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Release Date
• USA: Dec 13, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 3, 1997
Budget $70,000,000
Official Website:
Mars Attacks! Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality.
Running Time
1 hour, 46 minutes
Country USA
Studio Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• Mars Attacks!
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Aliens, Spoof, Black Comedy, Disaster, Satire, Spy, Military, Space, Surreal, Teenage, Buddies, Campy
Tagline: Nice planet. We'll take it!
Plot: Director Tim Burton unleashes MARS ATTACKS!, a vicious, affectionate, brightly-colored homage to 1950s alien invasion movies. When a shiny silver flying saucer lands in the Nevada desert, a group of skull-faced Martians exit the gleaming craft. Although they claim to be peaceful, they promptly "vaporize" a gathering of unfortunate Earthlings, kicking off a bizarre high-tech war with wild special effects. This studiously campy sci-fi spoof, based on a series of Topps bubble-gum cards, gleefully parodies not only schlock B-horror movies, but also overblown blockbusters such as INDEPENDENCE DAY. This subversive film is helped along by an all-star cast including Jack Nicholson in dual roles as both a clueless U.S. President (with First Lady Glenn Close) and a Las Vegas sleazebag. The film follows the wacky WAR OF THE WORLD--like proceedings from the points of view of numerous colorful characters, from the inane U.S. Press Secretary (Martin Short) to a trailer-park family (Lukas Haas and Sylvia Sidney), singer Tom Jones (as himself).
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| Directed by |
Tim Burton
Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Batman |
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| Cast |
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, As Good as It Gets |
 | Glenn Close
Air Force One, Dangerous Liaisons, The Stepford Wives |
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 | Danny DeVito
L.A. Confidential, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Fish |
 | Martin Short
The Prince of Egypt, Three Amigos, Father of the Bride |
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