Martians Go Home (1989)

Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can ... See full summary »

Director:

David Odell

Writers:

Fredric Brown (novel), Charles S. Haas (screenplay)

Stars:

Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Randy Quaid	...	Mark Devereaux
Margaret Colin	...	Sara Brody
Anita Morris	...	Dr. Jane Buchanan
John Philbin	...	Donny
Ronny Cox	...	The President
Timothy Stack	...	Seagrams
Bruce French	...	Elgins
Gerrit Graham	...	Stan Garrett
Dean Devlin	...	Joe Fledermaus
Roy Brocksmith	...	Mr. Kornheiser
Nicky Katt	...	Hippie
Troy Evans	...	Cop
Steve Blacknell	...	Game Show Host
Allan Katz	...	Melvin Knudson
Cynthia Ettinger	...	Dr. Jane's Patient

Storyline

Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can escape their distracting influence. It's up to Mark to figure out how they got here, and most importantly, how to get rid of them before they drive everyone crazy!

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Plot Keywords:

martian | cult film | female stockinged feet | switchblade | camera shot of feet | 

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Taglines:

One billion green comedians have just landed on Earth. Now the joke is on us.

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Balle spaziali 2: la vendetta

Box Office

Gross:

$129,778 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward R. Pressman Film, Image Organization, Martians

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Distributed in Italy as "Spaceballs 2". It flopped.

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Quotes

Mark Devereaux: Invaders can be dealt with - these guys are tourists.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits end there is a brief scene, in which the Venusians (The indigenous inhabitants of Venus) inadvertently summon the Martians.

User Reviews

I can not believe this was based on a novel.

The movie is rather bad and an unfunny comedy. The story, man has this song he writes and plays, somehow this song is like an invitation to Martians, the title characters. These characters are basically annoying, obnoxious, and dreadfully unfunny. And guess what? They are the whole point of the film and drag the movie down with them. So most of the movie is the humans trying to get rid of them and then accepting them when the one guy who summoned them finally figures out how to get rid of them. Rob Snieder I think is one of the Martians, however, most of them are all the same. Rather indistinct, painted green and doing the same bit as all the others. Randy Quaid plays the lead guy, the one who did the accidental invitation. He also has the most problem with said aliens, as they are extremely irritating it makes one wonder how other characters seem to not have a problem with them. They magically appear at very awkward times and proceed to ruin intimate moments and any moment they are in. All this and this movie is supposed to be a comedy and it is highly unfunny.