• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1996-12-13
  • Runtime106 minutes
  • TaglineNice planet. We'll take it!
  • Revenue101,371,017$
  • GenreComedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Production
    CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures, Tim Burton Productions
  • Budget70,000,000$

Movie Overview

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

Casts

Jack Nicholson

Glenn Close

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

Paul Winfield

Pam Grier

Jack Black

Janice Rivera

Ray J

Brandon Hammond

Joe Don Baker

O-Lan Jones

Christina Applegate

Brian Haley

Jerzy Skolimowski

Timi Prulhiere

Barbet Schroeder

Tommy Bush

Joseph Maher

Willie Garson

Michael Reilly Burke

Valerie Wildman

Richard Irving

Steve Valentine

Coco Leigh

Enrique Castillo

John Finnegan

Gregg Daniel

J. Kenneth Campbell

Jeanne Mori

Rance Howard

Richard Assad

Rebeca Silva

Josh Philip Weinstein

Frank Welker