Mars Attacks!

"Nice planet. We'll take it!"

Dec 13 1996 PG-13 1h 46m
Comedy, Sci-Fi

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

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Plot

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

Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood

Directed by

Tim Burton

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 wins & 19 nominations total

Trailers
Mars Attacks! Trailer [HQ]
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# of Votes
250,883
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA