Mars Attacks!( 1996)

TV-MAComedyFantasyScience Fiction

64%

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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

Jack Nicholson
President Dale / Art Land
Glenn Close
Marsha Dale
Annette Bening
Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan
Donald Kessler
Danny DeVito
Rude Gambler
Martin Short
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 Norris
Paul Winfield
General Casey
Pam Grier
Louise Williams
Jack Black
Billy Glenn Norris
Janice Rivera
Cindy
Ray J
Cedric
Brandon Hammond
Neville
Joe Don Baker
Glenn Norris
O-Lan Jones
Sue Ann Norris
Christina Applegate
Sharona
Brian Haley
Mitch
Jerzy Skolimowski
Dr. Zeigler
Timi Prulhiere
Tour Guide
Barbet Schroeder
French President
Chi Hoang Cai
Mr. Lee
Tommy Bush
Hillbilly
Joseph Maher
Decorator
Gloria M. Malgarini
Nun #1
Betty Bunch
Nun #2
Gloria Hoffmann
Nun #3
Willie Garson
Corporate Guy
John Roselius
GNN Boss
Michael Reilly Burke
GNN Reporter #1
Valerie Wildman
GNN Reporter #2
Richard Irving
GNN Reporter #3
Jonathan Emerson
Newscaster
Tamara 'Gingir' Curry
Hooker #1
Rebecca Broussard
Hooker #2
Vinny Argiro
Casino Manager
Steve Valentine
TV Director
Coco Leigh
Female Journalist
Jeffrey King
NASA Tech
Enrique Castillo
Hispanic Colonel
Don LaMoth
Colonel #2
C. Wayne Owens
Stranger #1
Joseph Moynihan
Stranger #2
Roger Peterson
Colonel
John Finnegan
Speaker of the House
Ed Lambert
Morose Old Guy
John Gray
Incredibly Old Guy
Gregg Daniel
Lab Technician
J. Kenneth Campbell
Doctor #1
Jeanne Mori
Doctor #2
Rance Howard
Texan Investor
Richard Assad
Saudi Investor
Velletta Carlson
Elderly Woman Playing Slots
Kevin Mangan
Trailer Lover
Rebeca Silva
Hispanic Woman
Josh Philip Weinstein
Hippie
Julian Barnes
White House Waiter
Ken Thomas
White House Photographer
Darelle Porter Holden
Tom Jones Backup Singer
Christi Black
Tom Jones Backup Singer
Sharon Hendrix
Tom Jones Backup Singer
Frank Welker
Various Martians (voice)
Heidi Miller
Extra (uncredited)

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A review by Kamurai

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...