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Mars Attacks!
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.
1996 · Directed by Tim Burton · 106 min · Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction · 30 frames
Tagline
Nice planet. We'll take it!
Crew
- Screenplay: Jonathan Gems
- Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
- Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
- Music: Danny Elfman
- Production design: Wynn Thomas
- Produced by: Tim Burton, Larry Franco
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
- Rod Steiger as General Decker
- Tom Jones as Tom Jones
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, French
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions
- Budget: $70,000,000
- Box office: $101,371,017
- Themes: usa president, the white house, planet mars, saving the world, cataclysm, total destruction, laser gun, ambassador, congress, flying saucer
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