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| The THE MARS SOCIETY - SAN DIEGO
hosts a monthly Mars Movie Night, usually (but not
always) on the 3rd Friday of every month.
We also generally show a short episode of the
Duck Dodgers
cartoon series, or the Cowboy Bebop anime series, or
currently the My Favorite Martian TV series.
Showtime is 7:00pm at
Studio 106: Williams
microCINEMA in the San Diego Reader building in the Golden Hill area just east of
downtown San Diego, unless otherwise noted. Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided
(you can bring snacks or drinks to share). Please RSVP to
Gerry
Williams as seating is limited.
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Friday
June 20, 2020
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Mars Movie Night events
have been temporarily suspended due to an overabundance of caution regarding the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic during the month of June 2020!
Stay Safe!
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Friday
May 16, 2020
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Mars Movie Night events
have been temporarily suspended due to an overabundance of caution regarding the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic during the month of May 2020!
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Friday
April 17, 2020
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Mars Movie Night events
have been temporarily suspended due to an overabundance of caution regarding the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic during the month of April 2020!
Stay Safe!
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Friday
March 20, 2020
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Mars Movie Night events
have been temporarily suspended due to an overabundance of caution regarding the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic during the month of March 2020!
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Friday
February 21, 2020
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MARS FILMS OF THE NEW OUTER LIMITS!
THE OUTER LIMITS: THE SANDKINGS
(1995, Canada / USA - 93 minutes)
When his research project is closed down, Simon Kress rescues a few of its living subjects
and transplants them to a recreation of their native Martian environment in his barn. They
grow and learn, but then Kress makes an error with disastrous implications.
THE OUTER LIMITS: THE VOYAGE HOME
(1995, Canada / USA - 44 minutes)
Three astronauts exploring Mars discover a mysterious canister. When they open it, they
are struck unconscious. Awakening nearly an hour later, they must hurry back to their ship
to make their launch window. But on the way home, Ed becomes convinced that fellow astronaut
Alan is not what he appears to be, and murders him by forcing him out the airlock. Now Ed
and his remaining crew member Pete must decide what to do.
THE OUTER LIMITS: PHOBOS RISING
(1998, Canada / USA - 44 minutes)
For 30 years there has been a fragile truce between the Free Alliance and the Coalition
of Middle-Eastern and Pacific States, both on Earth and on Mars. Both groups mine triradium,
a super-powerful radioactive mineral that can be used for both power and illegally for weapons.
When a giant explosion appears to consume the Earth and sends a giant shock-wave towards Mars,
the soldiers at the Free Alliance base on the Red Planet wonder if the truce has come to an
end. Cut off from Earth for 12 hours as Mars rotates, Colonel Samantha Elliot believes someone
from the Coalition has been smuggling triradium. With communications temporarily out of order
and a Coalition drone approaching the Alliance base, Elliot prepares to launch a preemptive
strike. Major James Bowen, who has grown fond of Major Dara Talif, the Coalition liaison officer
at the base, disagrees with Elliot. He urges caution, arguing that there is no clear evidence
that war has resumed. As the clock ticks down and tensions rise, the fate of both Mars colonies
- perhaps even the human race -- depends on the outcome of this struggle between trust and fear.
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Friday
January 17, 2020
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THE MARS FILMS OF 2019!
AD ASTRA
(2019, USA & China - 123 minutes)
In the near future, the Solar System is being struck by mysterious power surges of unknown
origin, threatening the future of human life. After surviving an incident on an immense space
antenna caused by one of these surges, Major Roy McBride, son of famed pioneering astronaut H.
Clifford McBride is informed by U.S. Space Command (SpaceCom), the United States Armed Forces
branch operating in Space, that the source of the surges has been traced to the "Lima Project"
base. The Lima Project had been sent some twenty-six years prior to search for intelligent life
from the farthest regions of the Solar System under Clifford McBride's leadership, and disappeared
sixteen years prior in orbit around Neptune. A SpaceCom officer informs Roy that they believe
Clifford may still be alive, and he is tasked with the mission of traveling to Mars to try and
establish communication with him. McBride accepts the mission, and is joined by an old associate
of his father, Colonel Pruitt.
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ANIARA
(Sweden/Denmark, 2018 - 106 minutes)
Aniara is the story of one of the many spaceships used for transporting Earth's population
to their new home-planet Mars. But just as Aniara leaves the ruined Earth, she collides with
an asteroid and is knocked off her course. Aniara's passengers slowly realize that they'll
never be able to return; they will continue onwards through an empty and cold universe forever.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: A NOSE FOR NEWS
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Tim gets mad at Martin for "disappearing and spying" on him while he has a date at the
apartment. To make up for this, Martin covers for Tim when he goes missing from the office
and Mr. Burns calls the apartment looking for him. Martin goes on the story in his place
and phones back to Mr. Burns with an exclusive using Tim's voice. Unfortunately, Mr. Burns
sees Tim in the office when he is also on the talking to him on the phone.
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Friday
December 20, 2019
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THE FANTASTIC FUTURES OF
MARS!
MR. NOBODY
(2009 Canada/Belgium/France/Germany - 155 minutes)
Mr. Nobody takes place in 2092 at a time when Mars has become a vacation planet and all
humans have been made immortal thanks to scientific advancement. The story follows a 120
year old man named Nemo Nobody who is not only the oldest man alive, but also the last
mortal human being. Nobody is preoccupied by the question of whether or not he has lived
the right life.
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MARS & AVRIL
(USA, 2012 - 91 minutes)
Set in a futuristic environment, Mars & Avril tells the story of an elderly musician
and his instrument maker who both become obsessed with the same woman. She agrees to be
the model for their next musical instrument but then gets lost in a virtual world on the
way to Mars.
Trailer
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: SHAKE WELL AND DON'T USE
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Tim and Mr. Burns' nephew, Freddie Carson, are in the running for promotion to journeyman
reporter at the newspaper. After finding out that Mr. Burns is a gourmet, Martin decides
that a way to swing the tide in Tim's favor is to cook Mr. Burns a special meal, one which
includes some special Martian condiments. The Martian ingredients however react with the
Earth ingredients to cause Mr. Burns to move in slow motion.
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Friday
November 15, 2019
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S MARS
- Season 2, Part 2!
MARS: CONTAGION
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
Twelve hours after finding Marta, a mysterious illness kills one person in Olympus
Town and makes half of Lukrum sick. Before asking the Chinese government for help, IMSF
and Lukrum think of public relations to the news of a new disease on Mars. Not one to wait,
Cmdr. Seung calls the Chinese orbiting space station asking for help for medication, which
later arrives and prevents any more fatalities both in Olympus Town and with Lukrum. Lt.Cmdr.
Mike Glenn, 2nd in command, questions Seung and asks the IMSF to be in charge of Olympus Town.
MARS: POWER PLAY
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
By November 2042, Lt.Cmdr. Glenn's request to be in charge of Olympus Town is denied
by the IMSF. Lukrum and Russia make a backroom deal and the IMSF are powerless. Hana Seung
and Robert Foucault search for water, and Robert tells Hana he is quitting Olympus Town
to work for Lukrum. Both try to kindle a budding relationship, which fails as Hana is
devoted to the mission. Glenn cuts power to Lukrum after exceeding the power agreement,
unknowingly jeopardizing the entire Lukrum base. When Cmdr. Seung later finds out, Lt.Cmdr.
Glenn is confined to his quarters. Amelie later goes into premature labor two months early
and gives birth.
MARS: THE SHAKEUP
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
By December 2042, Lukrum uses an underground explosion to succeed finding liquid
water but this action also causes quakes. Lukrum colony gets hit worst with several dead,
including their commander who searched the wrecked station for survivors and was asphyxiated
when his spacesuit was damaged. On Earth Lukrum's CEO tries to downplay the cause of the
quake and buys his way into IMSF, only to get stumped by IMSF director Richardson who
hands the show to Olympus Town where Seung reveals the truth about the quake and Amelie
and Javier present their baby, Gabriella Delgado Durand, to the audience on Earth. In the
final scene three years later in May of 2045, the team looks at the first cloud on a
satellite image and celebrates evidence of their efforts in terraforming Mars.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: THE DISASTRO-NAUTS
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Martin convinces Tim to use his connections as a reporter to get Martin a tryout as
the astronaut for a Mars destined rocket, privately financed by Omar M. Keck. Despite
a slew of younger stereotypical astronaut types vying for the job, Martin's obvious
advantages as a Martian get him the job. Before Martin is ready to leave, he allows Tim
to prepare a story of his uncle "The Martian" for publication after Martin is on his way.
On his way to the air force base with Martin, Tim leaves the tape of the story on Mr.
Burns' desk - based on his usual schedule, Mr. Burns should arrive at the office after
Martin and the rocket are safely in space. However the launch of the rocket is delayed.
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Friday
October 18, 2019
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NO SCREENING DUE TO ILLNESS
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Friday
September 20, 2019
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NO SCREENING DUE TO ILLNESS
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Friday
August 16, 2019
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S MARS
- Season 2, Part 1!
MARS: WE ARE NOT ALONE
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
It is April 2042, five years after "Crossroads". Terraforming of Mars has started
with the arrival of a group of highly skilled astronauts/miners working for a for-profit
corporation called Lukrum specializing in natural-resource extraction. The people at
Lukrum's base request water and know Commander Hana Seung of Olympus Town can't say no.
Dr. Amelie Durand plans to go back to Earth. In the real-world footage, the episode shows
many people, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Andy Weir, Elon Musk and Kim Stanley Robinson
talking about capitalist pursuits on Earth of Arctic oil.
MARS: WORLDS APART
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
In May 2042, Lukrum finds water on Mars and Marta Kamen demands to study it, before
Lukrum can damage any potential life living therein. Dr. Amelie Durand finds out she's
pregnant, maybe ending her plans to go back to earth. Hana Seung and her sister Joon
Seung are reunited, but not in the way they had hoped for.
MARS: DARKNESS FALLS
(USA, 2018 - 47 minutes)
By August 2042, Amelie and Javier have found out that they are having a girl. A solar
flare strikes Mars, knocking out power and communications to both Olympus Town and Lukrum.
Marta was outside looking for life, and becomes stranded as a result of the power loss,
putting her life in extreme jeopardy. Commander Seung is distracted by her grief regarding
a recent personal tragedy.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: OH, MY ACHING ANTENN
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Martin finds that he is prematurely aging due to the increased gravity on Earth compared
to Mars. Thus he goes through some anti-gravity therapy, which in turn causes havoc for
those around him.
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July 13, 2019
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GOOFBALLS ON/FROM MARS!
ROCKETMAN
(USA, 1997 - 94 minutes)
Fred Z. Randall is a geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make
his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first crewed flight there.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
(USA, 1999 - 94 minutes)
Life couldn't get much worse for News Producer Tim O'Hara. He humiliates the one he loves
and ends up getting fired by her father. Then, a Martian from Mars arrives in his home. The
Martian adopts the name 'Uncle Martin' and becomes friends with Tim, whilst he fixes his
ship. Unaware to Martin, Tim actually wants to reveal him to the world, but can he actually
do that to his new friend and 'Uncle'?
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: WHO'S GOT THE POWER
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
During an electrical storm, Martin gets an affliction called popsy, which causes him
to appear and disappear uncontrollably. With Tim's help, Martin needs to long ground himself
electrically to cure the popsy. Just as he does so, Mrs. Brown drops by and accidentally
completes the grounding. In doing so, she gets Martin's levitation power.
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Friday
June 21, 2019
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MISSIONS TO MARS - LIVE ON TV!
SPECIAL REPORT: JOURNEY TO MARS
(USA 1996 - 120 minutes)
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins
its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The
landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth
it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the
mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.
ESCAPE FROM MARS
(USA 1999 - 100 minutes)
Five astronauts make the first manned trip to Mars, in the second decade of the 21st
century. They must battle and overcome inferior computer components, corporate greed and
indifference, their own personal problems, as well as the surprises that the Red Planet
has in store for them.
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THEM DOWM OM THE PHARMACY
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
The Earthly environment is causing a vitamin deficiency in Martin. He draws on energy
and vitamins from everything and everyone around him. The effect on things is for them to
go haywire. And if people look him in the eyes, they will fall asleep since they are sapped
of their energy. Martin needs some vitamins immediately or else he will grow weaker and
weaker to the point of no return. Luckily, the vitamins he needs can be found at any pharmacy,
however by prescription. Also it's Sunday and all the stores are closed.
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Friday
May 17, 2019
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- HOW TO
DATE A MARTIAN
EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY
(USA 1988 - 100 minutes)
Three furry (and funny) Martians travel around the universe in a spaceship and receive
a broadcast showing human females. They are fascinated by these shapely creatures and
discover that the broadcast came from Southern California on Earth. Meanwhile, valley girl
Valerie Gail feels her cold fiancee Dr. Ted Gallagher is slipping away and decides to seduce
him. Instead, she catches him cheating on her with a nurse, throws him out, smashes his
things and refuses to see him again. The aliens' spaceship crash lands in Valerie's swimming
pool - putting a decided damper on her future wedding plans in Las Vegas. She brings them
into her home; and the aliens prove to be quick learners and absorb American popular culture
and language through television.
See the Trailer
VAMPIRELLA
(USA 1988 - 82 minutes)
Thirty centuries ago on the planet Drakulon a cult led by Vlad kills the Council and
escapes to Earth to become the bloodsuckers known as vampires. Ella, daughter of the slain
High Elder, pursues the cult with vengeance in her heart. Shipwrecked for centuries on Mars,
she eventually gets to Earth as stowaway on a manned expedition. On present day Earth Adam,
a descendant of the Van Helsings, works for PURGE, a paramilitary group dedicated to hunting
vampires. Ella is now known as Vampirella, and must form an uneasy alliance with Adam in
order to locate and deal with their common enemy, Vlad.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING UNCLE MARTIN
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Martin needs to fly his space ship, which is deteriorating due to inertia. Tim's fear
is realized: Martin's flight is spotted as a UFO. Martin needs to take another flight, but
Mrs. Brown calls in the authorities - Jack and Jim being their representatives - who use
Tim and Martin's apartment as a sighting station.
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Friday
April 19, 2019
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- GERRY
ANDERSON'S NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET & RED FACTION ORIGINS
RED FACTION: ORIGINS
(2011 USA - 93 minutes)
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom...and
12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra, and left a
broken hero in their wake. Jake Mason, Alec's last surviving son and an officer in the Red
Faction kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the
planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them... a
cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction.
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GERRY ANDERSON'S NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET: INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION, PART 1
(UK 2005 - 22 minutes)
Dateline: 2068. When an unidentified mysterious extraplanetary signal from the surface
of Mars is detected, the world security organisation known as Spectrum sends Captains Scarlet
and Black on a search of the desert surface to find out who is sending the signal. There,
they discover a cloaked city, which they destroy, fearing themselves under attack. The city
rebuilds itself and the inhabitants, calling themselves the Mysterons, announce that they
will destroy humanity with its own violence. Captain Black appears to be killed and Scarlet
is returned to Earth as the Mysterons' instrument of destruction.
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GERRY ANDERSON'S NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET: INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION, PART 2
(UK 2005 - 22 minutes)
The Mysterons resurrect Captain Black, who gains control of a worldwide distribution
company and a Russian military leader. With the latter they launch an all-out attack against
Skybase whilst with the former they transport enough nuclear material to Siberia to create
a bomb large enough to crack the world wide open. Meanwhile Captain Scarlet, who is now
back to his old self, must earn Captain Blue's trust as they must work together to stop
Captain Black. Meanwhile Black's former lover, Destiny Angel, must come to terms with
the fact that the man she once loved is now in league with the enemy.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: IF YOU CAN'T LICK 'EM
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Martin is stressed out because neighborhood kid, Horace, won't leave him alone to work
on his spaceship. The stress has caused Martin's antennae to be stuck in its up position
which in addition causes him to lose his Martian powers. With Horace fast approaching,
Martin has nowhere to hide, so fashions a pair of antennae for Tim to wear. As such, Horace
will think they're just playing. Horace also wants to play Martian and goes out and buys
a pair of antennae. This starts a nation-wide fad of boys playing Martian wearing antennae.
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March 15, 2019
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- WIZARDS AND
WARLORDS!
THE WIZARD OF MARS (aka: HORRORS OF THE RED PLANET)
(USA 1964 - 85 minutes)
Four American astronauts, three men and a woman, crash-land in a desert region of Mars. With
an ever-decreasing air supply, the group ventures out into the red planet's terrain. The group
encounters alien terrors as they make their way to an ancient city. There they meet the highly
intelligent "Wizard," who blocks their efforts to escape the hostile planet.
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WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS
(USA 1978 - 96 minutes)
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson
are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of
Atlantis. The diving bell destroyed, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all dragged
to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent, an advance
alien race from Mars that makes slaves of the ship-wrecked sailors. The Martians want to rule
the human world -- due to his high IQ, they think that Charles may join them.
See the Trailer
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE!
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Martin needs to electrically charge himself for his trip back to Mars. However he
overcharges himself. He needs to rid himself of the excess electricity, and when he
initially tries to discharge it, he blacks out half of Los Angeles.
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Friday
February 15, 2019
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- THE WARS OF
THE WORLDS!
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WAR OF THE WORLDS
(USA 2013 - 52 minutes)
Shortly after 8 p.m. on the Halloween Eve, 1938, the voice of a panicked radio announcer
broke in with a news bulletin reporting strange explosions taking place on the planet Mars,
followed minutes later by a report that Martians had landed in the tiny town of Grovers Mill,
New Jersey. Although most listeners understood that the program was a radio drama, the next
day's headlines reported that thousands of others plunged into panic, convinced that America
was under a deadly Martian attack. It turned out to be H.G. Wells' classic The War of the
Worlds, performed by 23-year-old Orson Welles.
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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
(USA 1953 - 85 minutes)
Producer George Pal and director Byron Haskins' landmark adaptation of the H. G. Wells
classic novel that focuses on the invasion of the earth by Martian war machines. The
Martians unleash a direct assault to our planet, with hundreds of invulnerable ships.
The invasion takes place all over the world, and all the major cities are destroyed one
after one; even the atomic bomb can't stop them. But, if the humans can't beat them, who
can?
See the Trailer
NOTE: We will be screening the newly Restored and Remastered
(4K) version of this film... hopefully. :-J
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: MARTIN AND THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
A suspicious French clothier has eyes for Mrs. Brown, prompting Uncle Martin to try romancing
her to thwart him.
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Friday
January 18, 2019
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- NEW MARS
FILMS OF 2018
SEAT 25
(UK 2018 - 84 minutes)
When Faye Banks secretly enters a competition to win a seat on the first manned mission to
Mars, she never expects to win. But when the dangerous one way trip becomes a reality, her life
on Earth is turned upside down. With time running out, Faye must decide whether to leave her
husband, family and friends, or has the prospect of leaving for ever made her realise what
she has here on Earth?
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2036 ORIGIN UNKNOWN
(UK 2018 - 94 minutes)
After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie
'Mack' Wilson assists an artificial intelligence system, A.R.T.I. Their investigation uncovers
a mysterious object under the surface of Mars, that could change the future of our planet as we
know it.
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: THE SINKABLE MRS. BROWN
(USA 1964 - 25 minutes)
Pete Dudley, a real estate salesman, convinces Mrs. Brown that she should sell her
ramshackle of a house, which causes a problem for Tim and Martin, especially in hiding
the spaceship. Dudley already has prospective buyers, Edgar and Emily Graham, who would
be especially interested in the garage since Mr. Graham wants to make it into a workshop.
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Friday
December 14, 2018
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- RAY
BRADBURY'S THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (USA 1979)
Earth sends its first manned probe to Mars in 1999, and a jealous Martian murders the
two astronauts when his wife has erotic dreams of meeting them.
Members of a subsequent expedition are hypnotized into believing that they have landed in
the childhood community of their leader and have been reunited with deceased family and
friends, and they are poisoned by the Martians.
Col. John Wilder leads a third expedition and learns that a chicken pox virus brought to
Mars by the first two expeditions has almost eradicated the Martian population. A member
of Wilder's team becomes obsessed with protecting Mars from Earthmen and murders some of
the others in Wilder's party.
Colonists arrive on Mars to settle, among them priests seeking God, and a lone Martian
masquerades as the most desired persons of various settlers.
Global war on Earth reduces man's natal planet to radioactive waste, and some of the settlers
returned there prior to the holocaust. Wilder struggles to assemble the remaining humans on
Mars, who cope with their loneliness in different ways and will not leave their piece of Mars,
before Wilder meets a Martian of past or future who tells him the secret of simple Martian
life and convinces him to abandon the Earth lifestyle.
See the Trailer
NOTE: We will be screening all three episodes of
this miniseries, so please expect the evening to run long.
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Friday
November 16, 2018
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MARS MOVIE NIGHT -- MARTIAN
CONSPIRACIES
THE ASTRONAUT (USA 1972)
In the not too distant future the first American astronaut prepares to set foot on the
planet Mars. The world is watching this event live on television. Everything is a success,
or so the world thinks, and he is treated as a hero upon his return. Later, it is discovered
that the mission was a failure and as the astronaut was on Mars he died of an undetermined
condition either due to toxic poisoning due to conditions on Mars or some unknown bacteria
native to Mars. Mission controllers on Earth saw this happening and fed a false image into
the "live" broadcast so as not to panic the public. The "astronaut" who returned to Earth
was actually a double who had undergone surgery so as to look like the real astronaut. Only
the wife of the astronaut began to suspect the man who returned, although looking identical
to her husband, was somehow different.
CAPRICORN ONE
(USA 1978)
Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. All appears to be going
well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by shadowy government
types and whisked off to a film studio in the desert. It transpires that the space vehicle
has a major defect which NASA just daren't admit. At the studio, over a course of months,
the astronauts are forced to act out the journey and the landing to trick the world into
believing they have made the trip. Meanwhile, a Journalist is getting suspicious and every
clue he uncovers seems to result in an attempt on his life! The astronauts are just about
to splashdown when a further twist to the tale occurs, leaving them with no choice but to
try and escape ...
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MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: SUPER DOOPER SNOOPER (USA 1964)
Mrs. Brown is taking a course on how to be a private detective, and her first assignment
is to prepare a dossier on an unsuspecting person. Her choice of subject is Martin. Of
course, Martin knows what she's up to, but he is still a bit concerned about her discovering
his Martian identity.
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MARS MOVIE GUIDE
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Updated 05 June 2020
by Gerry
Williams, The Mars Society-San Diego
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"Ad Astra"
2019 USA & China (Feature Film, 123 minutes)
In the near future, the Solar System is being struck by mysterious power surges of unknown
origin, threatening the future of human life. After surviving an incident on an immense
space antenna caused by one of these surges, Major Roy McBride, son of famed pioneering
astronaut H. Clifford McBride is informed by U.S. Space Command (SpaceCom), the United
States Armed Forces branch operating in Space, that the source of the surges has been
traced to the "Lima Project" base. The Lima Project had been sent some twenty-six years
prior to search for intelligent life from the farthest regions of the Solar System under
Clifford McBride's leadership, and disappeared sixteen years prior in orbit around Neptune.
A SpaceCom officer informs Roy that they believe Clifford may still be alive, and he is
tasked with the mission of traveling to Mars to try and establish communication with him.
McBride accepts the mission, and is joined by an old associate of his father, Colonel Pruitt.
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"Trash on Mars"
2019 Czech Republic (Feature Film, 84 minutes)
Flying to Mars is long since out of fashion. The Martian science station is maintained
in emergency mode by an obsolete robot, Bot, left there to his own devices long ago.
Instead of spare parts, Czech tourists arrive on the planet planning to hold a wedding.
But people who don't have their own personal problems sorted out shouldn't go to outer
space. The robot has survived five major sandstorms, has only been reading comic books
about Indians, and has been repeatedly struck by lightning. He does not want to be alone
anymore. Can artificial intelligence get jealous? When the ice caps start to melt, things
happen that normally could not.
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"Aniara"
2019 Sweeden/Denmark (Feature Film, 106 minutes)
Aniara is the story of one of the many spaceships used for transporting Earth's population
to their new home-planet Mars. But just as Aniara leaves the ruined Earth, she collides
with an asteroid and is knocked off her course. Aniara's passengers slowly realize that
they'll never be able to return; they will continue onwards through an empty and cold
universe forever.
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"Red Rover"
2018 Canada (Feature Film, 95 minutes)
After feeling he has nothing left to live for on earth, a lonely geologist tries to
qualify for a one-way mission to Mars with the help of an offbeat musician who is
just as lost as he is.
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"2036 Origin Unknown"
2018 UK (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Origin Unknown"
After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie
'Mack' Wilson assists an artificial intelligence system, A.R.T.I. Their investigation
uncovers a mysterious object under the surface of Mars, that could change the future of
our planet as we know it.
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"Seat 25"
2018 UK (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When Faye Banks secretly enters a competition to win a seat on the first manned mission
to Mars, she never expects to win. But when the dangerous one way trip becomes a reality,
her life on Earth is turned upside down. With time running out, Faye must decide whether
to leave her husband, family and friends, or has the prospect of leaving for ever made
her realise what she has here on Earth?
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"Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite
station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.
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"Life"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 103 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Six astronauts aboard the space station study a sample collected from Mars that could
provide evidence for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. The crew determines that
the sample contains a large, single-celled organism - the first example of life beyond
Earth. But..things aren't always what they seem. As the crew begins to conduct research,
and their methods end up having unintended consequences, the life form proves more
intelligent than anyone ever expected.
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"The Man from Outer Space"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 74 minutes)
A failing script writer is given one last chance to save his career, yet at what cost?
Diving deeper into his script, Louis imagines himself as the main character: a futuristic
astronaut from Mars who crash lands on a desolate earth. While in the real world his family
struggles with his absence from their lives.
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"Brave New Jersey"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A small New Jersey town in 1938 is overcome with mass hysteria on the night of Orson Welles's
legendary 1938 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast, the hoax which fooled millions into
believing America was being invaded by Martians.
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"The Space Between Us"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 121 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Out of This World"
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders
of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to
discover how he came to be.
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"First Man on Mars"
2016 UK (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The countdown to terror has begun. Astronaut Eli Cologne became the first man on Mars, but
something went horribly wrong. Infected by an alien organism, he returned to Earth a savage
monster with an unquenchable thirst for human flesh.
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"Destination: Planet Negro!"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Now available on Amazon
Video
In 1939, African American leaders respond to Jim Crow segregation by building a rocket
to colonize Mars. The three person crew blasts off, but time travel instead, arriving
in present-day America revealing much about race today.
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"Approaching The Unknown"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Now available on Amazon Video
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing
Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life
and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
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"Martian Land"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the distant future, a large portion of humanity lives on Mars, in cities that resemble
those once found on Earth. The cities are protected from the inhospitable Martian atmosphere
by dome-like force-fields. When a massive sandstorm breaks through the dome and destroys
Mars New York, those in Mars Los Angeles must figure out how to stop the storm before it
wipes them out next.
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"The Martian"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 141 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce
storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded
and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity,
wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
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"Zombie Cats from Mars"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Billy sees a UFO land. Billy retreats into his head, imagining that aliens are taking
over the town. Billy's friend Cameron is skeptical, as is the rest of the town. Meanwhile,
people are starting to die. Billy, wrapped up in a world of science fiction, discovers a
story in which Martian Cats land on Earth and inflict horror upon the town. Confident
that the killings are the result of the UFO delivering alien cats, he sets off on his
own mission to save the town.
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"The Last Days on Mars"
2013 UK (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Animator"
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force
while collecting specimens on Mars.
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"Alien Dawn"
2013 USA/Canada (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Battle Invasion"
2012. The dawn of destruction. As giant alien machines enslave and feed off humanity,
the few remaining survivors band together to form a armed militia that will be the last
stand against total extinction.
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"Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' Alive
on Stage! The New Generation"
2013 UK (Concert Video, 118 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Stage musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' alien invasion novel, recorded live at London's O2
arena in 2012. The reimagined story, which was first released in 1978 as a concept album
by Jeff Wayne, is narrated by Liam Neeson and includes performances by Jason Donovan,
Marti Pellow and Ricky Wilson.
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"Mars et Avril"
2012 Canada (Feature Film, 91 minutes)
aka: "Mars and April" [TMS-SD Library]
Set in a futuristic environment, Mars et Avril tells the story of an elderly
musician and his instrument maker who both become obsessed with the same woman. She
agrees to be the model for their next musical instrument but then gets lost in a
virtual world on the way to Mars.
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"War of the Worlds: Goliath"
2012 USA (Animated Feature, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In 1899, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martian's
80-ft tall, heat-ray spewing, tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the
invaders ultimately fell prey to Earth's tiny bacteria. Fifteen years later, Man has rebuilt
his shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with
giant, steam-powered tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force,
A.R.E.S., is Mankind's first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian
invaders. And return the Martians do.
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"War of the Worlds The True Story"
2012 USA (Feature Film, 102 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Based on the most beloved alien invasion story of all time by H.G. Wells, the film is
presented as a news reporter's first hand memoirs. The film assumes the world knows there
was a war between Earth and Mars in the year 1900 and is presented as the eyewitness account
of Bertie Wells, the last living survivor of the Earth/Mars War as he struggles to find
his wife amidst the destruction of humankind at the hands of terrifying alien invaders.
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"John Carter"
2012 USA (Feature Film, 132 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
One minute, dozing Civil War veteran John Carter is evading Apaches in a deserted cave. The
next, he's waking up on Mars, a once-Earthlike planet that's devolved into chaos -- and civil
war of a different sort. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic "Barsoom Series," this sci-fi
adventure finds Carter coming to the aid of Martian princess Dejah Thoris and pitching in to
help protect the planet.
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"Red Faction: Origins"
2011 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom...and 12
years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra, and left a broken
hero in their wake. Jake Mason, Alec's last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction
Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her
kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet,
Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them... a cold-blooded
soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction.
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"Mars Needs Moms"
2011 USA (Feature Film, 88 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
After tormenting his sister and refusing to eat his veggies, Milo lands in big trouble and
starts viewing his Mom as uncaring and unfair. But when Martians suddenly abduct her, Milo
rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special. In this fun-filled animated
film, based on Berkeley Breathed's popular book, Martians need loving, hardworking mothers
just as much as humans do.
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"Master Race From Mars"
2011 USA (Feature Film)
In 1888, a persecuted race from the planet Mars escaped to Philadelphia. There were
only a few Martians -- all women. A plan for the survival of their race became Philadelphia
history.
NOTE: This film has NOT yet been released.
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"Tin Can"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the near future, three astronauts endeavor to complete a journey of unprecedented
ambition. Though they may leave Earth behind, they will soon discover that the past
is not as easy to escape.
NOTE: This film is currently only released through
Amazon Instant Video.
