| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | President James Dale / Art Land | |
| Glenn Close | ... | First Lady Marsha Dale | |
| Annette Bening | ... | Barbara Land | |
| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Professor Donald Kessler | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Rude Gambler | |
| Martin Short | ... | Press Secretary Jerry Ross | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Nathalie Lake | |
| Michael J. Fox | ... | Jason Stone | |
| Rod Steiger | ... | General Decker | |
| Tom Jones | ... | Tom Jones | |
| Lukas Haas | ... | Richie Norris | |
| Natalie Portman | ... | Taffy Dale | |
| Jim Brown | ... | Byron Williams | |
| Lisa Marie | ... | Martian Girl | |
| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Grandma Florence Norris | |
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? Written by Film_Fan
Much derided at the time for it's shallowness and the way the stars seem to be having too good a time, this has aged better than the disaster movies that came out at the time. Especially now, with the way governments are failing us with the virus, a satire feels much more honest than any film showing people in a better light. Having said that, for a full blown satire, it is never quite funny or witty enough, and relies too much on stars undermining their own image.