Plays 6/1 - Science on Screen®

Mars Attacks!

Directed by: Tim Burton

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.

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Sunday, June 1

6:00pm

Science on Screen®

MARS ATTACKS!

Sunday June 1st

As part of our ongoing Science on Screen initiative, Dr. Tetyana Delaney, a professor of biology at St. Joseph College, will join the Cinema for a talk about her training as part of the crew of a Mars Mission organized by NASA in collaboration with Russia’s Institute of Biomedical Problems. Dr. Delaney’s presentation will be followed by a screening of Tim Burton’s 1996 subversive classic Mars Attacks!

An initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.

Part of the Series:
Science on Screen®

Runtime:
106

Release Year:
1996

Rating:
PG-13

Production Country:
USA

Original Langauge:
English, French

Format:
DCP

Director:
Tim Burton

Cast:
Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito