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Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American comedy and science fiction film directed by Tim Burton. The production, written by Jonathan Gems and produced by Burton and Larry J. Franco, features a cast including Jack Nicholson, Sylvia Sidney, Jim Brown, and Lukas Haas. Danny Elfman composed the score, while Peter Suschitzky served as director of photography. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.
The narrative, set in locations such as New York City, Washington, D.C., Kansas, and Paris, deals with alien invasion and first contact. Filming took place in Kansas and Arizona. The movie has a runtime of 106 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. It was released on December 13, 1996, and February 27, 1997.
Financially, the film had a budget of 70,000,000 and generated 101,371,017 in revenue. It received a Metascore of 52 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 57%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.4 based on 258,961 votes. The film has accumulated 3 wins and 19 nominations.
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Film · TMDB
6.4A 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
- 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
Themes
- usa president
- the white house
- planet mars
- saving the world
- cataclysm
- total destruction
- laser gun
- ambassador
- congress
- flying saucer
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
255,116 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 wins & 19 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Burton
- Screenplay by
- Jonathan Gems
- Story by
- Jonathan Gems
- Based on
- Mars Attacks , by Topps
- Produced by
- Tim Burton Larry J. Franco
- Starring
- Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito
- Cinematography
- Peter Suschitzky
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production company
- Tim Burton Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- December 13, 1996 ( 1996-12-13 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80–100 million
- Box office
- $101.4 million
via Wikipedia infobox