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Hello /r/movies. I'm Jonathan Gems, screenwriter of Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks!'. Mars Attacks Memoirs, a book of interviews/stories about working with Tim Burton and the experience behind the scenes of 'Mars Attacks!' is out now. Ask me anything!
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• Hello /r/movies. I'm Jonathan Gems, screenwriter of Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks!'. Mars Attacks Memoirs, a book of interviews/stories about working with Tim Burton and the experience behind the scenes of 'Mars Attacks!' is out now. Ask me anything!
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TIL Mars Attacks originally had trouble attracting A list actors because most of the characters either die in some cartoonish manner or end up disfigured. That was until Jack Nicholson enthusiastically joined the film. Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox and others followed suit
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r/todayilearned - TIL Mars Attacks originally had trouble attracting A list actors because most of the characters either die in some cartoonish manner or end up disfigured. That was until Jack Nicholson enthusiastically joined the film. Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox and…
Looking back at 1996's 'Mars Attacks!' - In development for almost 15 years & competing with 'Independence Day', it's the more enjoyable watch today and director Tim Burton's Burton’s visual signatures shine through perfectly. The Martians have presence, personality, and a comical sense of menace.
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r/movies - Looking back at 1996's 'Mars Attacks!' - In development for almost 15 years & competing with 'Independence Day', it's the more enjoyable watch today and director Tim Burton's Burton’s visual signatures shine through perfectly. The Martians have presence, personality, and a comical sense…
Mars Attacks! (1996)
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TIL that Warner Bros executives didn't like the idea of Tim Burton killing off Jack Nicholson's character in the movie, Mars Attacks! In response, Burton had Nicholson then play two characters and killed both of them off.
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r/todayilearned - TIL that Warner Bros executives didn't like the idea of Tim Burton killing off Jack Nicholson's character in the movie, Mars Attacks! In response, Burton had Nicholson then play two characters and killed both of them off.
Mars Attacks! (1996) One Of The Most (Visually) Insane Movies. Full of Creativity & (Dark) Humor with a Cast Full Of Legendary Cast of Actors/.Characters. Tim Burton Is A Filmaking Genius !!!
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Ok I know this movie got critically panned, on release with 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an IMDB score of 6.4. But personally I rate this as one of my favorites to date.

For one the ensemble cast of Pierce Brosnan, Glenn Close, Jack Nicholson, Annette Being, Michael J Fox, Rod Steiger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jack Black, Danny De Vito, Jim Brown all having a total blast.

Be it Jack Nicholson’s double turn as the US President and a shady casino owner.

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Annette Bening as a ditzy, naive peacenik, who welcomes the Aliens.

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Pierce Brosnan as a pipe smking, intellectual Presidential adviser.

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And of course the funky aliens themselves, a spoof of all those Alien invasion movies over the decades.

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The movie was meant to be a parody of all the standard sci-fi tropes, and Tim Burton IMO pulls it off quite well. Take the standard trope of Aliens destroying everything on earth ala Independence Day, Burton here makes that scene one fun ride, as in the shot, where they knock over the statues on Easter Island like 9 pins in a bowling game. Yes the way the aliens are destroyed, looks so stupid, but then this was meant to be so.

Also love the way, the movie just about parodies everything, Alien invasion movies, White House, naive Peaceniks, the US military establishment, the average “Patriotic” American. Burton spares no one.

If you are looking for some real good ole fashioned fun, just want to laugh your blues off, or relax, this is one good choice. Go for it.

TIL Warner Bros studios didn't like the idea of Jack Nicholson's character dying in Mars Attacks, so Tim Burton gave Nicholson two different characters and killed both of them.
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TIL Tim Burton was originally working on a movie based on the Dinosaurs Attack! trading cards, but switched to Mars Attacks! after the release of Jurassic Park.
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