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Nice planet. We'll take it! - Mars Attacks!
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Title: Mars Attacks!

Release Date: 13 Dec 1996

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions

Overview: A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

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Average Vote: 6.409 (5437 votes)

Cast

  • President Dale / Art Land: Jack Nicholson
  • Marsha Dale: Glenn Close
  • Barbara Land: Annette Bening
  • Donald Kessler: Pierce Brosnan
  • Rude Gambler: Danny DeVito
  • Jerry Ross: Martin Short
  • Nathalie Lake: Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Jason Stone: Michael J. Fox
  • General Decker: Rod Steiger
  • Tom Jones: Tom Jones
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