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"Mars"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The discovery of life on Mars places a robotic expedition and a manned mission in a race
to the Red Planet. On the way we discover that love - biological, spiritual, and even
mechanical - can flourish in all kinds of ways.
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"Quantum Apocalypse"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Quantum Apocalypse (Judgment Day)"
When a comet unexpectedly changes paths and collides with Mars, kicking up a storm of debris,
a team of government scientists looks to two oddball physicists to investigate an even bigger
threat: the force that caused the comet to veer off track. In their battle to save Earth, the
two geniuses get help from an unlikely source: a small-town mayor's autistic brother.
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"Edgar Rice Burroughs's Princess of Mars"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a US soldier finds himself inexplicably
transported to Mars in the midst of a war between two alien races.
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"Mr. Nobody"
2009 Canada/Belgium/France/Germany (Feature Film, 157 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mr. Nobody takes place in 2092 at a time when Mars has become a vacation planet and all humans
have been made immortal thanks to scientific advancement. The story follows a 120 year old man
named Nemo Nobody who is not only the oldest man alive, but also the last mortal human being.
Nobody is preoccupied by the question of whether or not he has lived the right life.
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"The Box"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 115 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple
wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious
stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner
$1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will
simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world,
someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession,
Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma
and must face the true nature of their humanity.
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"Watchmen"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 162 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are called together once again to
investigate the murder of one of their own. What they discover an age-old conspiracy to
change the balance of power in a world not different from our own.
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"Interplanetary"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A motley assortment of men and women live and work together on a base on Mars for the
Interplanetary Corporation. Things are pretty dull and unexciting until one day the crew find
themselves under attack not only by a lethal group of strangers, but also from a vicious
reptilian humanoid alien beast.
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"Monster X Strikes Back"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Girara no gyakushû: Tôya-ko Samitto kikiippatsu," "Guilala no
gyakushû: Tôya-ko Summit kikiippatsu," "Guilala's Counterattack: Lake Toya
Summit Crisis," "The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit"
The G8 Summit is being held in Hokkaido, Japan, and the leaders of the World's most powerful
and prosperous nations have arrived to discuss environmental issues. However, arriving at a
diplomatic solution to global warming soon takes a back seat to a greater crisis: a Chinese
space probe returning from a mission to Mars crash lands thirty miles away, and it's soon
discovered that a strange creature hitched a ride to Earth from the Red Planet. The fire-
breathing monster Guilala is now laying waste to the city of Sapporo, and the G8 organizers
propose that the meeting be cancelled and the leaders sent home to safety. However, the
President of the United States is having none of it, and urges his fellow executives to stay
and lead the fight against the interplanetary menace.
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"Cave Women on Mars"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 73 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the future: 1987. Great scientific advances have allowed mankind to achieve that which
previously only existed in speculative fiction -- space travel. But, on the eve of humanity's
first manned mission to the red planet, no amount of speculation could adequately prepare us
for the unexpected discovery of ... Cave Women on Mars!
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"The Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars!"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It's Christmastime, and the colonization of Mars is underway. However, when an oxygen
generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis and his team fear the worst.
Syrtis also hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile,
a compassionate alien superbeing arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts.
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"War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The aliens return to complete their plan of human domination, launching a second wave of
attacks that threaten to destroy what is left of humanity. Sequel to The Asylum's "H.
G. Wells' War of the Worlds" (2005)
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"Martian Child"
2007 USA (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative
6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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"Race to Mars"
2007 Canada (TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes, 93 minutes each, 186 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
In the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is
leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans
and has landed a series of advanced rovers and robotic landers in their quest to make the
most important discovery in history - extraterrestrial life on Mars. Once again, America and
its partners, including Canada, are thrust into a winner-take-all space race - but the stakes
are higher than the race to the Moon nearly seven decades earlier.
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"Transformers"
2007 USA (Feature Film, 143 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving
the future of humankind hanging in the balance.
NOTE: Mars is a very minimal part of this film.
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"Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of The Worlds' - Live
on Stage"
2006 UK (Concert Video, 111 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most groundbreaking and best-selling
musical works of all time. In 2006 it was brought to the stage for the first time, playing to
sold-out arenas across the United Kingdom and Australia. It is a spectacular mix of live
music, theatre, multi-media and visual arts on a grand scale. Recorded live at the Wembley
Arena, London.
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"Scary Movie 4"
2006 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The unemployed Cindy Campbell is hired to work in a cursed house as caretaker of an old
lady and meets the ghost of a boy. Meanwhile, the teenager son Robbie and the young daughter
Rachel of his next door neighbor and crane operator Tom Ryan are spending the weekend with
their loser father. Cindy and Tom meet and fall in love for each other, but when Giant
TriPods invade Earth, Tom escapes with Robbie and Rachel; Cindy travels to a village, trying
to find the answer to a riddle to save the world; and the president of USA organizes the
defense of the planet in the UN under his intelligence and leadership.
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"Doom"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Something has gone wrong: A distress call from the Olduvai scientific research station on
Mars forces a Special Ops team to investigate. What they find are creatures from another
dimension, lurking in the darkness, killing off the survivors. Based on the video game series.
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"Crimson Force"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Graveland"
The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crash land on the surface in search of a clean
everlasting power source they believe to be hidden somewhere beneath the ground. However, the
crew find themselves in the middle of a civil war between the High Priest of Mars' royal
guards and the High Priestess' warriors. The crew is divided with one half deciding to help
the High Priest make peace with Earth and the other side with the High Priestess who is
secretly plotting to kill her husband and invade Earth.
"H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Invasion"
The Asylum presents this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic, in which civilization
is laid to ruin when a race of super aliens invades Earth.
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"War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
"They're already here!" (and apparently they're not Martians). Ray Ferrier is a working class
man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's
too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to
him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of
destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through
the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his
children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this
world, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy
it. A Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg production.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a non-existant part
of this film.
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"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 180 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Classic War of the Worlds"
Pendragon Pictures presents the first authentic movie adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells
classic novel. Martians launch a deadly attack on Earth.
"Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tom and Jerry mistakenly stow away on the first manned mission to Mars and discover we are
NOT alone ... Martians do exist! The furry duo must join forces with a young Martian girl to
battle asteroid fields, the Martian invasion of Earth, and a gigantic alien robot bent on
destroying anything and anyone in its path.
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"Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars"
2004 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "CE4K," "CE4K: Infestation from Mars," "Infestation from Mars"
A covert military effort is made to bring back a sample of germ-ridden Martian soil, in order
to develop the ultimate biological weapon of mass destruction. A solar flare knocks the
returning probe off-course, where it crashes on a farm in Sandusky, Ohio. An innocent
by-stander becomes infcted with the Martian germs, and turns into a murderous alien hybrid
killing machine.
"Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"
2003 Japan/USA (Anime Feature Film, 116 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Tengoku No Tobira"
Set on Mars in the year 2071, a tanker truck is blown to smithereens in the middle
of a busy street, and a deadly viral infection is released with the explosion. The Bebop crew --
Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV - are
instantly after the culprit when the gargantuan reward of 300,000,000 woolongs is announced.
But the case gets stranger and stranger as the cold-blooded Vincent Volaju, who supposedly
has been dead for ten years, seems to be the prime suspect. Meanwhile, Spike encounters the
dangerous Electra, who too seeks the madman. Conspiracies and secrets better left alone are
uncovered, and Vincent's reign or terror is nowhere near over yet ...
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"Mutant Swinger from Mars"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A 'long lost sci-fi film' from the 50's, finally, has been recovered! Martians from Mars come
to Earth and force a mad scientist to create a 'chick-magnet' to lure women so they may take
them back to Mars because ... Mars needs women, of course! It's up to Rusty Rave to stop them.
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"A Letter from Mars"
2003 South Korea (Feature Film) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Man Who Went To Mars", "Hwaseongeuro Gan Sana"
A mysterious romance begins with a letter from Mars! After her father dies, So-hee
writes letters to him believing he has gone to Mars instead of Heaven. Her kind-hearted
neighbor Seung-jae does not want to let this innocent girl down and starts writing
back to her posing as her father. Years later, this young girl turns into a successful
career woman and the helpful young man becomes a postman. Even though these two people
may seem to be worlds apart in, Seung-jae still saves his heart for So-hee while So-hee
gets lost in her 24-7-business world. One day this young lady finally finds out who always
writes back letters sealed with love.
"Empire of Danger"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A time traveling spacecraft is designed, built and sent into space on a rescue mission to
save a crew lost on Mars. A programing mishap, sends the new crew to an earlier time in the
past, missing the first crew by a few years. Once there, they find that Mars is now being
ruled by a group called the Bararians. Its leader, Giza, is a well-known female warrior
who wants the ship in order to travel through time for her own benefit. Her goal is to steal
the ancient power of Masha, which will make her the one and only ruler of the coveted
Siperion Empire.Sequel to "Lost on Mars."
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"Looney Tunes: Back in Action"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Looney Tunes (including special guest appearances by Marvin the Martian and Duck Dodgers
of the 24th-and-one-half Century) search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue
Diamond.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part
of this film.
"Spirit Of Wonder: The Movie"
2003 Japan/USA (Anime Feaure Film, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As young boys, Cooper, Gordon, and Shepherd were enchanted by the theories of life
on Mars published by Percival Lowell. Forming a group club called the "Scientific Boys Club"
the trio will embark upon their long-time dream of traveling to Mars!
"Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of
Darkness"
2003 Japan/USA (Anime Feaure Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Earth is being attack by machines from Jupiter called Jovian Lizards, the Earth's last
hope may be the Nadesico, a highly advanced spaceship created by a huge corporation. One of
the crew-members, Atiko Tenkawa, a chef/pilot turns up to discover his childhood friend
Yurika Misumara is the captain. Yurika has a crush on Akito, but other crew-members love him
too, presenting Yurika with competition. Akito, however, isn't interested in any of the girls,
due to the fact that he's busy cooking and trying to cope with a past trauma. Soon the crew
discovers that the Lizards aren't what they appear and may have more enemies than they
bargained for.
"Destination: Mars!"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 80 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This ambitious production captures the essence of 1950's sci-fi classic films: it comes
complete with Martian Women, Flying Saucers, killer robots and a 50's typical Doomsday Weapon
story line. It has the look and feel of an actual 1950's movie, and is being billed as a
"lost-film" that has been recently recovered and restored.
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"Mercano the Martian"
2002 Argentina (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mercano, el Marciano"
Mercano's life on Mars is a peaceful one, until one day a wayward probe from Earth smashes
into his planet, killing his beloved dog. Enraged the intrepid Marian climbs into his
spacecraft and heads out for vengeance, crash landing in Buenos Aires. Ordinarily his
presence would cause alarm, but Argentine society is so indifferent that nobody takes much
notice - he's just another stranger with no job or money. Frustrated he creates his own world
on the Internet, where he strikes up a friendship with a shy boy. However the shy boys father
a businessman always on the lookout for a quick buck, discovers the alien and sees him as an
untapped source of revenue.
"Lost on Mars"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first ship designed to go to Mars is scheduled for a routine planetary space exploration
mission. The mission is drastically changed once Earth receives a strange signal transmitted
by a probe on Mars. Once the three young astronauts land on Mars, they find a device that
sends them spiraling back to a time when the ruthless Siperion Empire controls Mars. Their
only chance of escaping from the past is to find the time device that brought them there in
the first place.
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"Project Viper"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It was created to live on Mars, now it is loose on Earth. V.I.P.E.R. is the code name
for a terraforming agent that is to accompany the first group of humans to Mars -- it has been
designed to terraform the hostile the Martian environment and leave the planet ready for
human life. There's only one problem ... they never get it to Mars.
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"Stranded"
2002 Spain (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Stranded: Naúfragos," "Naúfragos," "The Shelter"
The first manned mission to Mars crashes onto the surface of the planet. The astronauts are
faced with a dire situation. With no resources and no time to wait for the rescue team to
arrive, they have just one alternative: three must die so the other two can survive. But who
will live and who will die?
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John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars"
2001 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner
from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted
and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.
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"Blood Red Planet: Orbit into Terror"
2000 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
From beyond the galaxy comes a terror heading toward earth, destroying everything in its
path: a rogue planetoid from the outer reaches of the cosmos itself. After a failed attempt
by the Omega 1 to eliminate the mysterious space entity, the crew of the Omega 2 blast off
as the last hope for mankind. As minutes and seconds tick away, the motley crew discovers
the terrible secret inside the planetoid. They're the only ones keeping the human race from
total extinction! Can the world be saved?!
"Mars and Beyond"
2000 Canada/USA (Feature Film)
In the year 2014, an international team of astronauts is sent to Mars. Officially, their
dangerous mission is to explore the planet most like Earth. But a privileged few know their
real mission is to answer the question: "Are we alone?"
"Mission to Mars"
2000 USA (Feature Film, 113 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Commander Luc Goddard is selected to lead the first manned mission to Mars. Upon setting
foot on the red planet, the team discovers an ancient, dome like structure which appears
to be a beacon. The dome destroys the team and leaves Luc injured. The recently widowed
Jim McConnell leads the rescue mission. When they arrive, they find Luc surprisingly alive,
and he has spent the time alone learning the secrets of the mysterious construct. The
question now becomes: do they enter the dome and answer humanity's oldest question,
perhaps risking their lives in doing so, or return to Earth with what they do know and
return in force with equipment and supplies?
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"Red Planet"
2000 USA/Australia (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the near future, Earth is dying. A new colony on Mars could be humanity's only hope.
A team of American astronauts, each a specialist in a different field, is making the
first manned expedition to the red planet and must struggle to overcome the differences
in their personalities, backgrounds and ideologies for the overall good of the mission.
When their equipment suffers life-threatening damage and the crew must depend on one
another for survival on the hostile surface of Mars, their doubts, fears and questions
about God, man's destiny and the nature of the universe become defining elements in their
fates. In this alien environment they must come face to face with their most human selves.
See Trailer
"Escape from Mars"
1999 USA/Canada (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Five astronauts make the first manned trip to Mars, in the second decade of the 21st century.
They must battle and overcome inferior computer components, corporate greed and indifference,
their own personal problems, as well as the surprises that the Red Planet has in store for
them.
"Kasei No Wagaya"
1999 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes)
aka: "Mars Sweet Home"
In New York City, Mihiko's life as a vocalist changes dramatically when she returns home
to Japan to her estranged family. Her father Kohei has been buying plots of land over the
years on the planet Mars as an investment for his family, but suffers a stroke. Michiko
must heal the rift between her married sister Kuniko and figure out how to care for her
disabled father and what to do about all that land on Mars.
"My Favorite Martian"
1999 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martian Has Landed - There Goes The Neighborhood! News producer Tim O'Hara gets himself
fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter Brace Channing during a live
transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft,
realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim
took the original, but scaled down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve
it. Unfortunately, the electron accelerator is broken and the Martian seeks Tim's help.
Tim and "Uncle Martin" now stay together, but Tim tapes the Alien with hidden cameras for
his story of a lifetime. Ruthless Brace acquires the cassettes after Tim has become a
friend with Martin and decided otherwise. Not only do they now have to hinder the
publication of the material, but also will the (rental) spaceship self-destruct, if not
back in space in a few hours.
See Trailer
"Total Recall 2070 - Machine Dreams"
1999 Canada/Germany/USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Based on "Total Recall: The Series"
A stunning futuristic thriller about a world so high-tech, man is the only flaw! In the year
2070, the planet Earth is ruled by a single government entity and a conglomeration of
corporations that hold absolute power. The crime rate is virtually nonexistent and the
Citizen's Protection Bureau defends the innocent from unchecked sociotechnological forces.
But when the Bureau partner of Agent David Hume is dramatically gunned down, Hume's
determination to uncover the dangerous truth behind this shocking crime leads him on a
pulse-pounding race through the galaxy!
See Trailer
"The Brave Little Toaster Goes To Mars"
1998 USA (TV Special, 73 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Thomas M. Disch's underwhelming sequel, based on the book sequel, has our heroes zooming
off to, of all places, Mars.
See Trailer
"Martian Law"
1998 USA (Unsold TV Series Pilot, 90 minutes)
A sheriff patrols the high-tech frontier of Mars and busts outlaws. Dubbed "Gunsmoke in
space."
"Mars"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When renegade law enforcement officer Caution Templar receives a desperate message from
his brother Ino, he hurries to Mars. But his brother is dead, and a mystery unfolds that
could rock the sinister Company to its core. With the help of a beautiful woman named
"Doc" Haliday, Caution fights his way to the truth, in a battle that threatens to turn
the Red Planet red with blood ...
"Species II"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Species 2: Offspring," "Species 2: Origins"
An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok
on earth. The surviving team members from the first film team up with a peaceful,
genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.
See Trailer
"Rocketman"
1997 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Rocket Man"
Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make
his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
See Trailer
"Lifeform"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Invader"
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars,
it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET." Encased in
armor, it extends a humanlike form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows
an interest in humans, including a soft caress of a female scientist prior to the Army
killing it. This only enrages its sibling.
See Trailer
"Mars Attacks!"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martians decide to attack our planet and devastate everything. Why? Because it's fun!!!
They enjoy killing people and destroy buildings; they even play bowling with the statues at
Easter Isles and pose for photos in front of temples as they are blowing up. Will somebody
find a way to stop them or will everyone die in the war with these short, big-brained aliens?
See Trailer
"Mothra"
1996 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mosura," "Rebirth of Mothra"
A logging and mining company working in Northern Japan disrupts a set of magical seals buried
underground, causing the release of Death Ghidora, an enormous, three-headed monster that had
previously wiped out all life on Mars and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth.
When Death Ghidora begins sucking the life out of the environment, the only thing that can
save the planet from destruction is Mothra, the giant flying insect.
See Trailer
"Space Jam"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new
attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters (including Marvin the Martian)
would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny
& Co. want to go or not.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"Special Report: Journey to Mars"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 120 minutes)
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal, Mars, the TV-network GNN begins its
live coverage of the last two hours. Then the problems start. The landing-computer
malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered
that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we,
the viewers, can see it all live on television.
"Vampirella"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Thirty centuries ago on the planet Drakulon a cult led by Vlad kills the Council and escapes
to earth to become the bloodsuckers known as vampires. Ella, daughter of the slain High
Elder, pursues the cult with vengeance in her heart. Shipwrecked for centuries on Mars, she
eventually gets to earth as stowaway on a manned expedition. On present day earth Adam, a
descendant of the Van Helsings, works for PURGE, a paramilitary group dedicated to hunting
vampires. Ella is now known as Vampirella, and must form an uneasy alliance with Adam in order
to locate and deal with their common enemy, Vlad.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"Alien Escape"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Assault!," "Galaxy Girls"
An alien vessel crashes on Earth and is discovered by Cindy, Shauna and Becky, three friends
beginning what they think to be a casual vacation in the mountains. The alien creatures,
escaping a death sentence on their own world, are motivated only by death, destruction and
a taste for blood. Ultimately, nothing stands in the way of their gruesome carnage except
Cindy, aided by Matt, another visitor from beyond the stars, sent to recover the ship and
bring them to justice. Together, they set out to destroy the ship, though its destruction
could strand Matt on Earth forever.
"Revenge of the Pussy Suckers from Mars"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes)
Adult hardcore: As an outer-space resident, you've got to find the perfect Earth man to
clone in order to take over the world. Your selection? Jake Williams. Looks like humankind
will be safe for awhile.
"Project Shadowchaser III"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Project Shadowchaser 3000", "Project Shadowchaser III: The Edge of Darkness"
It has been 25 years since the ore spaceship Siberia was last heard from. Unfortunately,
it is now on a collision course with the communications station Comstat 5 which is
orbiting Mars. After one successful maneuver to avoid the Siberia, it rams Comstat 5 and
the crew soon finds that the Siberia crew is dead and the reason that it has been missing
for 25 years. But that reason is trying to destroy them all as it destroyed the Siberia
crew.
See Trailer
"Armitage III"
1994 Japan (Anime TV Series, 140 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
A four-part made-for-video Japanese animated series that was also re-edited as a two-hour
feature ("Armitage: Poly-Matrix") and shown in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel.
(The III in the earlier title is not the mark of a sequel but a reference to "Thirds,"
a special class of cyborg.) A policeman, Ross Sylibus, is assigned to a unit on a Martian
colony, to find that women are being murdered by a psychotic named D'anclaude. He is
assigned a very unorthodox partner named Naomi Armitage, who seems to have links to the
victims. To stir things up more, every victim is found to be an illegally made
third-generation android, built to be almost perfect replications of humans. "Armitage
III: 1-Electro Blood;" "Armitage III: 2-Flesh and Stone;" "Armitage III:
3-Heat Core;" "Armitage III: 4-Bit of Love."
See Series Trailer
"Big Wars"
aka: "Daisenki"
1993 Japan (Anime, 71 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the dawn of the 21st century. Mankind has terraformed and colonized Mars -- while an
ancient race of alien beings known only as "The Gods" has been watching our progress ... and
waiting. Now the mysterious aliens have returned to halt mankind's expansion into space by
force, turning the planet named after the God of War into our final battlefield.
See Trailer
"The E.Y.E.S. of Mars"
1993 Japan/France (Animated Feature - 80 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "M.O.T.H.E.R."
A young boy and girl attempt to save a human civilization on Mars before what remains of the
planet's ecosystem is destroyed.
See Trailer
"Ultracop 2000"
1992 Hong Kong/Philippines (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Yu Zhou Zu Ji," "Magkasanga Sa Batas"
In the year 2000, Zorbak, the infamous outlaw from Mars, ignores the Universal Treaty that
forbids interplanetary war and goes on a killing spree on Earth. It is up to Nunez and her
fellow Ultracops to stop Zorbak from conquering the Earth.
See Trailer
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Santa Claus Conquers the
Martians"
1991 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 21, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which
extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only
Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to
the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars
with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children
and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on
Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian
lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the
children of Mars. As only the MST3K can spin it!
"Bad Girls from Mars"
1991 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
And you thought Earth girls were easy! Someone is killing off the female leads of the movie
production "Bad Girls from Mars." The producers feel they should try to finish the film,
even though they're making a lucrative amount from insurance payoffs, so they fly in
European sex bomb Emanuelle as the new lead. Emanuelle immediately begins embarrassing
the producers by leading a wild party life around town. Meanwhile the killings continue,
and detectives try to stop the fiend responsible.
NOTE: The only reference to Mars is the title
of the film.
See Trailer
"Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"
1991 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Bill and Ted are killed by their evil robot doubles, sent from the future by the
megalomaniacal DiNomolos. In order to save the babes and win the San Dimas Battle of
the Bands, they must escape from Hell, challenge the Grim Reaper, meet God, and defeat
the evil Bill and Ted with the help of a Martian(s) named Station.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"The Girl from Mars"
1991 Canada/New Zealand (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A young girl who has telekinetic powers also claims to be a visitor from Mars. The girl's
father and a scientist who has befriended her try to discern exactly who she is and what
is happening.
"Martians Go Home"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth.
No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No
one can escape their distracting influence. It's up to Mark to figure out how they
got here, and most importantly, how to get rid of them before they drive everyone crazy!
See Trailer
"Spaced Invaders"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Martians!!!"
When one saucer of an invasion force has engine trouble, it lands on Earth. It happens to be
Halloween and it happens the invaders are only about 4 feet tall. As the bumbling aliens
wander around the countryside they are taken to be children and they make friends with two
children, one of whom is the daughter of the sheriff. As their troubles mount (it's difficult
for five aliens to conquer a world) they begin to give up their plans of conquest, but then
there is that nasty killer robot.
See Trailer
"Total Recall"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 113-min) [TMS-SD Library]
What is reality when you can't trust your memory. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Earthbound
construction worker who keeps having dreams about Mars. A trip to a false memory transplant
service for an imaginary trip to Mars goes terribly wrong and another personality surfaces.
When his old self returns, he finds groups of his friends and several strangers seem to have
orders to kill him. He finds records his other self left him that tell him to get to Mars
to join up with the underground. The reality of the situation is constantly in question.
Who is he? Which personality is correct? Which version of reality is true?
See Trailer
"Lobster Man from Mars"
1989 USA (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Finally! The only motion picture that delivers Seafood From Outer Space! Young film student
tries to sell his weird movie to a desperate film producer who is in need of a tax write-off.
The producer screens the film "Lobster Man From Mars." What follows is one of the most
bizarre and funny film within-a-film send-ups: Mars suffers from an air leakage, and send
the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The plot is foiled by a mad scientist,
a girl and an army colonel. The producer buys the movie, but it makes a huge profit and
the producer is sent to jail, with the film student taking his place as the studio hot shot.
See Trailer
"Over-sexed Rugsuckers from Mars"
1989 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Vacuum cleaners rape women, and one falls in love with a man. They spend time together,
criminals are involved and the film ends with a chase with everyone on shopping trolleys
using groceries as weapons. One good scene to look out for is the sequence where the man
and his vacuum lover are reunited and run into each others arms over a bridge to the tune
of Romeo and Juliet!
See Trailer
"Midnight Movie Massacre"
1988 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Attack from Mars"
Set in the '50s in a movie theatre showing a serial called "Space Patrol," this particular
episode being "Back from the Future." The evil scientist on the serial goes back to the '50s
and his crew members have to chase him. Meanwhile at the theatre, patrons busy themselves
doing strange things. An alien has landed and is eliminating theatre staff and patrons.
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
1987 USA (TV Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Made-for-TV movie based on the Walter Tevis novel. An extraterrestrial who comes to Earth
on a desperate mission. He is obsessed with his goal but plagued by unrelenting loneliness,
symbolic of all outsiders who find themselves in a strange land filled with strange
inhabitants and customs.
"Invaders from Mars"
1986 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by
aliens who take over the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other
townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
See Trailer
"Star Crystal"
1986 USA (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Set in 2032, as missions from Earth are being sent to explore Mars. After two groups of
astronauts are mysteriously killed following the discovery of strange artifacts on the
Martian surface, the crew of the SC-37 go in to try and find out what happened. They soon
learn what became of their predecessors when a bloodthirsty space monster begins lunching on
members of the crew. Will any of them make it back to Earth alive?
See Trailer
"Murder in Space"
1985 Canada/USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Meurtre dans l'espace," "Mord i rymden," "Morderstwo w kosmosie"
The crew of an international space mission are on the return leg from Mars to Earth
when an explosion occurs on the craft Conestoga, shortly after the murders start. The
crew of the returning craft are forbidden to return until the murderer is caught.
See Trailer
"Sayonara Jupiter"
1983 Japan (Feature Film, 140 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Bye Bye Jupiter," "Sayônara, Jûpetâ"
In the 22nd Century, the United Earth Federation has begun colonizing neighboring planets in
the solar system. While attempting to extract water from Mars' polar ice caps, a UEF science
team uncovers ancient carvings that describe the crash of an alien spacecraft on the planet
Jupiter several millennia ago. The discovery postpones the initial phase of the Jupiter
Solarization Project, a plan to transform the gas giant into a second sun, providing both
additional solar energy for Earth and making the outer worlds fit for colonization.
NOTE: Mars is a very minimal part of this film.
See Trailer
"War of the World - Next Century"
1981 Poland (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Wojna Swiatów - Nastepne Stulecie"
Film opens on December 18, 1999, just a few days before the dawn of the new century. A local
reporter, Iron Idem, announces that the Martians have landed. Shortly after that his program
loses its independence: he is given the script telling the crowds how to welcome the invaders.
Then the chaos breaks out: the Martians and police mistreat the populace; things become
violent. Idem's own wife is kidnapped and it seems somebody is trying to reduce his
effectiveness as a reporter. Idem decides to fight back: he illegally broadcasts a message
during the rock concert, but nobody believes him anymore.
"Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars"
1981 UK (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A television film incorporating re-edited footage from the 1967 British Supermarionation
television series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons:" An attempt to survey the Mysterons'
planet, Mars, with a space probe is threatened when a scientist attached to the project is
killed and duplicated by the Mysterons.
See Trailer
"Contamination"
1980 Italy/West Germany (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Alien Contamination," "Toxic Spawn"
A ship pulls into New York Harbor with no one on board. The police find a cargo full of
green pulsating eggs. Upon contact, the eggs explode spreading a green acid like substance
that seeps into the skin and explodes. It is later discovered that the eggs are being
manufactured in South America by a one-eyed Martian that grew from a tiny seed a former
astronaut brought back from a expedition to Mars.
See Trailer
"Sexo Está Loco, El"
1980 Spain (Feature Film, - 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Four Martian men come to Earth in search of fertile women to help re-populate their
homeworld. Their first victim is Juanita, who is raped and due to the highly accelerated
gestation period of the Martians is capable of giving birth to 600 babies an hour! But it
turns out that this is just a stage-show being put on at an Atlantic City nightclub - and
even that may not be as real as it seems ...
"The Martian Chronicles"
1979 USA (TV Mini-Series; 3 episodes, 98 minutes each, 293 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
Earth sends its first manned probe to Mars in 1999, and a jealous Martian murders the two
astronauts when his wife has erotic dreams of meeting them. Members of a subsequent
expedition are hypnotized into believing that they have landed in the childhood community
of their leader and have been reunited with deceased family and friends, and they are
poisoned by the Martians. Col. John Wilder leads a third expedition and learns that a
chicken pox virus brought to Mars by the first two expeditions has almost eradicated the
Martian population. A member of Wilder's team becomes obsessed with protecting Mars from
Earthman and murders some of the others in Wilder's party, before Wilder kills him.
Colonists arrive on Mars to settle, among them priests seeking God, and a lone Martian
masquerades as the most desired persons of various settlers. Global war on Earth reduces
man's natal planet to radioactive waste, and most of the settlers returned there prior to
the holocaust. Wilder struggles to assemble the remaining humans on Mars, who cope with
their loneliness in different ways and will not leave their piece of Mars, before Wilder
meets a Martian of past or future who tells him the secret of simple Martian life and
convinces him to abandon the Earth lifestyle.
See Trailer
"The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie"
1979 USA (Feature Film, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Chuck Jones directed some of the funniest shorts in the history of filmmaking, and this
feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons, including "Duck Dodgers
in the 24th-1/2 Century" and "Hare-Way to the Stars" -- One of Marvin the Martian's
funniest performance.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"Warlords of Atlantis"
1978 UK (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Warlords of the Deep", "Seven Cities of Atlantis"
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson
are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures
of Atlantis. The diving bell destroyed, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all
dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent,
an advance alien race from Mars that makes slaves of the ship-wrecked sailors. The Martians
want to rule the human world -- due to his high IQ, they think that Charles may join them.
