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.
@@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...
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 .
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 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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 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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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 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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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 UA-cam. I think you would get a kick at it. Thanks for your videos. They are awesome.
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”.
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 😂
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 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".
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.
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! :-)
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!
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.
Typically, when Americans try to make a silly movie, it turns out just to be stupid. Mars Attacks maintains its' silliness from start to finish. It's a treasure of silliness, and Slim Whitman saving the world is the "cherry on top".
@@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.
I had those cards when I was a 10 yrs old. They were pretty rough for a kid that age. They left a lasting impression and I instantly recognized them when the movie came out.
I saw the original "House on Haunted Hill" when I was five in the theater. Not a good idea. I was badly traumatized. Decades later when I saw the movie again, I could anticipate every scene from my constant nightmares. Horror movies after that have no scare effect on me. Yawn ..
@@davidmacphee8348 My family took me to see “The Creature From The Black Lagoon “, also a mistake. When the monster came out of the water, I headed for the exit!😂
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.
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: .............. :-(
These Martians in the film are so good at trying to conquer/take over/rule the world, as well as trying to cause alot of Havoc & Chaos that they would give Marvin the Martian and other Movie Martians a run for their space Money!
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.
I’ve only seen Mars Attacks! once, on VHS, way back in 1997. At the time, I was one of those people who didn’t get the humor of the movie and I never have it a second chance or thought. This video makes me want to pay it a rewatch m.
When Humans finally land on Mars, their first transmisison back to Earth should be, "Ack! Ackackack!"
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.
OOOO-LAAA!
Ace Frehley will go there 1st?
What - do they speak GELF there? :)
@@brendangilmore4297 Pleasure?
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.
Same here! I remember hearing the music okay and running around holding my ears and screaming because I didn’t want to hear it
Such an underrated movie.
Two of my favorite cult classic movies: Mars Attacks and GalaxyQuest
Ducts. Why is it always ducts?
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.
I remember both this and Starship Troopers being rather unappreciated at the time.
It's cause they both sucked... remember? Lol!
@@jmmartin7766 I heartily enjoyed both from the beginning!
@@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...
@@jmmartin7766 I respect your opinion completely...I've been surprised to find both films reaching cult status after so long.
@@jmmartin7766 The way to enjoy it is to go into it expecting to see the film "Johnny Blasts the Bugmen" instead of the novel Starship Troopers.
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 .
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.
For such a smaller film, this had such a huge cast. That’s what stood out to me about this movie when it came out.
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.
It was the Landmark Hotel. :) And the Landmark was rather doomed from the start.
My doctor told me I have Tom Jones disease.
I said “is that common?”
He said 🎶 It’s not unusual 🎶
I myself suffer from Joe Dolce so Shaddap You Face
@@wallywalpamur4960 Haha...love that song!
Did he also do the Carlton Banks dance from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
@@ryanotte6737 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😢
I always heard it as "Doctor, I can't stop singing Green, Green Grass Of Home? Is that common?"
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.
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!!
@@cadencepoetica8356 Thanks for checking! Been going as good as it can be, given its 2020. Hope you find happiness in the new year!
@@brianwalters8641 that's great! Yeah, things are looking up for me too. :)
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.
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!
The "Martians Blowing Up Congress" and the reaction is on a loop, as my screen saver.
That's great!
If only that'd happen in real life
There are pros and cons to that. In fact, if pro is the opposite of con, then the opposite of progress is Congress.
I'm down for that. Fuck the GOP.
@@plymouth491 fuck the America hating Democraps 🖕
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.
#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.
My friend actually had most of the Dinosaurs Attacks cards. They were surprisingly graphically violent and the story it told was weird lol.
While everyone was creaming over Independence Day, I was way more into this movie
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.
I saw this for my 10th birthday party lol
I have always liked this one it's so memorable tho when I was little it did scar me
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.
I loved this movie when it came out!
We all did lol
No you didnt
Because you knew card or something?. .🤔😑.
I still love this movie. It is quotable if only more people would see it.
@@FUBARguy107 Jack Nicholson as President of the United States should be reason enough to see it! “SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP, SHUT UP!” 🤣
Aack ack ack aack( great video minty)
ACK ACK ACK!!!!
@@thomassmart4088 Ack?.....Ack?....ACK ACK ACK ACK AAACK!
Ack!!
ACK CAK CAK CAK ACK @@junior602002
I don't know if I trust that translations. You martians once said "Don't run, we are your friends." While killing people.
Ack.... Ack ... *shrugs* @@Shanethefilmmaker
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.
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.
Oh ya almost forgot to ask again for Galaxy Quest
David Garcia ...galaxy quest was good!
Yes..a funny one.
Space out too...(a old 80s movie).
