The most pleasurable video I have seen all day. I loved the Mars Attacks movie when it came out and watched it 3 times but not since. I gotta see if I can get it on Netflix.
When I saw this as a kid in the mid 90's, I was terrified of it. But as I got older, I come to appreciate it in not only as a sci-fi thriller esk but as a comedy as well.
I just watched this movie tonight (with my kids) again for the first time in years. I thought that they hadn't seen it, but my daughter was like, "Wait, is this the movie where the lady gets her head switched with a dog?" I nodded, and she was like, "I hate this movie. It terrified me as a kid." I was so shocked, cuz I'm sure that I wouldn't have shown her this when she was little. That scene was all she could remember, so I think she must have walked in on me watching or something. Anyhoo, she was able to laugh at the movie today, but still maintains that she's gonna have nightmares about it.
The end of Mars Attacks where they are defeated by music also felt a bit like an homage to the end of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes as well, as in the end of the movie, the tomatoes lose their powers and get turned back into regular tomatoes when the hear the “worst song ever made”, called “Puberty Love”, which is sung like the singer’s voice is changing while he singing the song.
This was by far one of the best videos you have shared ! Slim Whitman & his family were long time friends of mine . From what I understood at the time ; Burtons production company called them and asked them for permission to use his music in the film . Slim thought it was a wonderful idea , he loved it Shortly before the film came out he was telling us about it all during his concert in my home town in 1995 , we were all very excited waiting for it to premiere at the theaters . Both Slim & his wife Jerry have both since passed on but, his music lives on through his son Byron Whitman .
@@jeremycline9542 My best friend was like that-- we were both serious sci-fi nerds, and he loved both these movies. I just couldnt get into SST, and TFE is just not well directed at all, imho...
Minty you forgot a very cool important fact! The buildings in Las Vegas that were being blowned up were actualy demolished. The old buildings were already old and schedule to be demolition so they actually blew them up for the movie. So when you're actually watching the movies and these buildings go down they were actually being demolished. I know this because I actually went to Las Vegas after the movie was released. They talked about it.
I'd always thought that Mars Attacks was a funny response to Independence Day - but I stand corrected. Funny movie, though - and nice to see Jack Nicholson do that type of comedy.
Minty, I doubt you’ll ever see this but I just wanted to thank you. I’ve been going through a rough time and binge watching your videos has been a big help! Thank you so much, buddy!
This comment was left a year ago so I hope things got better for you!! I'm in the same position, have had a rough time of it lately and a bit of Minty binging is definitely what I need!!
The first time I saw Mars Attacks in theaters, the film melted just as it was about to see the defeat of the martians. At first we thought it was one of the gags in the film, but nope, it really did melt!!! We got our money back and then went to see it again at a later time! I have always loved the film from day one, and it was disappointing that it failed at the box office. I bought it on laserdisc, and again on DVD. Elfman ' s music is great. I bought the CD as soon as it was available. Actually, if I remember correctly, I had to preorder it at one of the music stores back then. It is among my top five Elfman scores. In no particular order: Batman, Mars Attacks, Nightbreed, Spider-man, Batman Returns.
Mars Attacks! is still one of my favorite comedies of all time. The music added a great deal to that humor. Watch the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still" which had that wonderful lead theremin instrument, that was the inspiration for the music in Mars Attacks. Another fun fact: the "Ack ack ack-ack" dialog for the Martians was a place-holder scratch track that Tim Burton and his sound guy recorded that they intended to replace with a re-recorded version in post. But, they just were not able to recreate a version they liked as much as the temp. scratch track no matter how hard they tried so, they wound up just using their original temp scratch track.
Interestingly, Mars Attacks was released one month after Space Jam, which like Mars Attacks was distributed by Warner Bros as well as featuring aliens and Danny Devito, and Honestly, both Space Jam and Mars attacks are truly epic!
To be 100% honest iv'e watched Mars Attacks so many times more than Independence Day...and i think it's because of the great comedy, great CGI, and bigger cast...this movie was released in 1996 and it's one of those movies that looks like it was made more further future ahead in time like terminator 2 which blend in well with modern movies with great CGI and it's becoming more noticeable and more popular as years go by....and for movies like Mars Attacks it can take years for a film like this to become a classic which i think it already is. I was a kid when i first watched it and i grew up with this movie...i love it and it's a work of art.