See Trailer
"Capricorn One"
1978 USA/UK (Feature Film, 123 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. All appears to be going
well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by shadowy government
types and whisked off to a film studio in the desert. It transpires that the space vehicle
has a major defect which NASA just daren't admit. At the studio, over a course of months,
the astronauts are forced to act out the journey and the landing to trick the world into
believing they have made the trip. Meanwhile, a Journalist is getting suspicious and every
clue he uncovers seems to result in an attempt on his life! The astronauts are just about
to splashdown when a further twist to the tale occurs, leaving them with no choice but
to try and escape ...
See Trailer
"The Alpha Incident"
1977 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Gift from a Red Planet"
A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a
railroad office.
See Trailer
"Alternative 3"
1977 UK (TV-52 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
World ecological collapse; the next ice-age has already begun! Lucky for us, governments
know what to do. Unfortunately it's a conspiracy to end all conspiracies. Vanishing
scientists, dubious space missions, and a freak accident which kills the courier of a tape
containing a secret radio message from an unmanned Mars probe - holds the key. Ruthless
investigative reporters uncover the ominous master plan.
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
1976 USA (140 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
David Bowie as Thomas Jerome Newton, a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water
for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars
he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with
him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however.
See Trailer
"Mars Men"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
aka: "Huo Xing Ren", "Les Hommes d'une Autre Planète", "Gli Uomini di Marte",
"Mars Adam"
Terrifying invasion from space! The unexpected death-dealing counterattack!
See Clip
"The Night That Panicked America"
1975 USA (Made-for-TV Movie, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The true story of the night that Orson Welles broadcast his version of H.G. Welles' classic
"The War of the Worlds" on the radio. Designed to be as realistic as possible, many people
were fooled into thinking that an alien invasion was actually taking place.
See Trailer
"The Astronaut"
1972 USA (TV Feature Film, 72 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the not too distant future the first American astronaut prepares to set foot on the planet
Mars. The world is watching this event live on television. Everything is a success, or so the
world thinks, and he is treated as a hero upon his return. Later, it is discovered that the
mission was a failure and as the astronaut was on Mars he died of an undetermined condition
either due to toxic poisoning due to conditions on Mars or some unknown bacteria native to
Mars. Mission controllers on Earth saw this happening and fed a false image into the "live"
broadcast so as not to panic the public. The "astronaut" who returned to Earth was actually
a double who had undergone surgery so as to look like the real astronaut. Only the wife of
the astronaut began to suspect the man who returned, although looking identical to her husband,
was somehow different. Unfortunately for those who created the hoax, the Russians announced
that due to the American success they had launched their own mission which was now on its way
to Mars.
"The Christmas Martian"
1971 Canada (TV-65 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Martien de Noël, Le"
This is a French Canadian Christmas movie for children. The Martian comes to this small town
in Quebec and becomes friends with the town children. He gives them smarties to get the
children into his spacecraft. This alarms the parents and they decide to kill the alien. The
alien wins them over and they have a great big Christmas party.
"Mission Mars"
1968 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut
and a mysterious talking orb.
See Trailer
"A Witch Without a Broom"
1968 Spain (Feature Film, 88 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An American professor becomes the object of desire of a beautiful 15th-century apprentice
sorceress. She takes him on an odyssey from the Stone Age to a futuristic Martian jaunt.
"The X from Outer Space"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Uchu Daikaijû Girara," "Girara," "Big Space Monster Guilala," "Gilala"
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on
the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet,
they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of
the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien
monster that tramples Japan.
See Trailer
"Mars Needs Women"
1967 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk
proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be
sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
See Trailer
"Don't Play with the Martians"
1967 France (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Ne Jouez Pas Avec Les Martiens," "Lent in the Month of March"
Two journalists who cover the birth of quintuplets in Brittany find vis-a-vis a business of
state: the nurse of the hospital was useful herself of their telex to have fun and sent in
Paris a news annoncing the unloading of the Martians!
See Trailer
"Quatermass and the Pit"
1967 UK (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Five Million Years to Earth," "The Mind Benders"
Workers excavating at an underground station in London uncover the skeletal remains of
ancient apes with large skulls. Further digging reveals what is at first believed to be
an unexploded German bomb from World War II. Missile expert Colonel Breen is brought in
to investigate, accompanied by Professor Bernard Quatermass. When the interior of the
"missile" is exposed, a dead locust-like creature that resembles the devil is found.
It is determined by Quatermass that these "locusts" are evil Martians who altered the
brains of our simian ancestors to eventually lay claim to the Earth. When Quatermass's
suspicion that the missile can reactivate the dormant evil in humans is confirmed, all
hell breaks loose.
See Trailer
"Thunderbirds Are Go"
1966 UK (Feature Film, 93 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
In 2065, the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned
mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two
scientists, criminal mastermind The Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X's wing
mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, The Hood causes a systems failure
and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and
parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X
crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth's atmosphere. In 2067, at the conclusion of an
investigation into the loss of Zero-X, the Inquiry Board of the Space Exploration Center
reaches a verdict of sabotage. In the meantime, a second Mars mission has been planned. Days
before the launch of the new Zero-X, International Rescue agrees to a request to organise
security in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat.
See Trailer
"The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Daikaijû Kettô: Gamera tai Barugon," "Gamera Strikes Again," "Gamera vs.
Barugon," "War of the Monsters"
Set after the events of Gammera the Invincible, a meteorite collides with the rocket transporting
the creature to Mars. Now free, Gamera returns to Earth and destroys Kurobe Dam in Japan.
Meanwhile, after a treacherous expedition to retrieve a giant opal, disaster strikes as the
opal reveals itself to be an egg which spawns Barugon, demon dog from Hell! Armed with a
deadly tongue and cold beams, Barugon wreaks havoc on Japan. Gamera comes to save the day.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"The Deadly Diaphonoids"
1966 Italy (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Diafanoidi Vengono da Marte, I," "Diaphanoids, Bringers of Death," "War of the Planets,
The"
In the 21st century, aliens (weird, green, lights which sometimes manifest themselves as
large clouds of smoke) invade the solar system. Using Mars as their base, they steal all of
Earth's space stations then brainwash or kill the crews. Next stop: Earth, unless Cmdr.
Mike Halstead and his crew can stop them.
See Trailer
"Queen of Blood"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Planet of Blood,""The Green Woman," "Planet of Terror," "Planet of Vampires"
The year is 1990. An alien species makes contact with Earth through radio transmission,
notifying of an imminent visit. Alien ship crash lands on Mars, and a rescue team is
sent out from Earth. Eventually a surviving female is located and brought on to the
human ship. The female is light green with an amazing hair-do. After some unsuccessful
attempts by the human crew to feed her, she is more or less left to herself. While most
of the crew sleeps, the Alien female hypnotizes the astronaut on guard. When the crew
awakens, she is sleeping, and the guard is dead!
See Trailer
"Santo Contra la Invasión de los Marcianos"
1966 Mexico (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Santo Versus the Martian Invasion"
Santo, the masked wrestler, battles Martians intent on taking over the Earth.
See Trailer
"Gammera the Invincible"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 86 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Gammera," "Gamera the Invincible"
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions
of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on
Tokyo. The military try their best efforts to kill him but don't succeed. They get rid of
him in the end by shipping him off to Mars in a rocket.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
See Trailer
"Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Attacks/Invades Puerto Rico," "Duel of the Space Monsters," "Frankenstein Meets
the Space Men," "Operation San Juan"
When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess
Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new
breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by
an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while
the Martians raid beaches and pool parties.
See Trailer
"The Flying Saucer"
1964 Italian (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Il Disco Volante"
A dimwitted police sergeant and his inept sidekick must investigate the arrival of a flying
saucer full of sexy space women in a small rural Venetian community. The Martian vixens kidnap
several Earth men to help them understand our planet. During the investigation, however, each
eyewitness confesses to seeing something completely different from everyone else.
"Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 110 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
One U.S. astronaut pitted against all the odds beyond this earth! Stranded on Mars with
only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and
food on the lifeless planet.
See Trailer
"Earth's Greatest Battle"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "San Daikaijû: Chikyu Saidai No Kessen," "The Biggest Battle on Earth," "The
Biggest Fight on Earth," "Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster," "Ghidrah," "Ghidrah, the
Three-Headed Monster," "Kingughidorah: chikyu saidai no kessen," "Greatest Battle on Earth,
The," "The Greatest Fight on Earth," "Monster of Monsters," "Three Giant Monsters: The
Earth's Greatest Decisive Battle"
A princess from a small Himalayan country becomes possessed by the spirit of a Venusian
(Martian in the American version) and escapes a plane just as it explodes. As this happens
a meteorite falls from the sky containing Ghidorah, the monster responsible for her planet's
destruction. At the same time, Godzilla and Rodan emerge from hibernation and not only attack
Japan, but each other as well. Mothra, along with its twin priestesses, attempt to convince
Godzilla and Rodan to stop their fighting. At the same time, the princess is being hunted by
a group of assassins who want to kill her so that her enemies can take over her homeland.
See Trailer
"I Marziani Hanno Dodici Mani"
1964 Italian/Spanish (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars"
Four Martians assume human guises for a trip to Earth. They're supposed to be preparing
for an invasion by the Red Planet but discover that life on Earth isn't bad. One gets into
the real estate business, another becomes involved in politics, a third falls in love, and
the last ends up as--of all things--a science-fiction author!
"Pajama Party"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Maid and the Martian"
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first
Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to
teenagers. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in
romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie. Naturally, Gogo meets
Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor and his gang
concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Also meanwhile, the local motorcycle
gang wants revenge on the volleyball players for ... getting footprints on their beach.
Somehow all the subplots come together at the pajama party.
See Trailer
"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which
extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only
Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to
the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars
with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children
and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on
Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian
lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the
children of Mars.
See Trailer
"The Wizard of Mars"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Horrors of the Red Planet"
Four American astronauts, three men and a woman, crash-land in a desert region of Mars. With
an ever-decreasing air supply, the group ventures out into the red planet's terrain. The
group encounters alien terrors as they make their way to an ancient city. There they meet
the highly intelligent "Wizard," who blocks their efforts to escape the hostile planet.
See Trailer
"Battle Beyond the Sun"
1962 USA/Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Nebo Zovyot"
Two Soviet films, "Nebo Zovyot" (1959) and "Planeta Ber" (1962), were reedited and dubbed
into this science fiction adventure yarn about rival space missions to put a man on Mars.
Competing against the Soviet Union, American scientists race to build a spaceship to travel
to the Red Planet. Unbeknownst to all, however, is the fact that Mars contains horrors that
mankind should not disturb. Produced by Roger Corman and re-directed by Francis Ford Coppola
under the name Thomas Colchart.
See Trailer
"The Day Mars Invaded Earth"
1962 USA (Feature Film, 70 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
After a robotic Martian probe stops transmitting, lead scientist David Fielding takes off a
few days to try and save his crumbling marriage. Gathered in the small house on the grounds
of a huge, abandoned estate, David, his wife Clair and their two kids attempt to enjoy a
belated Christmas and New Years, but they begin to see duplicates of themselves on the
grounds.
See Trailer
"The Three Stooges in Orbit"
1962 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Three Stooges have a show to do, but since the rehearsals require cooking, they manage
to get themselves thrown out of every hotel they can find. They finally find room and
board at the home of the goofy inventor, Professor Danforth, but that home has its own
problems. Namely, the Professor is working on a new all-terrain, flying, space worthy
submersible. With some persuading, the Stooges agree to help him finish his invention and
demonstrate it to the military. However, the Martians are interested in the vehicle as
well and when they learn of its perfection, they plan to steal it and destroy the Earth.
Like it or not, the fate of the world rests on the courage of Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe.
"Assignment: Outer Space"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 79 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Space Men"
Astronauts on a secret mission to Mars discover that an unstoppable renegade space station is
speeding toward a defenseless Earth on a deadly collision course. The scientists are faced
with a horrific choice--watch helplessly as their planet is destroyed or risk their lives on
a million-to-one chance to stop the impact. When every option seems exhausted, a heroic
reporter makes a final attempt to save the Earth.
"Battle of the Worlds"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Pianeta Degli Uomini Spenti, Il," "Guerre Planetarie," "Planet of the Lifeless
Men"
A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble.
What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack
our space fleets.
"A Martian in Paris"
1961 France (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Un martien à Paris"
The higher-ups on Mars want to learn all about that strange commodity, peculiar to the
planet Earth, known as "Love." The Martian soon figures out what makes the world go
'round when he meets the gorgeous Liliane.
"The Angry Red Planet"
1960 USA Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A rocket ship returns from Mars. Contact was lost since the ship arrived on Mars. Now
the crew does not answer any radio messages from mission control. The people from mission
control try to land the rocket ship by remote control and investigate what happened on Mars.
"Nebo Zovyot"
1960 Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Battle Beyond the Sun" (re-edited/dubbed American version), "The Heavens Call," "The
Sky Calls," "The Sky Is Calling"
Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.
"It! The Terror from Beyond Space"
1958 USA (Feature Film, 69 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "It! The Vampire from Beyond Space," "The Terror from Beyond Space"
In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned; by the time a rescue mission
arrives, there is only one survivor: the leader, Col. Edward Caruthers, who appears to
have murdered the others! According to Caruthers, an unknown life form killed his
comrades during a sandstorm. But the skeptical rescuers little suspect that "it" has
stowed away for the voyage back to Earth ...
"World Without End"
1956 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Four astronauts returning from mankind's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash
on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. Our heroes meet with hideous mutant
cavemen, giant spiders, love-struck beauties in short dresses, and jealous old geezers in
sparkly skullcaps as they struggle to save humanity and build a new world.
"The Conquest of Space"
1955 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Project"
See how it will happen - in your lifetime! A team of American astronauts leave their
space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captains religious beliefs may get
in the way.
See the Trailer
"Devil Girl From Mars"
1954 UK (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing
robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock.
"Abbott and Costello Go to Mars"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead
it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his
pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men
having been banished.
"Invaders from Mars"
1953 USA Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Little David MacLean has a problem--all the adults in town begin acting strangely shortly
after he sees strange lights settling behind a hill near his home. As more and more
adults are affected, he must turn to the pretty Dr. Blake for protection. Eventually,
he must confront his fears in the unusual conclusion.
"Robot Monster"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 66 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Monster From Mars," "Monsters from the Moon"
The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion.
Ordered by The Great One to capture several humans, the Robot Monster becomes confused
once it learns more about humans. Ro-Man, an alien that looks remarkably like a gorilla
in a diving helmet, has destroyed all but six people on the planet Earth. He spends the
entire film trying to finish off these survivors, but complications arise when he falls
for the young woman in the group.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film, depending on which version you watch.
"The War of the Worlds"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Producer George Pal and director Byron Haskins' landmark adaptation of the H. G. Wells
classic novel that focuses on the invasion of the earth by Martian war machines. The
Martians unleash a direct assault to our planet, with hundreds of invulnerable ships.
The invasion takes place all over the world, and all the major cities are destroyed
one after one; even the atomic bomb can't stop them. But, if the humans can't beat
them, who can? Maybe something MUCH smaller than them ...
"Red Planet Mars"
1952 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An American scientist contacts Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a
utopia and that Earth's people can be saved if they return to the worship of God.
Revolution sweeps the Earth, including the Soviet Union. But there remains doubt about
the messages being genuine, as an ex-Nazi claims he was duping the Americans.
"Flight to Mars"
1951 USA (Feature Film, 72 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out
that Martians look exactly like us. Mars is running low on one of their natural
resources (Corium), and plan to steal the Earth astronauts' rocket and conquer Earth.
The Martian underground helps the Earthmen stop the insidious plan.
"Flying Disc Man from Mars"
1950 USA (Serial, 12 episodes, 167 minutes total; also edited to a 75 minute Feature)
[TMS-SD Library]
A strange craft spying on industrialist Bryant's plant is brought down by Bryant's new
atomic ray. Bryant meets the one survivor ... Mota from the planet Mars! Not exactly
benevolent, Mota enlists the aid of Bryant (a former Nazi) in a scheme to bring Earth
under control of a supreme dictator, for its own good of course, using advanced atomic
weapons. But their attempts to steal uranium alert Kent Fowler of Fowler Air Patrol,
who sets out single-handed to foil the villains. Fist-fights and wrecks in every episode
(black and white serial in 12 parts).
"Rocketship X-M"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Expedition Moon," "None Came Back," "Rocket to the Moon," "Rocketship Expedition
Moon"
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon. Because of craft malfunction and some fuel
calculations, they end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful
civilization is found. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of
the Martians (who surprisingly look like humans). Those that survived reverted to a
caveman-like existence. Two of the Astronauts are killed while on Mars. The remaining
three Astronauts attempt to return to Earth.
"The Purple Monster Strikes"
1945 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 14 minutes each, 209 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
aka: "D-Day on Mars," "The Purple Shadow Strikes"
Invasion of America from 50,000,000 miles away! Daring! Thrilling! Weird! Wonderful! A
Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth's
first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any
earthman. Calling himself the "Purple Monster," the humanoid invader sets about gaining
control of Layton's rocket project. Opposing him is Craig Foster, former Secret Service
man, who episode by episode tries to thwart the monster's attempts to acquire rocket
components. Will Craig ever suspect that his closest associate is really the monster?
Flash Gordon - "The Deadly Ray from Mars"
1938 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Earth is being ravaged by mysterious floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. After
blasting off in a rocket ship, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov discover that
the source of the destruction is a mysterious ray emanating from the planet Mars.
Flying to the rescue, Flash and his friends must overcome the cruel and beautiful
Queen Azura and the legions of Claymen and Treemen of Mars. But lurking behind Azura's
deadly schemes is the real culprit, Flash's archrival Ming the Merciless!
Flash Gordon - "Mars Attacks the World"
1938 USA (Feature Film, 68 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As a deadly ray from space hits the Earth, Flash Gordon travels to its source, the planet
Mars, only to find his old enemy emperor Ming of Mongo. With the help of the clay people
and other fantastic creatures, he fights for the freedom of two planets! A 97 minute edited
version of the 1938 serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars."
"Just Imagine"
1930 USA (Feature Film, 109 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have
replaced food, government-arranged marriages have replaced love, and test tube babies have
replaced ... well, you get the idea. Scientists revive a man struck by lightning in 1930;
he is rechristened "Single O." He is befriended by J-21, who can't marry the girl of his
dreams because he isn't "distinguished" enough -- until he is chosen for a 4-month
expedition to Mars by a renegade scientist. On Mars, J-21, his friend, and stowaway
Single O visit is full of scantily clad women doing Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers
and worshiping a fat middle-aged man.
"Aelita - The Queen of Mars"
1924 Russia (Feature Film, - 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Aelita," "Revolt of the Robots"
Bolshevik propaganda: the comparison between 1921's Russia, and a capitalistic planet
Mars. Engineer Los is building a spaceship to reach Mars. He is in love with Aelita,
the regent, who he met in his dreams.
"M.A.R.S."
1923 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes)
aka: "The Man From Mars," "Mars Calling," "Radio-Mania" (reissue title)
Directed by Roy William Neill, a 95 minute silent film shot in Teleview 3-D.
A man dreams that he is having a two way radio communication with Mars from where he receives
various secrets including instructions to transform coal and clay into diamonds. The Martians
are shown as large brained creatures with big ears.
"A Message From Mars"
1921 USA (69 minutes)
Directed by Maxwell Karger, based on a popular stage play of the time.
"The Ship That Was Sent Off to Mars"
1921 USA
Sci-Fi directed by Raymond Griffith. No description currently available.
"Das Himmelskibet"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Airship," "A Ship to Heaven," "400 Million Miles From Earth," "Fourteen
Million Leagues From Earth," "Sky Ship," "A Trip to Mars"
A pacifist tale of Professor Planetarios who takes his son to Mars where they find a
vegetarian, white-robed, peace-loving people. The high priest's daughter agrees to return
with them to Earth where their plea for peace is received enthusiastically by everybody
except the villain on duty.
"A Message from Mars"
1913 UK (59 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As a punishment for stealing somebody else's idea, Ramiel (a Martian) is condemned to
Earth where he must help a selfish man, Horace Parlan, become a better person. The stakes
are high, for the Martian will only be permitted to return to his home planet if he is
successful in his mission to instill a change of heart in his Earthly subject.
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"2036 Origin Unknown"
2018 UK (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Origin Unknown"
After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie
'Mack' Wilson assists an artificial intelligence system, A.R.T.I. Their investigation
uncovers a mysterious object under the surface of Mars, that could change the future of
our planet as we know it.
See Trailer
"Abbott and Costello Go to Mars"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead
it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his
pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men
having been banished.
"Ad Astra"
2019 USA & China (Feature Film, 123 minutes)
In the near future, the Solar System is being struck by mysterious power surges of unknown
origin, threatening the future of human life. After surviving an incident on an immense
space antenna caused by one of these surges, Major Roy McBride, son of famed pioneering
astronaut H. Clifford McBride is informed by U.S. Space Command (SpaceCom), the United
States Armed Forces branch operating in Space, that the source of the surges has been
traced to the "Lima Project" base. The Lima Project had been sent some twenty-six years
prior to search for intelligent life from the farthest regions of the Solar System under
Clifford McBride's leadership, and disappeared sixteen years prior in orbit around Neptune.
A SpaceCom officer informs Roy that they believe Clifford may still be alive, and he is
tasked with the mission of traveling to Mars to try and establish communication with him.
McBride accepts the mission, and is joined by an old associate of his father, Colonel Pruitt.
See Trailer
"Aelita"
1924 Russia (Feature Film, - 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Aelita - The Queen of Mars"
"Aelita - The Queen of Mars"
1924 Russia (Feature Film, - 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Aelita," "Revolt of the Robots"
Bolshevik propaganda: the comparison between 1921's Russia, and a capitalistic planet
Mars. Engineer Los is building a spaceship to reach Mars. He is in love with Aelita,
the regent, who he met in his dreams.
"Agent Z and the Penguin From Mars"
1997 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, 25 minutes each)
Ben Simpson and his pals Barney and Jenks form the Crane Grove Gang, a secret society
dedicated to playing ingenious practical jokes in an initiative called Agent Z. The gang are
named after the street where they live (Ben at number 36), which they feel is the dullest
place in the United Kingdom. The arrival of a boring new neighbour, supposed lottery-winner
Dennis Sidebottom and his family, inspires the gang to plot their biggest ever practical
joke: they set up an elaborate plan involving a penguin, an alien from Mars, a spaceship and
a 'message for mankind' carved on a meteorite. These disparate objects are delivered in the
middle of the night to Dennis Sidebottom's garden while he innocently studies the heavens
from his own personal observatory.
"The Airship"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Das Himmelskibet"
"Alien Cargo"
1999 USA (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
To survive a hazardous eight-month voyage to Mars, the crew of an intergalactic transport ship
must sustain life support through an extended sleep state called hypersleep. Two crew members
awaken to discover that something has gone terribly wrong. Something or someone has destroyed
the navigational support systems and set the ship terminally off-course. RTo make matters
worse, a homicidal bio-agent has been unleashed, imperiling the lives of the people on board
... and the very future of mankind.
"Alien Contamination"
1980 Italy/West Germany (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Contamination"
"Alien Dawn"
2013 USA/Canada (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Battle Invasion"
2012. The dawn of destruction. As giant alien machines enslave and feed off humanity,
the few remaining survivors band together to form a armed militia that will be the last
stand against total extinction.
"Alien Escape"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Assault!," "Galaxy Girls"
An alien vessel crashes on Earth and is discovered by Cindy, Shauna and Becky, three friends
beginning what they think to be a casual vacation in the mountains. The alien creatures,
escaping a death sentence on their own world, are motivated only by death, destruction and
a taste for blood. Ultimately, nothing stands in the way of their gruesome carnage except
Cindy, aided by Matt, another visitor from beyond the stars, sent to recover the ship and
bring them to justice. Together, they set out to destroy the ship, though its destruction
could strand Matt on Earth forever.
"The Alpha Incident"
1977 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Gift from a Red Planet"
A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a
railroad office.
"Alternative 3"
1977 UK (TV-52 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
World ecological collapse; the next ice-age has already begun! Lucky for us, governments
know what to do. Unfortunately it's a conspiracy to end all conspiracies. Vanishing
scientists, dubious space missions, and a freak accident which kills the courier of a tape
containing a secret radio message from an unmanned Mars probe - holds the key. Ruthless
investigative reporters uncover the ominous master plan.
"The Angry Red Planet"
1960 USA Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A rocket ship returns from Mars. Contact was lost since the ship arrived on Mars. Now
the crew does not answer any radio messages from mission control. The people from mission
control try to land the rocket ship by remote control and investigate what happened on Mars.
"The Animator"
2013 UK (Feature Film, 91 minutes)
See "TheLast Days on Mars"
"Aniara"
2019 Sweeden/Denmark (Feature Film, 106 minutes)
Aniara is the story of one of the many spaceships used for transporting Earth's population
to their new home-planet Mars. But just as Aniara leaves the ruined Earth, she collides
with an asteroid and is knocked off her course. Aniara's passengers slowly realize that
they'll never be able to return; they will continue onwards through an empty and cold
universe forever.
See Trailer
NOTE: In theaters and OnDemand May 17th.
"Aoki Ryûsei SPT Reizunâ"
1985 Japan (TV Series, 38 episodes at 25 minutes each)
See "Blue Comet SPT Layzner"
"Approaching The Unknown"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes)
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing
Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life
and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
See Trailer
"Armitage: Dual Matrix"
2001 Japan (Anime Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A sequel to "Armitage III" (1994-1997), a four-part made-for-video Japanese animated
series (that was also re-edited as a two-hour feature, "Armitage: Poly-Matrix,"
and shown in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel). It plunges us right into the continuing
tensions between humans and robots in this far-off future society in which a growing
Mars colony seeks independence from Earth and greater rights for robots.
"Armitage III"
1994 Japan (Anime Video Series 140 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
A four-part made-for-video Japanese animated series that was also re-edited as a two-hour
feature ("Armitage: Poly-Matrix") and shown in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel.
(The III in the earlier title is not the mark of a sequel but a reference to "Thirds,"
a special class of cyborg.) A policeman, Ross Sylibus, is assigned to a unit on a Martian
colony, to find that women are being murdered by a psychotic named D'anclaude. He is
assigned a very unorthodox partner named Naomi Armitage, who seems to have links to the
victims. To stir things up more, every victim is found to be an illegally made
third-generation android, built to be almost perfect replications of humans. "Armitage
III: 1-Electro Blood;" "Armitage III: 2-Flesh and Stone;" "Armitage III:
3-Heat Core;" "Armitage III: 4-Bit of Love."
"Assignment: Outer Space"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 79 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Space Men"
Astronauts on a secret mission to Mars discover that an unstoppable renegade space station is
speeding toward a defenseless Earth on a deadly collision course. The scientists are faced
with a horrific choice--watch helplessly as their planet is destroyed or risk their lives on
a million-to-one chance to stop the impact. When every option seems exhausted, a heroic
reporter makes a final attempt to save the Earth.
"The Astronaut"
1972 USA (TV Feature Film, 73 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the not too distant future the first American astronaut prepares to set foot on the planet
Mars. The world is watching this event live on television. Everything is a success, or so the
world thinks, and he is treated as a hero upon his return. Later, it is discovered that the
mission was a failure and as the astronaut was on Mars he died of an undetermined condition
either due to toxic poisoning due to conditions on Mars or some unknown bacteria native to
Mars. Mission controllers on Earth saw this happening and fed a false image into the "live"
broadcast so as not to panic the public. The "astronaut" who returned to Earth was actually
a double who had undergone surgery so as to look like the real astronaut. Only the wife of
the astronaut began to suspect the man who returned, although looking identical to her husband,
was somehow different. Unfortunately for those who created the hoax, the Russians announced
that due to the American success they had launched their own mission which was now on its way
to Mars.
"Attack from Mars"
1988 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Midnight Movie Massacre"
Set in the '50s in a movie theatre showing a serial called "Space Patrol," this particular
episode being "Back from the Future." The evil scientist on the serial goes back to the '50s
and his crew members have to chase him. Meanwhile at the theatre, patrons busy themselves
doing strange things. An alien has landed and is eliminating theatre staff and patrons.
"Bad Girls from Mars"
1991 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
And you thought Earth girls were easy! Someone is killing off the female leads of the movie
production "Bad Girls from Mars." The producers feel they should try to finish the film,
even though they're making a lucrative amount from insurance payoffs, so they fly in
European sex bomb Emanuelle as the new lead. Emanuelle immediately begins embarrassing
the producers by leading a wild party life around town. Meanwhile the killings continue,
and detectives try to stop the fiend responsible.
NOTE: The only reference to Mars is the title
of the film.
"Battle Beyond the Sun"
1962 USA/Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Nebo Zovyot"
Two Soviet films, "Nebo Zovyot" (1959) and "Planeta Ber" (1962), were reedited and dubbed
into this science fiction adventure yarn about rival space missions to put a man on Mars.
Competing against the Soviet Union, American scientists race to build a spaceship to travel
to the Red Planet. Unbeknownst to all, however, is the fact that Mars contains horrors that
mankind should not disturb. Produced by Roger Corman and re-directed by Francis Ford Coppola
under the name Thomas Colchart.
"Battle Invasion"
2013 USA/Canada (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Alien Dawn"
"Battle of the Worlds"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Pianeta Degli Uomini Spenti, Il," "Guerre Planetarie," "Planet of the Lifeless
Men"
A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble.
What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack
our space fleets.
"Big Space Monster Guilala"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The X from Outer Space"
"Big Wars"
aka: "Daisenki"
1993 Japan (Anime, 71 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the dawn of the 21st century. Mankind has terraformed and colonized Mars -- while an
ancient race of alien beings known only as "The Gods" has been watching our progress ... and
waiting. Now the mysterious aliens have returned to halt mankind's expansion into space by
force, turning the planet named after the God of War into our final battlefield.
"The Biggest Battle on Earth"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"The Biggest Fight on Earth"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Biker Mice From Mars"
1993-1995 USA (Animated TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
On the planet Mars, there existed a race of anthropomorphic mice who enjoyed motorsports and
had a very similar culture and society to that of human beings. At some point in time they
were all but wiped out by the Plutarkians, an alien race of obese, foul-smelling, fish-like
humanoids who plunder other planets' natural resources because they have wasted all of their
own. Three survivors, Throttle, Modo and Vinnie, manage to find a spaceship and escape the
Plutarkian takeover but they are soon shot down by a Plutarkian warship and end up crash-landing
on Earth in the city of Chicago. There they meet a charming female mechanic named Charlene
"Charley" Davidson and discover that the Plutarkians have come to Earth to steal its natural
resources.
"Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"
1991 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Bill and Ted are killed by their evil robot doubles, sent from the future by the
megalomaniacal DiNomolos. In order to save the babes and win the San Dimas Battle of
the Bands, they must escape from Hell, challenge the Grim Reaper, meet God, and defeat
the evil Bill and Ted with the help of a Martian(s) named Station.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of this film.
