Mars Attacks!

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DVD Features:

Rated: PG-13
Closed captioning available
Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
Video: Color
Released: August 22, 1997
Originally Released: 1996
Label: Warner Home Video
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Packaging: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Aspect Ratio: Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:

Music

Additional Release Material:

Trailers (2)

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Production Notes

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Jack Nicholson, Annette Bening, Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan & Danny DeVito
Performer:		Christina Applegate, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Lisa Marie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Joe Don Baker, Michael J. Fox & Tom Jones
Directed by		Tim Burton
Edited by		Chris Lebenzon
Screenwriting by		Jonathan Gems
Composition by		Danny Elfman
Story by		Norm Saunders, Wally Wood, Woody Gelman, Bob Powell & Len Brown
Produced by		Larry J. Franco & Tim Burton
Director of Photography:		Peter Suschitzky

Entertainment Reviews:

New Times

Dec 6, 2018

Entertainment Weekly

Dec 20, 1996

Variety

Dec 2, 1996

Chicago Tribune

Dec 6, 2018

Independent (UK)

Dec 6, 2018

USA Today

Jun 28, 2005

Tulsa World

Dec 6, 2018

Product Description:

Director Tim Burton unleashes MARS ATTACKS!, a vicious, affectionate, brightly-colored homage to 1950s alien invasion movies. When a shiny silver flying saucer lands in the Nevada desert, a group of skull-faced Martians exit the gleaming craft. Although they claim to be peaceful, they promptly "vaporize" a gathering of unfortunate Earthlings, kicking off a bizarre high-tech war with wild special effects. This studiously campy sci-fi spoof, based on a series of Topps bubble-gum cards, gleefully parodies not only schlock B-horror movies, but also overblown blockbusters such as INDEPENDENCE DAY. This subversive film is helped along by an all-star cast including Jack Nicholson in dual roles as both a clueless U.S. President (with First Lady Glenn Close) and a Las Vegas sleazebag. The film follows the wacky WAR OF THE WORLDS-like proceedings from the points of view of numerous colorful characters, from the inane U.S. Press Secretary (Martin Short) to a trailer-park family (Lukas Haas and Sylvia Sidney), to singer Tom Jones (as himself).

Plot Synopsis:

Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS! is an all-star, high-tech (and subversive) spoof of those science-fiction films of the 1950s, such as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.

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Production Notes:

Theatrical release: December 13, 1996.
The film was inspired by now-rare Topps trading cards, originally sold in the early 1960s.
Tim Burton's wife, actress Lisa Marie, is the voice of, and the model for, the main animated Martian girl. Lisa Marie's likeness also appeared in THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) as Sally, the mad scientist's ghoulish but sexy creation.
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Nathalie Lake, appeared in Burton's previous film ED WOOD, as schlock sci-fi movie director Ed Wood's girlfriend Dolores.
Additional cast: Brandon Hammond (Neville); Janice Rivera (Cindy) and Timi Prulhiere (Tour Guide).
Additional credits: Mark S. Miller (associate producer); James Mitchell and David Andrews (visual effects supervisors).