I collected the Dinosaurs Attack cards! I think I have a full set. They were brilliantly campy, just like Mars Attacks, and would still make for a great movie. I always felt like the PlayStation game "Destroy All Humans!" was a spiritual homage to Mars Attacks. You're absolutely right about the soundtrack. Theremins for the win! Not to nitpick, but it's "THE Nightmare Before Christmas", not "A Nightmare Before Christmas".
#11 - The Donut Jokes In the movie, there are numerous references to donuts that seemingly come out of nowhere. Why was this a thing? As it turns out, Tim Burton just thinks donuts are super funny, so threw some donut jokes in for the lols.
Finding out that Tim Burton finds donuts hilarious should be surprising, but it isn't surprising at all. It actually makes perfect sense and it totally on brand.
I had a floppy disc with a Mars Attacks game on it where you tried to help martians by fixing their suits. It was fun to find ways it kill them. My favorite was shattering their helmet completely and watching them cough then collapse.
Definitely. The effects were awesome in "ID4," but man... "Mars Attacks!" was and still is my favorite of the two films. It really is a guilty pleasure. =)
The Unknown Psycho ... I have to agree with you there. Independence Day was super as the serious blockbuster, but Mars Attacks is much more entertaining, especially for the zany humor in the midst of horrific mayhem.
Same. I remember seeing "Mars Attacks!" with my dad in theaters when I was 9 and I was both entertained and disturbed by it. I saw "Independence Day" at a friend's house shortly later when it was released on vhs and frankly, I was bored for much of it other than the special effects.
Thank you Minty, always a pleasure. I saw Independence Day in the theater opening week. LOVED IT. Later saw Mars Attacks at home. LOVED IT. Not once did it seem to have any relation to ID4, in fact I've never heard about that until this video. I can rewatch Independence Day every once in a while. Mars Attacks though I could almost put on a loop; it's just so clever, well made and the cast and acting are amazing.
I thought it was genius to incorporate the old Landmark Hotel and Casino demolition into the movie! I still can't believe that was 30 years ago already!
I had two full sets of Mars Attack cards when I was a kid (1963). My mother threw them out! I loved the movie and laughed as much as I did at Blazing Saddles. Music and effects were fab and, like Galaxy Quest and High Anxiety, I watch again when I need a good laugh. Anyone who liked Ed Wood should see "I woke up early the day I died." Great video thanks.
I can remember buying Mars Attacks cards from a vending machine in the grocery store. A nickel in the slot gave you five cards. My parents hated the cards because some of them were quite grotesque, but I sold the cards in about 1983 to a dealer for ten bucks each.
Danny Elfman is literally a genius when composing music. When discussing movies three huge names usually come up which are John Williams, Hand Zimmer and Danny Elfman.
Mars Attacks had a stellar cast, so many talented actors and also a great comedy/sci fi film, Still remember when this film was first released like it was yesterday.
I love this movie. Not just for it's all star cast. And it's wacky off beat humor. Because it's original & unique . There has been no other movie like it since then . Back then Hollywood had an imagination. Now it's all squeals ,Prequels , & Remakes
Something else I didn't know about "Mars Attacks": the cattle stampede & doughnut shop scenes were filmed less than one hundred miles from where I live. This was right before I got on the internet for the first time. I am certain that had I been on the internet when these scenes were filmed I would have known about it and could have driven to these filming sites to merely observe from a distance or offer to be an extra, a go-fer, or anything. The very idea of Tim Burton filming near my hometown and not knowing at the time was really a missed opportunity. The flaming cattle scene was filmed just outside of Lawrence, Kansas, a mere twenty miles away. The doughnut shop scene was filmed between Wichita & Emporia, Kansas--another easy drive. And I never saw anything in our local media that Tim Burton was filming his next epic in the Sunflower State. That should have been the headline in the newspaper, but then again, I can imagine the crew not wanting fans bothering them.
