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Release Date: 1996
Cast: Jim Brown, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman, Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael J. Fox, Jack Nicholson, Brian Haley, Sylvia Sidney, Brandon Hammond, Joe Don Baker, Lisa Marie, Christina Applegate ...MORE
Cast: Jim Brown, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman, Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael J. Fox, Jack Nicholson, Brian Haley, Sylvia Sidney, Brandon Hammond, Joe Don Baker, Lisa Marie, Christina Applegate, Pierce Brosnan, Martin Short, Jack Black, Lukas Haas, Glenn Close, Rod Steiger, Ray J, Pam Grier, Danny DeVito, Paul Winfield, Annette Bening ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Action, Alien Film, Parody, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Ensemble Film
Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies. Mars Attacks! stars an ensemble cast, which includes Jack Nicholson, Lukas Haas, Annette Bening, Jim Brown, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close, Martin Short, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Danny DeVito, and Christina Applegate.
Director Tim Burton and writer Jonathan Gems began development for Mars... MORE
Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies. Mars Attacks! stars an ensemble cast, which includes Jack Nicholson, Lukas Haas, Annette Bening, Jim Brown, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close, Martin Short, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Danny DeVito, and Christina Applegate.
Director Tim Burton and writer Jonathan Gems began development for Mars Attacks! in 1993, and Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the trading card series on Burton's behalf. When Gems turned in his first draft in 1994, Warner Bros. commissioned rewrites from Gems, Burton, Martin Amis, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski in an attempt to lower the budget to $160 million. The final production budget came to $80 million, while Warners spent another $20 million on the Mars Attacks! marketing campaign. Filming lasted from February to November 1996. It was made famous for the quirky alien laugh, which was created by reversing the sound ducks make when they LESS
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