Mars Attacks!
1996 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.4 · 55% critics
A fleet of Martian spacecraft encircles major cities as humanity waits to learn whether the visitors truly mean peace. After a tense exchange goes horribly wrong, authorities push for a dramatic military response as the alien threat spreads.
Based on Mars Attacks
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-12-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (5,883 votes)
- Box office
- $101,371,017
- Budget
- $70,000,000
About
If you enjoy gleefully chaotic sci-fi parodies with dark, campy laughs like Men in Black II and John Carter, Not for you if you want a gentle, emotionally grounded story or consistent momentum.
Pros: zany alien invasion; star-studded cast; campy 1950s-style spoof | Cons: thin plot; divisive humor; tone can feel dull
Themes
- usa president
- the white house
- planet mars
- saving the world
- cataclysm
- total destruction
- laser gun
- ambassador
- congress
- flying saucer
- dark comedy
- parody
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Jack Nicholson
as President Dale / Art Land
Glenn Close
as Marsha Dale
Annette Bening
as Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan
as Donald Kessler
Danny DeVito
as Rude Gambler
Martin Short
as Jerry Ross
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Nathalie Lake
Michael J. Fox
as Jason Stone
Rod Steiger
as General Decker
Tom Jones
as Tom Jones
Directed by Tim Burton