"Blast Off to Mars"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars"
"Blood Red Planet: Orbit into Terror"
2000 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
From beyond the galaxy comes a terror heading toward earth, destroying everything in its
path: a rogue planetoid from the outer reaches of the cosmos itself. After a failed attempt
by the Omega 1 to eliminate the mysterious space entity, the crew of the Omega 2 blast off
as the last hope for mankind. As minutes and seconds tick away, the motley crew discovers
the terrible secret inside the planetoid. They're the only ones keeping the human race from
total extinction! Can the world be saved?!
"Blue Comet SPT Layzner"
1985 Japan (TV Series, 38 episodes, 25 minutes each)
aka: "Aoki Ryûsei SPT Reizunâ", "Layzner"
One of the lesser known "Giant Robot" series from Japan. It starts on the surface of Mars,
the latest bone of contention between the US and Russia. Little do they realize that the
alien world of Gurados has plans for invasion of the solar system. A group of students known
as the "Cosmic Culture Club" is caught up in a war they don't understand. Their only help is
from a mysterious pilot named Eiji, who claims to be a soldier from Gurados. He pilots an
experimental Super Powered Tracer called Layzner, assisted by his on board computer, Rei.
See the Series
"The Box"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 115 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple
wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious
stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner
$1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will
simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world,
someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession,
Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma
and must face the true nature of their humanity.
"The Brave Little Toaster Goes To Mars"
1998 USA (TV Special, 73 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Thomas M. Disch's underwhelming sequel, based on the book sequel, has our heroes zooming
off to, of all places, Mars.
"Brave New Jersey"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A small New Jersey town in 1938 is overcome with mass hysteria on the night of Orson Welles's
legendary 1938 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast, the hoax which fooled millions into
believing America was being invaded by Martians.
See Trailer
"The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie"
1979 USA (Feature Film, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Chuck Jones directed some of the funniest shorts in the history of filmmaking, and this
feature-length compilation includes several of his best cartoons, including "Duck Dodgers
in the 24th-1/2 Century" and "Hare-Way to the Stars" -- One of Marvin the Martian's
funniest performance.
"Butt-Ugly Martians"
2001 USA (Animated TV Series, 26 episodes, 22 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When the Butt Ugly Martians invade Earth and discover video games, pop music and french
fries, they give up their mission and decide to protect their new happening planet instead.
Fearless leader B-Bop-a-Luna, hi-tech handyman 2-T-Fru-T, and cuddly critter Do-Wah-Diddy
team up with Earth teens Mike, Cedric and Angela to outsmart evil-doers from all over the
galaxy, including Stoat Muldoon, host of the TV show "Stoat Muldoon: Alien Hunter." Sometimes
protecting Earth means chanting 'B-K-M'(Butt Kicking Mode) and transforming into fearsome,
armored butt-kickers, but all the Uglies really want is a little downtime so they can hang
out at ZAPZ and work on dance moves for their new music video!
"Capricorn One"
1978 USA/UK (Feature Film, 123 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. All appears to be going
well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by shadowy government
types and whisked off to a film studio in the desert. It transpires that the space vehicle
has a major defect which NASA just daren't admit. At the studio, over a course of months,
the astronauts are forced to act out the journey and the landing to trick the world into
believing they have made the trip. Meanwhile, a Journalist (played by Gould) is getting
suspicious and every clue he uncovers seems to result in an attempt on his life! The
astronauts are just about to splashdown when a further twist to the tale occurs, leaving
them with no choice but to try and escape ...
"Cave Women on Mars"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 73 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the future: 1987. Great scientific advances have allowed mankind to achieve that which
previously only existed in speculative fiction -- space travel. But, on the eve of humanity's
first manned mission to the red planet, no amount of speculation could adequately prepare us
for the unexpected discovery of ... Cave Women on Mars!
"CE4K"
2004 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars"
"CE4K: Infestation from Mars"
2004 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars"
"The Christmas Martian"
1971 Canada (TV-65 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Martien de Noël, Le"
This is a French Canadian Christmas movie for children. The Martian comes to this small town
in Quebec and becomes friends with the town children. He gives them smarties to get the
children into his spacecraft. This alarms the parents and they decide to kill the alien. The
alien wins them over and they have a great big Christmas party.
"Christmas on Mars!"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars!"
"The Classic War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 180 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds"
"Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars"
2004 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "CE4K," "CE4K: Infestation from Mars," "Infestation from Mars"
A covert military effort is made to bring back a sample of germ-ridden Martian soil, in order
to develop the ultimate biological weapon of mass destruction. A solar flare knocks the
returning probe off-course, where it crashes on a farm in Sandusky, Ohio. An innocent
by-stander becomes infcted with the Martian germs, and turns into a murderous alien hybrid
killing machine.
"The Conquest of Space"
1955 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Project"
See how it will happen - in your lifetime! A team of American astronauts leave their
space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captains religious beliefs may get
in the way.
See the Trailer
"Contamination"
1980 Italy/West Germany (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Alien Contamination," "Toxic Spawn"
A ship pulls into New York Harbor with no one on board. The police find a cargo full of
green pulsating eggs. Upon contact, the eggs explode spreading a green acid like substance
that seeps into the skin and explodes. It is later discovered that the eggs are being
manufactured in South America by a one-eyed Martian that grew from a tiny seed a former
astronaut brought back from a expedition to Mars.
"Cosmoship Yamato"
1974 Japan (TV Series 26 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Uchû Senkan Yamato"
"Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"
2003 Japan/USA (Anime Feature Film, 116 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Tengoku No Tobira"
Set on Mars in the year 2071, a tanker truck is blown to smithereens in the middle of a
busy street, and a deadly viral infection is released with the explosion. The Bebop crew --
Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV - are
instantly after the culprit when the gargantuan reward of 300,000,000 woolongs is announced.
But the case gets stranger and stranger as the cold-blooded Vincent Volaju, who supposedly
has been dead for ten years, seems to be the prime suspect. Meanwhile, Spike encounters the
dangerous Electra, who too seeks the madman. Conspiracies and secrets better left alone are
uncovered, and Vincent's reign or terror is nowhere near over yet ...
"Crimson Force"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Graveland"
The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crash land on the surface in search of a clean
everlasting power source they believe to be hidden somewhere beneath the ground. However, the
crew find themselves in the middle of a civil war between the High Priest of Mars' royal
guards and the High Priestess' warriors. The crew is divided with one half deciding to help
the High Priest make peace with Earth and the other side with the High Priestess who is
secretly plotting to kill her husband and invade Earth.
"D-Day on Mars"
1945 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 14 minutes each, 209 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
See "The Purple Monster Strikes"
"Daikaijû Kettô: Gamera tai Barugon"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
"Daisenki"
1993 Japan (Anime, 71 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Big Wars"
"The Day Mars Invaded Earth"
1962 USA (Feature Film, 70 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
After a robotic Martian probe stops transmitting, lead scientist David Fielding takes off a
few days to try and save his crumbling marriage. Gathered in the small house on the grounds
of a huge, abandoned estate, David, his wife Clair and their two kids attempt to enjoy a
belated Christmas and New Years, but they begin to see duplicates of themselves on the
grounds.
"The Deadly Diaphonoids"
1966 Italy (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Diafanoidi Vengono da Marte, I," "Diaphanoids, Bringers of Death," "War of the Planets,
The"
In the 21st century, aliens (weird, green, lights which sometimes manifest themselves as
large clouds of smoke) invade the solar system. Using Mars as their base, they steal all of
Earth's space stations then brainwash or kill the crews. Next stop: Earth, unless Cmdr.
Mike Halstead and his crew can stop them.
"The Deadly Ray from Mars" - Flash Gordon
1938 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Earth is being ravaged by mysterious floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. After
blasting off in a rocket ship, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov discover that
the source of the destruction is a mysterious ray emanating from the planet Mars.
Flying to the rescue, Flash and his friends must overcome the cruel and beautiful
Queen Azura and the legions of Claymen and Treemen of Mars. But lurking behind Azura's
deadly schemes is the real culprit, Flash's archrival Ming the Merciless!
"Destination: Mars!"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 80 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This ambitious production captures the essence of 1950's sci-fi classic films: it comes
complete with Martian Women, Flying Saucers, killer robots and a 50's typical Doomsday Weapon
story line. It has the look and feel of an actual 1950's movie, and is being billed as a
"lost-film" that has been recently recovered and restored.
"Destination: Planet Negro!"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes)
In 1939, African American leaders respond to Jim Crow segregation by building a rocket
to colonize Mars. The three person crew blasts off, but time travel instead, arriving
in present-day America revealing much about race today.
See Trailer
"Devil Girl From Mars"
1954 UK (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing
robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock.
"Diafanoidi vengono da Marte, I"
1966 Italy (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Deadly Diaphonoids"
"Diaphanoids, Bringers of Death"
1966 Italy (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See Deadly Diaphonoids, The
"Discovery Mars"
1997 USA (Feature Film, 113 minutes)
See "Mission to Mars"
"Don't Play with the Martians"
1967 France (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Ne Jouez Pas Avec Les Martiens," "Lent in the Month of March"
Two journalists who cover the birth of quintuplets in Brittany find vis-a-vis a business of
state: the nurse of the hospital was useful herself of their telex to have fun and sent in
Paris a news annoncing the unloading of the Martians!
"Doom"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Something has gone wrong: A distress call from the Olduvai scientific research station on
Mars forces a Special Ops team to investigate. What they find are creatures from another
dimension, lurking in the darkness, killing off the survivors. Based on the video game series.
"Dream Come True, A"
1963 Russia (Feature Film, - 63 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mechte Navstrechu"
"Duel of the Space Monsters"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
"Earth's Greatest Battle"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "San Daikaijû: Chikyu Saidai No Kessen," "The Biggest Battle on Earth," "The
Biggest Fight on Earth," "Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster," "Ghidrah," "Ghidrah, the
Three-Headed Monster," "Kingughidorah: chikyu saidai no kessen," "Greatest Battle on Earth,
The," "The Greatest Fight on Earth," "Monster of Monsters," "Three Giant Monsters: The
Earth's Greatest Decisive Battle"
A princess from a small Himalayan country becomes possessed by the spirit of a Venusian
(Martian in the American version) and escapes a plane just as it explodes. As this happens
a meteorite falls from the sky containing Ghidorah, the monster responsible for her planet's
destruction. At the same time, Godzilla and Rodan emerge from hibernation and not only attack
Japan, but each other as well. Mothra, along with its twin priestesses, attempt to convince
Godzilla and Rodan to stop their fighting. At the same time, the princess is being hunted by
a group of assassins who want to kill her so that her enemies can take over her homeland.
"Edgar Rice Burroughs's Princess of Mars"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes)
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a US soldier finds himself inexplicably
transported to Mars in the midst of a war between two alien races.
"Empire of Danger"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A time traveling spacecraft is designed, built and sent into space on a rescue mission to
save a crew lost on Mars. A programing mishap, sends the new crew to an earlier time in the
past, missing the first crew by a few years. Once there, they find that Mars is now being
ruled by a group called the Bararians. Its leader, Giza, is a well-known female warrior
who wants the ship in order to travel through time for her own benefit. Her goal is to steal
the ancient power of Masha, which will make her the one and only ruler of the coveted
Siperion Empire.Sequel to "Lost on Mars."
"Encounter in Space"
1963 Russia (Feature Film, - 63 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mechte Navstrechu"
"Escape from Mars"
1999 USA/Canada (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Five astronauts make the first manned trip to Mars, in the second decade of the 21st century.
They must battle and overcome inferior computer components, corporate greed and indifference,
their own personal problems, as well as the surprises that The Red Planet has in store for
them.
"The Expanse"
2015 USA (TV Series, 10 episodes, 42 minutes each)
Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, a police detective,
a ship's officer and his crew unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace across the Solar
System and the survival of humanity.
"Expedition Moon"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Rocketship X-M"
"The E.Y.E.S. of Mars"
1993 Japan/France (Animated Feature - 80 minutes)
aka: "M.O.T.H.E.R."
A young boy and girl attempt to save a human civilization on Mars before what remains of the
planet's ecosystem is destroyed.
"Five Million Years to Earth"
1967 UK (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Quatermass and the Pit"
"The Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars!"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It's Christmastime, and the colonization of Mars is underway. However, when an oxygen
generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis and his team fear the worst.
Syrtis also hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile,
a compassionate alien superbeing arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts.
"Flight to Mars"
1951 USA (Feature Film, 72 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out
that Martians look exactly like us. Mars is running low on one of their natural
resources (Corium), and plan to steal the Earth astronauts' rocket and conquer Earth.
The Martian underground helps the Earthmen stop the insidious plan.
"Flying Disc Man from Mars"
1950 USA (12 episode serial 167 minutes; also edited to a 75 minute Feature)
[TMS-SD Library]
A strange craft spying on industrialist Bryant's plant is brought down by Bryant's new
atomic ray. Bryant meets the one survivor ... Mota from the planet Mars! Not exactly
benevolent, Mota enlists the aid of Bryant (a former Nazi) in a scheme to bring Earth
under control of a supreme dictator, for its own good of course, using advanced atomic
weapons. But their attempts to steal uranium alert Kent Fowler of Fowler Air Patrol,
who sets out single-handed to foil the villains. Fist-fights and wrecks in every episode
(black and white serial in 12 parts).
"The Flying Saucer"
1964 Italian (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Il Disco Volante"
A dimwitted police sergeant and his inept sidekick must investigate the arrival of a flying
saucer full of sexy space women in a small rural Venetian community. The Martian vixens kidnap
several Earth men to help them understand our planet. During the investigation, however, each
eyewitness confesses to seeing something completely different from everyone else.
"Fourteen Million Leagues From Earth"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Das Himmelskibet"
"Frankenstein Meets the Space Men"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
"Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars Attacks/Invades Puerto Rico," "Duel of the Space Monsters," "Frankenstein
Meets the Space Men," "Operation San Juan"
When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess
Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new
breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by
an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while
the Martians raid beaches and pool parties.
"Futurama"
1999 USA (TV Series, 5 seasons 1999-2003, 72 episodes, 25 minutes each)
[TMS-SD Library]
Phillip J. Fry is a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere. When he
accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, he wakes up 1,000 years in the future and
has a chance to make a fresh start. He goes to work for the Planet Express Corporation, a
futuristic delivery service that transports packages to all five quadrants of the universe.
His companions include the delivery ship's captain, Leela, a beautiful one-eyed female alien
who kicks some serious butt, Bender, a robot with very human flaws, and Amy Wong, who is a
Martian intern who comes from a rich family.
"Galaxy Applauds You, The"
1963 Russia (Feature Film, - 63 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mechte Navstrechu"
"Galaxy Girls"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Alien Escape"
"Gammera"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 86 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "Gammera the Invincible"
"Gamera Strikes Again"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
"Gamera the Invincible"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 86 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "Gammera the Invincible"
"Gammera the Invincible"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 86 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Gammera," "Gamera the Invincible"
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions
of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on
Tokyo. The military try their best efforts to kill him but don't succeed. They get rid of
him in the end by shipping him off to Mars in a rocket.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"Gamera vs. Barugon"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
"Genesis Climber Mospeada"
1984 Japan (TV Series, 25 episodes at 25 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Kikô Sôseiki Mospeada"
In the 21st century, Earth is invaded and quickly subdued by a alien race called the Inbit.
The Terran population stationed on Mars try to liberate the planet, but are fought off. Years
later, a second Terran attack is attempted with a force armed with new weapons vastly superior
to the enemy, but again Inbit defenses prove to be too strong. One of the few survivors to
reach Earth is Stick Bernard, a young mecha fighter pilot who witnessed the death of his
fiance in the battle. Separated and alone, the aggrieved pilot sets out to attempt to complete
his mission, to find Reflex Point, the suspected Inbit headquarters, and do what he can to
destroy it. Along the way, he meets up others who eventually join to form a small band of
guerilla fighters who must find their way to Reflex Point and stop the Inbit. The best out
of the "Robotech" bunch.
"Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet"
2005 UK (TV Series, 25 episodes, 21 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "New Captain Scarlet"
"Ghosts of Mars," John Carpenter's
2001 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner
from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted
and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.
"Gilala"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The X from Outer Space"
"Gift from a Red Planet"
1977 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes)
See "The Alpha Incident"
"Ghidrah"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Girara"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The X from Outer Space"
"Girara no gyakushû: Tôya-ko Samitto kikiippatsu"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Monster X Strikes Back"
"The Girl from Mars"
1991 Canada/New Zealand (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A young girl who has telekinetic powers also claims to be a visitor from Mars. The girl's
father and a scientist who has befriended her try to discern exactly who she is and what
is happening.
"Gli Uomini di Marte"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
See "Mars Men"
"Graveland"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Crimson Force"
"The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Daikaijû Kettô: Gamera tai Barugon," "Gamera Strikes Again," "Gamera vs. Barugon," "War of the Monsters"
Set after the events of Gammera the Invincible, a meteorite collides with the rocket transporting
the creature to Mars. Now free, Gamera returns to Earth and destroys Kurobe Dam in Japan.
Meanwhile, after a treacherous expedition to retrieve a giant opal, disaster strikes as the
opal reveals itself to be an egg which spawns Barugon, demon dog from Hell! Armed with a
deadly tongue and cold beams, Barugon wreaks havoc on Japan. Gamera comes to save the day.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"The Greatest Battle on Earth"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"The Greatest Fight on Earth"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"The Green Woman"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Queen of Blood"
"Guerre Planetarie"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Battle of the Worlds"
"Guilala no gyakushû: Tôya-ko Summit kikiippatsu"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Monster X Strikes Back"
"Guilala's Counterattack: Lake Toya Summit Crisis"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Monster X Strikes Back"
"The Heavens Call"
1960 Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes)
See "Nebo Zovyot"
"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 180 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Classic War of the Worlds"
Pendragon Pictures presents the first authentic movie adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells
classic novel. Martians launch a deadly attack on Earth.
"H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Invasion"
The Asylum presents this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic, in which civilization
is laid to ruin when a race of super aliens invades Earth.
"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 180 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Classic War of the Worlds"
Pendragon Pictures presents the first authentic movie adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells
classic novel. Martians launch a deadly attack on Earth.
"The Himmelskibet"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Airship," "A Ship to Heaven," "400 Million Miles From Earth," "Fourteen Million
Leagues From Earth," "Sky Ship," "A Trip to Mars"
A pacifist tale of Professor Planetarios who takes his son to Mars where they find a
vegetarian, white-robed, peace-loving people. The high priest's daughter agrees to return
with them to Earth where their plea for peace is received enthusiastically by everybody
except the villain on duty.
"The Horrors of the Red Planet"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Wizard of Mars"
"Huo Xing Ren"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
See "Mars Men"
"Hwaseongeuro Gan Sana"
2003 South Korea (Feature Film) [TMS-SD Library]
See "A Letter from Mars"
"Il Disco Volante"
1964 Italian (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Flying Saucer"
"Infestation from Mars"
2004 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes)
See "Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars"
"Interplanetary"
2008 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A motley assortment of men and women live and work together on a base on Mars for the
Interplanetary Corporation. Things are pretty dull and unexciting until one day the crew find
themselves under attack not only by a lethal group of strangers, but also from a vicious
reptilian humanoid alien beast.
"The Invader"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Lifeform"
"Invaders from Mars"
1953 USA Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Little David MacLean has a problem--all the adults in town begin acting strangely shortly
after he sees strange lights settling behind a hill near his home. As more and more
adults are affected, he must turn to the pretty Dr. Blake for protection. Eventually,
he must confront his fears in the unusual conclusion.
"Invaders from Mars"
1986 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by
aliens who take over the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other
townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
"Invasion"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds"
"It! The Terror from Beyond Space"
1958 USA (Feature Film, 69 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "It! The Vampire from Beyond Space," "The Terror from Beyond Space"
In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned; by the time a rescue mission
arrives, there is only one survivor: the leader, Col. Edward Caruthers, who appears to
have murdered the others! According to Caruthers, an unknown life form killed his
comrades during a sandstorm. But the skeptical rescuers little suspect that "it" has
stowed away for the voyage back to Earth ...
"It! The Vampire from Beyond Space"
1958 USA (Feature Film, 69 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "It! The Terror from Beyond Space"
"Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of The Worlds' - Live
on Stage"
2006 UK (Concert Video, 111 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most groundbreaking and best-selling
musical works of all time. In 2006 it was brought to the stage for the first time, playing to
sold-out arenas across the United Kingdom and Australia. It is a spectacular mix of live
music, theatre, multi-media and visual arts on a grand scale. Recorded live at the Wembley
Arena, London.
"Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' Alive
on Stage! The New Generation"
2013 UK (Concert Video, 118 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Stage musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' alien invasion novel, recorded live at London's O2
arena in 2012. The reimagined story, which was first released in 1978 as a concept album
by Jeff Wayne, is narrated by Liam Neeson and includes performances by Jason Donovan,
Marti Pellow and Ricky Wilson.
See Trailer
"John Carter"
2012 USA (Feature Film, 132 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
One minute, dozing Civil War veteran John Carter is evading Apaches in a deserted cave. The
next, he's waking up on Mars, a once-Earthlike planet that's devolved into chaos -- and civil
war of a different sort. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic "Barsoom Series," this sci-fi
adventure finds Carter coming to the aid of Martian princess Dejah Thoris and pitching in to
help protect the planet.
"Journey to Mars"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 120 minutes)
See "Special Report: Journey to Mars"
"Just Imagine"
1930 USA (Feature Film, 109 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have
replaced food, government-arranged marriages have replaced love, and test tube babies have
replaced ... well, you get the idea. Scientists revive a man struck by lightning in 1930;
he is rechristened "Single O." He is befriended by J-21, who can't marry the girl of his
dreams because he isn't "distinguished" enough -- until he is chosen for a 4-month
expedition to Mars by a renegade scientist. On Mars, J-21, his friend, and stowaway
Single O visit is full of scantily clad women doing Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers
and worshiping a fat middle-aged man.
"Justice League"
2001 USA (TV Series, 91 episodes, 22 minutes each)
aka: "JL," "JLA," "Justice League of America" and "Justice League: Unlimited"
Forces of evil, chaos, and destruction await. Not even protectors like Superman, Batman,
Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter may have a chance
alone. But together as the Justice League, they are a metahuman force (and a hope) to be
reckoned with.
View the trailer
"Justice League of America"
1997 USA (TV movie, 86 minutes)
New Metro City is threatened with destruction by a madman with the ability to control the
weather. The only thing that stands between the city and certain obliteration is a small
band of costumed superheroes, The Justice League of America (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman,
Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onnz (voiced by David
Ogden Stiers)- but will even they be enough?
View the trailer
"Justice League: Unlimited"
2001 USA (TV Series)
See "Justice League"
"Kasei No Wagaya"
1999 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes)
aka: "Mars Sweet Home"
In New York City, Mihiko's life as a vocalist changes dramatically when she returns home
to Japan to her estranged family. Her father Kohei has been buying plots of land over the
years on the planet Mars as an investment for his family, but suffers a stroke. Michiko
must heal the rift between her married sister Kuniko and figure out how to care for her
disabled father and what to do about all that land on Mars.
"Kenran Butou Matsuri"
2004 Japan (Anime TV Series - 10 parts, 850 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Mars Daybreak"
"Kenran Butousai"
2004 Japan (Anime TV Series - 10 parts, 850 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Mars Daybreak"
"Kenran Butoh Sai"
2004 Japan (Anime TV Series - 10 parts, 850 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Mars Daybreak"
"Kidô Senkan Nadeshiko"
1996 Japan (TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Martian Successor Nadesico"
"Kikô Sôseiki Mospeada"
1984 Japan (TV Series, 25 episodes at 25 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Genesis Climber Mospeada"
"Kingughidorah: chikyu saidai no kessen"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"The Last Days on Mars"
2013 UK (Feature Film, 91 minutes)
aka: "The Animator"
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force
while collecting specimens on Mars.
"Layzner"
1985 Japan (TV Series, 38 episodes at 25 minutes each)
See "Blue Comet SPT Layzner"
"Lent in the Month of March"
1967 France (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Don't Play with the Martians," "Ne Jouez Pas Avec Les Martiens"
"Les Hommes d'une Autre Planète"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
See "Mars Men"
"A Letter from Mars"
2003 South Korea (Feature Film) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Man Who Went To Mars", "Hwaseongeuro Gan Sana"
A mysterious romance begins with a letter from Mars! After her father dies, So-hee
writes letters to him believing he has gone to Mars instead of Heaven. Her kind-hearted
neighbor Seung-jae does not want to let this innocent girl down and starts writing
back to her posing as her father. Years later, this young girl turns into a successful
career woman and the helpful young man becomes a postman. Even though these two people
may seem to be worlds apart in, Seung-jae still saves his heart for So-hee while So-hee
gets lost in her 24-7-business world. One day this young lady finally finds out who always
writes back letters sealed with love.
"Life"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 103 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Six astronauts aboard the space station study a sample collected from Mars that could
provide evidence for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. The crew determines that
the sample contains a large, single-celled organism - the first example of life beyond
Earth. But..things aren't always what they seem. As the crew begins to conduct research,
and their methods end up having unintended consequences, the life form proves more
intelligent than anyone ever expected.
See Trailer
"Lifeform"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Invader"
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars,
it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET." Encased in
armor, it extends a humanlike form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows
an interest in humans, including a soft caress of a female scientist prior to the Army
killing it. This only enrages its sibling."
"Lobster Man from Mars"
1989 USA (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Finally! The only motion picture that delivers Seafood From Outer Space! Young film student
tries to sell his weird movie to a desperate film producer who is in need of a tax write-off.
The producer screens the film "Lobster Man From Mars." What follows is one of the most
bizarre and funny film within-a-film send-ups: Mars suffers from an air leakage, and send
the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The plot is foiled by a mad scientist,
a girl and an army colonel. The producer buys the movie, but it makes a huge profit and
the producer is sent to jail, with the film student taking his place as the studio hot shot.
"Looney Tunes: Back in Action"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Looney Tunes (including special guest appearances by Marvin the Martian and Duck Dodgers
of the 24th-and-one-half Century) search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue
Diamond.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"Lost on Mars"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first ship designed to go to Mars is scheduled for a routine planetary space exploration
mission. The mission is drastically changed once Earth receives a strange signal transmitted
by a probe on Mars. Once the three young astronauts land on Mars, they find a device that
sends them spiraling back to a time when the ruthless Siperion Empire controls Mars. Their
only chance of escaping from the past is to find the time device that brought them there in
the first place.
"Magkasanga Sa Batas"
1992 Hong Kong/Philippines (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Ultracop 2000"
"The Maid and the Martian"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Pajama Party"
"The Man from Mars"
1923 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes)
See "M.A.R.S."
"The Man from Outer Space"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 74 minutes)
A failing script writer is given one last chance to save his career, yet at what cost?
Diving deeper into his script, Louis imagines himself as the main character: a futuristic
astronaut from Mars who crash lands on a desolate earth. While in the real world his family
struggles with his absence from their lives.
See Trailer
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
1976 USA (140 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
David Bowie as Thomas Jerome Newton, a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water
for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars
he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with
him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however.
"The Man Who Fell to Earth"
1987 USA (TV Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Made-for-TV movie based on the Walter Tevis novel. An extraterrestrial who comes to Earth
on a desperate mission. He is obsessed with his goal but plagued by unrelenting loneliness,
symbolic of all outsiders who find themselves in a strange land filled with strange
inhabitants and customs.
""Man Who Went To Mars"
2003 South Korea (Feature Film) [TMS-SD Library]
See "A Letter from Mars"
"M.A.R.S."
1923 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes)
aka: "The Man From Mars," "Mars Calling," "Radio-Mania" (reissue title)
Directed by Roy William Neill, a 95 minute silent film shot in Teleview 3-D.
A man dreams that he is having a two way radio communication with Mars from where he receives
various secrets including instructions to transform coal and clay into diamonds. The Martians
are shown as large brained creatures with big ears.
"Mars"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When renegade law enforcement officer Caution Templar receives a desperate message from
his brother Ino, he hurries to Mars. But his brother is dead, and a mystery unfolds that
could rock the sinister Company to its core. With the help of a beautiful woman named
"Doc" Haliday, Caution fights his way to the truth, in a battle that threatens to turn
the Red Planet red with blood ...
"Mars"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The discovery of life on Mars places a robotic expedition and a manned mission in a race
to the Red Planet. On the way we discover that love - biological, spiritual, and even
mechanical - can flourish in all kinds of ways.
"Mars Adam"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
See "Mars Men"
"Mars and Beyond"
2000 Canada/USA (Feature Film)
In the year 2014, an international team of astronauts is sent to Mars. Officially, their
dangerous mission is to explore the planet most like Earth. But a privileged few know their
real mission is to answer the question: "Are we alone?"
"Mars and April"
2012 Canada (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See Mars et Avril
"Mars Assault!"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes)
See "Alien Escape"
"Mars Attacks!"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martians decide to attack our planet and devastate everything. Why? Because it's fun!!!
They enjoy killing people and destroy buildings; they even play bowling with the statues at
Easter Isles and pose for photos in front of temples as they are blowing up. Will somebody
find a way to stop them or will everyone die in the war with these short, big-brained aliens?
"Mars Attacks Puerto Rico"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
"Mars Attacks the World" - Flash Gordon
1938 USA (Feature Film, 68 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As a deadly ray from space hits the Earth, Flash Gordon travels to its source, the planet
Mars, only to find his old enemy emperor Ming of Mongo. With the help of the clay people
and other fantastic creatures, he fights for the freedom of two planets! A 97 minute edited
version of the 1938 serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars."
"Mars et Avril"
2012 Canada (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mars and April"
Set in a futuristic environment, Mars et Avril tells the story of an elderly
musician and his instrument maker who both become obsessed with the same woman. She
agrees to be the model for their next musical instrument but then gets lost in a
virtual world on the way to Mars.
"Mars Invades Puerto Rico"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
"Mars Men"
1976 Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Italy (82 minutes)
aka: "Huo Xing Ren", "Les Hommes d'une Autre Planète", "Gli Uomini di Marte",
"Mars Adam"
Terrifying invasion from space! The unexpected death-dealing counterattack!
See Clip
"Mars Needs Moms"
2011 USA (Feature Film, 88 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
After tormenting his sister and refusing to eat his veggies, Milo lands in big trouble and
starts viewing his Mom as uncaring and unfair. But when Martians suddenly abduct her, Milo
rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special. In this fun-filled animated
film, based on Berkeley Breathed's popular book, Martians need loving, hardworking mothers
just as much as humans do.
