Nathalie is dancing for joy because...

...the Mars Attacks movie is now on home video!

(US Poster) **** (International Poster)

(UK Poster) **** (Japanese Poster)

Tim Burton's movie can be found for purchase on VHS tape and DVD. The DVD disc has a letterbox version on one side, and a panned-and-scanned version on the other. Other features include production notes, two trailers, and English, French, and Spanish subtitles. The movie was also released on laserdisc.

In April 1997, Atlantic Recording (a Time/Warner company) released the "Mars Attacks!" soundtrack. The CD is just under 47 minutes long. Danny Elfman's weird music is a wonderful mix of stirring warlike marches, grandiose orchestral pieces and eerie space music, reminiscent of the 50's sci-fi movies. There's even Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call" ("When I'm Calling You"), AND Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual" included!

The official Warner Brothers Mars Attacks website is an amazing site! There are TONS of photos, sketches, paintings, GAMES, screen savers, and more!! Also available is the MOVIE TRAILER (which takes about 45 min. to download using a 28.8 kbps modem). It is a fantastic mini-movie in itself! DON'T MISS IT!

There is also a cool "Mars Attacks Sound Play" on the W.B. page. It's a 10 minute "radio" broadcast about a guy named Marty Buber, who is carrying the first copy of the film to California because it contains the secret about how to defeat the Martians. It requires RealAudio to play it.

Director Tim Burton and Warner Bros. Studios released the "Mars Attacks" movie on FRYDAY, December 13, 1996 in the U.S. (release in the UK was Feb. 28th, 1997, and in March in Japan). The film stars the following: Jack Nicholson, Annette Benning, Pierce Brosnan, Jim Brown, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, Michael J. Fox, Pam Grier, Lukas Haas, Tom Jones, Lisa Marie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman, Martin Short, Sylvia Sydney, Rod Steiger, and Paul Winfield. WOW! What a cast! There is a LOT of computer animation, especially the Martians themselves. Jonathan Gems' original, somewhat campy comedic script was first replaced with a more serious one but has since been reinstated. The flavor of the movie is akin to the campy sci-fi B-movies of the 50's. Look for big-screen adaptations of some of the original cards like "Burning Cattle" and "Destroying a Dog". This was definitely THE Mars Attacks event of the year!

Burton's film received some mixed reviews here in the States, but seemed to be more enthusiastically received in England. The computer animation received rave reviews from everyone and the actors all played their parts to the hilt. Burton tried to recapture the flavor of the 50's sci-fi B-movie genre while viewing the Martians through his trademark off-center point of view, and easily succeeded. It helps to have seen the cards and the comics before seeing the movie. If you understand the Mars Attacks concept, you'll love the film.

Just about every movie and sci-fi magazine (like "Starlog", "Cinefantastique", "Cinescape", "Premiere", etc.) all had articles about the movie in their December '96 or January '97 issues. Some even featured Martians on the covers and fold-out posters!

Also visit the Film Scouts page!

See some B/W stills from the movie on Movieweb's Mars Attacks Page!

Listen to hear what the Martians themselves have to say about all this...!

HEAR a Martian talking! (32k)

LISTEN to the Martians sinister laughter! (51k)

EAVESDROP on Martians plotting mayhem! (42k)

Back to Zelda's Mars Attacks Homepage

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