Mars Attacks! poster

Mars Attacks!( 1996)

TV-MAComedyFantasyScience Fiction
64%
User
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Nice planet. We'll take it!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Nicholson

      President Dale / Art Land

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      Glenn Close

      Marsha Dale

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      Annette Bening

      Barbara Land

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      Pierce Brosnan

      Donald Kessler

    5. cast image

      Danny DeVito

      Rude Gambler

    6. cast image

      Martin Short

      Jerry Ross

    7. cast image

      Sarah Jessica Parker

      Nathalie Lake

    8. cast image

      Michael J. Fox

      Jason Stone

    9. cast image

      Rod Steiger

      General Decker

    10. cast image

      Tom Jones

      Tom Jones

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      Lukas Haas

      Richie Norris

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      Natalie Portman

      Taffy Dale

    13. cast image

      Jim Brown

      Byron Williams

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      Lisa Marie

      Martian Girl

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      Sylvia Sidney

      Grandma Norris

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      Paul Winfield

      General Casey

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      Pam Grier

      Louise Williams

    18. cast image

      Jack Black

      Billy Glenn Norris

    19. cast image

      Janice Rivera

      Cindy

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      Ray J

      Cedric

    21. cast image

      Brandon Hammond

      Neville

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      Joe Don Baker

      Glenn Norris

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      O-Lan Jones

      Sue Ann Norris

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      Christina Applegate

      Sharona

    25. cast image

      Brian Haley

      Mitch

    26. cast image

      Jerzy Skolimowski

      Dr. Zeigler

    27. cast image

      Timi Prulhiere

      Tour Guide

    28. cast image

      Barbet Schroeder

      French President

    29. cast image

      Chi Hoang Cai

      Mr. Lee

    30. cast image

      Tommy Bush

      Hillbilly

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      Joseph Maher

      Decorator

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      Gloria M. Malgarini

      Nun #1

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      Betty Bunch

      Nun #2

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      Gloria Hoffmann

      Nun #3

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      Willie Garson

      Corporate Guy

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      John Roselius

      GNN Boss

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      Michael Reilly Burke

      GNN Reporter #1

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      Valerie Wildman

      GNN Reporter #2

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      Richard Irving

      GNN Reporter #3

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      Jonathan Emerson

      Newscaster

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      Tamara 'Gingir' Curry

      Hooker #1

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      Rebecca Broussard

      Hooker #2

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      Vinny Argiro

      Casino Manager

    44. cast image

      Steve Valentine

      TV Director

    45. cast image

      Coco Leigh

      Female Journalist

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      Jeffrey King

      NASA Tech

    47. cast image

      Enrique Castillo

      Hispanic Colonel

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      Don LaMoth

      Colonel #2

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      C. Wayne Owens

      Stranger #1

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      Joseph Moynihan

      Stranger #2

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      Roger Peterson

      Colonel

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      John Finnegan

      Speaker of the House

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      Ed Lambert

      Morose Old Guy

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      John Gray

      Incredibly Old Guy

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      Gregg Daniel

      Lab Technician

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      J. Kenneth Campbell

      Doctor #1

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      Jeanne Mori

      Doctor #2

    58. cast image

      Rance Howard

      Texan Investor

    59. cast image

      Richard Assad

      Saudi Investor

    60. cast image

      Velletta Carlson

      Elderly Woman Playing Slots

    61. cast image

      Kevin Mangan

      Trailer Lover

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      Rebeca Silva

      Hispanic Woman

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      Josh Philip Weinstein

      Hippie

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      Julian Barnes

      White House Waiter

    65. cast image

      Ken Thomas

      White House Photographer

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      Darelle Porter Holden

      Tom Jones Backup Singer

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      Christi Black

      Tom Jones Backup Singer

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      Sharon Hendrix

      Tom Jones Backup Singer

    69. cast image

      Frank Welker

      Various Martians (voice)

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      Heidi Miller

      Extra (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Kamurai

    6
    Written by Kamurai on Tue Feb 23 2021
    Good watch, could watch again, but it's hard to honestly recommend. This is one of those movies that is good because it is bad, whether or not that is done on purpose, for the purposes of parody. Otherwise it's just a good old jump in "The Way Back Machine" to see a litany of cameos or cheap parts by almost anyone who was famous in the mid-1990s. Though I do feel like most of the actors I liked were essentially wasted, but it is possible that was by design so the Martians could keep the focus for the majority of the movie. Rethinking on the movie almost makes me want a modernization, it...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    70000000.00

    Revenue

    101371017.00

    Keywords

    • usa president
    • the white house
    • planet mars
    • saving the world
    • cataclysm
    • total destruction
    • laser gun
    • ambassador
    • congress
    • flying saucer
    • dark comedy
    • parody
    • based on comic
    • alien
    • creature
    • alien invasion
    • horror comedy
    • outer space
    • absurd