"Mars Needs Women"
1967 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk
proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be
sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
"Mars Project"
1955 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Conquest of Space"
"Mars Sweet Home"
1999 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes)
See "Kasei No Wagaya"
"The Martian"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 141 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce
storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded
and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity,
wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
"Martian Child"
2007 USA (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative
6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
"The Martian Chronicles"
1979 USA (TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes, 98 minutes each, 293 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
Earth sends its first manned probe to Mars in 1999, and a jealous Martian murders the two
astronauts when his wife has erotic dreams of meeting them. Members of a subsequent
expedition are hypnotized into believing that they have landed in the childhood community
of their leader and have been reunited with deceased family and friends, and they are
poisoned by the Martians. Col. John Wilder leads a third expedition and learns that a
chicken pox virus brought to Mars by the first two expeditions has almost eradicated the
Martian population. A member of Wilder's team becomes obsessed with protecting Mars from
Earthman and murders some of the others in Wilder's party, before Wilder kills him.
Colonists arrive on Mars to settle, among them priests seeking God, and a lone Martian
masquerades as the most desired persons of various settlers. Global war on Earth reduces
man's natal planet to radioactive waste, and most of the settlers returned there prior to
the holocaust. Wilder struggles to assemble the remaining humans on Mars, who cope with
their loneliness in different ways and will not leave their piece of Mars, before Wilder
meets a Martian of past or future who tells him the secret of simple Martian life and
convinces him to abandon the Earth lifestyle.
"A Martian in Paris"
1961 France (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Un martien à Paris"
The higher-ups on Mars want to learn all about that strange commodity, peculiar to the
planet Earth, known as "Love." The Martian soon figures out what makes the world go
'round when he meets the gorgeous Liliane.
"Martian Land"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the distant future, a large portion of humanity lives on Mars, in cities that resemble
those once found on Earth. The cities are protected from the inhospitable Martian atmosphere
by dome-like force-fields. When a massive sandstorm breaks through the dome and destroys
Mars New York, those in Mars Los Angeles must figure out how to stop the storm before it
wipes them out next.
See Trailer
"Martian Law"
1998 USA (Unsold TV Series Pilot, 90 minutes)
A sheriff patrols the high-tech frontier of Mars and busts outlaws. Dubbed "Gunsmoke in
space."
"Martian Successor Nadesico"
1996 Japan(Anime TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Kidô Senkan Nadeshiko" and "Mobile Battleship Nadesico"
Aliens known as the Jovians destroyed earth's base on Mars, wiping out its space fleets.
Only one ship stands between Earth and total annihilation - Nadesico. Six feature-length
episodes: 1-Chronicle 1 (Invasion); 2-Mission to Mars; 3-Danger Zones; 4-Paradigm Shifts;
5-Secrets and Lies; 6-Endgame.
"Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of
Darkness"
2003 Japan (Anime Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Earth is being attack by machines from Jupiter called Jovian Lizards, the Earth's last
hope may be the Nadesico, a highly advanced spaceship created by a huge corporation. One of
the crew-members, Atiko Tenkawa, a chef/pilot turns up to discover his childhood friend
Yurika Misumara is the captain. Yurika has a crush on Akito, but other crew-members love him
too, presenting Yurika with competition. Akito, however, isn't interested in any of the girls,
due to the fact that he's busy cooking and trying to cope with a past trauma. Soon the crew
discovers that the Lizards aren't what they appear and may have more enemies than they
bargained for.
"Martians!!!"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes)
See "Spaced Invaders"
"Martians Go Home"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth.
No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No
one can escape their distracting influence. It's up to Mark to figure out how they
got here, and most importantly, how to get rid of them before they drive everyone crazy!
"Martien de Noël, Le"
1971 Canada (TV-65 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Christmas Martian"
"Un martien à Paris"
1961 France (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "A Martian in Paris"
"Marziani Hanno Dodici Mani, I"
1964 Italian/Spanish (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars"
Four Martians assume human guises for a trip to Earth. They're supposed to be preparing
for an invasion by the Red Planet but discover that life on Earth isn't bad. One gets into
the real estate business, another becomes involved in politics, a third falls in love, and
the last ends up as--of all things--a science-fiction author!
"Master Race From Mars"
2011 USA (Feature Film)
In 1888, a persecuted race from the planet Mars escaped to Philadelphia. There were
only a few Martians -- all women. A plan for the survival of their race became Philadelphia
history.
"Mercano the Martian"
2002 Argentina (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Mercano, el Marciano"
Mercano's life on Mars is a peaceful one, until one day a wayward probe from Earth smashes
into his planet, killing his beloved dog. Enraged the intrepid Marian climbs into his
spacecraft and heads out for vengeance, crash landing in Buenos Aires. Ordinarily his
presence would cause alarm, but Argentine society is so indifferent that nobody takes much
notice - he's just another stranger with no job or money. Frustrated he creates his own world
on the Internet, where he strikes up a friendship with a shy boy. However the shy boys father
a businessman always on the lookout for a quick buck, discovers the alien and sees him as an
untapped source of revenue.
"Mercano, el Marciano"
2002 Argentina (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mercano the Martian"
"A Message From Mars"
1921 USA (69 minutes)
Directed by Maxwell Karger, based on a popular stage play of the time.
"A Message from Mars"
1913 UK (59 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As a punishment for stealing somebody else's idea, Ramiel (a Martian) is condemned to
Earth where he must help a selfish man, Horace Parlan, become a better person. The stakes
are high, for the Martian will only be permitted to return to his home planet if he is
successful in his mission to instill a change of heart in his subject.
"Meurtre dans l'espace"
1985 Canada/USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Murder in Space"
"Midnight Movie Massacre"
1988 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Attack from Mars"
Set in the '50s in a movie theatre showing a serial called "Space Patrol," this particular
episode being "Back from the Future." The evil scientist on the serial goes back to the '50s
and his crew members have to chase him. Meanwhile at the theatre, patrons busy themselves
doing strange things. An alien has landed and is eliminating theatre staff and patrons.
"The Mind Benders"
1967 UK (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Quatermass and the Pit"
"Mission Mars"
1968 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut
and a mysterious talking orb.
"Mission to Mars"
2000 USA (Feature Film, 113 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Commander Luc Goddard is selected to lead the first manned mission to Mars. Upon setting
foot on the red planet, the team discovers an ancient, dome like structure which appears
to be a beacon. The dome destroys the team and leaves Luc injured. The recently widowed
Jim McConnell leads the rescue mission. When they arrive, they find Luc surprisingly alive,
and he has spent the time alone learning the secrets of the mysterious construct. The
question now becomes: do they enter the dome and answer humanity's oldest question,
perhaps risking their lives in doing so, or return to Earth with what they do know and
return in force with equipment and supplies?
"Mobile Battleship Nadesico"
1996 Japan (TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Martian Successor Nadesico"
"Monster From Mars"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 66 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Robot Monster"
"Monster of Monsters"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Monster X Strikes Back"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Girara no gyakushû: Tôya-ko Samitto kikiippatsu," "Guilala no
gyakushû: Tôya-ko Summit kikiippatsu," "Guilala's Counterattack: Lake Toya
Summit Crisis," "The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit"
The G8 Summit is being held in Hokkaido, Japan, and the leaders of the World's most powerful
and prosperous nations have arrived to discuss environmental issues. However, arriving at a
diplomatic solution to global warming soon takes a back seat to a greater crisis: a Chinese
space probe returning from a mission to Mars crash lands thirty miles away, and it's soon
discovered that a strange creature hitched a ride to Earth from the Red Planet. The fire-
breathing monster Guilala is now laying waste to the city of Sapporo, and the G8 organizers
propose that the meeting be cancelled and the leaders sent home to safety. However, the
President of the United States is having none of it, and urges his fellow executives to stay
and lead the fight against the interplanetary menace.
"The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit"
2008 Japan (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Monster X Strikes Back"
"Mord i rymden"
1985 Canada/USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Murder in Space"
"Morderstwo w kosmosie"
1985 Canada/USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Murder in Space"
"Mosura"
1996 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mothra"
"M.O.T.H.E.R."
1993 Japan/France (Animated Feature - 80 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The E.Y.E.S. of Mars"
A young boy and girl attempt to save a human civilization on Mars before what remains of the
planet's ecosystem is destroyed.
"Murder in Space"
1985 Canada/USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Meurtre dans l'espace," "Mord i rymden," "Morderstwo w kosmosie"
The crew of an international space mission are on the return leg from Mars to Earth
when an explosion occurs on the craft Conestoga, shortly after the murders start. The
crew of the returning craft are forbidden to return until the murderer is caught.
"Mr. Nobody"
2009 Canada/Belgium/France/Germany (Feature Film, 138 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mr. Nobody takes place in 2092 at a time when Mars has become a vacation planet and all humans
have been made immortal thanks to scientific advancement. The story follows a 120 year old man
named Nemo Nobody who is not only the oldest man alive, but also the last mortal human being.
Nobody is preoccupied by the question of whether or not he has lived the right life.
"Mutant Swinger from Mars"
2003 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A 'long lost sci-fi film' from the 50's, finally, has been recovered! Martians from Mars come
to Earth and force a mad scientist to create a 'chick-magnet' to lure women so they may take
them back to Mars because ... Mars needs women, of course! It's up to Rusty Rave to stop them.
"My Favorite Martian"
1999 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martian Has Landed - There Goes The Neighborhood! News producer Tim O'Hara gets himself
fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter Brace Channing during a live
transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft,
realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim
took the original, but scaled down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve
it. Unfortunately, the electron accelerator is broken and the Martian seeks Tim's help.
Tim and "Uncle Martin" now stay together, but Tim tapes the Alien with hidden cameras for
his story of a lifetime. Ruthless Brace acquires the cassettes after Tim has become a
friend with Martin and decided otherwise. Not only do they now have to hinder the
publication of the material, but also will the (rental) spaceship self-destruct, if not
back in space in a few hours.
"My Favorite Martian"
1963 USA (TV Series 1963-1966, 107 episodes, 30 minutes each) [TMS-SD
Library]
Exodus, an alien from the planet Mars, comes to earth and lives with Timothy O'Hara under the
guise of his uncle Martin O'Hara. He spends most of his time trying to solve some problems
caused by his presence in Earth.
"Naúfragos"
2002 Spain (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Stranded"
"Ne Jouez Pas Avec Les Martiens"
1967 France (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Don't Play with the Martians," "Lent in the Month of March"
"Nebo Zovyot"
1960 Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Battle Beyond the Sun" (re-edited/dubbed American version), "The Heavens Call," "The Sky
Calls," "The Sky Is Calling"
Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.
"Negadon - the Monster from Mars"
2005 Japan (Feature Film, 21 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the near future, in the 100th year of Showa (year 2025). The population of world is
more than 10 billion, and a world-class space development project called "Mars Terraforming
Project" is in process. One day, a spaceship "Izanami" crashes in Japan on the way from
Mars, and it revives the monster Negadon, which was captured by the spaceship. Can the human
race knock down the monster!? Under the desperate situation, a middle age man Ryuichi
Narasaki rises up against the monster. He is an expert of robot engineering who lost his
daughter in an accident which happened during his experiments. Now, a desperate struggle of
Narasaki and Negadon begin!!
"The Night That Panicked America"
1975 USA (Made-for-TV Movie, 92 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The true story of the night that Orson Welles broadcast his version of H.G. Welles' classic
"The War of the Worlds" on the radio. Designed to be as realistic as possible, many people
were fooled into thinking that an alien invasion was actually taking place.
"None Came Back"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Rocketship X-M"
"Operation San Juan"
1965 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster"
"Operazione Vega"
1962 Italy (TV Series, 7 episodes, 60 minutes each)
When Earth authorities threaten to use military force against a rebellious Martian colony,
the settlers on Venus choose the risk of bombardment rather than be a party to the
repression.
"Origin Unknown"
2018 UK (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "2036 Origin Unknown"
"Out of This World"
2016 USA (Feature Film, ?? minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Space Between Us"
"Over-sexed Rugsuckers from Mars"
1989 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Vacuum cleaners rape women, and one falls in love with a man. They spend time together,
criminals are involved and the film ends with a chase with everyone on shopping trolleys
using groceries as weapons. One good scene to look out for is the sequence where the man
and his vacuum lover are reunited and run into each others arms over a bridge to the tune
of Romeo and Juliet!
"Pajama Party"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 82 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Maid and the Martian"
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first
Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to
teenagers. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in
romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie. Naturally, Gogo meets
Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor and his gang
concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Also meanwhile, the local motorcycle
gang wants revenge on the volleyball players for ... getting footprints on their beach.
Somehow all the subplots come together at the pajama party.
"Pianeta degli uomini spenti, Il"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Battle of the Worlds"
"Planet of Blood"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Queen of Blood"
"Planet of Terror"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Queen of Blood"
"Planet of Vampires"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Queen of Blood"
"Planet of the Lifeless Men"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Battle of the Worlds"
"Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs's"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes)
Based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a US soldier finds himself inexplicably
transported to Mars in the midst of a war between two alien races.
"Project Viper"
2002 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It was created to live on Mars, now it is loose on Earth. V.I.P.E.R. is the code name
for a terraforming agent that is to accompany the first group of humans to Mars -- it has been
designed to terraform the hostile the Martian environment and leave the planet ready for
human life. There's only one problem ... they never get it to Mars.
"Project Shadowchaser III"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Project Shadowchaser 3000"
It has been 25 years since the ore spaceship Siberia was last heard from. Unfortunately,
it is now on a collision course with the communications station Comstat 5 which is
orbiting Mars. After one successful maneuver to avoid the Siberia, it rams Comstat 5 and
the crew soon finds that the Siberia crew is dead and the reason that it has been missing
for 25 years. But that reason is trying to destroy them all as it destroyed the Siberia
crew.
"Project Shadowchaser 3000"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Project Shadowchaser III"
"The Purple Monster Strikes"
1945 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 14 minutes each, 209 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
aka: "D-Day on Mars," "The Purple Shadow Strikes"
Invasion of America from 50,000,000 miles away! Daring! Thrilling! Weird! Wonderful! A
Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth's
first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any
earthman. Calling himself the "Purple Monster," the humanoid invader sets about gaining
control of Layton's rocket project. Opposing him is Craig Foster, former Secret Service
man, who episode by episode tries to thwart the monster's attempts to acquire rocket
components. Will Craig ever suspect that his closest associate is really the monster?
"The Purple Shadow Strikes"
1945 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 14 minutes each, 209 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
See "The Purple Monster Strikes"
"Quantum Apocalypse"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Quantum Apocalypse (Judgment Day)"
When a comet unexpectedly changes paths and collides with Mars, kicking up a storm of debris,
a team of government scientists looks to two oddball physicists to investigate an even bigger
threat: the force that caused the comet to veer off track. In their battle to save Earth, the
two geniuses get help from an unlikely source: a small-town mayor's autistic brother.
"Quatermass and the Pit"
1967 UK (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Five Million Years to Earth," "The Mind Benders"
Workers excavating at an underground station in London uncover the skeletal remains of
ancient apes with large skulls. Further digging reveals what is at first believed to be
an unexploded German bomb from World War II. Missile expert Colonel Breen is brought in
to investigate, accompanied by Professor Bernard Quatermass. When the interior of the
"missile" is exposed, a dead locust-like creature that resembles the devil is found.
It is determined by Quatermass that these "locusts" are evil Martians who altered the
brains of our simian ancestors to eventually lay claim to the Earth. When Quatermass's
suspicion that the missile can reactivate the dormant evil in humans is confirmed, all
hell breaks loose.
"Quatermass and the Pit"
1958 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, 33 minutes each, broadcast live)
Work on a new London underground line is halted when a skeleton and what appears to be World
War II missile are uncovered. But the 'missile' turns out to be an alien spacecraft and
Professor Bernard Quatermass is called in to investigate. It soon turns out that the locust
like aliens entombed in the ship are not as dead as they seem and that millions of years
before they had had arrived on Earth from Mars to tamper with the brains of primitive ape
creatures. The opening of the ship unleashes the ancient forces of evil that have lain
dormant in humanity for millenia.
"Queen of Blood"
1966 USA (Feature Film, 78 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Planet of Blood," "The Green Woman," "Planet of Terror," "Planet of Vampires"
The year is 1990. An alien species makes contact with Earth through radio transmission,
notifying of an imminent visit. Alien ship crash lands on Mars, and a rescue team is
sent out from Earth. Eventually a surviving female is located and brought on to the
human ship. The female is light green with an amazing hair-do. After some unsuccessful
attempts by the human crew to feed her, she is more or less left to herself. While most
of the crew sleeps, the Alien female hypnotizes the astronaut on guard. When the crew
awakens, she is sleeping, and the guard is dead!
"Race to Mars"
2007 Canada (TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes, 93 minutes each, 186 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
In the year 2030, the race to be the first to reach the Red Planet is on - and China is
leading the way. China has stunned the world by leapfrogging over America's long-term plans
and has landed a series of advanced rovers and robotic landers in their quest to make the
most important discovery in history - extraterrestrial life on Mars. Once again, America and
its partners, including Canada, are thrust into a winner-take-all space race - but the stakes
are higher than the race to the Moon nearly seven decades earlier.
"Radio-Mania"
1923 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes)
See "M.A.R.S."
"Rebirth of Mothra"
1996 Japan (Feature Film, 104 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mothra"
"Red Faction: Origins"
2011 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom...and 12
years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra, and left a broken
hero in their wake. Jake Mason, Alec's last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction
Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her
kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet,
Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them... a cold-blooded
soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction.
"Red Planet"
2000 USA/Australia (Feature Film, 106 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the near future, Earth is dying. A new colony on Mars could be humanity's only hope.
A team of American astronauts, each a specialist in a different field, is making the
first manned expedition to the red planet and must struggle to overcome the differences
in their personalities, backgrounds and ideologies for the overall good of the mission.
When their equipment suffers life-threatening damage and the crew must depend on one
another for survival on the hostile surface of Mars, their doubts, fears and questions
about God, man's destiny and the nature of the universe become defining elements in their
fates. In this alien environment they must come face to face with their most human selves.
"Red Planet Mars"
1952 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An American scientist contacts Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a
utopia and that Earth's people can be saved if they return to the worship of God.
Revolution sweeps the Earth, including the Soviet Union. But there remains doubt about
the messages being genuine, as an ex-Nazi claims he was duping the Americans.
"Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars"
1981 UK (Feature Film, 91 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A television film incorporating re-edited footage from the 1967 British Supermarionation
television series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons:" An attempt to survey the Mysterons'
planet, Mars, with a space probe is threatened when a scientist attached to the project is
killed and duplicated by the Mysterons.
"Revenge of the Pussy Suckers from Mars"
1995 USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes)
Adult hardcore: As an outer-space resident, you've got to find the perfect Earth man to
clone in order to take over the world. Your selection? Jake Williams. Looks like humankind
will be safe for awhile.
"Revolt of the Robots"
1924 Russia (Feature Film, - 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Aelita - The Queen of Mars"
"Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 110 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
One U.S. astronaut pitted against all the odds beyond this earth! Stranded on Mars with
only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and
food on the lifeless planet.
"Robot Monster"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 66 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Monster From Mars," "Monsters from the Moon"
The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion.
Ordered by The Great One to capture several humans, the Robot Monster becomes confused
once it learns more about humans. Ro-Man, an alien that looks remarkably like a gorilla
in a diving helmet, has destroyed all but six people on the planet Earth. He spends the
entire film trying to finish off these survivors, but complications arise when he falls
for the young woman in the group.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film, depending on which version you watch.
"Rocket Man"
1997 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Rocketman"
"Rocketman"
1997 USA (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Rocket Man"
Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make
his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
"Rocket to the Moon"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Rocketship X-M"
"Rocketship Expedition Moon"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Rocketship X-M"
"Rocketship X-M"
1950 USA (Feature Film, 77 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Expedition Moon," "None Came Back," "Rocket to the Moon," "Rocketship Expedition
Moon"
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon. Because of craft malfunction and some fuel
calculations, they end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful
civilization is found. The scientists determined that an atomic war destroyed most of
the Martians (who surprisingly look like humans). Those that survived reverted to a
caveman-like existence. Two of the Astronauts are killed while on Mars. The remaining
three Astronauts attempt to return to Earth.
"San Daikaijû: Chikyu Saidai No Kessen"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which
extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only
Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to
the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars
with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children
and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on
Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian
lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the
children of Mars.
"Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" - Mystery Science Theater
3000
1991 USA (TV Series, 120 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which
extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only
Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to
the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars
with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children
and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on
Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian
lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the
children of Mars. As only the MST3K can spin it!
"Santo Contra la Invasión de los Marcianos"
1966 Mexico (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Santo Versus the Martian Invasion"
Santo, the masked wrestler, battles Martians intent on taking over the Earth.
"Santo Versus the Martian Invasion"
1966 Mexico (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Santo Contra la Invasión de los Marcianos"
"Sayonara Jupiter"
1983 Japan (Feature Film, 140 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Bye Bye Jupiter," "Sayônara, Jûpetâ"
In the 22nd Century, the United Earth Federation has begun colonizing neighboring planets in
the solar system. While attempting to extract water from Mars' polar ice caps, a UEF science
team uncovers ancient carvings that describe the crash of an alien spacecraft on the planet
Jupiter several millennia ago. The discovery postpones the initial phase of the Jupiter
Solarization Project, a plan to transform the gas giant into a second sun, providing both
additional solar energy for Earth and making the outer worlds fit for colonization.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"Seat 25"
2016 UK (Feature Film, 83 minutes)
When Faye Banks secretly enters a competition to win a seat on the first manned mission
to Mars, she never expects to win. But when the dangerous one way trip becomes a reality,
her life on Earth is turned upside down. With time running out, Faye must decide whether
to leave her husband, family and friends, or has the prospect of leaving for ever made
her realise what she has here on Earth?
See Trailer
"Seven Cities of Atlantis"
1978 UK (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Warlords of Atlantis"
"Sexo Está Loco, El"
1980 Spain (Feature Film, - 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Four Martian men come to Earth in search of fertile women to help re-populate their
homeworld. Their first victim is Juanita, who is raped and due to the highly accelerated
gestation period of the Martians is capable of giving birth to 600 babies an hour! But it
turns out that this is just a stage-show being put on at an Atlantic City nightclub - and
even that may not be as real as it seems ...
"The Ship That Was Sent Off to Mars"
1921 USA
Sci-Fi directed by Raymond Griffith. No description currently available.
"The Shelter"
2002 Spain (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Stranded"
"A Ship to Heaven"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Das Himmelskibet"
"The Sky Calls"
1960 Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes)
See "Nebo Zovyot"
"The Sky Is Calling"
1960 Russia (Feature Film, 77 minutes)
See "Nebo Zovyot"
"Sky Ship"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Das Himmelskibet"
"Space Battleship Yamato"
1974 Japan (TV Series, 26 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Uchû Senkan Yamato"
"The Space Between Us"
2016 USA (Feature Film, 121 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Out of This World"
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders
of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to
discover how he came to be.
See Trailer
"Space Cruiser Yamato"
1974 Japan (TV Series, 26 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Uchû Senkan Yamato"
"Space Jam"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new
attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters (including Marvin the Martian)
would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny
& Co. want to go or not.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"Space Men"
1961 Italy (Feature Film, 79 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Assignment: Outer Space"
"Spaced Invaders"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Martians!!!"
When one saucer of an invasion force has engine trouble, it lands on Earth. It happens to be
Halloween and it happens the invaders are only about 4 feet tall. As the bumbling aliens
wander around the countryside they are taken to be children and they make friends with two
children, one of whom is the daughter of the sheriff. As their troubles mount (it's difficult
for five aliens to conquer a world) they begin to give up their plans of conquest, but then
there is that nasty killer robot.
"Special Report: Journey to Mars"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 120 minutes)
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal, Mars, the TV-network GNN begins its
live coverage of the last two hours. Then the problems start. The landing-computer
malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered
that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we,
the viewers, can see it all live on television.
"Species II"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Species 2: Offspring," "Species 2: Origins"
An astronaut gets infected with alien DNA during the first mission on Mars and runs amok
on earth. The surviving team members from the first film team up with a peaceful,
genetically re-engineered Sil to track the monster down.
"Species II: Offspring"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Species 2"
"Species II: Origins"
1998 USA (Feature Film, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Species 2"
"Spirit Of Wonder: The Movie"
2003 Japan/USA (Anime Feaure Film) [TMS-SD Library]
As young boys, Cooper, Gordon, and Shepherd were enchanted by the theories of life
on Mars published by Percival Lowell. Forming a group club called the "Scientific Boys Club"
the trio will embark upon their long-time dream of traveling to Mars!
"Star Blazers"
1974 Japan (TV Series, 26 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Uchû Senkan Yamato"
"Star Crystal"
1986 USA (Feature Film, 94 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Set in 2032, as missions from Earth are being sent to explore Mars. After two groups of
astronauts are mysteriously killed following the discovery of strange artifacts on the
Martian surface, the crew of the SC-37 go in to try and find out what happened. They soon
learn what became of their predecessors when a bloodthirsty space monster begins lunching on
members of the crew. Will any of them make it back to Earth alive?
"Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars"
2017 USA (Feature Film, 100 minutes)
Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite
station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.
NOTE: This film releases to theaters on August 21,
2017.
See Trailer
"Stranded"
2002 Spain (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Stranded: Naúfragos," "Naúfragos," "The Shelter"
The first manned mission to Mars crashes onto the surface of the planet. The astronauts are
faced with a dire situation. With no resources and no time to wait for the rescue team to
arrive, they have just one alternative: three must die so the other two can survive. But who
will live and who will die?
"Stranded: Naúufragos"
2002 Spain (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Stranded"
"Tengoku No Tobira"
2003 Japan/USA
See "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"
"Terrahawks"
1983 UK (TV Series, 30 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
In the year 2020 Earth is under threat from Martian androids who want revenge on the human
race. They consist of Zelda, her son Youngstar and her sister called Sister. An organization
is set up on Earth called Terrahawks, which is top secret to the rest of the world. This is
led by Dr Tiger Ninestein with other characters such as Sergeant Major Zero.
"The Terror from Beyond Space"
1958 USA (Feature Film, 69 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "It! The Terror from Beyond Space"
"Three Giant Monsters: The Earth's Greatest Decisive Battle"
1964 Japan (Feature Film, 73 minutes)
See "Earth's Greatest Battle"
"The Three Stooges in Orbit"
1962 USA (Feature Film, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Three Stooges have a show to do, but since the rehearsals require cooking, they manage
to get themselves thrown out of every hotel they can find. They finally find room and
board at the home of the goofy inventor, Professor Danforth, but that home has its own
problems. Namely, the Professor is working on a new all-terrain, flying, space worthy
submersible. With some persuading, the Stooges agree to help him finish his invention and
demonstrate it to the military. However, the Martians are interested in the vehicle as
well and when they learn of its perfection, they plan to steal it and destroy the Earth.
Like it or not, the fate of the world rests on the courage of Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe.
"Thunderbirds Are Go"
1966 UK (Feature Film, 93 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
In 2065, the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned
mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two
scientists, criminal mastermind The Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X's wing
mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, The Hood causes a systems failure
and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and
parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X
crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth's atmosphere. In 2067, at the conclusion of an
investigation into the loss of Zero-X, the Inquiry Board of the Space Exploration Center
reaches a verdict of sabotage. In the meantime, a second Mars mission has been planned. Days
before the launch of the new Zero-X, International Rescue agrees to a request to organise
security in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat.
"Tin Can"
2010 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the near future, three astronauts endeavor to complete a journey of unprecedented
ambition. Though they may leave Earth behind, they will soon discover that the past
is not as easy to escape.
NOTE: This film is currently only released through
Amazon Instant Video.
"Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 75 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tom and Jerry mistakenly stow away on the first manned mission to Mars and discover we are
NOT alone ... Martians do exist! The furry duo must join forces with a young Martian girl to
battle asteroid fields, the Martian invasion of Earth, and a gigantic alien robot bent on
destroying anything and anyone in its path.
"Total Recall"
1990 USA (Feature Film, 113 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
What is reality when you can't trust your memory. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Earthbound
construction worker who keeps having dreams about Mars. A trip to a false memory transplant
service for an imaginary trip to Mars goes terribly wrong and another personality surfaces.
When his old self returns, he finds groups of his friends and several strangers seem to have
orders to kill him. He finds records his other self left him that tell him to get to Mars
to join up with the underground. The reality of the situation is constantly in question.
Who is he? Which personality is correct? Which version of reality is true?
"Total Recall: The Series"
1998 Canada/Germany/USA (TV Series, 22 episodes, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Total Recall 2070"
"Total Recall 2070"
1998 Canada/Germany/USA (TV Series, 22 episodes, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Total Recall: The Series"
In the year 2070, police detective David Hume and his partner Ian Farve attempt to track down
a group of murderous androids with ties to a corrupt corporation, named Recall, which are
based on the planet Mars in this pilot for the sci-fi TV series.
"Total Recall 2070 - Machine Dreams"
1999 Canada/Germany/USA (Feature Film, 83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Based on "Total Recall: The Series"
A stunning futuristic thriller about a world so high-tech, man is the only flaw! In the year
2070, the planet Earth is ruled by a single government entity and a conglomeration of
corporations that hold absolute power. The crime rate is virtually nonexistent and the
Citizen's Protection Bureau defends the innocent from unchecked sociotechnological forces.
But when the Bureau partner of Agent David Hume is dramatically gunned down, Hume's
determination to uncover the dangerous truth behind this shocking crime leads him on a
pulse-pounding race through the galaxy!
"Toward Meeting a Dream"
1963 Russia (Feature Film, - 63 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Mechte Navstrechu"
"Toxic Spawn"
1980 Italy/West Germany (Feature Film, 95 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Contamination"
"Trash on Mars"
2019 Czech Republic (Feature Film, 84 minutes)
Flying to Mars is long since out of fashion. The Martian science station is maintained
in emergency mode by an obsolete robot, Bot, left there to his own devices long ago.
Instead of spare parts, Czech tourists arrive on the planet planning to hold a wedding.
But people who don't have their own personal problems sorted out shouldn't go to outer
space. The robot has survived five major sandstorms, has only been reading comic books
about Indians, and has been repeatedly struck by lightning. He does not want to be alone
anymore. Can artificial intelligence get jealous? When the ice caps start to melt, things
happen that normally could not.
See Trailer
"Transformers"
2007 USA (Feature Film, 143 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving
the future of humankind hanging in the balance.
