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Mars Attacks!

Nice planet. We'll take it!

1996·1h 46m·en·PG-13
6.4
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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.

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Director
Tim Burton
Written by
Jonathan Gems
Composer
Danny Elfman
Released December 13, 1996·United States·$70,000,000 budget·$101,371,017 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorALIENS Pt 20: Independence Day (1996) & Mars Attacks! (1996)

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