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| Title: | Mars Attacks! |
| Director: | Tim Burton |
| Writers: | Jonathan Gems |
| Producers: | Tim Burton; Paul Deason; Larry J. Franco; Mark S. Miller; Mary Ann Marino; Laurie Parker |
| Composer: | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography: | Peter Suschitzky |
| Editors: | Chris Lebenzon |
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| Distributed by: | Tim Burton Productions Warner Bros. |
| Released: | December 13th, 1996 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 106 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $70,000,000 |
| Gross: | $37,754,208 (US) $101,371,017 (Worldwide) |
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Mars Attacks! is an American feature film of the science fiction and comedy genres. It is based on a series of trading cards produced by Topps. The film was directed by Tim Burton and written by Jonathan Gems. It was produced by Burton's Tim Burton Productions and released through Warner Bros. on December 13th, 1996. Mars Attacks! features an all-star cast who find themselves caught up in the frenetic and insanely bizarre circumstances of trying to survive an alien invasion by two-foot high, big-headed Martians that scream "Ack-Ack". Notable actors featured in the film include Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Natalie Portman, Rod Steiger, Michael J. Fox, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, and Christina Applegate.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Mars Attacks, Mars Attacks! (1996) and Mars Attacks (1996) redirect here.
- Taglines for this film include, "Nice planet. We'll take it!" and "Yikes! They've landed!"
- Mars Attacks! is the first feature film based off of a trading card series.
- Production on Mars Attacks began on February 26th, 1996. Principal filming concluded on June 1st, 1996.
- Mars Attacks! premiered in Hollywood, California on December 12th, 1996 - one day before it's North America release.
- Mars Attacks! premiered in the United Kingdom on February 28th, 1997.
- Director Tim Burton is also known for directing the animated classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, the 1989 launch of the Batman film series as well as the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes.
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External Links[]
- Mars Attacks! at AMG
- Mars Attacks! at IMDB
- Mars Attacks! at Wikipedia
- Mars Attacks! at Rotten Tomatoes