Mars Attacks!
Nice planet. We'll take it!
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$70 000 000
Revenue
$101 371 017
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Larry J. Franco, Tim Burton, Laurie Parker
Operator
Peter Suschitzky
Composer
Artist
Wynn Thomas, Kyle Balda
Audition
Matthew Barry, Jeanne McCarthy, Victoria Thomas
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on a series of trading cards from chewing gum packs from the late 1950s, drawn by artists: Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, and Norman Saunders.
- Meryl Streep was initially invited for the role of the First Lady, followed by Goldie Hawn.
- This is Tim Burton's first film to use computer graphics.
- The soldiers of the American army in the film wear uniforms from the 1950s and are armed with M14 rifles, which have been decommissioned. However, the Secret Service agent at the White House is armed with a Beretta 92FS pistol, developed in 1983. The agent guarding the President is armed with a Micro Uzi submachine gun, created in the same year.
- Initially, Warren Beatty was supposed to play the role of the US President, and Johnny Depp was to play the role of Jason Stone.
- The sounds of ray gun fire were taken from the film "The War of the Worlds" (1953).
- The film used footage from American science fiction films of the 1950s, particularly from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951).
- The filmmakers didn't know how the Martians would speak and wrote "ack, ack, ack, ack" in the script as a substitute for dialogue. Ultimately, this "working version" became the official language of the Martians.
- The film includes footage of the real (demolition) explosion of a casino in Las Vegas, captured by Tim Burton. The casino, with a tower resembling a flying saucer (or an airport control tower), was called "The Landmark" and was blown up on November 7, 1995.
- The "Martian beauty's" dress, as if she had crept into the president's bedroom, had no buttons, zippers, or other fasteners, so actress Liza Mari had to literally "sew herself" into it each time.
- The film is based on a series of chewing gum inserts from the late 1950s, illustrated by artists Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, and Norman Saunders.
- Originally, the role of the US President was to be played by Warren Beatty, and the role of Jason Stone by Johnny Depp.
- The sounds of the beam weapons were taken from the film 'The War of the Worlds' (1953).
- This is the first Tim Burton film in which he used computer-generated imagery.
- The film uses clips from American science fiction movies of the 1950s, specifically from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951).
- The film includes footage captured by Tim Burton of the actual (controlled) demolition of a Las Vegas casino. The casino, featuring a tower resembling a flying saucer (or an airport control tower), was called 'The Landmark' and was imploded on November 7, 1995.
- The dress worn by the 'Martian beauty' who sneaks into the president's bedroom had no buttons, zippers, or other fasteners, meaning actress Lisa Marie had to be literally sewn into the dress every time.
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