Princess of Mars (2009)

John Carter (Antonio Sabato Jr.) is some kind of lone soldier in the middle east who looks at everyone through the scope on his rifle, until one day he gets shot a bunch of times and the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Atkins

Writers:

Mark Atkins, Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters),

Stars:

Antonio Sabato Jr., Traci Lords, Matt Lasky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	John Carter
Traci Lords	...	Dejah Thoris
Matt Lasky	...	Tars Tarkas
Chacko Vadaketh	...	Sarka / Sab Than
Mitchell Gordon	...	Tal Hajus
Noelle Perris	...	Sola
Matt Lagan	...	Kantos Kan
Kimberly Ables Jindra	...	Saroh Kan
Tomas Boykin	...	Cornwell Sams
Rob Ullett	...	Hudson
Dean Kreyling	...	Atol Nard
Mohammad Kavianpour	...	Hosan
Jay Beyers	...	Thark Gordack
Ali Tagi Alexander	...	Jamal
Jonathan Footman	...	Thark

Storyline

John Carter (Antonio Sabato Jr.) is some kind of lone soldier in the middle east who looks at everyone through the scope on his rifle, until one day he gets shot a bunch of times and the government decides to reconstruct him on another planet for some reason. Naked and surrounded by hostile aliens, John Carter must fight for survival as aliens try to kill him and/or make him eat bugs. John Carter does NOT WANT TO EAT BUGS.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | soldier | jumping | eating insect | alpha centauri | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Avatar of Mars

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Asylum, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Title was renamed to John Carter Of Mars on recent releases.

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Goofs

During the first spiderling attack the collar and chain vanishes from around Carter's neck and then reappears.

User Reviews

Edgar Rice Burroughs is spinning in his grave

One of my friends burned me a copy of this film because he knew what a big John Carter fan I a. I saw the cast and was instantly appalled and was even moreso by the end of the film. I honestly doubt whether anyone that made this atrocity even read the book. I am eagerly awaiting the big budget version, but whoever is responsible for allowing this film should be taken by Edgar Rice Burroughs surviving family, taken outside and summarily executed by them for doing something so dreadful to a very much beloved series of novels and a group of equally beloved characters. This film was so low budget they couldn't afford to give Tars Tarkas his other set of arms or his other 9 feet of height. It actually makes Plan 9 from outer space look like Avatar by comparison.