Tim Burton is the man behind several childhood classics for me, but his 1996 underperformer Mars Attacks!deserves far more recognition. Like many of my generation, I essentially have Tim Burton to ...

When he got the chance to tackle Mars Attacks!, a film based on the wonderful Topps trading card series, Burton turned it into a star-studded disaster film.In the 1970s, the genre had been huge ...

“Mars Attacks!” (1996) is a comedic science-fiction film that spoofs the alien invasion genre from the 1950s. The film features a star-studded cast with actors like Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, ...

Mars Attacks! is based on the Topps trading card series of the same name, and the 1996 film tells the story of a group of people all over America who are forced to respond when Martians invade Earth.

Mars Attacks!, in adopting this aesthetic, feels like a movie purposely made to be at least a little bad. Spoilers follow for Mars Attacks! There is no one star of the film.

Jack Nicholson as the president of the United States. Jack Nicholson as a Las Vegas hustler. Little green men who say “ack-ack,” leer at Playboy centerfolds and turn the entire U.S. Con… ...

‘Mars Attacks!’ Janice Rivera, Tom Jones, director Tim Burton, Annette Bening and Jim Brown on the set of Burton’s 1996 science fiction comedy “Mars Attacks!” (1996). (Warner Brothers) ...

The Mars Attacks! trading card series debuted in the 1960s, ultimately inspiring filmmaker Tim Burton to turn the property into a feature film in 1996. The absurdity of the series, for better or ...