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.
Jack Nicholson | President James Dale | |
Glenn Close | First Lady Marsha Dale | |
Annette Bening | Barbara Land | |
Pierce Brosnan | Professor Donald Kessler | |
Danny DeVito | Rude Gambler | |
Martin Short | Press Secretary Jerry Ross | |
Sarah Jessica Parker | Nathalie Lake | |
Michael J. Fox | Jason Stone | |
Rod Steiger | Gen. Decker | |
Tom Jones | Tom Jones | |
Lukas Haas | Richie Norris | |
Natalie Portman | Taffy Dale | |
Jim Brown | Byron Williams | |
Lisa Marie | Martian Girl | |
Sylvia Sidney | Grandma Florence Norris | |
Paul Winfield | Gen. Casey | |
Pam Grier | Louise Williams | |
Jack Black | Billy Glenn Norris | |
Janice Rivera | Cindy - Byron's Co-Worker | |
Ray J | Cedric Williams | |
Brandon Hammond | Neville Williams | |
Joe Don Baker | Richie's Dad | |
O-Lan Jones | Sue Ann Norris | |
Christina Applegate | Sharona | |
Brian Haley | Mitch - Secret Service Agent |
Director | Tim Burton | |
Writer | Len Brown, Woody Gelman, Wally Wood, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders, Jonathan Gems | |
Producer | Tim Burton, Paul Deason, Larry Franco, Mary Ann Marino, Mark S. Miller, Jonathan Gems, Laurie Parker | |
Musician | Danny Elfman | |
Photography | Peter Suschitzky |