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===Legacy=== Reception for ''Santa with Muscles'' has continued to be negative. As of December 2011 it was listed at number 62 on IMDB's bottom 100 movies.<ref name=thnadvent>{{cite news|last=Sharp|first=John|title=THN Advent Calendar Day Four: Santa With Muscles|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2011/12/04/thn-advent-calendar-day-four-santa-with-muscles/|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=The Hollywood News|date=4 December 2011 |quote=It is true that SWM is, at the time of writing, no.62 on IMDBβs top 100 worst ever movies list. |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206030422/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2011/12/04/thn-advent-calendar-day-four-santa-with-muscles/|archive-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> It was listed as number 43 out of 50 worst children's films by ''[[Total Film]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=43. Santa with Muscles|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-worst-kids-movies/santa-with-muscles-1996|publisher=Total Film|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> and was included in [[Virgin Media]]'s list of worst [[List of Christmas films|Christmas movies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movies For a Crappy Christmas: Santa with Muscles|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/features/worst-christmas-movies.php?page=7|publisher=Virgin Media|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> The film was also included on ''[[Atlantic City Weekly]]'''s list of worst holiday films, ranking third behind ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'' and the ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]''.<ref name=acwlist>{{cite news |last1= Billow|first1= Craig|last2= Kinney |first2= Josh|title=ACW's Weekend Hot Tub Party - Best & Worst Holiday Movies|url=http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/features/ACWs-Weekend-Hot-Tub-Party---Holiday-Movies-134917833.html|access-date=6 December 2011|newspaper=Atlantic City Weekly|date=2 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205002939/http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/arts-and-entertainment/features/ACWs-Weekend-Hot-Tub-Party---Holiday-Movies-134917833.html|archive-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> Due to Hogan's starring role, the film has been featured on the website [[Wrestlecrap]], which acts as a "Hall of Shame" for the worst [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmicks]] and [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|storylines]] in pro wrestling history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Inductions|url=http://wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html|publisher=Wrestlecrap|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> When [[Golden Globe]] nominee Mila Kunis, who made her film debut, was asked about the film in 2011 by [[GQ (magazine)|''GQ'' magazine]], she said, "I was too young to fully understand the importance of working with Hulk Hogan. I just thought he was this huge man", while comparing the film to ''[[American Psycho 2]]'' in which she co-starred with [[William Shatner]].<ref name=gqmilakunisinterview>{{cite news|last=Marchese|first=David|title=...And She's Funny, Too: A GQ&A with Mila Kunis|url=https://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201108/mila-kunis-gq-august-2011-cover-story|access-date=7 December 2011|newspaper=GQ|date=August 2011}}</ref> In 2021, ''Santa with Muscles'' was featured on the [[YouTube]] channel [[Red Letter Media|RedLetterMedia]] as part of their series, ''Best of the Worst.''<ref>{{Citation|title=Best of the Worst: Christmas 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBEYOlXNAC8|language=en|access-date=2021-12-21}}</ref>
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