Storyline
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
Directors
Cast
Lukas Haas, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Jack Nicholson, Frank Welker, Natalie Portman, Tommy Bush, Christina Applegate, Brandon Hammond, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Pam Grier, Pierce Brosnan, Glenn Close, O-Lan Jones, Annette Bening, Rod Steiger, Lisa Marie, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Moynihan, Michael J. Fox, Jim Brown, Sylvia Sidney, Tom Jones
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Reviews
90
Dallas Observer
Part homage and part demolition job, Mars Attacks! is perhaps the funniest piece of giddy schlock heartlessness ever committed to film.
83
In its nothing's-quite-at-stake way, Mars Attacks! has Tim Burton's flaked-out spirit -- it makes you feel like a very knowing 8-year-old, seeing through the artifice yet believing in it at the same time.
80
Chicago Reader
I'm not sure what it all means, but, as in Ed Wood, Burton's visual flair and affection for the characters make it fun.
78
A holiday film with no conscience whatsoever, Mars Attacks! will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it definitely will make you wonder about Earth's ability to defend itself in the face of higher life forms.
70
Time
Perhaps they don't create quite enough deeply funny earthlings to go around, but a thoroughly meanspirited big-budget movie is always a treasurable rarity. And those little guys from far away are a hoot. [30 Dec 1996]
