Mars Attacks!
1996
***
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Pam Grier, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sidney, Jack Black
In Tim Burton's wacky and anarchistic comedy, the Martians come to Earth, and definitely not in peace. The script by Jonathan Gems breaks the usual story tropes (the militant warmongers and the kids who play video games turn out to be the heroes). Although the film is funny, it hasn't aged well and it's certainly not to everyone's taste. Nevertheless, the cast is great. The story and the characters are based on a trading card series.