"A Trip to Mars"
1917 Denmark (81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Himmelskibet"
"A Trip to Mars"
1910 USA (Short, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This black and white film produced by Thomas Edison was the first "movie" about Mars. A
professor discovers that when he mixes two magical powders he has the power to reverse
gravity. Some of the powder falls on him, and he is lifted up, flying through the sky until
he finally falls down on the surface of Mars. He escapes some gnarly-limbed trees only to
fall over a ridge and land on the lip of a giant Martian. The giant exhales and blows the
professor into the air, then catches him, again and again, until the professor is propelled
back to Earth. After crash landing back in his laboratory, the professor tries to destroy the
powder only to wind up combining them again. The final shot shows the professor sitting on
the floor of his chaotically spinning laboratory. (NOTE:
Some sources claim that this movie was actually a pirated version of Georges Méliès
popular 1902 silent film, "Le Voyage dans la Lune." Having seen this film, this is definitely
not the case.)
"The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars"
1964 Italian/Spanish (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Marziani Hanno Dodici Mani, I"
"Uchu Daikaijû Girara"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The X from Outer Space"
"Uchû Senkan Yamato"
1974 Japan (TV Series, 26 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Cosmoship Yamato," "Space Battleship Yamato," "Space Cruiser Yamato," "Star Blazers"
In 2199, the population of the Earth has retreated underground after pollution destroys the
surface. The survivors of the cataclysm are further menaced by the brutal aliens from the
planet Gorgon whose relentless assaults look set to crush the last of the human race. But
when a spaceship from the planet Iskandair crashes on Mars, Earth learns of a substance
known as Cosmo-DNX which can clean the planet's blighted atmosphere. They also find plans
that helps them to develop a faster-than-light that will enable to to travel to Iskandair
for help - the drive is built and fitted to the specially converted World War II
battlecruiser which sets out on a journey beset by running battles with the Gorgon forces.
"Ultracop 2000"
1992 Hong Kong/Philippines (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Yu Zhou Zu Ji," "Magkasanga Sa Batas"
In the year 2000, Zorbak, the infamous outlaw from Mars, ignores the Universal Treaty that
forbids interplanetary war and goes on a killing spree on Earth. It is up to Nunez and her
fellow Ultracops to stop Zorbak from conquering the Earth.
"Vampirella"
1996 USA (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Thirty centuries ago on the planet Drakulon a cult led by Vlad kills the Council and escapes
to earth to become the bloodsuckers known as vampires. Ella, daughter of the slain High
Elder, pursues the cult with vengeance in her heart. Shipwrecked for centuries on Mars, she
eventually gets to earth as stowaway on a manned expedition. On present day earth Adam, a
descendant of the Van Helsings, works for PURGE, a paramilitary group dedicated to hunting
vampires. Ella is now known as Vampirella, and must form an uneasy alliance with Adam in order
to locate and deal with their common enemy, Vlad.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"War of the Monsters"
1966 Japan (Feature Film, 100 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon"
"War of the Planets, The
1966 Italy (Feature Film, 99 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "The Deadly Diaphonoids"
"War of the World - Next Century"
1981 Poland (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Wojna Swiatów - Nastepne Stulecie"
Film opens on December 18, 1999, just a few days before the dawn of the new century. A local
reporter, Iron Idem, announces that the Martians have landed. Shortly after that his program
loses its independence: he is given the script telling the crowds how to welcome the invaders.
Then the chaos breaks out: the Martians and police mistreat the populace; things become
violent. Idem's own wife is kidnapped and it seems somebody is trying to reduce his
effectiveness as a reporter. Idem decides to fight back: he illegally broadcasts a message
during the rock concert, but nobody believes him anymore.
"War of the Worlds"
1988 - 1990 USA (TV Series, 2 seasons, 43 episodes, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion"
The attempted Martian invasion of the Earth in the 1950s was thrwated when the aliens fell
foul ofthe common cold virus. But rather than die, the invaders simply went into hibernation
and thirty years later they are revived and a second invasion attempt begins. The Martians
can now possess human bodies and are opposed by a small band of resistance fighters.
"War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 98 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
"They're already here!" (and apparently they're not Martians). Ray Ferrier is a working class
man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's
too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to
him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of
destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through
the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his
children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this
world, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy
it. A Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg production.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a non-existant part
of this film.
See Trailer
"War of the Worlds: Goliath"
2012 USA (Animated Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In 1899, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martian's
80-ft tall, heat-ray spewing, tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the
invaders ultimately fell prey to Earth's tiny bacteria. Fifteen years later, Man has rebuilt
his shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with
giant, steam-powered tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force,
A.R.E.S., is Mankind's first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian
invaders. And return the Martians do.
"War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells'"
2005 USA (Feature Film, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Invasion"
The Asylum presents this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic, in which civilization
is laid to ruin when a race of super aliens invades Earth.
"The War of the Worlds"
1953 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Producer George Pal and director Byron Haskins' landmark adaptation of the H. G. Wells
classic novel that focuses on the invasion of the earth by Martian war machines. The
Martians unleash a direct assault to our planet, with hundreds of invulnerable ships.
The invasion takes place all over the world, and all the major cities are destroyed
one after one; even the atomic bomb can't stop them. But, if the humans can't beat
them, who can? Maybe something MUCH smaller than them ...
"The War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Feature Film, In Production)
The first authentic movie adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells classic novel.
"War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion"
1988 - 1990 USA (TV Series, 2 seasons, 43 episodes, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "War of the Worlds
"War of the Worlds The True Story"
2012 USA (Feature Film, 102 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Based on the most beloved alien invasion story of all time by H.G. Wells, the film is
presented as a news reporter's first hand memoirs. The film assumes the world knows there
was a war between Earth and Mars in the year 1900 and is presented as the eyewitness account
of Bertie Wells, the last living survivor of the Earth/Mars War as he struggles to find
his wife amidst the destruction of humankind at the hands of terrifying alien invaders.
See Trailer
"War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
2008 USA (Feature Film, 85 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The aliens return to complete their plan of human domination, launching a second wave of
attacks that threaten to destroy what is left of humanity. Sequel to The Asylum's "H.
G. Wells' War of the Worlds" (2005)
"Warlords of Atlantis"
1978 UK (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Warlords of the Deep", "Seven Cities of Atlantis"
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson
are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures
of Atlantis. The diving bell destroyed, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all
dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent,
an advance alien race from Mars that makes slaves of the ship-wrecked sailors. The Martians
want to rule the human world, and due to his high IQ, they think that Charles may join them.
See Trailer
"Warlords of the Deep"
1978 UK (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Warlords of Atlantis"
"Watchmen"
2009 USA (Feature Film, 162 minutes)
A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are called together once again to
investigate the murder of one of their own. What they discover an age-old conspiracy to
change the balance of power in a world not different from our own.
"A Witch Without a Broom"
1968 Spain (Feature Film, 88 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An American professor becomes the object of desire of a beautiful 15th-century apprentice
sorceress. She takes him on an odyssey from the Stone Age to a futuristic Martian jaunt.
"The Wizard of Mars"
1964 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Horrors of the Red Planet"
Four American astronauts, three men and a woman, crash-land in a desert region of Mars. With
an ever-decreasing air supply, the group ventures out into the red planet's terrain. The
group encounters alien terrors as they make their way to an ancient city. There they meet
the highly intelligent "Wizard," who blocks their efforts to escape the hostile planet.
"Wojna Swiatów - Nastepne Stulecie"
1981 Poland (Feature Film, 96 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "War of the World - Next Century"
"World Without End"
1956 USA (Feature Film, 81 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Four astronauts returning from mankind's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash
on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. Our heroes meet with hideous mutant
cavemen, giant spiders, love-struck beauties in short dresses, and jealous old geezers in
sparkly skullcaps as they struggle to save humanity and build a new world.
"The X from Outer Space"
1967 Japan (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Uchu Daikaijû Girara," "Girara," "Big Space Monster Guilala," "Gilala"
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on
the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet,
they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of
the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien
monster that tramples Japan.
"Yu Zhou Zu Ji"
1992 Hong Kong/Philippines (Feature Film, 86 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
See "Ultracop 2000"
"Zombie Cats from Mars"
2015 USA (Feature Film, 89 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Billy sees a UFO land. Billy retreats into his head, imagining that aliens are taking
over the town. Billy's friend Cameron is skeptical, as is the rest of the town. Meanwhile,
people are starting to die. Billy, wrapped up in a world of science fiction, discovers a
story in which Martian Cats land on Earth and inflict horror upon the town. Confident
that the killings are the result of the UFO delivering alien cats, he sets off on his
own mission to save the town.
See Trailer
"Zombies of the Stratosphere"
1952 USA (Serial, 12 episodes, 14 minutes each, 167 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
Security agent Larry Martin, who can fly with an experimental rocket suit, investigates
clandestine visits to earth by a Martian spaceship. Meanwhile, villainous Martians
conspire with a traitorous atomic scientist to blast earth out of its orbit and replace
it with Mars! Can Larry and his cohort Bob Wilson stop the Martians before they complete
their dastardly project? Not a zombie in sight.
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"War of the Worlds"
2019 UK, France, USA (TV Series, 8 episodes, 49 minutes each, 392 minutes total)
Set in contemporary France, this Anglo-French reimagining of H. G. Wells' classic in
the style of Walking Dead follows pockets of survivors forced to team up after an
apocalyptic extra-terrestrial strike.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a non-existant part
of this film.
See Trailer
"The War of the Worlds"
2019 UK (TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes, 48 minutes each, 144 minutes total)
In London during the Edwardian era, George and Amy's attempt to start a life together
in defiance of British society. They suddenly must face the escalating terror of an
invasion of England from Mars, while also fighting for their very lives against an
unstoppable enemy beyond humanity's comprehension.
See Trailer
"92MARS"
2018 USA (7 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
Ever since Arora was a kid she wanted to become an astronaut. She worked hard and did
everything she thought will get her closer to her dream, including letting go of her
loved ones. As she fulfilled her goals, she realized that every step she took, also
prepared her to embrace what she will ultimately call "The greatest adventure of her
life".
Watch the Film
"MAN FROM MARS"
2018 USA (6 minutes)
An Astronaut, the first man to walk on Mars, is suffering from PTSD from something he
saw that he wasn't supposed to.
"REDEMPTION"
2018 USA (4 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
Astronaut, Alice Price, is on the mission of a lifetime -- the first manned spacecraft
to Mars. But this mission is more than just scientific discovery, it's also a chance to
redeem her family's name.
Watch the Film
"TEAM MARS: ANTARCTICA"
2018 USA (Web Series, 6 episodes, 10 minutes each)
A comedy series about a group of astronauts living in a Mars simulation in Antarctica.
The astronauts spend three years living together in 1200 square feet, simulating what
life would be like if they lived together on Mars.
Watch the Series
"LIFE ON MARS?"
2018 UK (3 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
NASA have sent Curiosity on a long journey to reach Mars and analyse the surface for
any signs of life. This short film attempts to bring humour to the world of science
whilst exploring the possibility that we could one day enjoy life on Mars with some
interesting species.
Watch the Film
"FATMAN AT LIGHTSPEED"
2018 Canada, UK (TV Series, 22 Episodes, 47 minutes each)
Now in production
Mars is inhabited, humans genetically modified to live in the Martian environment, that
was working fine. Recently though, ordinary Humans, (who call the modified humans "Martinis")
start to aggressively Terra-forming Mars to their liking. The two cannot flourish in the
same conditions and stealth wars break out between them. To the tall, thin Martinies, all
non-modified humans are "FATmen" a reference to comparative appearance, but also to the
greedy appetites of Earth-borne immigrants. Tedesco, his argumentative family in tow, is
one such immigrant family coming into Mars (on his used former space-brothel ship). Tedescoe
is an ex-police-man now in search of a new kind of work, a safe place for his family, and
a life free of politics. But soon his job providing security at a terra-forming station,
will cause him to take sides, the consequences for his family and him will be life-changing.
"THE FIRST"
2018 USA (TV Series, 8 episodes, 45 minutes each)
Now available on Hulu.com
The First is a near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the
first humans on Mars. Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram,
the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest
pioneering feat in human history.
Watch the Film
"GALILEO: AWAKENED UNIVERSE"
2018 SKorea (TV Series, 10 episodes, 8 minutes each)
A reality program that will show facets on surviving in planet Mars. It has been a favorite
subject in the world of science, so a project of this magnitude and concept would surely
raise curiosity from the viewers. The new experimental TV program is a new concept that
takes a science-fiction variety approach. The crew joins the team of "Mars Exploration
Project", currently conducted in Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, which houses
a simulated environment of the planet Mars.
Watch the First Episode
"THERE LIES ANOTHER WORLD"
2017 USA (Short, 8 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
When teenage siblings Jack and Jessie discover the whereabouts of their missing toys,
they climb over the neighbor's fence to retrieve their belongings against their better
judgement. Jack discovers strange instruments and a half-built makeshift telescope
hiding in the back when he is confronted by the scary neighbor in a gas mask - who turns
out to be nothing but a friendly little girl, Zaniah. Zaniah explains herself through a
live streaming of a reporter covering the launch of NASA's first colonization shuttle to
Mars and points out to the telescope and the ticking clock. Jack and Jessie decide to
help Zaniah finish building the telescope before time runs out so they could all see the
launch together. What begins as a rescue mission soon turns into a space expedition as
they witness the beginning of a new era - Three very different kids brought together by
space, by the future and by their love of exploration.
Watch the Film
"OTHERS WILL FOLLOW"
2017 USA (Short, 9 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
The lone survivor of the first mission to Mars uses his last moments to pass the torch
of inspiration.
Watch the Film
"DOCTOR WHO: THE EMPRESS OF MARS"
2017 UK (TV Series, Season 10 Episode 9, 61 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
The Doctor, Bill and Nardole arrive on Mars, and find themselves in an impossible conflict
between Ice Warriors... and Victorian soldiers. As the Martian hive awakens around them, the
Doctor faces a unique dilemma -- this time the humans, not the Ice Warriors are the invaders.
When Earth is invading Mars, whose side is he on?
Watch the Trailer
"SOL 87"
2017 USA (Short, 10 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
On his isolation cycle to Mars, Astronaut Commander Stephen James inadvertently discovers
the darker side of the planet. This Science fiction thriller explores what a mission to
Mars could look like in the near future.
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"MARTIAN ROMANCE"
2017 USA (Short, 2 minutes)
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. A man's point of view of his break up with
his girlfriend.
"MARTIAN SANDS"
2016 USA (4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Welcome toShort, the working week.
Watch the Film
"MARS IV"
2016 France (Short, 15 minutes)
2053. Four astronauts, assisted by a robot, are stationed on Mars in an underground base
for a two-year mission. As they make an unexpected discovery that will force them to face
serious responsibilities towards Earth, they are victims of violent hallucinations...
Watch a trailer
"THE MARS 500 SHOW"
2016 USA (Web series, 8 episodes, ~7 minutes each, 57 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
In 2010 ASSA (American Science of Space Agency) designed a program to test the limits
of the human mind in an isolated environment. The goal of the experiment was to discover
what the mental toll would be for the crew of a manned mission to Mars. So a test was
approved, and in September of 2010, four volunteers stepped into a windowless, carpeted
basement in Cape Canaveral, FL and were sealed inside for five hundred days of isolation.
They were never seen again... and this is the story."
Watch the Seres
"SOUTH PARK: THE END OF SERIALIZATION AS WE KNOW IT"
2016 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 20 Episode 10, 21 minutes)
Stan and Kyle run away with Ike, Cartmans' trip to Mars lands him on death row, Mr.
Garrison and Randy help the trolls destroy a country.
"MARS"
2016 USA (Mini-Series, 6 episodes, 47 minutes each, 283 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
From the National Geographic Channel: In a unique hybrid of scripted drama and documentary,
executive producers Brian Grazer & Ron Howard present this epic series following a thrilling
quest - the first manned voyage from Earth to Mars leads to a 2032 mission to colonize the
red planet.
Watch the Trailer
"FIRED ON MARS"
2016 USA (Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Jeff just got fired from his job on Mars. With no hope of re-employment on his desolate
horizon and his wife spending an unhealthy amount of time with her yoga teacher, he
turns to DVD box-sets and chips for consolation.
Watch the Film
"WOMEN ARE FROM MARS"
2016 USA (Web series, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An all women group of international astronauts embark on a one-way mission to colonize Mars -
not realizing their billionaire male patron is along for the ride, cryogenically frozen
in a locked room on the ship.
Watch the Series
"THE SIMPSONS: THE MARGE-IAN CHRONICLES"
2016 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 27 Episode 16, 22 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for a one-way Mars Space Colony - to Marge's dismay.
Marge and the family go through the training process with Lisa, hoping to force her to quit.
Watch the Film
"THE EXPANSE"
2015 USA (TV Series, 49 episodes, 42 minutes each)
Set in a future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, a police detective,
a ship's officer and his crew unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace across the Solar
System and the survival of humanity.
See Trailer-Season One
Watch the Series
See Trailer-Season Two
"CITIZEN MARS"
2015 USA (Web series, 5 episodes, 8 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
You've heard about Mars One. We've spoken to its CEO and co-founder. And, plenty of
ink's been spilled on the project due to the unanswered questions regarding its scientific,
technological and financial feasibility. The concerns don't end there, either. Traveling
to Mars is an incredibly lengthy and dangerous endeavor, and it's unclear how the crew will
deal with the social and psychological stresses inherent to the mission. There are those
who believe Mars One is preying upon the largesse of its backers and would-be colonists.
Who would, despite such questions, still dedicate themselves to Mars One and the dream
of walking on another planet? Citizen Mars tells the story of five such individuals.
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"MARTIAN ARTS / MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLERS"
2015 USA (Short, 2 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Martian arts, multimedia storytellers, asked us to create a video that represents the
way they like to work. We put all our heart and we really enjoyed to do it.
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"DELIVERY FROM EARTH"
2015 USA (Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A science-fiction short film about the first human born on Mars, told from the perspective
of a Navajo family living in Gallup, New Mexico.
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"MARS NEEDS MOVIES"
2015 USA (Short, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
With The Martian coming out and with Mars all over the news, we thought it would be
fun to explore movies featuring Mars.
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"RED MISSION"
2015 USA (Short, 24 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the year 2053, Richards, Hudson, and Bowman are the first astronauts to be sent on
a mission to the Red Planet. Richards, who is alone in the Mars Red II Recon Orbiter,
must figure out what has happened to his friends when the mission takes an unexpected turn.
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"SUPERGIRL"
USA 2015 (TV Series, 109 episodes) 43 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
Years ago, Krypton was about to explode and Kal-El was sent to Earth to escape that fate.
However, his older cousin, Kara, was also intended to accompany the infant as his protector.
Unfortunately, Kara was accidentally diverted into the timeless Phantom Zone for years
before finally arriving on Earth decades later and found by her cousin who had grown into
Superman. Years later, Kara Danvers is a young professional adrift in a thankless job until
a fateful crisis ignites a sense of purpose using Kryptonian powers she had long hidden.
Inspired, Kara decides to emulate her cousin's superheroic ways, only to find her foster
sister introducing her to the secret Department of Extra-Normal Operations, dedicated to
fighting alien menaces including those Kara inadvertently led to Earth. Now with such help,
the Maid of Might takes her place as Earth's newest champion with new friends and enemies
challenging her world.
"MARS-3"
Spain 2015 (Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Whatever happened to the Mars 3 probe lander?
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"'WATERS OF MARS' ABRIDGED (Doctor Who Puppets)"
UK 2015 (Short, 1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
The thrilling episode of Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars, in 75 seconds reenacted by PUPPETS!
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"CASTLE: THE WRONG STUFF"
USA 2015 (TV Series, Season 7 Episode 16) 43 minutes [TMS-SD Library]
When an astronaut in a Mars simulation is killed, Castle and Beckett don spacesuits and
enter the simulation to investigate. Much to their surprise, it seems no one inside and
no one outside could have committed the murder.
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"RED PEARL"
2015 USA (Short, 13 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A Nigerian girl embarks on an extraordinary life journey to keep her mother's spirit
alive.
CineSpace Jury Award from NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society at the 2015 Houston
Cinema Arts Festival.
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"MARTIAN"
2015 Latvia (Short, 7 minutes)
A boy wins a new toy in a claw machine - an ordinary Martian doll. It turns out that things
are not that simple, the boy finds himself on Mars and he has to fight with a whole bunch
of the Martians.
"LEGO THE MARTIAN"
2015 USA (Short, 2 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A short funny stop motion video on the troubles that come with being abandoned on Mars,
based off the upcoming movie "The Martian."
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"MARS 299 792 458 M S 1"
2015 France (Short, 1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
56 million kilometers separate the Earth from Mars, at this distance the communication
is long in arriving.
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"SPACE 1889: THE MOVIE"
2015 Germany (Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Prolific inventer Thomas Alva Edison invents an "ether propeller" which can propel ships
through the "luminiferous aether" (the universal medium that permeates space), and travel
to Mars in 1870 accompanied by Scottish soldier of fortune Jack Armstrong, where they
discover that the planet is inhabited. They soon, with Martian help, open up the solar
system for colonial exploitation.
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"LOVE ON MARS - A LEGO FILM WITH CURIOSITY"
2015 USA (Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A Love Story with Curiosity, the rover sent by the NASA in 2012 to explore Mars.
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"HAWAII FIVE-0: KE KOHO MAMAO AKU"
2014 USA (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 9, 43 minutes)
It's Christmas and the team are off to the Big Island to solve a cowboy's murder on Mars.
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"LAST SUNRISE"
2014 USA (Short, 38 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Dr. Steven Drake is stranded on Mars. With his oxygen supply compromised, Steven is unable
to reach base. He is on-camera talent for REDTHESIS. The reality show that brings the
planet MARS into your living room.
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"ALICE ON MARS"
2014 UK (Short, ?? minutes)
We all know Alice -- one of the most popular female characters in history! Her first
adventures were written 150 years ago and nearly every adventure film since then has simply
been an adaptation of her adventures in wonderland! Now it is time for a brand new adventure!
When Alice is abducted by aliens she begins her biggest and strangest adventure. In a tale
told to the boy Robert by his Granddad's ventriloquists' dummy, Alice, together with her
loyal and brave flock of performing kiwi birds, becomes embroiled in a twisted epic saga
of worlds domination, robot wars and thwarted romance..
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"ALDNOAH.ZERO"
2014 Japan (Anime TV series, 40 episodes, 24 minutes)
In 1972, an ancient alien hypergate was discovered on the surface of the moon. Using this
technology, humanity began migrating to Mars and settling there. After settlers discovered
additional advanced technology, the Vers Empire was founded, which claimed Mars and its
secrets for themselves. Later, the Vers Empire declared war on Earth, and in 1999, a
battle on the Moon's surface caused the hypergate to explode, shattering the Moon and
scattering remnants into a debris belt around the planet. Cut off from Mars, the remnants
of the Vers Empire established several massive orbital space stations within the debris
belt and a ceasefire was established. 15 years later, in 2014, an attack on the Vers princess
during a peace mission causes the Empire to launch a new attack on Earth, this time determined
to conquer it once and for all.
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"MARTIAN AMERICAN"
2014 USA (Short, 21 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A lonely Martian travels to Los Angeles to start a new life and make new friends, but
when faced with adversity, culture shock, and self doubt, he struggles to find the courage
to stay.
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"MARS"
2014 France (Short, 1 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An experimentation at the intersection of illustration, animation and comic. About space,
Mars and human colonisation.
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"MAN ON MARS"
2013 USA (Short, 13 minute)
Unable to readjust after a long journey, an Astronaut must choose between the draw of
space or the love of his wife.
"FUTURESTATES: THE 6th WORLD"
2013 USA (Short, 15 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Navajo Astronaut Tazbah Redhouse is a pilot on the first spaceship sent to colonize Mars.
But a mysterious dream the night before her departure indicates there may be more to her
mission than she understands.
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"MARS MAN"
2013 USA (Short, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A man on Mars is sent to fix the malfunctioning life support machine for his space station
when he has an accident and injures his space suit, can he fix the machine in time before
his oxygen runs out?
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"THARSIS SLEEPS"
2013 UK (Short, 5 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
'Tharsis Sleeps' is a frame by frame embroidered animation. Tharsis is a volcanic region
on Mars that is home to some of the largest volcanoes in the solar system. Terra forming
is the theoretical process of deliberately modifying a planets atmosphere, temperature,
surface topography or ecology to be similar to the biosphere of Earth to make if habitable
by Earth-like life. By dropping a nuclear bomb into Mars' volcano Tholus, Throne aim to
erupt all the volcanoes on the red planet thus heating up the atmosphere and rising the
icy seas that lie beneath it's surface. Making Mars habitable and saving the human race
from imminent self-destruction on their home planet, Earth.
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"MARS II"
2013 UK (Short, 13 minutes)
Four scientists taking part in an earth-based simulation of the journey to Mars. When
complications occur within the simulator, it becomes apparent all may not be what it seems.
The crew are forced into making choices from conflicting facts and beliefs; choices that
could mean life or death, Earth or Mars.
"THE MARTIAN"
2013 USA (Short, 10 minutes)
After anxiety-prone Emily breaks up with slightly-autistic Marvin, he reveals his plans
to lock himself in his basement for the next 2 years as a Mars Capsule simulation. Emily
must now decide whether to let Marvin cut himself off from the world or to join him on
his journey to 'Mars.'
"DOCTOR WHO: COLD WAR"
2013 USA (TV Series, Season 7 Episode 9, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Doctor and Clara find themselves dealing with Cold War tensions when the TARDIS
lands aboard a disabled Soviet ballistic submarine. The Doctor isn't the only alien
being on board however - while engaged in undersea drilling, Professor Grisenko thought
he'd found a mammoth and brought the creature on the boat encased in ice. It isn't a
mammoth but an Ice Warrior, who has been lying dormant for 5000 years. He identifies
himself as Grand Marshal Skaldak but when he cannot contact others of his kind, he
assumes he is the last of his race. He now has every intention of starting a thermonuclear
war between the superpowers and destroy Earth.
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"DUMBEST GIRL ON MARS"
2013 USA (Short, 1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
NASA sent a girl into space, to land on Mars and set up a base. A one way trip up into
the stars; meet Lisa, the dumbest girl on Mars.
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"PHONE HOME"
2012 UK (Short, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first man on Mars makes an historic phone call.
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"MAN ON MARS"
2012 Canada (Short, 1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
Man On Mars follows the liftoff sequence of astronaut J.T. on a 506 day solo mission to
Mars. In the final seconds to takeoff, J.T. is hit by a wave of anxiety. J.T. begins to
contemplate the worldly things he is leaving behind. As the countdown hits one the ship
has already taken off; the disassociation from humanity is complete.
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"LIFE ON MARS"
2011 UK (Short, 4 minutes)
aka: "Exciting New Life on Mars"
Witness the stunning development on the surface of Mars; resourceful, mysterious and
fascinating planet. Every day the future of mankind is being shaped by the hundreds of
countless engineers and architects who work tirelessly on terraforming the hostile atmosphere
of Mars.
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"MARS: NO MESSAGE RECEIVED"
2011 USA (Short, 10 minutes)
A meta-fictional "found footage" re-telling of NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission as a
story of outcast people and forgotten technology. The film is comprised of one long
take and actual material from the surface of Mars.
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"MARTIAN 2"
2011 USA (Short, 7 minutes)
Captain Courageous joins the team to battle a space dragon.
"THE MARTIAN"
2011 Germany (Short, 1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martian is a short clip that combines computer animation and the art of sticking
strange things into peoples faces. It features lots of gold, deep marsian reds and a
touch of Star Wars.
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"MARS"
2011 Austria (Short, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
MARS is about the first landing of mankind on the red planet. This mission does not quite
go according to plan and a bitter race around the planet begins.
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"MARS!"
2011 UK (Short, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A short narrative about human interplanetary exploration.
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"LAST FLIGHT"
2011 New Zealand (Short, 15 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
200 million kilometers from Earth, her base destroyed and her oxygen supply running out, a
lone astronaut begins a perilous trek across the windswept deserts of Mars. Her only company
are the sporadic transmissions she receives from Earth; radio reports counting down the
minutes to global war. As her difficulties increase, the astronaut is forced to search for a
way to come to terms with her circumstances - for herself and for the future of life in the
universe.
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"MARTIAN"
2010 USA (Short, 7 minutes)
Martian and Terra discover a lifeless Jovian freighter is not abandoned.
"PIONEER ONE"
2010 USA (Web Episode Series, Season 1 Episodes 1-6, 35 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
A mysterious spaceship enters Earth's atmosphere, spreading radiation over hundreds of miles
of rural Montana. Officials are quick to bring up the possibility of a terrorist attack,
specifically the detonation of a dirty bomb, but an investigation of the debris in Canada
uncovers a live human being in a Soviet space suit in an unstable condition. A note handwritten
in Russian found at the crash site says that the man is the child of cosmonauts living at a
base on Mars.
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"DOCTOR WHO: THE WATERS OF MARS"
2010 USA (TV Series, Season 2008-2010 Special, 62 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Doctor arrives on Mars in the year 2059 and joins the first human Earth colony led
by Adelaide Brooke. The day he arrives is also the day history records the entire settlement
destroyed in an unknown cataclysm with all members of the settlement being killed. Everyone
soon realizes that colonists are being infected by some unknown agent and are being transformed
into zombie-like creatures. For reasons that are eventually explained, The Doctor is not
prepared to save them and tells Brooke that she has to die.
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"THE PLANETEER"
2010 USA (Short, 17 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Like Ferdinand Magellan, eleven-year-old Bradley Maguire, an imaginative backyard astronomer,
has dreams to set sail... around the solar system. So, in preparation for his future endeavors,
Bradley's built an accurate and detailed model of the solar system with hopes of taking
home a first place ribbon at the school science fair. To Bradley's surprise, no one shows
any interest in Bradley's model except for visiting former astronaut, Commander Perry Scott,
and when NASA loses contact with the crew on a Mars-bound mission, Bradley's solar system
model may help the world's leading scientists unravel the cosmic mystery.
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"FREEBORN"
2010 USA (Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Fifty years after the first rover landings, mankind spreads upon Mars in waves. Peace and
unity between the two planets is short lived as civil unrest leads to the beginnings of
an interplanetary revolution, a compassionate DC government agent finds herself torn between
her allegiance to Earth and an impending Mars invasion.
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"THE CATS OF MARS MEET THE TOY CAR"
2010 USA (Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In Mars' ancient ruins live the Cats of Mars. One day a toy car lands. He only wants to
work and work, he never wants to sleep or play. The cats think he's sad, they decide to
help.
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"MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: MICKEY'S MESSAGE FROM MARS"
2009 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 2 Episode 31, 18 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mickey, Goofy, Daisy and Pluto fly to the red planet.
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"A MARTIAN CHRISTMAS"
2008 USA (Animated Short, 48 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When a Martian civilization discovers a space exploration device from Earth, they mistakenly
assume Earthlings are planning to invade Mars! In response, they send a spaceship to destroy
Earth, which just happens to arrive during one of our most beloved holiday seasons -- Christmas.
But things don't go as planned: an 8-year-old Martian kid, Kip, stowaways on the ship to spend
time with his busy father, the commander of the ship.