Yeah, when I first saw it back in '97 I had never heard of Jack Black. Was fun rewatching it many years later and realizing the dickhead brother is played by Jack Black.
Lord Krythic Yeah that had occurred to me also and this is coming from someone mildly on the spectrum myself. This person is not on the mild side at all. I can recognize a face pretty easily. Some though take everything they see literally and don't recognize the difference between different characters and actors.
I remember watching this movie repeatedly when it first came out. It was just so bizarre, and unlike anything else out there! I gotta watch it again! Great review, Minty!
Good one, Minty. When I was 7, I bought all the topps trading cards at a garage sale. That was 1967. I kept them all the way through college. And have about five I couldn't part with. Love this movie.
@@kittycatmeowmeow963 I like Caveman, but not nearly as much as When Women had Tails. If you can find that movie and appreciate oddball humor, it may be right up your alley.
I was with a friend of mine in L.A. and we ran into a friend of his, Greg Gein. We stopped to talk to him. He was a bit upset because of the day before he was removed from working on MARS ATTACKS. He was supposed to be in charge of the miniatures for the model animated sequences. He was told it was mostly time decision, in order to do puppet animation it would have taken at least two years to complete so Burton was told that he would lose the project if he didn't go CGI. From what I understand Burton was very upset about this and just wanted to be done with it at that point.
Aaron Nelson do you know why Pahrump Nevada is the first town the aliens wanted to destroy? Because the late Art Bell hosted a radio show about UFOs (and crazy stuff) out of Pahrump Nevada
And Mars Attacks is clearly one of the inspirations of one of the best open world game series ever made Destroy All Humans. I mean even the main character Crypto sounds like Jack Nicholson when he talks.
I took my 11 year old to see this back then, and I was expecting more of the “true” Mars Attacks from the Topps cards. We both thought it was goofy at first, but then we both liked it. We still joke about it today, and every now and then bust out the Slim Whitman Ahhhh-Ooooooo ! Lol.
I remember reading a story in SFX magazine a while after Mars Attacks! was released that said Warner Bros still wanted to make a sequel (it had done well in Europe) but on a lower budget. The plot was supposed to be that some of the Martians had been captured and they were going to escape and cause havoc. Jack Nicholson was going to make an appearance as the president’s ghost.
Dont let this distract you from the fact that when Paul Walker goes to Vin Diesel's house party in The Fast and the Furious 1, they're playing "I Got Hoes by Ludacris on the stereo. But in 2 Fast 2 Furious, Ludacris appears as street racer Tej Parker. So in the Fast & Furious Universe. who sang "I got Hoes"? Was it Tej? Was it Ludacris? Does Ludacris exist? And if not, what happened to the Hoes? Who got them now? Are the Hoes OK? Thanks Minty for helping me start my day off with a laugh 😂
Ok the intros might be standard but a moment of appreciation for the time and effort it doubtless takes to get title slides to resemble each movie’s logos and styles. It’s a great touch.
Playing this video on Tim Burton's birthday. Happy birthday to him, the man who gave us films like this one, Beetlejuice, Batman, and of course, The Nightmare Before Christmas.
You’re great Minty. I thought there was one more awesome thing people may not know. The way the Martians talk was inspired by the Charley Chaplin masterpiece, City Lights. At the beginning of the film, a mayor of the city is giving a speech, and they used a Kazoo in the score to make fun of Talkies. It sounds exactly like the Martians. The clip is here on RU-vid. I think you would get a kick at it. Thanks for your videos. They are awesome.
Coincidence? Stern wrote his story in 1982? Excuse me but they both ripped off Attack of The Killer Tomatoes (1978). The song "Puberty Love" defeated the invaders, which itself is a parody of the ridiculous fact that the aliens were defeated in War of The Worlds by a simple virus and Invasion of The Flying Saucers where sound is the weapon. I thought more people would have seen that by now.
You forgot the biggest one about Mars Attacks. The art and look was based off of the trading cards but the main story was a remake of "Earth vs the Flying Saucers".
