Mars Attacks!

1996 film directed by Tim Burton
Movie film Q271690
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Mars Attacks!

Summary

Mars Attacks! is a film[1]. Mars Attacks! has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mars Attacks! is the creator of Tim Burton[3].
  • Mars Attacks!'s instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Mars Attacks! was directed by Tim Burton[5].
  • Jonathan Gems wrote the screenplay for Mars Attacks![6].
  • Mars Attacks!'s composer is recorded as Danny Elfman[7].
  • Mars Attacks!'s genre is comedy film[8].
  • Mars Attacks!'s genre is science fiction film[9].
  • Mars Attacks!'s genre is parody film[10].
  • Mars Attacks!'s genre is retrofuturism[11].
  • Mars Attacks!'s based on is recorded as Mars Attacks[12].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Lukas Haas[13].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Jack Nicholson[14].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Sylvia Sidney[15].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Jim Brown[16].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Pam Grier[17].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Glenn Close[18].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Annette Bening[19].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Tom Jones[20].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Rod Steiger[21].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Pierce Brosnan[22].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Frank Welker[23].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Martin Short[24].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Sarah Jessica Parker[25].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Natalie Portman[26].
  • A cast member of Mars Attacks! was Michael J. Fox[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Mars Attacks! was Danny Elfman[28]. Producers include Tim Burton[29] and Larry J. Franco[30]. Mars Attacks! was directed by Tim Burton[5]. Jonathan Gems wrote the screenplay for Mars Attacks![6]. Cast members include Lukas Haas[13], Jack Nicholson[14], Sylvia Sidney[15], Jim Brown[16], Pam Grier[17], and Glenn Close[18]. Mars Attacks! is the creator of Tim Burton[3].

Publication

Publication dates include December 12, 1996[31], February 27, 1997[32], and 1996[33]. The original language of Mars Attacks! was English[34]. Genres include comedy film[8], science fiction film[9], parody film[10], and retrofuturism[11]. Mars Attacks! was distributed by video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include alien invasion[36], first contact fiction[37], intercultural communication[38], and diplomacy[39].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10[40], 52/100[41], 55%[42], and 6.4/10[43].

Why It Matters

Mars Attacks! has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Mars Attacks! is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [41] . wikidata.org.
  33. [42] . wikidata.org.
  34. [43] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . Mars Attacks!. wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . Mars Attacks!. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] . Mars Attacks!. wikidata.org.
  41. [39] . Mars Attacks!. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Máté · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Production designer Wynn Thomas
    Set in period 1990s
    Publication date +1996-12-12T00:00:00Z, +1997-02-27T00:00:00Z, +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Jonathan Gems
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