Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
- Director
- Writers
- Len Brown(trading card series)
- Woody Gelman(trading card series)
- Wally Wood(trading card series)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Len Brown(trading card series)
- Woody Gelman(trading card series)
- Wally Wood(trading card series)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 19 nominations
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- Director
- Writers
- Len Brown(trading card series)
- Woody Gelman(trading card series)
- Wally Wood(trading card series)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
It is a normal day for everyone, until President of the United States James Dale (Jack Nicholson) announces Martians have been spotted circling Earth. The Martians land and a meeting is arranged, but not everything goes to plan, and the Martians seem to have other plans for Earth. Are they just misunderstood beings or do they really want to destroy all of humanity? —Film_Fan
- Taglines
- Nice planet. We'll take it!
- Genres
- Certificate
- 12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaTo make the Martian Girl costume as smooth as possible, it had no zipper or buttons. Lisa Marie had to be sewn into it every day.
- GoofsThe shape of the president's tie changes several times during his "can't we all just get along" speech. This is an in-joke reference to a similar continuity error with Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (1992).
- Quotes
Grandma Florence Norris: They blew up Congress! Ha ha ha ha!
- Crazy creditsA flying saucer buzzes around the opening Warner Brothers logo.
- Alternate versionsA television ad had Marsha Dale saying (over the desicion of what to do about the Martians): "Kick the crud out of them!" which was an edit to what she said in the theatrical version: "Kick the crap out of them!"
- ConnectionsEdited from Ghostbusters II (1989)
- SoundtracksEscape (The Piña Colada Song)
Written by Rupert Holmes
Performed by Rupert Holmes
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products
Top review
The best movie of all time. Or maybe one of the worst.
This is one of these movies you absolutely like or absolutely dislike. I liked it, sure. It's such a sarcastic view of America: its people, its government, its army, its television, its culture, everything and everyone falls under Tim Burton's incredible axe. Many talented stars gather for an incredible script. It is unbelievably funny, absurd and full of contradictions and nuttiness. It's like a mixture of Star Wars, Animaniacs and the Clockwork Orange. For sure, you will like it a lot and believe it is the best movie you have ever seen or you won't understand a thing and feel disappointed. If you like Jim Carrey or Brad Pitt, please go and choose another movie.
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- Slothrop
- Dec 10, 1998
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,781,197
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,384,272
- Dec 15, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $101,381,197
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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