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Mars Attacks!

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6.4/10 • 5.4K

1996-12-131h 46m

ComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Nice planet. We'll take it!

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

Directors
Tim Burton
Editors
Chris Lebenzon

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  1. Jack Nicholson

    Jack Nicholson

    President Dale / Art Land

  2. Glenn Close

    Glenn Close

    Marsha Dale

  3. Annette Bening

    Annette Bening

    Barbara Land

  4. Pierce Brosnan

    Pierce Brosnan

    Donald Kessler

  5. Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Rude Gambler

  6. Martin Short

    Martin Short

    Jerry Ross

  7. Sarah Jessica Parker

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Nathalie Lake

  8. Michael J. Fox

    Michael J. Fox

    Jason Stone

  9. Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    General Decker

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Kamurai

Feb 23, 2021

6/10

Good watch, could watch again, but it's hard to honestly recommend. This is one of those movies that is good because it is bad, whether or not that is done on purpose, for the purposes of parody. Otherwise it's just a good old jump in "The Way Back Machine" to see a litany of cameos or cheap parts by almost anyone who was famous in the mid-1990s. Though I do feel like most of the actors I liked were essentially wasted, but it is possible that was by design so the Martians could keep the focus for the majority of the movie. Rethinking on the movie almost makes me want a modernization, it has so many little quirks and nuances that really brings it to a special experience. Even if you think it looks terrible, throw this on your queque and slot it in for a Bad Movie Night.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$70,000,000.00
Revenue
$101,371,017.00
Keywords
usa presidentthe white houseplanet marssaving the worldcataclysmtotal destructionlaser gunambassadorcongressflying saucerdark comedyparodybased on comicaliencreaturealien invasionhorror comedyouter spaceabsurd