10 MORE Things You Didn't Know About Mars Attacks

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[@ajmauser]

My favorite line: Ackack ack ack Ackack (Don't run. We are your friends.)

[@kimberlypusey6453]

My husband and I will talk like that to each.....such an awesome movie! I love the way Bridget Fonda's character walks....its the little things in this movie

[@adriel88_]

@@kimberlypusey6453when God gives me my future wife I will show her mars attack 😂😂😂 to laugh together lol 🥰🥰

[@phoolishroc1849]

And. “We come in peace” 🤣🤣

[@RoverIAC]

I prefer the bit where he says "Ackack ack ack", that was a great comeback.

[@addysgb]

@@kimberlypusey6453 Bridget Fonda? What character was she in Mars Attacks? What did I miss?

[@ravensshadow2179]

"I want the people to know that they still have two out of three branches of the government working for them, and that ain't bad"

[@lancerevell5979]

Certainly beats what we have today!

[@richardbruning]

Thank you. I’ve been trying to think of that quote ever since I watched this clip. Just the way Jack Nicholson says it.

[@rockys201]

Yeah, best joke ever

[@claudiaenlightened3672]

Mars attack was a blockbuster hit in my household 😂

[@supposedhumanmars]

Same. My 24 and 20 year old LOVE it 😂

[@turdferguson7686]

ACK! ACK ACK ACK!!!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Watching my grandparents laughing at so many scenes is enough for me to say it was worth renting the VHS tape. I think it's time for Burton to make "Dinosaurs Attacks!"

[@tonymata8070]

Agreed, we need a dinosaur parody movie NOW!!

[@furiouskaiser9914]

I would love a good lampooning of the Jurassic Park movies of they did lol. (Grew up and still love the OG JP movies)

[@adriel88_]

@@tonymata8070but make it creepy too as mars attack cuz mars attack was also creepy

[@John-zy4zz]

As a grandparent I want to give you a hug. Well done!

[@tonymata8070]

@@adriel88_ Agreed, especially since it deals with a demonic dinosaur god that's pulling the strings

[@HamiltonLLB]

Mars Attacks was ahead of its time. It is a 90s B movie and a lot of fun. Still enjoy it to this day.

[@tylerpemberton3134]

How is it a b movie?

[@rinnypink]

​@@tylerpemberton3134How is it not?

[@tylerpemberton3134]

@@rinnypink a b movie is a low budget movie in the 80s.. mystery solved

[@rinnypink]

@@tylerpemberton3134 That’s the origin of B movies (being low-budget), but since the 60s it has been a genre in it’s own right. This one was made intentionally to be in that genre. Also, B movies began in the 30s, not the 80s.

[@tylerpemberton3134]

@@rinnypink no I'm sorry your an idiot if not worse 😞

[@melllvar4262]

I saw this movie in the theater and everyone had a great time. Had no idea it was a boxoffice bomb.

[@burtonfiles8654]

would you know the cost of making this??? and how much it racked in internationally?

[@kbramlett6877]

Maybe I am just demented, but I thought it was like a slapstick comedy in the lines of Airplane The Movie and The Naked Gun: Files From Police Squad

[@tonymata8070]

Yeah, it's pretty much like those parodies. It's making fun of the serious nature of science fiction movies from the 50s, while basically giving it the finger.

[@matthewkelly241]

Agreed

[@TroubleToby3040]

Well, that's hardly "demented". It just undeniably IS a parody of alien invasion movies. I think that's what everybody considers it to be. That said, while not bad, it isn't NEARLY as good as the films you compared it too. It's half a Naked Gun at best.

[@furiouskaiser9914]

​@@TroubleToby3040 Nah, I would say about 33 and 1/3 of a Naked Gun movie.

[@Charles2112pp]

@@furiouskaiser9914well done.

[@carolynhotchkiss4760]

The fact that the Martians' downfall is Slim Whitman yodeling "Indian Love Song" is pure genius! I think I double-snorted my drink the first time I saw this movie and Gram's headphone got disconnected. I still chuckle thinking about it...

[@lancerevell5979]

Like the song "Puberty Love" destroying the Killer Tomatoes! Comedy gold! 😅

[@katanaki3059]

Our family has loved Slim Whitman ever since laughing through this movie in the theater

[@ClickToSeeMore-zy9fc]

Like the earthly bacteria in 'War of the Worlds'...who'da thunk?

[@cento13]

This was always one of my favorite Burton films. I saw it multiple times in the theater. The absurdity of it all was just fantastic!

