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Mars Attacks! (1996)

Nice planet. We'll take it!

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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.

Release Date
December 13, 1996
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.4/10 (5854 votes)

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions
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Budget
$70M
Revenue
$101M
Full Cast (70 people)

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Kamurai - 6/10

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 lik...

February 23, 2021

Filipe Manuel Neto - 7/10

**A film full of black humor, and for that very reason difficult to digest for many people.** Black humor is doomed to be understood by very few, and this film, which is drenched in black humor from beginning to end, paid the price, becoming a minor failure. I believe that, even today, it is one of the less well-appreciated films of director Tim Burton's career, who made films considerably wors...

July 6, 2023

Wuchak - 7/10

**_Tim Burton’s spoof of ’50s sci-fi flicks with an outstanding cast_** Shot in 1996 and released at the end of that year, Burton used the Mars Attacks trading cards from the ’60s as the template for his extraterrestrials. The film plays like the Mad magazine version of “Independence Day,” which beat this to the theaters by 5.5 months the same year. Yet Burton said he didn’t know anything about...

October 21, 2025

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

Nice planet. We'll take it!

Nice planet. We'll take it!

6.4
106 min

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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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date12/13/1996
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Cast

Jack Nicholson

as President Dale / Art Land

Glenn Close

as Marsha Dale

Annette Bening

as Barbara Land

Pierce Brosnan

as Donald Kessler

Danny DeVito

as Rude Gambler

Martin Short

as Jerry Ross

Sarah Jessica Parker

as Nathalie Lake

Michael J. Fox

as Jason Stone

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mars Attacks! about?

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 recei…

How long is Mars Attacks!?

1h 46m

When was Mars Attacks! released?

December 13, 1996

Who directed Mars Attacks!?

Tim Burton

Who stars in Mars Attacks!?

Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening

What genre is Mars Attacks!?

Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

What is Mars Attacks! rated?

PG-13