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Mars Attacks!
“Nice planet. We'll take it!”
6.4 / 10• 1996• 1h 46m•PG-13• English
ComedyFantasyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Nicholson
President Dale / Art Land
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tim Burton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mars Attacks! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