[@BC-ev4hl]

love your @ tagline.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

I'm going to have to see if I own a copy.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Hi GIR! XD

[@johntuel2375]

Probably one of the best passion project films ever. And the cast is just outstanding.

[@brunospfc8511]

I love how Nasty the aliens are....they're so funny

[@justatexasgirl5583]

The best!

[@wstine79]

"No weapons! No clown outfits! Just you and me! Byron Williams! The heavyweight champion of the world!"

[@morningstar577]

RIP!

[@andrewfujiki616]

I used to think that guy was the wrestler Ahmed Johnson.

[@borntoclimb7116]

So true

[@Menaceblue3]

"Ack! Aaaccckkk!" 👽🤼‍♂️👨🏿‍🦲

[@stevekluth9060]

Definitely one of the all-time great underrated comedies. The burning stampede was hysterical. Ack ack ack ACK ack ack! AAACK!

[@johnchandler7190]

mr lee.are you cookin barbeque?

[@ulrichenevoldsen8371]

I agree it is hilarious

[@stevedickson5853]

..what the running pre cooked beef burgers

[@Clownboy15]

I think with it coming out after ID4 was perfect because it unintentionally lampooned it so well. I saw this movie three times in one day! I never understood why it failed.

[@tonymata8070]

Not only that, ID4 was supposedly treating the subject matter seriously while "Mars Attacks!" satirized it.

[@grannyweatherwax8005]

Personally Independence Day was absolutely not for me. All the bluster and ridiculousness. I think there's definitely something to Minty's theory that most of the US audience wanted something big, loud, and macho vs those who enjoyed the satire and intelligence in Mars Attacks!

[@Deontjie]

The rest of the world has been saying that there are a lot of stupid Americans, for years. This movie is a parody of how idiots idolize corrupt mayors and politicians. Who vote for this politicians? Obviously it is Americans who do not get this movie.

[@bassman8144]

I don’t care what anyone says, I’ll always love this flick!

[@MetroTitanD78]

For a movie that came out in the mid 90s the CGI was top notch

[@Shadowace724]

I saw this in the theater and loved it! But then again I understand the satire. Fantastic flick!

[@TroubleToby3040]

I like (not love 🤷) it myself, but I doubt anyone failed to understand the satire. It is neither subtle nor smart. Roger Ebert said that the filmmakers appeared to have thought they were too good for the material. That seems about right. It's dumb in a way that feels contemptuous instead of loving.

[@brendah.6366]

Maybe we ARE supposed to watch it high?!!! I love it!!! And s Sir Tom and his jones are fantastic!!! ❤❤❤

[@zombiebassman]

I saw Mars Attacks in the theater and was blown away! The fact that it flopped is a downright tragedy. The concept of the government being run by oblivious buffoons was hilarious to me. Who would've thought that Mars Attacks could predict the future?

[@spede1]

So it was ok to kill people in the movie but the burning cows was going too far? LOL

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I will always love Mars Attacks!!! The nursing home scenes were filmed in my hometown....and the building is still there to this day.

[@jljordan1]

It’s a homeless outreach center now. Union Rescue Mission.

[@NEEDCheese]

You're a good dude Minty. Thank you for your hard work. Love the vids.

[@dalecooper9942]

I went to the movie theatre in São Paulo, Brazil, with a friend of mine who both speak English. We laughed SO hard, only the two of us were laughing during the movie. When they turned on the lights, everybody looked with puzzled looks

[@Trevo3000]

Same, the Aliens were played down in the trailers, but the moment they showed up on screen, my friends and I could.not.stop.laughing the entire time, and everyone in the theater was just looking at us.

[@harveybernstein9203]

I’m sure they did. After all those people have a pubic hairstyle named after their country.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

My buddy & I still quote Mars Attacks to this day!

[@erinl4111]

Ackackack ack ACK ACK!

[@luiznogueira1579]

So do me and my buddy---in Martian!

[@samdevallance1527]

Jack Nicholson saying shut up three times was brilliant.

[@fox-pixarmedia3422]

What do you mean he said it 3 times

[@JKVisFX]

Don't forget the music; that is one of my all-time favorite movie scores. It's cinematic, bombastic, and cartoonish-complete with a theremin as the key, lead instrument.

[@henryivan6858]

It's fun seeing those famous celebrities acting clueless. And that art work of the Martians in the B movie style. My favorite part is the Martian Girl scene 😅

[@mitchellsmith4690]

We loved this movie when it came out, and re watch it! Such a mashup of classic 50s UFO movies and hilarious satire!

[@dewindae3059]

This was one of my dads favorite movies, I remember we had not heard of it until it was already on VHS.

