In Collection
#121
Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
USA / English
| Jack Nicholson |
President James Dale/Art Land |
| Glenn Close |
First Lady Marsha Dale |
| Annette Bening |
Barbara Land |
| Pierce Brosnan |
Professor Donald Kessler |
| Danny DeVito |
Rude Gambler |
| Michael J. Fox |
Jason Stone |
| Tom Jones |
Himself |
| Martin Short |
Press Secretary Jerry Ross |
| Sarah Jessica Parker |
Nathalie Lake |
| Rod Steiger |
General Decker |
| Director |
Tim Burton |
| Producer |
Tim Burton; Laurie Parker |
| Writer |
Jonathan Gems; Len Brown |
| Cinematography |
Peter Suschitzky |
| Musician |
Danny Elfman |
It's enlightening to view Tim Burton's
Mars Attacks! as his twisted satire of the blockbuster film
Independence Day, which was released earlier the same year, although the movies were in production simultaneously. Burton's eye-popping, schlock tribute to 1950s UFO movies actually plays better on video than it did in theaters. The idea of invading aliens ray gunning the big-name movie stars in the cast is a cleverly subversive one, and the bulb-headed, funny-sounding animated Martians are pretty nifty, but it all seemed to be spread thin on the big screen. On video, however, the movie's kooky humor seems a bit more concentrated. The Earth actors (most of whom get zapped or kidnapped for alien science experiments) include Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rod Steiger, Michael J. Fox, Lukas Haas, Jim Brown, Tom Jones, and Pam Grier.
--Jim Emerson
| Distributor |
Warner Home Video |
| Barcode |
0085391448020 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
6/1/2004 |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; French |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Interactive Menus Production Notes Scene Access Two Theatrical Trailers |
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