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Mars Attacks! (1996)

Film · 1996 · 106 min · PG-13 · Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction

Nice planet. We'll take it!

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.

Directed by Tim Burton

Starring Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox

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In cinemas13 December 1996
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Physical release31 March 1997
First release anywhere13 December 1996

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