[@NotAffiliated]

I saw this when it came out. I thought it was BRILLIANT! I couldn't understand why it wasn't more popular and to this day I like showing it to people because it always gets a laugh. All these great actors. This one is definitely a classic.

[@jonathansanders1657]

I have always loved this movie saw it back in the day and still watch it from time to time.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Thanks, minty...let me add: "AK AK AKAK AK AK AK!!" ❤

[@thetvbaby83]

AK AK, AKAKAKAK AKAK!

[@ChaseSchleich]

I love that there's a translate button for AK AK AK lol

[@slake9727]

​@@thetvbaby83 I don't understand what you mean by Brother Brother Brother Brother, but ok...

[@thetvbaby83]

I'm not getting the translation option AK AK! 😂

[@kelvinlee7506]

7:00 "... So like those cows Gems was fired." Pun intended!

[@johnbarrett4846]

"You gave up pork." "Your'e an adult, cope." So many hilarious lines. I saw it at the cinema and bought the limited vhs with a t shirt then the dvd.

[@christophersandidge8257]

This movie was fucking hilarious. "We come in peace." While they're vaporizing people. (Dark) comedy gold. Great video. Thanks.

[@similarart1074]

This film is amazing. It's a true masterpiece, the cast, the FX, the writing. It has aged very very well.

[@nuaru100]

I had no problem at all finding the punch lines. It was hilarious!

[@10000Mistakes]

Great Movie. Loved in the theater and totally got it right off the bat. Thanks for reminding me that I'm due for a watch.

[@technotronicboy]

I enjoyed this movie. So many legendary actors

[@mcmoose64]

One of my favorite movies of all time .

[@TheVista22]

Wow finally the first here lol. Thanks minty keep up the good work 😊

[@IzzyTheEditor]

I'm 51 and saw this in the theater on opening day at the Mall of America. It was a PACKED house (they played it on 4 screens) and it was hillarious.

[@1wwtom]

I first saw Mars Attacks back in the VHS rental days. When I watched it at home it finally struck me that when I was a kid in the 60's I had just a handful of the trading cards before they were yanked off the market. Wow! I had completely forgotten about them. So to me it's a Fun Sci-Fi farce that I'm glad to have in my own collection and I've watched it again many times..

[@JamesB-mg9pk]

Mars Attacks was great fun. I don't know why people would look at this seriously and not just enjoy it for what it is. I watch it at least once a year.

[@rhinehardt1]

There is no way to list all of the hilarious gags in this movie, but one of my favorites is the aliens lounging around their spaceship, in their Tightie Whities.

[@harveybernstein9203]

I beg to differ. Converting the explosion from the nuclear missile aimed at the space ship into a bong hit was the best. I mean how, after taking the hit, the Martian laughs “Ack, ack, ack, ack” like teenaged stoner is classic.

[@rhinehardt1]

I forgot about that one.

[@Australian_Made]

😂

[@MarsAttacksMemoirs108]

Hahaha 😂

[@MarsAttacksMemoirs108]

@@harveybernstein9203that’s one of my favorites too !

[@occipitalneuralgia2339]

One of my all time fave movies and yes I “got it” the very first time I saw it…when it ran in the theater! It is indeed a “Masterpiece.”

[@RatedRKO269]

I will forever love this film. I did grow up with it as I was in my early teens when it came out and watched the hell out of it. It always made me crack up but I knew there were a lot of people that just didn’t get it.

[@timvasser9]

You have perfect timing. I just watched MARS ATTACKS and your og video yesterday

[@rogue-like4life]

I was like 10 or 12 years old when my dad took me and my brother to see it in the theater and it left an impression on me forever. At first, I was actually scared by it, but by the time it was on VHS, I became observed by its unusual style. The mere fact that every Hollywood superstar was killed off was revolutionary and that the cgi actually still holds up is mind blowing

[@jamesbruce487]

Great video Minty Loved the movie. I read once years ago that there was an idea for a sequel that now Earth would attack Mars using the martian stolen tecnolgy and the last aliens captured were in zoos, would escape to tell their homeworld. If course as It was a box office failure, It was imposible for any sequel Thinking a bit, a little like Starship Troopers...

[@EllieMae4101]

This movie is brilliant. I grew up watching all the low budget 1950’s and 1960’s sci fi movies. This movie was a perfect homage to those movies.

[@skooterbrah]

My wife and I were lucky enough to be invited to a test screening, and we absolutely loved it! And the rest of the audience were very loudly in support of it, as well!

[@wstine79]

I love Mars Attacks. The colorful cast of characters and special effects. Some of the scenes could've had better comedic timing and pacing.

