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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- Writers
- Len Brown(trading card series)
- Woody Gelman(trading card series)
- Wally Wood(trading card series)
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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
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
- 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
If you have a warped sense of humour, you'll enjoy this
Tim Burton's film, 'Mars Attacks!' combines elements of dark humour with an alien invasion to create a hilarious film. There's no doubt about it that audiences will be torn between those who enjoyed the film (the comedy) and those who hated it. This film is a parody of other Earth-invasion films, such as 'Independence Day' and 'War of the Worlds', which have been a common theme in story-telling for decades and particularly in the 1950s. In this film, the aliens are content on destroying Earth and humiliating the humans for the sake of it. It's not a serious film at all, and you'll either love it or hate it, depending on how warped your sense of humour is. I thought it was fun, even though it is not the best film of all time.
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- rebeljenn
- Jan 21, 2006
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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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