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"MURDOCH MYSTERIES: THE ANNOYING RED PLANET"
2008 Canada (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 13, 4 minutes)
Murdoch and Crabtree investigate the strange murder of Henri Gaston, who is found lying
in the upper limbs of a very tall tree. There were no footprints leading up to tree so
they have no theories as to how he may have gotten there. Gaston was an avid astronomer
with a particular fascination about Mars and Constable Crabtree begins to think that
Martians may be responsible. Murdoch however suspects a more human perpetrator, especially
when he learns that Gaston was refusing to sell his land to a developer. What they eventually
stumble upon is something that is completely alien to their experience.
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"THE CARTOON ADVENTURES OF MAJOR MARS"
2008 USA (Animated, 9 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An action-packed parody of 1940s adventure serials rendered as an homage to 1960s Saturday-morning
cartoons. Major Mars ("...whose middle names are Danger...Disaster...and Catastrophe!") battles
Dr. XYZ ('The Last Name in Evil') in a more innocent time of comic entertainment and sugar-coated
cereals.
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"ROBOT CHICKEN: MAURICE WAS CAUGHT: ANNIE'S SUPER SWEET 16"
2008 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 4 episode 72 segment, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - It'd be nice to say money didn't change Little
Orphan Annie. It'd be nice to say, but it would be a lie.
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"ROBOT CHICKEN: THEY TOOK MY THUMBS: BRING A SIDEKICK TO WORK DAY"
2008 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 4 episode 62 segment, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Justice League takes a pause from crimefighting for an afternoon of sexual innuendo,
pranks, and boy-hunting.
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"ARIA: THE ANIMATION"
2008 Japan (Anime TV series, 40 episodes, 24 minutes)
This animated series follows the adventures of Akari, a young apprentice gondolier in the
winding canals of Neo-Venezia, a city on the planet Aqua, formerly known as Mars but now, in
the 24th century, a water-rich terraformed world. As she slowly works her way up in the Aria
canal-guide company, she befriends and faces challenges with her teacher, fellow apprentices
and various inhabitants of Aqua.
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"BAH, HUMDUCK! A LOONEY TUNES CHRISTMAS"
2006 USA (Animated Short, 46 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Marvin the Martian appeared in this Looney Tunes version of "A Christmas Carol" as an
employee at Daffy Duck's Lucky Duck Super Store. Marvin, homesick for his planet Mars,
wants to go back for Christmas (but also mentions that he's planning to destroy the Earth
while he's there). At first, Daffy doesn't let him take Christmas off, since he expects
the employees to work on Christmas Day. After being visited by the abrasive yet well-
intentioned Christmas ghosts, Daffy is redeemed, and as part of a surprise Christmas
celebration, gives Marvin a rocket that will go faster than the speed of light, allowing
him to make it to Mars yesterday.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
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"LIFE ON MARS: LIFE IS A ROCK"
2008 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 17, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A present-day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s. An American
remake of the BBC series. The series centers around Detective Sam Tyler, assigned to the
125th Precinct Detective Squad of the New York City Police Department. At the end of the
series, in what appears to be a deus ex machina, it is revealed that Tyler's 2008 and 1973
realities were both fictitious, created by the onboard computer of a spacecraft that is
carrying Tyler, Hunt, Norris, Carling, and Skelton on the first ever manned mission to the
planet Mars, in 2035.
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"PHINEAS AND FERB -- UNFAIR SCIENCE FAIR & UNFAIR SCIENCE FAIR
(Redux)"
2007-2009 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 2, Episode 2 & 3, 23 minutes)
[TMS-SD Library]
After Phineas and Ferb built a portal to Mars for Baljeet, Candace enters it because she
thinks her friends avoid her, but then the portal wears. Perry helps Dr. Doofenshmirtz by
Shopping for his giant bicarbonate volcano.
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"POSTCARDS FROM THE FUTURE"
2007 USA (Short, 38 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A large-format feature motion picture that explores our future in space - seen through the
eyes of an engineer working to build a base on the moon, and who occasionally sends video
postcards back to his wife and family on Earth.
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"MARS:2020:SPRINGTIME"
2006 USA (Animated Short, 2 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Animation created for a contest using Carrara Studio software. Contest theme was Mars
in the year 2020 in the springtime. "At the time I created it there was much talk in
the news about previous Mars probes that had failed," says creator Nick Jacoubousky.
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"THE SEA OF PERDITION"
2006 Iceland (Experimental, 9 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An experimental short film portraying a stranded cosmonaut on Mars by cult favorite director
Richard Stanley as part of the IBM 1401 - A Users Manual project -- one of five short
films based on the 5th act of the album by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson.
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"THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS -- KING OF MARS"
2006 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 3, Episode 18, 24 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It's a race through space and across the surface of Mars as Jimmy, Carl, Sheen, Cindy and Libby
try to beat billionaire boy Eustace Strytch to a new source of power that could revolutionize
the energy industry forever!
"MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: GOOFY ON MARS"
2006 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 9, 23 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When Goofy crash lands on Mars, it's up to Mickey and friends to save him!
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"ROBOT CHICKEN: LUST FOR PUPPETS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CALVIN"
2006 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 2 episode 38 segment, 2 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - Calvin and Hobbes have fun therapy adventures.
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"THE SIMPSONS: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XVII -- THE DAY THE EARTH
LOOKED STUPID"
2006 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 18 Episode 4, 7 minutes)
In the late 1930s, Kang and Kodos land in Springfield as part of an alien invasion, but the
town, completely taken in by Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, doesn't
pay much attention.
"GRIM & EVIL: BILLY & MANDY VS. THE MARTIANS"
2006 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 6 Episode 8, 24 minutes)
Grim finally manages to escape from Billy and Mandy, but he finds himself working for an even
more sinister force -- the Martian Grim Reaper and his zombie army.
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"NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET"
2005 UK (TV Series, 25 episodes, 21 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet"
Captain Scarlet is the indestructible hero of Spectrum at war with the Mysterons. Even
though they managed to kill him with a self-made weapon, the Mysterons rebuilt Scarlet
as an invincible human replica to infiltrate Earth and lead their war against our planet.
But Captain Scarlet's human psyche survived, took control of his human body, and now this
indestructible hero leads the fight against the evil force!
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"TOM ON MARS"
2005 USA (Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An astronaut goes on a second mission to Mars, but something is different when he comes back.
A cinematic perspective on psychological problems of space travel and solitude.
Watch it online here.
"THE CODE"
2005 USA (TV Series, 330 minutes)
Take an amazing journey through history to examine the technology of ancient civilizations on
both Earth and Mars. In 1982, Carl Munck uncovered what is now thought to be the oldest code
system on the planet. Based on the structural design and location of the world's ancient
artifacts, this deceptively simple system tells of space travel thousands of years ago, as
well as a strong link between our planet and Mars.
"STAR TREK ENTERPRISE: DEMONS"
2005 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 20, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A xenophobic faction of humanity known as Terra Prime creates a Vulcan-human hybrid child
from Trip's and T'Pol's DNA. The organization, led by John Frederick Paxton, is dedicated to
repelling all non-human species from Earth and Earth's solar system. The group takes over a
meteorite-deflector array on Mars in order to undermine talks on Earth to form a new
coalition of planets.
Part 1 of a 2 part story arc.
"STAR TREK ENTERPRISE: TERRA PRIME"
2005 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 21, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
"John Frederick Paxton, the leader of the human xenophobic group Terra Prime introduced in
the previous episode, threatens to destroy Starfleet Command, using a meteorite-deflector
array on Mars, unless all aliens leave Earth immediately. Archer, Reed, Phlox and Mayweather
take a shuttlepod to the array under cover of a terraforming asteroid impact in order to stop
him.
Part 2 of a 2 part story arc.
"MARS OF DESTRUCTION"
2005 Japan (Anime, 20 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "IF Mate - Hametsu no Marusu," "Hametsu no Mars"
In the year 2010, a space mission to Mars goes horribly awry on reentry. Soon afterwards,
Tokyo is besieged by "Ancients," and the defense of the world is placed, predictably, in the
hands of a bunch of cute girls, and a guy in a power suit. And then the Ancients deliver a
great surprise about the truth behind humanity.
"ROBOT CHICKEN: KIDDIE POOL: MISSION TO MARS - DAY 293"
2005 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 episode 15 segment, >1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - This ride is going to be long.
"ROBOT CHICKEN: KIDDIE POOL: MISSION TO MARS - DAY 312"
2005 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 episode 15 segment, >1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - The trouble with air-tight spaces.
"ROBOT CHICKEN: KIDDIE POOL: MISSION TO MARS - DAY 331"
2005 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 episode 15 segment, >1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - It's not as exciting a trip as you might think.
"ROBOT CHICKEN: KIDDIE POOL: MISSION TO MARS - DAY 332"
2005 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 episode 15 segment, >1 minute) [TMS-SD Library]
A stupidly hilarious AdultSwim adventure - The mission to Mars is a long voyage.
"NEGADON - THE MONSTER FROM MARS"
2005 Japan (Computer-Generated, 21 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It is the near future, in the 100th year of Showa (year 2025). The population of world is
more than 10 billion, and a world-class space development project called "Mars Terraforming
Project" is in process. One day, a spaceship "Izanami" crashes in Japan on the way from
Mars, and it revives the monster Negadon, which was captured by the spaceship. Can the human
race knock down the monster!? Under the desperate situation, a middle age man Ryuichi
Narasaki rises up against the monster. He is an expert of robot engineering who lost his
daughter in an accident which happened during his experiments. Now, a desperate struggle of
Narasaki and Negadon begin!!
"GREG THE BUNNY: MARTIAN SERUM 7 FROM MARS"
2005 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 11, 12 minutes
Along the lines of Ed Wood, young, enthusiastic Greg seeks to make a short film about his
idol, the great Count Blah.
"CAMP LAZLO: BEANS ARE FROM MARS"
2005 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Squirrel scouts discover that the Jelly Beans are from another planet and kidnap them to
get more information.
"VIAJE A MARTE (JOURNEY TO MARS)"
2004 Argentina (Animated Short, 16 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The story of Antonio, a boy from the 60s, who is a great fan of science fiction TV serials
and space trips. In view of the child's passion, his grandfather decides to take him to
Mars in his tow truck.
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"THE MARS DAYBREAK"
2004 Japan (Anime TV series Series - 10 parts, 850 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Kenran Butou Matsuri," "Kenran Butoh Sai," "Kenran Butousai"
Based on the PlayStation 2 game "Kenran Butousai." It has been generations since Mars (somehow covered by oceans) was colonized by
Earth, and various colonies have sprung up on its surface and within its seas. The economy on
Mars is in bad shape, and people have begun to find work scarce and life difficult. Gram
River is a skilled mecha worker in one of these colonies, and life seems pretty normal until
a series of events finds him on the notorious pirate ship, the Aurora, and making friends
with its very un-piratey crew - a gaggle of people who oppose the Earth military for
humanitarian reasons. Along the way, he finds out that his old lover is now a pilot for the
military (who naturally want to capture the pirates), and that there are people out to
exploit the fragile relationship between the two planets for their own gain. Of course,
there's also a quest for treasure!
"ATOMIC BETTY: MARTIAN MAKEOVER"
2004 USA/Canada/France (Animated TV Series episode, 12 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Betty, A smart, and sugary-sweet schoolgirl leads a double life as a defender of the galaxy.
On Earth, Duncan has a crush on Penelope, and Noah agrees to "coach" Duncan in how to woo her
if Duncan agrees to stop bullying him. In space, Betty has her own matchmaking problems as
she must preside over an arranged marriage between two warring tribes on the planet
Namimbulah.
"THE BACKYARDIGANS: MISSION TO MARS"
2004 Canada/USA (Animated TV Series, 4 episodes, 24 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
The Backyardigans is an animated musical adventure series about five high-spirited preschool
friends who rely on their vivid imaginations to embark on amazing, epic adventures. In every
episode, the backyard transforms into a new fantastic, photoreal landscape that serves as the
backdrop for completely original, story-driven musicals. The main episode takes the
Backyardigans to outer space and an underground Martian city.
"DUCK DODGERS"
2003-2005 USA (Animated TV Series, 39 episodes, 22 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
"If he's our future, we're history!" Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck) is a hapless soul who
was accidentally frozen inside a spacecraft in the 21st century and thawed out 351 years
later. Through his scheming and lies, Duck Dodgers has convinced the Earth's Defensive
Protectorate that he is a hero from the 21st century and has been given a starship and crew -
an adoring and eager young Space Cadet (Porky Pig). Together they form a "galactic force"
that must team up against Earth's major foe, Mars, and its Martian Commander X-2 (played by
Marvin the Martian). Each episode revolves around Duck Dodgers' adventures, blundering
successes and "day-saving" defeats. He's an unlikely hero who somehow always manages to come
out on top. Duck Dodgers is created by Warner Bros. Animation for Cartoon Network. Each
episode generally features two 11 minute cartoons.
Go to the Duck Dodgers
Episode Guide.
"AVENGER"
2003 Japan (Anime TV Series, 13 episodes, 25 minutes each, 325 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
Years into the future, colonies have been established on Mars. Resources on the dying red
planet are thin, and the domed cities have resorted to a gladiator contest to determine which
of them receive the most rations. Layla Ashley is the representative fighter for Serena City,
Mars. She and Speedy, a doll breeder, run across Nei, a mechanical doll with curious
characteristics. Together they wander and fight their way across the planet, to take revenge
against a man from Layla's past.
"THE WEST WING: LIFE ON MARS"
2003 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 21, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A parking spot covered in mayonnaise, a 22-year old clerk, and an office in the steam pipe
trunk distribution venue seem to be the worst aspects of Republican lawyer Joe Quincy's first
day on the job -- until CJ dumps a seemingly silly press inquiry about life on Mars into his
lap.
"VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR"
2003 Japan (Animated, 25 minutes)
aka: Hoshi no koe
A high school romance is split apart when one member of the couple enlists in the UN space
army to fight aliens who attacked our Martian colony. We follow their lives through the text
messages they send one another, though the delivery times increase from a a few minutes while
she trains in orbit to over a eight years as her crew delves deeper into the universe
searching for Earth's enemies.
"PLANETEN MARS - tæt på Jorden"
2003 Denmark (TV Series, 43 minutes, 2 episodes)
Bjørn Franck Jørgensen and Michael Linden-Vørnle from Tycho Brahe Planetarium
in Copenhagen give lectures about the planet Mars, explaining its similarities and relation
to Earth.
"BABY LOONEY TUNES: OH WHERE, OH WHERE HAS MY BABY MARTIAN GONE"
2003 USA (TV Series, 2 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
All the classic Looney Tunes characters -- much younger, of course -- and the trials and
tribulations of growing up at Granny's house. Each episode features two 11-minute shorts, and
a one minute song/music video. This was a song segment.
"FUTURAMA: WHERE THE BUGALOO ROAM"
2002 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 6, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Kif goes to Amy's home on Mars to meet her parents. They immediately dislike him saying he's
too much of a wimp. Native Martians rustle away the family buggalo because they feel they got
cheated when they traded away their land in exchange for a bead. Trying to prove himself,
Kif volunteers to get them back. He does, but loses Amy in the process.
"DAN DARE - PILOT OF THE FUTURE: THE ARK OF PHOBOS" (Part 1 & 2)
2002 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episodes 3 & 4)
The little known story of England's conquest of space circa 1950. Complications arise when
animals are removed from the Phobos moon of Mars.
"ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNEXPLAINED: MARTIAN CIVILIZATIONS: WHAT'S
REALLY ON MARS?"
2002 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 24, 46 minutes)
The mysterious planet of Mars has long captured our imaginations. As our nearest planetary
neighbor, it is the most "earthlike" of all the planets in the universe. But it has
persistently defied our best efforts to unlock its mystery. Why have so many Soviet and
American space missions to Mars failed? Is someone - or something - preventing us from
exploring the infamous red planet? What about the photographic evidence of seemingly man-made
structures on Mars? Are they links to another civilization . . . one that predates our own?
What does our government really know about Mars? And why won't they tell us? New-found
evidence and recently released government photographs from the surface of Mars provide some
startling new answers!
"STARHUNTER: FAMILY VALUES"
2001 Canada (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 3) [TMS-SD Library]
The year is 2275. Bounty Hunter Dante Montana and his ragtag crew are commissioned to track
and capture dangerous interplanetary criminals, including an evil force Dante believes
kidnapped his son. Hunting a pair of con artists on Mars, Dante and Luc encounter a Raider
with a boy who may be Dante's kidnapped son. Percy becomes trapped in Dante's virtual reality
device, which simulates his dead wife, Penny.
"HORSES ON MARS"
2001 USA (Animated Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Venus is No Good!"
"He's 3.5 microns tall, and he's 100 million miles from home." Some 3.6 billion years ago,
two microbes are playing "king of the pebble" when an event occurs that will separate them
and change their future forever. This is the story of the microbe that remains on that
pebble, and his amazing journey through time and space.
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"Z.O.E DOLORES, I: SAYONARA MARS"
2001 Japan (Anime TV Series, Season 1 Episode 23, 25 minutes)
The story centers around a space cargo transporter named James Links, his family, and their
adventures in the Zone of the Enders universe. A misfortuned space-trucker who gets his hands
on something he does not really want, but is intensely desired by nearly everyone else: the
Orbital Frame called Dolores. He is married to a martian, Rachel Links, but was separated from
her when she left to work on Mars.
NOTE: Mars and Martians are a very minimal part of
this film.
"BUTT-UGLY MARTIANS"
2001 USA (Animated TV Series, 22 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When the Butt Ugly Martians invade Earth and discover video games, pop music and french
fries, they give up their mission and decide to protect their new happening planet instead.
Fearless leader B-Bop-a-Luna, hi-tech handyman 2-T-Fru-T, and cuddly critter Do-Wah-Diddy
team up with Earth teens Mike, Cedric and Angela to outsmart evil-doers from all over the
galaxy, including Stoat Muldoon, host of the TV show "Stoat Muldoon: Alien Hunter." Sometimes
protecting Earth means chanting 'B-K-M'(Butt Kicking Mode) and transforming into fearsome,
armored butt-kickers, but all the Uglies really want is a little downtime so they can hang
out at ZAPZ and work on dance moves for their new music video!
"JUSTICE LEAGUE"
2001 USA (TV Series)
aka: "Justice League of America" and "Justice League: Unlimited"
Forces of evil, chaos, and destruction await. Not even protectors like Superman, Batman,
Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter may have a chance
alone. But together as the Justice League, they are a metahuman force (and a hope) to be
reckoned with.
"MARVIN THE MARTIAN"
2000 USA (Animated Short, 13 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mayhem ensues when Marvin's new computer game, "Martian Massacre," becomes a little too
virtual and he finds himself face to Martian face with a heavily armed spaceship bent on his
destruction.
"ER: MARS ATTACKS"
2000 USA (TV Series, Season 7 Episode 3, 44 minutes)
An unfortunate incident at a Science Fiction convention makes it look like scenes from the
movie 'Mars Attacks!'
"TOTAL RECALL 2070"
1998 Canada/Germany/USA (TV series, 22 episodes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Total Recall: The Series"
In the year 2070, police detective David Hume and his partner Ian Farve attempt to track down
a group of murderous androids with ties to a corrupt corporation, named Recall, which are
based on the planet Mars in this pilot for the sci-fi TV series.
"STAR TREK VOYAGER: ONE SMALL STEP"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 6 Episode 8, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Voyager encounters a graviton ellipse, a phenomenon that emerges from subspace on rare
occasions. The anomaly engulfed a manned vessel during a Mars mission in 2032 and Chakotay is
determined to retrieve the debris from inside the ellipse. Chakotay, Paris and Seven take the
Delta Flyer in, but when an asteroid strikes, Chakotay, obsessed with retrieving the module,
disobeys Janeway's order to leave. The collision renders the Flyer flightless as the ellipse
prepares to return to subspace.
"STAR TREK VOYAGER: 11:59"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 23, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The crew of Voyager swap stories of family histories. Janeway is most proud of her ancestor
Shannon O'Donnell, who has been celebrated by the Janeway clan for generations as an
astronaut and pivotal member of The Millenium Gate and several Mars projects that followed.
When research and history-buff Tom Paris prove the stories wrong, that O'Donnell wasn't the
hero Janeway made her out to be, the crew points out that her inspiration made Janeway join
Starfleet and that is an accomplishment in itself.
"Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes"
1999 USA (Compilation of Animated Shorts, 80 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Eighty great minutes of classic Looney Tunes with a sci-fi theme. While most of the toons
deal with Marvin the Martian (featured prominently on the video cover), the collection
includes lesser-known shorts such as "Rocketbye Baby" (a Martian and human baby are switched),
"Space Net" (a Dragnet parody featuring Daffy Duck), and the inspired "Hyde and Go Tweet"
(Tweety Bird turns into a monster). Most of the toons are directed by Chuck Jones, including
one of the all-time classics, "Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2th Century." The tape also includes
the lesser-known 1980 sequel, as well as "Hareway to the Stars," "The Hasty Hare," "Spaced
Out Bunny," "Mad as a Mars Hare," "Jumpin' Jupiter," "Lumber Jack Bunny," and "Haredevil
Hare." Nearly as fun as having your own Uranium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
"Futurama: Mars University"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 2, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Fry matriculates at Mars University and competes with a monkey made smart by Prof. Farnsworth's
latest invention while Bender tries to make the local chapter of his robot fraternity cool.
"Futurama: A Clone of My Own"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 2, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It's Farnsworth's 150th birthday, and a party is being held for him at Mars University.
However the party makes him realize there is so much he has to do, and so little time to do
it.
"Crusade: Ruling from the Tomb"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 6, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Babylon 5: Crusade," "The Babylon Project: Crusade," "Crusade: The Babylon Project"
Gideon and Lochley must prevent a doomsday cult from killing everyone at a virus conference
on Mars.
"Crusade: War Zone"
1999 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Babylon 5: Crusade," "The Babylon Project: Crusade," "Crusade: The Babylon Project"
At the end of the television movie Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, the Drakh fleet was defeated
but "poisoned the well" by dumping a plague into Earth's atmosphere. Calculations say that
all life will be dead on the planet within five years; lives are already being wiped out
across the globe. Earthforce, operating out of Mars during the crisis, has chosen Captain
Matthew Gideon to lead a team consisting of Earthforce scientists, archaeologists, a telepath,
a thief and a techno-mage in order to find a cure while working with the Rangers and gaining
assistance from the crew manning space station Babylon 5.
"The Outer Limits: Phobos Rising"
1998 Canada/USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 24, 44 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
For 30 years there has been a fragile truce between the Free Alliance and the Coalition of
Middle-Eastern and Pacific States, both on Earth and on Mars. Both groups mine triradium, a
super-powerful radioactive mineral that can be used for both power and illegally for weapons.
When a giant explosion appears to consume the Earth and sends a giant shock-wave towards Mars,
the soldiers at the Free Alliance base on the Red Planet wonder if the truce has come to an
end. Cut off from Earth for 12 hours as Mars rotates, Colonel Samantha Elliot believes someone
from the Coalition has been smuggling triradium. With communications temporarily out of order
and a Coalition drone approaching the Alliance base, Elliot prepares to launch a preemptive
strike. Major James Bowen, who has grown fond of Major Dara Talif, the Coalition liaison
officer at the base, disagrees with Elliot. He urges caution, arguing that there is no clear
evidence that war has resumed. As the clock ticks down and tensions rise, the fate of both
Mars colonies - perhaps even the human race -- depends on the outcome of this struggle between
trust and fear.
"Babylon 5: Objects in Motion"
1998 USA (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 20, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As G'Kar plans to leave Babylon 5 with Lyta, the crew avert an assassination attempt on
Garibaldi and Lise with the help of an old ally.
"Dexter's Laboratory: My Favorite Martian"
1998 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 2 Episode 28, 30 minutes
Dexter discovers evidence that there were single-celled organisms on Mars, and is eager to
find out if they ever evolved into something more advanced. He immediately rockets off to the
red planet, unaware that Dee Dee has stowed away. While Dexter goes searching for aliens,
Dee Dee sets foot on the planet and gets covered by red dirt. Dexter sees her and mistakes
her for a Martian -- a mistake she doesn't bother to correct.
"Cowboy Bebop - Complete Sessions Collection"
1998 Japan (Animated TV Series, 26 episodes, 25 minutes each) [TMS-SD
Library]
Meet Spike and Jet, a drifter and a retired cyborg cop. They've formed a partnership in a
bounty hunting enterprise that specializes in adventure and cash. Using an old converted
fishing ship called the Bebop, with the help of the intelligent data dog, Ein, the mysterious
and vexing femme fatale, Faye Valentine, and Ed, the genius hacker -- Spike and Jet scour the
galaxy to clean up space, one bounty at a time.
"Agent Z and the Penguin From Mars"
1997 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, 25 minutes each)
Ben Simpson and his pals Barney and Jenks form the Crane Grove Gang, a secret society
dedicated to playing ingenious practical jokes in an initiative called Agent Z. The gang are
named after the street where they live (Ben at number 36), which they feel is the dullest
place in the United Kingdom. The arrival of a boring new neighbour, supposed lottery-winner
Dennis Sidebottom and his family, inspires the gang to plot their biggest ever practical
joke: they set up an elaborate plan involving a penguin, an alien from Mars, a spaceship and
a 'message for mankind' carved on a meteorite. These disparate objects are delivered in the
middle of the night to Dennis Sidebottom's garden while he innocently studies the heavens
from his own personal observatory.
"Babylon 5: Rising Star"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 21, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Sheridan faces the consequences of his actions against Clark and EarthForce. Marcus makes
the ultimate sacrifice. Delenn organizes the various races into a history-making Alliance.
"Babylon 5: Endgame"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 20, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Garibaldi is captured by the Mars Resistance. Ivanova's fleet clashes with Clark's forces. A
plan to free Sheridan is launched.
"Babylon 5: Between the Darkness and the Light"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 19, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As Sheridan continues to suffer at the hands of EarthForce, Ivanova takes command of
the fleet for their next engagement. Garibaldi tries to prove his innocence to the Mars
Resistance.
"Babylon 5: The Face of the Enemy"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 17, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Sheridan's search for his father leads him into danger on Mars. Lyta warns of an impending
clash between telepaths and mundanes. Garibaldi learns of a new threat.
"Babylon 5: The Exercise of Vital Powers"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 16, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Garibaldi arrives on Mars and meets William Edgars. Lyta helps Franklin in an attempt to make
contact with the frozen telepaths.
"Babylon 5: Conflicts of Interest"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 12, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Garibaldi starts a new job on Mars. The Resistance Anti-Government broadcasts begin. Sheridan
plans to protect the Non-Aligned Worlds from raiders.
"Babylon 5: Lines of Communication"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 11, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Franklin and Marcus attempt to persuade the Mars Resistance to assist Sheridan in opposing
President Clark. Delenn learns of the Drakh and of increasing caste tensions on Minbar.
"Babylon 5: Racing Mars"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 10, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Captain Sheridan takes Garibaldi to task over the latter's inexplicably contrary behavior.
Marcus and Franklin arrive on Mars, but their plan to link up with the Resistance hits a snag.
Can this setback have anything to do with their eccentric travelling companion Captain Jack?
"Babylon 5: Atonement"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 9, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Delenn is recalled to Minbar to resolve a problem and faces up to her role in the
Earth-Minbari War. Marcus and Franklin go to Mars on a secret mission.
"Babylon 5: The Illusion of Truth"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 8, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The command crew take a chance when an ISN reporter arrives on the station, claiming that
he wants to do an objective and truthful story on Babylon 5.
"Bouledogue Bazar: Objectif Mars"
1997 Canada (TV Series, 25 minutes)
Max, Jules and a crowd of characters entertain you in a swirl of adventures where the
friendship and audacity come to an end from the worst obstacles.
"Justice League of America"
1997 USA (TV Series)
New Metro City is threatened with destruction by a madman with the ability to control the
weather. The only thing that stands between the city and certain obliteration is a small
band of costumed superheroes, The Justice League of America (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman,
Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onnz (voiced by David
Ogden Stiers)- but will even they be enough?
"The X-Files: Tunguska"
1993 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 8, 45 minutes)
A rock sample taken from Mars is intercepted at an airport and infects a security officer
with the Black Cancer, while Mulder is given a tip about potentially dangerous paramilitary
operations but is doubtful when the informant turns out to be Alex Krycek. Reluctantly,
Mulder accepts Krycek's help and tracks the rock to Russia where he discovers an elaborate t
est being performed by Russian scientists.
"Martian Successor Nadesico"
1996 Japan (Anime TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Kidô Senkan Nadeshiko" and "Mobile Battleship Nadesico"
Aliens known as the Jovians destroyed earth's base on Mars, wiping out its space fleets.
Only one ship stands between Earth and total annihilation - Nadesico. Six feature-length
episodes: 1-Chronicle 1 (Invasion); 2-Mission to Mars; 3-Danger Zones; 4-Paradigm Shifts;
5-Secrets and Lies; 6-Endgame.
"Bad Trip to Mars"
1996 Switzerland (Short, 17 minutes)
Two Soviet cosmonauts on a mission to Mars are forgotten in space. Who will come to to
their rescue?
"Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension"
1996 USA (Animated Short, 12 minutes)
aka: "Duck Dodgers in the Third Dimension"
Warner Bros. Movie World honored Marvin the Martian with the launch of the world's first
computer-animated 3D movie. Marvin Martian and K-9 have captured Daffy Duck (a.k.a. Duck
Dodgers).
Go to the Duck Dodgers
Episode Guide.
"Space: Above and Beyond: Pilot"
1995 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2, 90 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Short-lived live action show about a group of US Marines fighting in an alien war. In the
pilot movie they perform a risky training exercise on Mars and accidentally discover one of
the aliens.
"The Outer Limits: The Voyage Home"
1995 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 15, 44 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Three astronauts exploring Mars discover a mysterious canister. When they open it, they are
struck unconscious. Awakening nearly an hour later, they must hurry back to their ship to
make their launch window. But on the way home, Ed becomes convinced that fellow astronaut
Alan is not what he appears to be, and murders him by forcing him out the airlock. Now Ed and
his remaining crew member Pete must decide what to do.
"The Outer Limits: The Sandkings"
1995 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 93 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When his research project is closed down, Simon Kress rescues a few of its living subjects
and transplants them to a recreation of their native Martian environment in his barn. They
grow and learn, but then Kress makes an error with disastrous implications.
"The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat: Mars Needs Felix"
1995 USA (Animated Short, Season 1 Episode 6, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In search of food, Felix is duped into taking a trip to Mars and being forced to work in a
Martian task force.
"The Mask: Martian Mask"
1995 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 11, 25 minutes)
The Mask, in his Spacemaskmobile, is putting fear in the heart of government agents who think
he's an alien!