[@TroubleToby3040]

I also like MA, but it is as flawed as most people think. It LOOKS much better than it "watches". Lots of the humor barely lands and, despite what defenders of the film claim, Jack Nicholson (who I love) doesn't work very well in either role. I don't buy him as a President, and he's trying more than he's succeeding in his other role.

[@SoulofGrimm]

I watched this as a kid and didn't understand some of the finer details, but I loved it. Watching it as an adult it's hilarious, and has so many celebrities!

[@harveybernstein9203]

My sister was a young kid when she saw it. It terrified her. We made fun of her for it and terrified her more by staring at her and going “Ack, ack, ack”. She watched again years later and could stop laughing. She couldn’t understand why it scared her.

[@harveybernstein9203]

* couldn’t stop laughing

[@mousetreehouse6833]

The chemistry between Sylvia Sidney and Lukas Haas is both amazing and adorable. I love this movie!

[@beavinator]

The burning cows were an excellent addition to show the Martians' glee at random violence and chaos. Glad that stayed in despite all the arguments.

[@jamescornelius8274]

I ran this film at the theeater when it came out, and I didnt misunderstand, I thought it was freaking awesome

[@KVAR42]

Ty Minty!!! Honestly, Love this movie and I say Brilliant! Yes, the Golden Retriever and the Cows disturbed me. The rest is priceless.

[@justatexasgirl5583]

One of my top 5 comedies!

[@Rydonattelo]

I would like to see a R rated serious version of Mars Attacks!

[@musclecarczarig4003]

My kids loved this movie and got the humor in it, my wife not so much. Guess I know where they get their sense of humor from! Great video Minty!

[@mybudisgood]

America doesn't want thier government to look like buffoons but look where America is now ROFLMAO!!!

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Good Morning Minty, cool video as always, you take care and have a great weekend sir

[@johncave3334]

75% of comedy movies are What About Bob, reskinned. This movie falls within that 75%.

[@Bobby_Pyn]

I have a special place in my heart for this movie. Oh, nostalgia.

[@jaysteele9441]

Good job brother! Yeah that movie was SO good. Hey speaking of one of a kind movies? You should do maximum overdrive! Loved that movie!

[@thesmallscape]

Yay!!! A Minty video!!!

[@milo9427]

Dude you make me laugh. Thank you. You present a bizarre character to me that is a bit incongruous to the topic. Maybe not! You rock. You keep rock'in it!

[@FranciscoVietnam]

One of my favorite movies !!! 😂👍♥️🍿🎥👽

[@dwharbin]

American here...I loved this movie from the get go but knew it was not going to work. I found it hilarious and totally got the B movie ethos they were going for but my wife just didn't get it and thought it was dumb and unfortunately my kids were just a tad bit to young and the movie just a bit to violent for me to share it with them. When everyone got older it turned into one of those movies that all us boys never tired of and for many years was our go-to thanksgiving day movie.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

I seriously need to watch this Film

[@jamesg6675]

Now I have to get this movie, I forgot how much I liked it way back when it came out. Thanks so much!

[@scotttemplin8331]

My best friend and I were one of the few that saw this in an opening day matinee. BUT, by the end, we all were laughingly enjoying every second of this gem! I miss those days...

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Great Video, as usual, Minty. I say keep up the good work & keep the videos coming. There are so many more movies for you to do. Maybe, even get to doing Classics & Old Movies, too. Many of us are fans.

[@froggie316]

great review

[@The2ndflood]

I look forward to these videos! I'm so glad you work hard and put out so many! I had actually forgotten about this movie until this video 😂. I liked it back then. It wasn't my favorite but it is entertaining.

[@DogFish-NZ]

rAaAA RARAAAA raAaaAaa 👉🍩 🕊️ 🔫

[@smalls-ii1zd]

My father and I saw this in the theater and laughed our fool heads off even after the film was over I laughed my way out of the theater. One of my fondest moviegoing experiences.

[@Assarson_Philip]

13:12 I'm maybe wrong. But the footage from the street and the crushed car was unused photage from the original Jumanji film. The one with Robin Williams. The scene where the elephant (or rhino) walks over a car in the stampede. Cheers from Sweden 🇸🇪🤘😎🤙🇸🇪

[@sino8r499]

It certainly looks like it!

[@fox-pixarmedia3422]

Was it ACTUALLY in JUMANJI and/or in trailers for Jumanji

[@Assarson_Philip]

@@fox-pixarmedia3422 I only have a faint memory that the scene with the street and car was unused footage from the jumanji production. I'm not sure.