I hope he does this as well. One of my fav space comedies!
This one too.
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David Garcia Yes, please. I love Galaxy Quest!
I have LOVED this movie since I was a young kid!
Nice video, Minty!
They should make
a remake !
Wait, Jack was also the Cowboy casino owner?! Okay that's something I didn't know!
How could you not know?
I thought it was pretty obvious. The cowboy shared all of Jack's mannerisms.
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!
The scene where he takes the wig off next to the pool gives it away 🤣
It's when he's talking into his tape recorder
LOL the man has range, no denying.
Did he ever do a Ten Things You Didn't Know About Minty?
Can't wait for the video game review and what other names his parents considered giving him.
Not officially, just the little Minty easter egg here or there.
Not yet. Still waiting. I asked for that one too.
I'd like to know how big Minty's font library is.
Yes Please! Can we make this happen?
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".
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.
Don't forget Sergio Leone ("The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") and Bernard Herrman ("Psycho," "The Day the Earth Stood Still")
I took my kids to see this when it was in the theater when it was new and we all got tears in our eyes from laughing so hard. Thanks for posting......
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.
Anyone have any idea what they are going for now? 2021
I have always loved this movie as a uniquely American masterpiece. But again, I've always had a taste for the eccentric.
HE MADE THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF THE DONUT!!
Ack ack ack ack ack ack!
@@NodDisciple1 *translates* We Come in Peace!!!!!
@@SweetMelodyP Ack ack ack ack! Ack ack ack!
@@NodDisciple1 *translates* do not run, we are friends.
@@SweetMelodyP Ack ack ack! Ack ack! Ack ack!
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.
One of my favorite movies - laughed myself sick. Can never choose whether Mars Attacks or Galaxy Quest are my fav. Closely tied, perhaps.
Good double feature.
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.
That little glide that Marie does is disturbingly seductive. She genuinely creeped me out back then.
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!
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
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.
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.
Elfman's score wouldn't have been mistaken for a Bernard Herrmann score but it was in the same class. Highest compliment possible!
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.
Thats because it was yesterday.
@@skyranger1366 Yes it's feels that way 23 years went by so fast.
@@robertobuatti7226 damnit I'm old
@@cavecanem1741 I'm 37, I can't believe I was 15 when this was released, time has gone so fast.
260 million dollar budget, wow that’s high
Wikipedia says it was 70 million dollar budget, 260 is crazy number!
I love the Disintegration effects in the film. I even try to recreate them in Photoshop and make short animations.
One of my all-time favorite movies! So many levels of brilliance.
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.
djwak59 The goofiness is what makes it hilarious. I especially love how randomly bloodthirsty and violent the aliens are.
The theme music to the movie is perfect, has an homage to 1950's sci-fi movie themes, especially The Thing, wild still having an epic, modern feel.
How do you know all my favorite movies?
Right?
No shit!! 😂😂
The nostalgia informed him.
There's no secret microchippe in your head behind your eyebrow stop scratching at it messes up our data info clean up your room geezzz
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
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.
All star cast. This movie deserved an Oscar.
Arthea Boyd. The effects were pretty good. The music was good to.
I absolutely loved Mars Attacks and bought the DVD. People don't "get" how awesome it is. It's so quirky and fun❤
I had the original set of trading cards...
Had? What happened? How did you loose it?
i did too. originals. i have a couple left but i cannot for the life of me find the majority of them.
Damn man those have got to be worth some cesh now!
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.
Hey it's not unusual. I love Tom Jones
thethunderbird87 I had an instructor named Tom Jones, when I was apprenticing to be a lineman. He HATED being compared to the singer lol.
@@brianpayne2478 like Michael Bolton in office space? Lol
This movie left scarrs on my brain as a kid but as I got older I really appreciated it haha
Wow I didn't know that Jack Nicholson was the cowboy too I guess that just shows what a good actor he is.
Hell I didn't know jack black was in it when I first saw it
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.
Really? It's not like he doesn't look and sound like Jack Nicholson in that role.
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.
You may suffer from face blindness. Did you know either of them were him?
Imagine _Ed Wood_ with a Danny Elfman score!
Mars Attacks really had a very awesome cast.
There isn't another movie out there that I love as much as my wife hates.
That, pretty much makes it perfect.
Try the movie "Caveman" with Ringo Starr. Most men love it while I've never met a woman who likes it.
My wife and I both love it.
@@johndunn6756 A movie starring Ringo Star that's about cavemen? Now this I gotta see.
@@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.
@@mermaid_at_heart213 I just saw a clip of it; it looks awesome.😄
Grandm from Mars Attacks is also the lady that played Juno the case worker in Beetlejuice.
The blowing up of the Landmark Hotel, was the actual implosion footage.
