Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 19 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo make the Martian Girl costume as smooth as possible, it had no zippers or buttons on it. Lisa Marie had to be sewn into it every day before filming of her scenes in it could even begin.
- GoofsThe shape of the President's tie changes several times during his "Little people... why can't we all just... get along?" speech to the Martian Leader. This is an in-joke reference to a similar continuity error with Jack Nicholson in the film A Few Good Men (1992).
- Quotes
Grandma Florence Norris: They blew up Congress! Ha ha ha ha!
- Crazy creditsA Martian spaceship flies around the opening Warner Brothers logo.
- Alternate versionsA television ad for the film had Marsha Dale saying (over the decision of what to do about the Martians): "Kick the crud out of 'em!" which was an edit to what she said in its theatrical version: "Kick the crap out of 'em!"
- ConnectionsEdited from Ghostbusters II (1989)
- SoundtracksEscape (The Piña Colada Song)
Written by Rupert Holmes
Performed by Rupert Holmes
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products
Featured review
The best movie of all time. Or maybe one of the worst.
This is one of these movies you absolutely like or absolutely dislike. I liked it, sure. It's such a sarcastic view of America: its people, its government, its army, its television, its culture, everything and everyone falls under Tim Burton's incredible axe. Many talented stars gather for an incredible script. It is unbelievably funny, absurd and full of contradictions and nuttiness. It's like a mixture of Star Wars, Animaniacs and the Clockwork Orange. For sure, you will like it a lot and believe it is the best movie you have ever seen or you won't understand a thing and feel disappointed. If you like Jim Carrey or Brad Pitt, please go and choose another movie.
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- Slothrop
- Dec 9, 1998
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,781,197
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,384,272
- Dec 15, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $101,381,197
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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