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Christmas on Mars
5.1 / 10• 2008• 1h 22m•NR• English
MusicScience Fiction
Storyline
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."
Cast & Crew
Steven Drozd
Major Syrtis
Lead
Wayne Coyne
The Martian
Fred Armisen
Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Scott Booker
Psychiatrist
Adam Goldberg
Mars Psychiatrist
Michael Ivins
Sunglasses-wearing Astronaut
MM
Michelle Martin-Coyne
Mother
JP
Jimmy Pike
Faithless Astronaut
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wayne Coyne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Christmas on Mars is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