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.
Jack Nicholson as president? I'm in.
Even better, he's a bipolar president.
One of the elements that made this movie so awesome is that Jack Nicholson was cast as the President of the United States.
"You can't handle the truth!"
We've had a terrible actor as president, we've currently have a womanizing reality star as president, so why not have a brilliant actor?
@@theuniversewithin74 "Ronald Reagan? The actor?? Who's vice president? Jerry Lee Lewis?"
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 UA-cam. I think you would get a kick at it. Thanks for your videos. They are awesome.
Nice one Minty... I remember seeing that movie and thought... those aliens are creepy AF...
Allen Funt???
Jack Nicholson voice “Whoa!!” $260 million budget??? It was 70 million. Love the videos Minty keep them coming.
When I first saw this movie, I had absolutely no idea that it was directed by Tim Burton until just recently! XD
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”.
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 😂
What does all of that have to do with the subject of this video?
@@Phaota Did you smile?
If Tej meets Ludacris does the reality implode?
@@Static1583 maybe Mars will attack?
You make no sence.
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.
Ah the 90s the last great era
You are starting to sound like your parents, dude!
I saw this when it was released, the whole auditorium was in total fits of laughter, a much underated film that only gets better with time
I Do appreciate the Music in Mars Attacks !
Tim Burton would have emptied Arkham Asylum in terror by simply stepping inside.
13:33 Is it me, but, do I see KISS, Popeye and Optimus Prime?
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Yes, IDW did multiple Crossovers.
Edit: Nevermind. Minty brings it up seconds later...
I saw this in the cinema. Loved every second of it. Total classic
Yea the score in mars attacks is the best part of the movie
Great list you did! 'Mars Attacks!' is one of my favorite movies ever!
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 grew up loving this movie. One of the Best alien mars attacks movies.
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.
Yeah, but Slim Whitman? Burton obviously borrowed that exactly from Stern.
I agree that The Killer Tomatoes was probably the inspiration for the way the martians were defeated.
Glad you said it, O Alem. Saved me the work of pointing that out.
Kenny...obviously??? That would be a NO
I loved that movie and the show.
I absolutely love this movie. And couldn't wait to play video game Destroy All Humans when it first came out. Love the campy-ness of them both
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! :-)
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!
I just subscribed. You have an awesome channel here buddy.
Taco Operator. Have you ever wondered how they got so many ?
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.
Is your cat an alien in disguise?
I do wish it either showed more disaster and deaths, or showed more comedy and irony
Right ... because wiping out 1/3 of our government wouldn't have catastrophic, international consequences ...
Typically, when Americans try to make a silly movie, it turns out just to be stupid. Mars Attacks maintains its' silliness from start to finish. It's a treasure of silliness, and Slim Whitman saving the world is the "cherry on top".
Do 10 things you didn’t know about war of the worlds 50's and 2005
Which one there a few war of the worlds movies
Definitely the '50s. Leave that new POS alone though. 😂
Zyruss Villarreal ... I'm only aware of two. Gene Barry and Tom Cruise. There are the book and radio broadcast, but they're not movies.
@@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.
I had those cards when I was a 10 yrs old. They were pretty rough for a kid that age. They left a lasting impression and I instantly recognized them when the movie came out.
I saw the original "House on Haunted Hill" when I was five in the theater. Not a good idea. I was badly traumatized. Decades later when I saw the movie again, I could anticipate every scene from my constant nightmares. Horror movies after that have no scare effect on me. Yawn ..
@@davidmacphee8348 My family took me to see “The Creature From The Black Lagoon “, also a mistake. When the monster came out of the water, I headed for the exit!😂
@@michaelkaiser5994 I built the plastic Aurora model “The Creature From The Black Lagoon “
A great film! Another fantastic top 10 minty!
And yet still Elon Musk wants to go to Mars!
He must be stopped he is poking a sleeping bear we'll all be Slaughterd!!!
the martians probably have a movie called "earth attacks!"
@@reesebearspaw8700 "They're firing sports cars with dummies in them at us!"
I suspect Elon takes this goal to heart because he wants to get a jump on collaborating with the Martians against us.
Hey he's richer than Bill Gates rrright now! Lol
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.
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: .............. :-(
Was that inflation adjusted?
These Martians in the film are so good at trying to conquer/take over/rule the world, as well as trying to cause alot of Havoc & Chaos that they would give Marvin the Martian and other Movie Martians a run for their space Money!
Minty did the international sign of donut
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.
Yes! I love this movie! Awesome as always, Minty!
I’ve only seen Mars Attacks! once, on VHS, way back in 1997. At the time, I was one of those people who didn’t get the humor of the movie and I never have it a second chance or thought. This video makes me want to pay it a rewatch m.