Mars Attacks!

Price : $5.97

Product Description

Tim Burton's black comedy about the planet-wide pandemonium that ensues when "little green men" from Mars come to gleefully terrorize Earth.

• Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close
• Directed by: Tim Burton
• Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
• Release year: 1996
• Studio: Warner Bros.

Product Details

• Synopsis: Tim Burton's black comedy about the planet-wide pandemonium that ensues when "little green men" from Mars come to gleefully terrorize Earth.
• Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close
• Supporting actors: Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny De Vito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sidney
• Directed by: Tim Burton
• Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
• Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
• Release year: 1996
• Studio: Warner Bros.
• MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
• ASIN: B001EBV0NU (Rental) and B001EC0OPO (Purchase)
• Rights ; Requirements
• Rental rights: 48 hour viewing period Details
• Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details
• Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements
• Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)
• Also available on DVD

• Mars Attacks! DVD ~ Jack Nicholson

  3.7 out of 5 stars(281) $6.73
• Theatrical Release Information
• US Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1996
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
• Production Company: Tim Burton Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
• Filming Locations: Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina | Burns, Kansas, USA | Dolan Springs, Arizona, USA | Kingman, Arizona, USA | Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Lawrence, Kansas, USA | Washington, District of Columbia, USA | Wichita, Kansas, USA

Technical Details

• US Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1996
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
• Production Company: Tim Burton Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
• Filming Locations: Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina | Burns, Kansas, USA | Dolan Springs, Arizona, USA | Kingman, Arizona, USA | Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Lawrence, Kansas, USA | Washington, District of Columbia, USA | Wichita, Kansas, USA

 

Mars Attacks!

 

Customer Reviews

Hollywood has made movies from books, TV shows, even other movies. However, "Mars Attacks" may be the first time a movie was made from a trading card.
Back in the late 1960s, Topps Cards created a line of Mars Attacks trading cards. However, these cards were pulled off the shelves after only a few months because the aliens depicted on them were considered to be too gruesome. My, how times have changed.
Director Tim Burton has taken those old trading cards and recreated them into this Sci-Fi B-movie throwback. In the process, he has created a movie that is pure, guiltless fun.
"Mars Attacks" also benefits from an all-star cast, including Jack Nicholson (in a dual-role), Michael J. Fox, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Short, Danny Devito, Glenn Close, Natalie Portman, Tom Jones, Annette Bening, Lukas Haas, Jim Brown, and many others. The fact that you get to watch the aliens disentegrate (and otherwise kill) many of these stars only adds to the fun. Unfortunately, Tom Jones wasn't one of those unlucky stars. Maybe someday a sequel will be made that will rectify that. :)
Oh yeah........ did I happen to mention that Congress gets vaporized? This proves that the Martians aren't all bad!
The DVD comes with many extras, including quite a few production notes that helps you to understand how the movie came to be. This is one movie that you will want to see over and over again (especially anytime that Congress is getting on your nerves).

Tim Burton outdoes himself with this silly, but funny, spoof of 1950s flying saucer/alien invasion movies. It is absolutely zany and quite funny. There is also nothing politically correct about it, as there are no sacred cows. The film is totally irreverent of American culture and icons. Everything and everyone is fair game.
Martians have come to Earth, and they do not come in peace. Diabolical and deadly, they are bent on wreaking havoc wherever they go with their death ray guns, which serve to incinerate living beings. These bulbous headed martians with their own brand of deadly humour are hell bent on destroying Earth, while laughing and cackling maniacally.
The special effects are meant to to be reminiscent of those found in 1950s UFO flicks and in this it certainly succeeds. The cast is stellar with Jack Nicholson playing dual roles, that of President James Dale and that of entrepreneur Art Dale. Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Jim Brown, Natalie Portman, Sylvia Sydney, Paul Winfield, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie, Christine Applegate, Lukas Haas, and Tom Jones round out the star studded cast. With tongue in cheek performances, the viewer is bound to get a good laugh out of this film.