[@fox-pixarmedia3422]

@@Assarson_Philip okay , well have you check what I have illustrated

[@kenbrownfield6584]

This is my favorite Sci-Fi comedy cult classic. Well done !

[@TroubleToby3040]

Burton's most "misunderstood" film is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... I don't understand why they made it, I don't understand why they released it, and I don't understand what Johnny Depp was thinking. See? Very misunderstood.

[@kengoold7157]

Mars Attacks was right up there with Forbidden Planet. It's great to see a modern SciFi movie produced like a classic. Loved everything about this movie. Critics don't know what they are talking about.

[@omnitrixbearer7364]

Can you do 10 MORE Things You Didn't Know About Casper, please?

[@Buelford]

Because the US government would never be run by a buffoons...

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I met one of the special effects artists for this movie at a carshow why back in the day. He had attended Ringling school of the arts in Sarasota Florida (where the carshow was) and he was now teaching there. He had a white/white/black mid ‘90s Saleen Mustang convertible with a speedster cover. It even had matching white wheels. S281sc. I later owned one of those cars in triple black in the early ‘00s.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

He tell you anything interesting about making the movie?

[@thetvbaby83]

I love those cars! ❤

[@ZombieGrandpa]

Also, the filming of the desert attack scenes was taken near the city of Kingman Arizona, out on a dry lake bed. I lived there at the time and MULTIPLE people had to be treated for both really bad sunburns and heatstroke. I know exactly where the site is and it looks the same today as it did on the day of filming.

[@martyhart4668]

i lived in dolan springs by the pink church when it was filmed

[@incognitovagabond4763]

I saw Mars Attacks when it came out and it is and will always be one of my most cherished movies. Thanks for covering this Minty :)

[@Ramdileo_sys]

"Aac-aac.. Aac... AAC-AAC!!" .. .. "Aac-Aac... AAC-ACC!!.. Aac.. Aac-aac.. ....... (translate) = Mil veces mejor que las actuales parodias lesbianas de Disney..

[@keithdornan6792]

Cheers Minty, informative and fun video as always!

[@NGMonocrom]

Nice one, Minty.

[@21stcenturyscots]

Mars attacks is one of Tim Burton's best movies. Some people might think it's whimsical. It's not! Not at all. Excellent research! Accepted!

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

CLASSIC! The perfect Nicholson move from the master. I'd always believed the cast was having akak. Loved the film on first blush.

[@normanlee6609]

Would anyone believe there are people who strongly believed Mars Attack was a SERIOUS sci-fi movie? Even when I stated Best Buy had it in their comedy section some guys couldn't believe a big business chain like Best Buy would make such a stupid mistake ..... LOL

[@jimgreco1287]

In 1996 we named my son's YMCA roller hockey team Mars Attacks and we had two life-size alien cutouts next to the kids in the team's picture!!! Great stuff!!!

[@Saiess-Arches]

So, a correction here. Steven Spielberg was making The Lost World Jurassic Park. Jurassic Word wouldn't be a thing for 18ish years

[@joelcarson4602]

I remember the Mars Attacks trading cards from second and third grades babk in the 1960s. Gruesome fun stuff! The movie was, to the kid in me, awesomely hilarious!

[@Mr.Memoryhole]

I always loved this movie. Still one of my absolute favorite movies, and fostered my obsession with all things Mars Attacks! related. I guess I can understand why it didn't do so well with general audiences, but I loved it for what it was. An alien invasion B movie with an A list cast. Everything about it is supposed to be absurd and kinda nonsensical. Sure, the cards paint a different picture, and it would have been a very different movie if it tried to follow the story shown in the cards (which there really isn't much of a story. Aliens show up, kill a bunch of people, cause general havoc, the military goes to Mars and kills the aliens). Instead, the movie is like...the aliens have an invasion plan, and end up getting beaten by human incompetence and dumb luck.

[@therealCrazyJake]

Why’d you choose the “10 MORE Things” title, but not do the countdown format? I couldn’t even tell how many things you listed off about it, because they kinda just ran together.

[@buckrodgers1162]

I've always liked Mars Attacks. I mean the only real prior knowledge one needed to have to enjoy it, was the 1950's style of 'sci-fi alien invasion' imagery; It's just too bad a lot of the US is full of the same types of 'buffoons' that where being ridiculed in that movie, and knew nothing about all that, or didn't piece it together at the time of it's release.

[@LisaBail-h7s]

Thanks for this fun trip down memory lane. We got free passes to see it and loved it so much that I later bought a DVD copy. It's like Dr. Strangelove on LSD. And with Tom Jones.