed on Earth just before Christmas Eve. They found themselves in Christmas Town. This is where Santa Claus and his elves live.
That night, Santa showed off his new, super-fast sleigh. It was designed to deliver presents all over the world. But the sleigh had a problem. Santa asked Obie, his best elf mechanic, to fix it.
Obie was very busy fixing the sleigh. This meant he couldn't spend time with his daughter, Holly, and her mom, Noelle. Holly was quite sad about this.
X's Change of Heart
X and SAMTU started building the Gyrotron in an ice cave. But X felt a strong urge to steal. He went into Christmas Town. There, he met Obie. X pretended to be a broken doll. Obie thought X was just a toy. He gave X to Holly as a gift.
The next day, Holly kept X with her. She decorated with her mom. They went caroling and had a Christmas dinner. X watched the elves being kind and generous. He saw them sharing with each other.
That night, X tried to sneak out with a bag of stolen items. But Holly saw him. Instead of being angry, she gave X a puppy! This act of kindness made X feel warm and happy. His blue color came back.
The Klepts' Invasion
X decided not to follow Supreme Leader Z's plan. He changed SAMTU's programming. Now, SAMTU would fix Santa's sleigh instead.
But Z ordered the other Klepts to attack Christmas Town. The Klepts turned on the Gyrotron. SAMTU managed to destroy the machine, but it broke down in the process. Even so, the Klepts seemed to win against the town's residents.
Z thought X had tricked the Earthlings to help the Klepts steal. She made X the Vice Supreme Leader. X felt terrible. He gave the puppy to Z as a gift. This act of kindness made Z regain her pink color.
Then, the people of Christmas Town gave presents to the other Klepts. This made all the Klepts get their colors back!
Christmas Morning Deliveries
On Christmas morning, Santa was worried. There wasn't enough time to deliver all the gifts. But X had an idea. He and other colorful Klepts flew into the sky in their spaceships. They traveled around the world, delivering all the presents, just as Santa wanted.
Voice Cast
- Keythe Farley as Santa Claus
- Dee Bradley Baker as X
- Kaliayh Rhambo as Holly
- Michelle Deco as Noelle
- Barbara Goodson as Z
- Jessica Gee-George as Mrs. Claus / Reindeer / Klepts / Audience
- Kaitlyn Robrock as Elf Kid #3 / Reindeer / Klepts / Audience
- Jon Favreau as Obie (uncredited)
How Alien Xmas Was Made
From Book to Screen
Alien Xmas is based on a book from 2006. The book has the same name and was written by director Stephen Chiodo and Jim Strain. The Chiodo Brothers first shared the idea for an animated movie with executive producer Jon Favreau. They had worked with Jon Favreau before on the 2003 movie Elf. For Elf, the Chiodos created some cool stop-motion animated parts.
Stop-Motion and CGI
Most of Alien Xmas was made using stop-motion animation. This is a special way of making movies where you move models a tiny bit and take a picture. You do this many times to make them look like they are moving.
Some parts of the movie, like the spaceships, used computer-generated imagery (CGI). This means they were made with computers. Stephen Chiodo said they wanted the movie to look like old-school stop-motion, but with a modern feel.
Music for the Movie
The music for Alien Xmas was created by Bleeding Fingers Music. Adam Schiff was the composer for the film's score.
See Also
- List of Christmas films
- Santa Claus in film
