President James Dale of the United States and his right-hand man, Jerry Ross discover that an army of Martian UFOs are hovering around the Earth, and everyone has a different response. Some, like Texan alcohol dealer Art Land and slimy nesman Jason Black, just want to make a profit out of it. Others, such as TV hostess Nathalie Lake, Land’s spiritualist wife Barbara, and the Southern-like Norris family, are excited, and some, like Dale’s wife, Marsha, and daughter, Taffy, don’t care. Richie Norris is extremely intelligent but is only respected by his insane grandmother, while his older brother Billy is favored for joining the army. General Decker doesn’t trust the Martians and insist they fight, but General Casey is more optimistic. The Martians appear to come in peace but suddenly begin to use their super-powerful and technologically advanced weapons to wipe out the population and great structures. Soon, they attack Las Vegas, where the Norrises are living, where former heavyweight champion Byron Williams is visiting, where an obnoxious lawyer is gambling, and where Tom Jones is performing in concerts.

Mars Attacks! (1996)
  • Rating: (98,013 votes)
  • Taglines:Nice planet. We'll take it! » YIKES! They've Landed! »
  • Runtime:106 minutes
  • Director: Tim Burton
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    President James Dale / Art Land
    Jack Nicholson
    First Lady Marsha Dale
    Glenn Close
    Barbara Land
    Annette Bening
    Professor Donald Kessler
    Pierce Brosnan
    Rude Gambler
    Danny DeVito
    Press Secretary Jerry Ross
    Martin Short
    Nathalie Lake
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Jason Stone
    Michael J. Fox
    General Decker
    Rod Steiger
    Himself
    Tom Jones
  • Genres:Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Tim Burton
    producer  
    Paul Deason
    associate producer  
    Larry J. Franco
    producer (as Larry Franco) 
    Mark S. Miller
    associate producer  
    Mary Ann Marino
    associate producer (uncredited)  
    Laurie Parker
    producer (uncredited)  
  • Plots: It is a normal day for everyone, until the President of the United States announces Martians have been spotted circling Earth. The Martians land and a meeting is arranged, but not everything goes to plan, and the Martians seem to have other plans for Earth. Are they just misunderstood beings or do they really want to destroy all of humanity? Written by Film_Fan
Mars Attacks!
  • User's comment:If you have a warped sense of humour, you'll enjoy this by rebeljenn

    Tim Burton's film, 'Mars Attacks!' combines elements of dark humour with an alien invasion to create a hilarious film. There's no doubt about it that audiences will be torn between those who enjoyed the film (the comedy) and those who hated it. This film is a parody of other Earth-invasion films, such as 'Independence Day' and 'War of the Worlds', which have been a common theme in story-telling for decades and particularly in the 1950s. In this film, the aliens are content on destroying Earth and humiliating the humans for the sake of it. It's not a serious film at all, and you'll either love it or hate it, depending on how warped your sense of humour is. I thought it was fun, even though it is not the best film of all time.


  • Quotes: President Dale: Why can't we work out our differences? Why can't we work things out? Little people, why can't we all just get along? Richie Norris: I want to thank my Grandma for always being so good to me, and, and for helping save the world and everything. First Lady: [after seeing the Martians for the first time] I'm not allowing that thing in my house.
  • Also known as: ¡Marcianos al ataque! (Argentina - imdb display title), ¡Marcianos al ataque! (Mexico - imdb display title), ¡Marcianos al ataque! (Peru - imdb display title), Mars Attacks! (France - imdb display title), Mars Attacks! (Germany - imdb display title), Mars Attacks! (Spain - imdb display title), Mars napada (Croatia - imdb display title), Mars napada (Slovenia - imdb display title), Marte Ataca! (Brazil - imdb display title), Marte Ataca! (Portugal - imdb display title), Çilgin marslilar (Turkey - imdb display title, Turkish title), Atacul Martienilor (Romania - imdb display title), Ha-Plisha M'Ma'adim (Israel - imdb display title, Hebrew title), Mars attaque! (Canada - imdb display title, French title), Mars hyökkää! (Finland - imdb display title), Marsjanie atakuja (Poland - imdb display title), Oi Areianoi epitithentai! (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Támad a Mars! (Hungary - imdb display title),

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