Mars Attacks!

Trivia: Director Tim Burton, who had stayed in the Landmark Hotel in Las Vegas on numerous occasions, decided to immortalize its final moments in "Mars Attacks". At one time owned by Howard Hughes, the landmark was demolished by the city of Las Vegas and the land used for a parking lot. The implosion, done by the world renowned Controlled Demolition, Inc., was played for comic effect as the result of an alien attack.

Trivia: The look of the movie is based on a collection of Topps trading cards.

Trivia: This is just something interesting - during the movie there are 2 aliens that are referred to as "Ben Der" and "Dun Dat" (been there, done that).

Trivia: The U.S military was asked at first to supply things such as ships, planes, and soldiers for the movie, so it can be authentic in a military sense. The military did not cooperate, however, because it made it seem as though Slim Whitman (whose song "Indian Love Call" finally defeated the aliens) would be more effective at fighting alien invaders than the United States military.

Trivia: There was no dialogue written for the Martians, so Frank Welker completely improvised his own language for them.

Deliberate mistake: At the end just before the president is killed he fixes his tie, but it keeps on getting fixed to messed, to fixed, etc. Deliberate homage to "A Few Good Men", but worth looking for nonetheless. (00:28:15)

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Art Land: I'd been thinkin' about Mars when there wasn't no Mars.

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Question: I heard this movie was a remake or a compilation of different themes used in 1950's mars B-movie remakes. What are some of the themes of the movies that this movie takes? Such as, In Mars Attacks they use the music to kill the aliens I believe is a rip from a 50's movie where they use sound waves to down martian spaceships. What movie was that?

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Chosen answer: While the movie is a parody of the 50's sci-fi B-movies, the film is actually based on the Topps 1962 science fiction trading card collection called "Mars Attacks!", which tells the tale of the Martians' attack.

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