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Mars Attacks!
Release Date	December 13, 1996
Genre	Scifi Comedy
Director	Tim Burton
Screenwriter	Jonathan Gems
Stars	Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Tom Jones Lukas Haas Natalie Portman Pam Grier
Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures

Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Warner Bros. movie directed by Tim Burton, based on a Topps trading card series.

Burton's all-star cast includes Jack Nicholson as President James Dale and Art Land, Glenn Close as First Lady Marsha Dale, Annette Bening as Barbara Land, Pierce Brosnan as Professor Donald Kessler, Danny DeVito as the Rude Gambler, Martin Short as Press Secretary Jerry Ross, Sarah Jessica Parker as Nathalie Lake, Michael J. Fox as Jason Stone, Rod Steiger as General Decker, Tom Jones as himself, Jim Brown as Byron Williams, Lukas Haas as Richie Norris, and Natalie Portman as the President's daughter Taffy Dale.

Plot

Aliens from Mars arrive on Earth and are greeted peacefully. Unable to communicate with them, their first attack is taken to be a case of miscommunication. It soon becomes clear however, that they intend to wipe out all humans.

Awards

Mars Attacks! won a Saturn Award for best music for composer Danny Elfman and was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

External Links

Official Mars Attacks! web site

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