Mars Attacks! (1996) - film review

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Mars Attacks! is an American science-fiction film first released in 1996, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan and Danny DeVito. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Tim Burton
Script: Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders, Jonathan Gems
Photo: Peter Suschitzky
Music: Danny Elfman
Cast: Jack Nicholson (President James Dale), Glenn Close (First Lady Marsha Dale), Annette Bening (Barbara Land), Pierce Brosnan (Professor Donald Kessler), Danny DeVito (Rude Gambler), Martin Short (Press Secretary Jerry Ross), Sarah Jessica Parker (Nathalie Lake), Michael J. Fox (Jason Stone), Rod Steiger (General Decker), Tom Jones (Himself), Jim Brown (Byron Williams), Lukas Haas (Richie Norris), Natalie Portman (Taffy Dale), Pam Grier (Louise Williams), Lisa Marie (Martian Girl), Brian Haley (Mitch, Secret Service Agent), Sylvia Sidney (Grandma Florence Norris), Jack Black (Billy Glenn Norris), Ray J (Cedric Williams), Paul Winfield (General Casey), Brandon Hammond (Neville Williams), Jerzy Skolimowski (Dr. Zeigler), Janice Rivera (Cindy, Byron’s Co-Worker), Rance Howard (Texan Investor), Richard Assad (Saudi Investor), O-Lan Jones (Sue Ann Norris), Christina Applegate (Sharona), Joe Don Baker (Richie’s Dad), Timi Prulhiere (White House Tour Guide), Barbet Schroeder (Maurice, the French President), Chi Hoang Cai (Mr. Lee), Tommy Bush (Hillbilly), Joseph Maher (White House Decorator), Gloria M. Malgarini (Nun), Betty Bunch (Nun), Gloria Hoffmann (Nun), Willie Garson (Corporate Guy), John Roselius (GNN Boss), Michael Reilly Burke (GNN Reporter), Vinny Argiro (Mr. Brian, Casino Manager), Valerie Wildman (GNN Reporter), Richard Irving (GNN Reporter), Jonathan Emerson (Newscaster), Tamara ’Gingir’ Curry (Hooker), Rebecca Broussard (Hooker), Steve Valentine (TV Director), Coco Leigh (Female Journalist), Don Lamoth (Colonel #2), Jeffrey King (NASA Technician), Enrique Castillo (Hispanic Colonel), C. Wayne Owens (Stranger), Joseph Patrick Moynihan (Stranger), Roger Peterson (Colonel), John Finnegan (Speaker of the House), Ed Lambert (Morose Old Guy), John Gray (Incredibly Old Guy), Gregg Daniel (Lab Technician), J. Kenneth Campbell (Doctor), Jeanne Mori (Doctor), Velletta Carlson (Elderly Woman Playing Slots), Kevin Mangan (Trailer Lover), Rebeca Silva (Hispanic Woman), Josh Phillip Weinstein (Hippie), Julian Barnes (White House Waiter), Ken Thomas (White House Photographer), Darelle Porter Holden (Tom Jones Backup Singer), Christi Black (Tom Jones Backup Singer), Sharon Hendrix (Tom Jones Backup Singer), Jim Beatty (Reporter), John Bradley (Reporter), Colleen Ann Brah (Tom Jones Show Girl), Maria Celeste Genitempo (Spectator), Matt Gulbranson (Presidential Aide), Roger Jackson (Translator Device), Walt G. Ludwig (Tank Gunner), Scott McKinley (Reporter), David Sherrill (Lt. Col. Swenson), Alexandra Smothers (Cleopatra Cocktail Waitress), Jay So (Gambler), Carl Washington (White House Tourist)
Country: USA
Language: English / French
Runtime: 106 min

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