I'd love to see a Mars Attacks crossover with Megaman, Back to the Future, Pokemon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.... Oh man the possibilities are endless. Star Wars!
Never knew Alex Cox had interest. Would've been a interesting take indeed. Mars Attacks just went off the rails for me though. Especially Nicholson in the dual role, which didn't go anywhere. And the ending just made me appreciate Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes that much more. Tim really should've got the Zucker Bros. In on the script or production. Then the movie may have beaten Airplane! and such. It just stands as 6 of one, half dozen of the other for me still. Anyhow, good job as always Minty and Squiggles! :-)
Squiggles!! ❤❤ I just adore this one, Minty! I didn't know any of this stuff and really loved hearing about it from you. You crack me up! I miss chatting with you and Carrie on FB. i hope you're having a FABULOUS 2019! -- SGH
While watching this, my cat was quite comfortable sitting in the crook of my arm. Suddenly, the "Indian Love Call" sounded off and he perked up like someone had dropped an entire set of fine china from a 16th floor fire escape. I guess that song really does work.
@@JW...-oj5iw There were two more WAR OF THE WORLDS movies released around the same time as the Spielberg version. Much lower budgeted. Also, at least one of them was set in the 19th century period in which the Wells novel was set.
BBC are making a War of the Worlds tv series set in the 19th century like the book; which H G Wells wrote in Woking & to commemorate this a statue of a Martian Fighting Machine was put up . Jeff Wayne’s Musical version of (1977) is very good too.
Henry Selick also directed “The Nightmare Before Christmas” for Tim Burton while he produced it since he had been busy directing and producing “Batman Returns”.
This movie is probably one of most craziest and funniest sci fi film ever made and i do actually enjoyed it for what it is and god bless Tim Burton for creating this sci-fi classic.
Dude great video, and thanks for mentioning how cool the music for this was. I hope you weren’t being facetious haha because i love danny elfman and all but the score for mars attacks was really something special
Here is another fun fact. The eyes of Jeff Dunhan's ventriloquist puppet Achmed the dead terrosist were actually and originally the eyes of the marsians in this film.
Good one Minty, love it as always. But $260 Million (US) budget!!!! It was actually $70 Million. The first film to cost $260 Million was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End at $300 million and that wasn't until 2007. I love this film but always thought it was a bit of Hollywood dumbness having the human disguised alien need to chew nitrogen gum... Conversation I had after Mars Attacks. Me: Why did the beehive woman alien have to chew nitrogen gum? Our atmosphere is 78% nitrogen already, we survive on 21% Oxygen, that's scientifically stupid. My Mate: But you're OK with swapping heads with a dog? Me: .............. :-(
Mary’s portrayal as the Alien/Human was damn creepy, those arm sways always creep me out (because part of night paralysis (which is always mistaken as something else) is waking from a dream and finding yourself in paralysis mode - but your dream comes to you instantaneously before you begin to sleep/or wake to normal. Seeing creatures moving through your house in impossible ways. I used to have these images of 12’x6’ gerbils moving slowly down our 10’x4’ hallways, although their steps didn’t match their movements. For each step they took, they would move 10 steps....yeah the hallway was extended too as the gerbils moved down the halls, peeking in my room as they pass.
Nice job, Minty! I like MA a great deal, although I still wish someone would do a straight-up horror version that hews closely to the original trading cards. I really missed the giant insects...
I am old enough to have collected the cards - much to my grandmothers disgust - back in the early sixties and the imagery has stayed with me and so the film was just what the doctor ordered. The new version of the collectible cards is okay, but I still prefer the originals. Fun fact, when the designs were originally passed to Tpps management for approval, it was not the horrific violence that was rejected but tat fact that there was far too much tanned female flesh on view and the artists were ordered to "cover up " the ladies for fear of corupting young models. If yu lok at some of the cards, eg Beauty and the beast featued in Minty's video, you can almost see where the offending skin has been replaced withe more demure nightgown. As always another great watch, thanks Minty
Great video and I love this film Jack, playing more roles, was obviously a node to Peter Sellers in dr. Strangelove This film is so strange and twisted for a big budget Hollywood movie.