"SeaQuest DSV: Better Than Martians"
aka: "SeaQuest 2032"
1994 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 47 minutes)
When the first manned mission to Mars, led by a personal friend of Bridget's, crashes into
the ocean near a southeast Asian confederation after returning to Earth, the seaQuest races
to rescue the survivors while the confederation rushes to retrieve the astronauts first.
"The X-Files: Little Green Men"
1993 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 1, 45 minutes)
With the X-Files shut down, Mulder is assigned to wire taps while Scully returns to teaching
at Quantico. All hopes dulled of ever finding evidence to what he has seen, Mulder is about
to give up hope; luckily, however, the proof he was looking for may have just presented
itself.
"Red Planet"
1994 USA (Animated TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes, 22 minutes each, 66 minutes total)
A couple of teens (Jim and P.J.) and their little furry "pet" bouncer Willis stumble onto a
conspiracy at their Mars colony that could endanger everyone's lives. They're forced to flee
into the deserts of Mars when the conspirators decide that the teens know too much. They
manage to survive in the harsh Martian terrain and have an encounter with the native
Martians. Although they aren't able to understand the natives, they see that the Martians
immediately begin to act tenderly towards Willis. Jim and PJ realize that Willis is an
immature Martian, and that he's about to go into a long hibernation. When he emerges decades
later, Willis looks like the adult Martians and tells his friend's descendants of the heroic
adventure of how they saved the colony and began a friendship between the natives and the
colonists.
Based on Robert A. Heinlein's juvenile novel.
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"Exosquad: Martian Luck"
1994 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 2 Episode 36, 30 minutes)
The capture of Marduk, a Neo sapien who has supplied the ExoFleet with information, prompts
Winfield to send two exosquads to Mars. Eventually Typhonus uses the spy as bait to ensnare
the exosquads in a trap, but is not entirely successful. Torres gets shot down and rescued by
some ExoScouts.
"Babylon 5: Spider in the Web"
1994 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 6, 45 minutes)
An old friend of Talia Winters is murdered by what appears to be an agent of a Martian
resistance movement.
"Babylon 5: A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 2"
1994 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 19, 45 minutes)
Sinclair fights two turf battles at once as alien invaders claim the planet the station
orbits, and an Earthforce captain disagrees with him about how to deal with the situation.
"Babylon 5: A Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1"
1994 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 18, 45 minutes)
Seismic activity on the planet near the station uncovers what may be signs of an extinct
alien civilization. An old mentor pays a visit to Ambassador Delenn. The unrest on the Mars
Colony intensifies.
"The X-Files: Space"
1993 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 8, 45 minutes)
a reporter talking about photographs from Mars that show water was on the planet, and of the
'face on Mars' phenomenon. Mulder's childhood hero, Lt. Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt, chalks up
that face to the solar winds that blow on the surface of Mars at 300 mph. Back at home,
however, the 'face' photograph haunts Belt. He dreams about being on a spacewalk where
something is out there with him. He looks up at the ceiling and sees the Mars face come down
at him.
"Biker Mice From Mars"
1993-1995 USA (Animated TV Series) [TMS-SD Library]
On the planet Mars, there existed a race of anthropomorphic mice who enjoyed motorsports and
had a very similar culture and society to that of human beings. At some point in time they
were all but wiped out by the Plutarkians, an alien race of obese, foul-smelling, fish-like
humanoids who plunder other planets' natural resources because they have wasted all of their
own. Three survivors, Throttle, Modo and Vinnie, manage to find a spaceship and escape the
Plutarkian takeover but they are soon shot down by a Plutarkian warship and end up crash-landing
on Earth in the city of Chicago. There they meet a charming female mechanic named Charlene
"Charley" Davidson and discover that the Plutarkians have come to Earth to steal its natural
resources.
"Man on Mars"
1992 USA (Short, 3 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first man to set foot on Mars gets locked out if his lander by is jerk crew.
(One of the first films by Trey Parker & Matt Stone, done for a college class.)
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"The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Silent Towns"
1992 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 6 Episode 9, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A technician accidentally stranded on Mars by a sudden evacuation searches desperately for
another human being on the desolate world. When he finds an equally lonely woman, she is
not what he was expecting.
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Martian"
1992 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 8, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A middle-aged Earth couple emigrates to Mars after the death of their son Tom. On a
particularly bad night of grieving, a psychically sensitive native Martian is captured
by their strong emotions and forced into the form of Tom and is accepted as such by the
bereaved mother. The father, though, is torn by the conflict between his revulsion and
concern for his wife.
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Concrete Mixer"
1992 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 5, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An invasion force from Mars heads to Earth, prepared to overcome a strong military resistance.
Instead, when they arrive they are greeted by glad-handing community representatives, a
marching band, and the key to the city. The aliens are soon introduced to the vulgar and
consumer-oriented "American way of life" which turns out to be a bigger threat than an
armed resistance would have been.
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Earthmen"
1992 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 5 Episode 1, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Earth astronauts land on Mars and are puzzled by the reception they receive: most of the
Martians are annoyed or angered by their arrival.
"Astro Farm: Wild Martian Tiger"
1992 UK (Animated TV Series, 10 minutes)
When a radio newsflash warns that a wild Martian Tiger has escaped from the zoo, the Foxwoods
and all their animals take refuge in the farmhouse.
"Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes"
1991 USA (Animated Short, 24 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Marvin the Martian goes before an out-of-this-world court for a permit to blow up the Earth,
and Bugs Bunny's got 23 minutes to save it! The prosecution's case: Earthlings are accused of
creating pollution, cluttnig outer space, and portraying space people as monsters in the
movies -- so Marvin's sent a missile to destroy the little blue planet! Now, Bugs must defend
his home against "the big Kaboom!" Will there be outer space for rent if Bugs loses his
argument? Will Marvin write the Earth's orbit-uary? Will Daffy Duck (as Duck Dodgers) lend
the defendant some gravity? Can Bugs show enough cartoon evidence to thwart that little
dipper Marvin? The defense never rests, folks -- and neither does de rabbit!
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Long Years"
1990 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 11, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A family of Earth colonists was stranded on Mars twenty years ago when they missed the
order to evacuate. Now, after their long wait, a ship from Earth arrives to take them home,
but the rescuers notice something odd.
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
1990 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 7, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An archaeologist on Mars goes berserk and takes the side of the extinct Martian race.
"The Ray Bradbury Theater: Mars Is Heaven"
1990 Canada/USA/UK/New Zealand/France (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 1, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first Earth visitors to Mars discover a replica of small town America, just as they
remembered it from their childhoods.
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Tomato Invasion from Mars"
1990 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 5, 23 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tomatoes from Mars -- what could possibly go wrong?
"War of the Worlds"
1988 - 1990 USA (TV Series, 43 episodes, 50 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion"
The attempted Martian invasion of the Earth in the 1950s was thrwated when the aliens fell
foul ofthe common cold virus. But rather than die, the invaders simply went into hibernation
and thirty years later they are revived and a second invasion attempt begins. The Martians
can now possess human bodies and are opposed by a small band of resistance fighters.
"Star Cops"
1987 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 9, 51 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Rumors swell of alien artefacts discovered on Mars. An attempt is made to kill Nathan
Spring as he investigates drug smuggling and the deaths of two pilots. The episode and
the series ends with the question "Anyone for Mars?"
"Starcom - The U.S. Space Force: Caverns of Mars"
1987 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 4, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The U.S. Space Force is an animated syndicated series in the 1980s that spawned a successful
motorized toy line franchise in Europe and Asia for Mattel, despite its failures to succeed
in its U.S. domestic market. The plot was based on the adventures of an American astronaut
brigade as they fought off attempted invasions by Shadow Force, a nasty collection of aliens
and robots led by the nefarious Emperor Dark.
"Galaxy High School: Martian Mumps"
1986 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 12, 24 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Everybody but the humans (and a teacher) get martian mumps and it's up to them to find a cure
before it's too late.
"Dennis the Menace: The Martians Are Coming"
1986 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 63, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Dennis and friends are using a radio station's recording room to tape their school radio show
about a Martian invasion when Ruff's tail puts them on the air. The town is in a panic and
coincidentally real Martians do land and are scared away by the crowds of people running in
the street.
"Blue Comet SPT Layzner"
1985 Japan (TV Series, 38 episodes at 24 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Aoki Ryûsei SPT Reizunâ", "Layzner"
One of the lesser known "Giant Robot" series from Japan. It starts on the surface of Mars,
the latest bone of contention between the US and Russia. Little do they realize that the
alien world of Gurados has plans for invasion of the solar system. A group of students known
as the "Cosmic Culture Club" is caught up in a war they don't understand. Their only help is
from a mysterious pilot named Eiji, who claims to be a soldier from Gurados. He pilots an
experimental Super Powered Tracer called Layzner, assisted by his on board computer, Rei.
"The Jetsons: Elroy Meets Orbity"
1984 USA (Animated TV Series, 24 minutes)
On a field trip to Mars Elroy picks up a remarkable looking stone and takes it home. It turns
out to be the cocoon of a rare pet. The Jetsons decide to keep the pet and call it Orbity.
Orbity turns all kinds of colors to show its emotions.
"Genesis Climber Mospeada"
1984 Japan (TV Series, 25 episodes at 25 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Kikô Sôseiki Mospeada"
In the 21st century, Earth is invaded and quickly subdued by a alien race called the Inbit.
The Terran population stationed on Mars try to liberate the planet, but are fought off. Years
later, a second Terran attack is attempted with a force armed with new weapons vastly superior
to the enemy, but again Inbit defenses prove to be too strong. One of the few survivors to
reach Earth is Stick Bernard, a young mecha fighter pilot who witnessed the death of his
fiance in the battle. Separated and alone, the aggrieved pilot sets out to attempt to complete
his mission, to find Reflex Point, the suspected Inbit headquarters, and do what he can to
destroy it. Along the way, he meets up others who eventually join to form a small band of
guerilla fighters who must find their way to Reflex Point and stop the Inbit. The best out
of the "Robotech" bunch.
"Taz-Mania: The Man From M.A.R.S."
1983 USA (Animated TV Series, 10 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Taz, the verbally challenged Tasmanian devil, is listening to a "War Of The Worlds"-like
broadcast on the radio, when Marvin The Martian turns up.
"Terrahawks"
1983 UK (TV Series, 30 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
In the year 2020 Earth is under threat from Martian androids who want revenge on the human
race. They consist of Zelda, her son Youngstar and her sister called Sister. An organization
is set up on Earth called Terrahawks, which is top secret to the rest of the world. This is
led by Dr Tiger Ninestein with other characters such as Sergeant Major Zero.
"Inspector Gadget: The Invasion"
1983 France (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 17, 15 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Inspector Gadget, Chief Quimby and Penny battle against M.A.D. when they try to disguise
themselves as Martians.
"Danger Mouse: The Martian Misfit"
1981 USA (Animated TV Series, Season 1 Episode 5, 10 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Baron Greenback creates a 'Martian' to keep Danger Mouse busy while he sets out on a crime
spree.
"A Picnic on Mars"
1981 USA (Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A couple's romantic picnic in the remote Barsoomian desert are interrupted by a four-armed
Great White Ape and a ten-legged Banth lion.
"Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24-1/2th Century"
1980 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Daffy Duck reprises his famous role of Duck Dodgers in another spoof of Saturday afternoon
space serials. Assigned to locate the rack-and-pinion molecule needed for yo-yo polish,
Dodgers and his assistant, an eager young space cadet (Porky Pig), crash their spaceship into
a giant egg-shell, where they find Marvin Martian, who is, as usual, scheming to destroy
Earth.
Go to the Duck Dodgers
Episode Guide.
"Bugs Bunny: Spaced Out Bunny"
1980 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes)
Bugs Bunny is abducted by Marvin the Martian and brought to Mars to be the companion to his
pet abominable snowman Hugo, who will "hug him and squeeze him and call him George."
"Reproduction Cycle"
1978 USA (Animated Short, 11 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms," "Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular
Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars"
"Reproduction Cycle" uses claymation to follow the life of the Martian "Peenworm" which
similarly involves feeding, vomiting, metamorphosis, and partial self-destruction.
"Martian in Moscow"
1978 Russia (Animated TV Series 4 episodes, 42 minutes total) [TMS-SD
Library]
Four animated programs about the adventures of a Martian in Moscow. For use in beginning and
intermediate Russian language classes. About a cute, friendly little Martian who lands in
Moscow and makes friends with a custodian. They have a lot of adventures together before the
Martian has to return home.
"The Bionic Woman: The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are
Coming"
1978 USA (TV Series, Season 3 Episode 15, 46 minutes)
While working on a project to track UFOs, Dr. Rudy Wells and Ray Fisk are abducted by a
flying saucer.
"The Further Adventures of Major Mars"
1976 USA (Short, 9 minutes)
A brilliant send-up of 1940s Republic movie serials. Major Mars, stalwart hero-scientist-adventurer,
who uses his rocket-suit jet-pack with helmet to fly through the air and save people and pets from
danger, like Commando Cody, King of the Rocketmen.
"The Adventures of the Mouse on Mars"
1976 & 1982 Germany (TV Series, 56 episodes, 5 minutes)
aka: "Die Abenteuer der Maus auf dem Mars"
Mouse, who lived at Cape Canaveral, one day accidentally climbs aboard a rocket bound for
Mars. Mouse explores the strange planet, meets fabulous creatures and mythical plants,
nibbles at the Dondrino-trees on which candy canes and lollipops grow, befriends an
equally large brown mole, visits a robot on his metal planet, and has many more adventures.
"Doctor Who: Pyramids Of Mars"
1975 UK (TV Series, 4 episodes, Season 13 Episodes 9-12, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Pyramids Of Mars"
The Doctor and Sarah find themselves in 1911 England, where an archeologist's discovery
unleashes a menace whose evil stretches from ancient Egypt to the planet Mars and threatens
all life on Earth.
"Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon"
1974 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, Season 5 Episodes 15-20, 150 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Monster of Peladon"
When the TARDIS lands 50 years after its first visit to Peladon, the Doctor and Sarah Jane
discover a troubled planet ruled by the late king's daughter. Peladon is at the center of a
war--and the Galactic Federation desperately needs a mineral found in the mines. But why is
the ghost of Aggedor killing miners, and why can't everyone be trusted? Queen Thalira needs
the Doctor's help to find out.
"My Favorite Martians"
1973 USA (Animated TV Series, 16 episodes, 28 minutes each)
Based on the live action TV series: Uncle Martin comes back to earth, this time with his
nephew Andy and dog Okie. They stay at Tim's house and Tim now has a niece named Katie. Of
course their nosey neighbor, Officer Brennan would always try to expose who they really are
and would end up falling down right into the rain barrel!
"The Firesign Theatre's Martian Space Party"
1972 USA (Short, 28 minutes)
aka: "The Martian Space Party"
A short concert film/mockumentary posing as live news coverage from the 1972 National
Surrealist Party Convention, interrupted by news flashes from Monster Island, where the
president is denied entrance to the Forbidden City, but does meet his nemesis, Glutomoto.
"Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon"
1972 UK (TV Series, 4 episodes, Season 9 Episodes 5-9, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Curse of Peladon"
Taking a test flight in the TARDIS, the Doctor and Jo make an inelegant landing on the planet
Peladon. When they are mistaken for representatives from Earth, the Doctor soon finds himself
chairing the committee of alien delegates assessing Peladon's petition to join the Galactic
Federation. When one of the King's advisors is killed, the High Priest fears the ancient
Curse of Aggedor is at work, but the Doctor suspects his old enemies the Ice Warriors are to
blame. Can the Doctor and Jo uncover the identity of the saboteurs before a major diplomatic
incident plunges them into war?
"Evolution"
1972 Canada (Short)
From giggling, cavorting single cell organisms to little green Martian visiting Earth and -
in the final shot - planet swallowing space creature, Evolution tracks the biological
history of a an imaginary set of alien creatures who like nothing better than to consume
each other and breed.
"fun on mars"
1971 USA (Short, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Sally Cruikshank: "I made this film when I went to the San Francisco Art Institute, after
graduating from Smith a semester early. It was my reaction to California. "Sweeping the
Clouds Away" is sung by Charles "Buddy" Rodgers, who was Mary Pickford's husband. huh?
who? The doctored photo was of an astronaut on the moon-- I thought he looked like a duck
and made him one."
"Astro Nut: Martian Moochers"
1970 USA (Animated Short, 5 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Astro Nuut is a kind, zany guy from outer space who always seemed to get into trouble. Astro
Nut is plagued by two cute-as-heck little space moochers who go after the prize steaks in
suburban America.
"Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death"
1969 UK (TV Series, 4 episodes, Season 6 Episodes 23-28, 150 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Seeds of Death"
The second Doctor Who adventure to feature the popular nemesis the Ice Warriors. Broadcast
six months before the first manned moon landing, here the Doctor and companions Jamie and Zoe
beat Neil Armstrong & Co. in boarding a rocket to the moon, where they face the icy Martian
invaders who have taken over Earth's T-Mat teleportation system in prelude to a full-scale
invasion. The plot encompasses weather control, rising global disaster as food shortages
sweep the world's cities, and--remarkably--a fungus that can remove oxygen from the atmosphere
but which is destroyed by water!
"Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero: The Martian Plague"
1968 Japan/USA (Animated TV Series, 6 minutes each)
Johnny Cypher is a brilliant scientist. He develops an ability to travel though inner space
and combat the forces of evil throughout the universe.
"I Dream of Jeanie: U-F-Ohh Jeannie"
1968 USA (TV Series, Season 4, Episode 1, 25 minutes)
Tony and Roger are testing an experimental aircraft that resembles a flying saucer. When
Jeannie pops in, her weight causes the aircraft to land far off course. A family of hillbillies
mistake them for Martians and try to turn them into NASA for a reward.
"War of the Worlds"
1968 USA (TV Series pilot - unaired)
George Pal is probably best remembered for producing the 'War of the Worlds' movie that won
an Academy Award for best special effects in 1952. What many people do not know was that in
1968, Pal put together a short film as a pilot for a proposed TV series based on the same
novel his 1952 movie was adapted from. It never aired on TV. The DVD "George Pal's War
of the Worlds - A Video Scrapbook" includes the promo footage explaining the crew of the
star shiop Pegusus, their special abilities, and the opening shots of the first day's
filming.
"Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors"
1967 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, Season 5 Episodes 11-16, 116 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "The Ice Warriors"
The world is held in the grip of a second Ice Age, and faces total destruction from rapidly
advancing glaciers. Doctor Who, with Victoria and Jamie, lands at a top scientific base in
England, where they have just unearthed an ancient Ice Warrior. Can the Doctor overcome these
warlike Martians and halt the relentless approach of the ice glaciers?
"Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"
1967 UK (TV Series, 32 episodes, 25 minutes each) [TMS-SD Library]
In the 21st century, the nightmare of H.G. Wells comes true. An expedition to the planet Mars
results in the accidental destruction of an old Martian city, causing a mysterious force,
called the Mysterons, to retaliate. The Mysterons appear to posses the ability to recreate
anyone (or any object) they have previously destroyed, thereby gaining complete control over
the person in question. The Earth is thus confronted with a host of enemy agents, which are
indistinguishable from normal human beings. Supermarionation puppetry.
"What on Earth!"
1967 Canada (Animated Short, 10 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A training film for the Martian landing teams. The scientists have finally figured out that
there is life on earth; it travels the highways and feeds at the filling stations.
Unfortunately, it's plagued by the human parasites that travel inside it and build homes that
get in the way. And while the scientists can't go inside the factories where the dominant
species reproduces, they have some conjectures of what happens there.
"Lost in Space: West of Mars"
1966 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 11, 50 minutes)
Zeno, an intergalactic gun fighter, is Doctor Smith's doppelgänger, and he switches places
with Smith. Smith confesses to Zeno's crimes out of fear.
NOTE: The only reference to Mars is the title
of the episode.
"The Time Tunnel: One Way To The Moon"
1966 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 2, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Dr. Tony Newman and Dr. Doug Phillips of Project Tic-Toc find themselves on board a
spacecraft's service module just before blast off. The spacecraft, part of the M.E.M.
(Mars Excursion Module) ten years in Tony and Doug's future, is to be the first U.S.
manned spaceflight to Mars. It is the M.E.M. IV flight, and it is manned by Col. Kane
the captain, Nazarro the radioman, Beard and Maj. Harlow the doctor. Tony and Doug's added
weight makes it impossible for the spacecraft to reach escape velocity in order to escape
the earth's gravitational pull. Captain Kane decides to jettison the service module,
effectively scrubbing the mission and killing Tony and Doug, but Beard, who wants the
mission to continue, furtively fires the boosters to achieve escape velocity. Unable to
get directions from mission control due to being incommunicado with a sabotaged radio, Kane
makes the command decision to make a stop on the moon to replenish the fuel that Beard
expended and continue the mission. When Tony and Doug are discovered they are treated as
spies. Beard wants to throw them off the ship. Tony and Doug prove themselves honest by
assisting in repairing the hull of the ship after they are struck by a meteor.
"Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion"
1966 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 24, 50 minutes)
The Hood sabotages an effects sequence on an 'invasion from space' film being shot in the
Nevada Desert. Two actors, portraying policemen, are trapped inside a cave which begins to
fill with water from an underground river - when International Rescue arrives, the entire
rescue operation is captured on film!
"The Super 6: Martian Mixup"
1966 UK (TV Series, 10 minutes)
The Super 6 were a group of crime-fighters for hire who worked for The Super Services
Incorporated. Each of the heroes had a unique transformable talent which they applied to the
tasks assigned to them.
"Fearless Fly: Martians Meet Their Match"
1966 UK (TV Series, 10 minutes)
Hiram needs only his super glasses, and he is no longer just a fly at the sugar bowl, he
becomes Fearless Fly!
"Out of the Unknown: No Place Like Earth"
1965 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 53 minutes)
aka: "No Place Like Earth"
Earth is no more, destroyed by nuclear war; but itinerant handyman Bert Foster, wandering the
canals of Mars, is possessed by a restlessness for a home which no longer exists. Perhaps
the isolated outpost on Venus retains something which could satisfy this hunger; or has the
madness which shattered a world merely settled in a new location?
"The Munsters: If a Martian Answers, Hang Up"
1965 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 18, 30 minutes)
Herman has a new Ham radio and picks up two friends of Eddie playing Spacemen on their walkie
talkies. Thinking Martians have landed, he and Grandpa go out searching for spaceships using
the latter's radio direction finder.
"The New Thre Stooges: The Three Astronutz"
1965 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 32, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Stooges rocket to Mars in search of alien specimens they can bring back to Earth. They
encounter a small robot-like creature, and it evades their every attempt at capture.
"The New Thre Stooges: The Littlest Martian"
1965 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 144, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Martians have invaded! Or have they? The neighbor kids are playing tricks on the Stooges --
but who gets the last laugh?
"Astro Nut: Martian Recipe"
1965 USA (Animated Short, 5 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A man is on his way to buy some lots on the Moon from an ad that he's just seen on TV. On the
way, a con artist sells him a talking horse. He rushes home to show his wife his new
investment, but the horse quits talking...
"Gilligan's Island: Smile, You're on Mars Camera"
1965 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 4, 25 minutes)
A satellite bound for Mars lands on the island. The castaways hope to use it to provide
visual evidence to the world that they are still alive.
"The Big World of Little Adam: Kitty Hawk to Mars"
1964 USA (TV Series, 5 minutes)
Produced originally for the United States Air Force, this series consisted of the adventures
of Little Adam and Wilbur on Outer Space topics. Using a NASA documentary short, the
kids follow the history of flight from Orville and Wilbur Wright's first powered flight
in 1903 to the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars in 1964.
"The Outer Limits: The Brain of Colonel Barham"
1964 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 15, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A dying astronaut volunteers his mind be linked to a supercomputer, to enable
the U.S. to beat the Soviet Union to Mars. His wife and an Air Force
psychiatrist oppose the brain removal, fearing that the arrogant spaceman's
brain won't adapt, making his death futile. But the Cold War space race takes
precedence, so the experiment proceeds, despite eerie developments.
"The Outer Limits: The Invisible Enemy"
1964 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 7, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Two astronauts travel to Mars, but never return home. A second expedition is sent to find
out why, and two crew members are mysteriously suctioned into the sand shortly after arrival.
Mission Commander Merritt and his Captain are left--with the shocking realization that their
'invisible enemy' is really a band of man-eating sand sharks! When Merritt gets marooned in
the middle of the shark-infested sand pool, a safe return to the ship seems impossible. With
only minutes left to blast-off, Merritt must outsmart his deadly opponents -- or never see
Earth again!
"The Outer Limits: Controlled Experiment"
1964 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 16, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
Martian Chief Inspector Phobos One visits Earth to study the phenomenon of murder, which is
unique to this planet. Does it pose a threat to the galaxy? Assisted by Caretaker Deimos,
Phobos prepares to study an impending murder. Using their Temporal Condenser, the Martians
replay the crime again and again. But Phobos actually changes the outcome, earning a harsh
rebuke from Mars and a frightening glimpse of what could be if he tampers with fate.
"Mechte Navstrechu"
1963 Russia (Feature Film, 63 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "A Dream Come True," "Toward Meeting a Dream," "The Galaxy Applauds You," "Encounter in Space"
A rocket from a distant planet approaching Earth must land on Mars due to a technical defect,
thus the inhabitants of the Earth rush to their help.
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"Bugs Bunny: Mad as a Mars Hare"
1963 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Marvin Martian is monitoring through his telescope a rocket launch on Earth. The rocket
heads straight for him and lands on Mars. The only occupant is Bugs Bunny, lured into Cape
Canaveral by a carrot and sent to Mars as an expendable "astro-rabbit." Bugs is to claim
Mars in the name of the Earth, but Marvin won't allow an Earth creature to contaminate his
atmosphere.
"Casper the Friendly Ghost: A Visit from Mars"
1963 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes)
When young Marty the Martian lands on Earth in a flying saucer, Casper acts as his guide.
Their tour is suddenly interrupted by a threat from the Martians that they are on their
way to earth to recover their missing spaceship.
"My Favorite Martian"
1963 USA (TV Series, 1963-1966, 107 episodes, 30 minutes each) [TMS-SD
Library]
Exodus, an alien from the planet Mars, comes to earth and lives with Timothy O'Hara under the
guise of his uncle Martin O'Hara. He spends most of his time trying to solve some problems
caused by his presence in Earth.
"The Eleventh Hour: Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?"
1963 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 13, 60 minutes)
Directed by Richard Donner and starred Ronny Howard, Bert Lahr, and Marion Ross.
"Operazione Vega"
1962 Italy (TV Series, 7 episodes, 60 minutes each)
When Earth authorities threaten to use military force against a rebellious Martian colony,
the settlers on Venus choose the risk of bombardment rather than be a party to the
repression.
"Martian Through Georgia"
1962 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Way out in space, on another world whose population is contented, one of its people
decides that travel broadens the mind and relieves boredom. So, he flies to Earth in hope
of helping the alien Earthlings improve their lot, only to cause panic and be declared a
monster just because he looks different. So, he decides to return home, where, at least,
he can find love.
"Armchair Theatre: Dumb Martian"
1962 UK (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 54, 60 minutes)
An adaptation of John Wyndham's short story Dumb Martian was originally intended to launch
the series "Out of This World". However, it was broadcast
as part of Armchair Theatre the week before. The play
ended with an epilogue by Boris Karloff introducing and previewing the new spin-off series.
"The Martians"
1962 USA (Short 10 minutes)
A pilot for a never-made TV series about two Martians who come to Earth and see the sights.
The Martians, Skodo and Palachu, are played by hand puppets (that look like those old Whimsie
dolls). And the sights include touring Broadway and seeing Liberache at a nightclub; goggling
the Weeki Wachee mermaids in Florida; and taking a whirl on Coney Island's Wonder Wheel.
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"Out of This World: Dumb Martian"
1962 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 1, 60 minutes)
A spin-off from the popular anthology series Armchair Theatre
. An Earthman on a solo tour of duty on one of Jupiter's moons, buy a Martian woman as a
companion. He mistreats her, assuming her to be just a "dumb martian." He learns, to his cost,
that she has more intelligence than he gives her credit for.
"The Twilight Zone: Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
1961 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 19, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Following a frantic phone call about a crashed spaceship, two policeman try and determine who
among the passengers of a bus at a snowed-in roadside diner is from another world.
"The Twilight Zone: People Are Alike All Over"
1961 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 25, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A crash landing on Mars leaves a fretful scientist as the lone survivor of an expedition.
After something starts banging on the outside of the spaceship, he opens the door to discover
a race of human-like Martians, who comfort him, temporarily, in homey settings.
"The Twilight Zone: Mr. Dingle, the Strong"
1961 USA (TV Series, Season 2 Episode 28, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
During a bar argument where a meek salesman, Dingle, is getting punched by an irate patron,
invisible aliens give him superhuman strength equal to 300 men's strength. Leaving the bar,
he begins to demonstrate his strength to the public, creating a media frenzy. During a
demonstration, the aliens decide to end their experiment mid-demo, making Dingle a laughing
stock. As he's nursing his sorrows about losing his powers, another pair of aliens arrive to
conduct a super-intelligence experiment. The first aliens direct them to Dingle...
"Stop Driving Us Crazy"
1961 USA (Animated Short, 10 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Rusty, a spy from Mars, pays a visit to Earth and discovers how its inhabitants disrespect
one another by driving poorly. The film espouses a Christian viewpoint on safety, stating
that 'reckless driving is a sin.'
"Lassie: Timmy and the Martians"
1961 USA (TV Series, Season 7 Episode 36, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Lassie uses her supernatural abilities to sniff out aliens in two out-of-this-world episodes.
Timmy thinks he may have spied a spaceship, so he and his talented collie go off to
investigate the landing site in "Man from Mars." His parents laugh at the notion of wee
visitors from outer space, but Timmy and Lassie might know better.
"Modern Madcaps: The Kid from Mars"
1961 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes)
A little Martian lands on Earth near a circus and, with his ray gun, wreaks havoc for
the ringmaster. He causes trouble until the ringmaster offers him a job.
"Men Into Space: Mission to Mars"
1960 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 32, 26 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
On the Moon the US and Soviets are in an informal race to be the first to Mars. Both
sides play down the need to rush with concerns about safety. Ultimately both missions
launch within minutes of each other, but a terrible accident completely changes the
game and the ultimate fate of both crews.
"The Twilight Zone: The Fugitive"
1960 USA (TV Series, Season 3 Episode 25, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Little Jenny wears a brace on her leg. Her best friend, an old man named Old Ben, brightens
her life by performing magic -- he can turn into anything he wants. One day, two men show up
looking for Old Ben and Jenny asks if they are policemen. Not exactly. Old Ben evades them
and confesses to Jenny that he's from another planet. Old Ben is a fugitive, but he is not a
criminal.
"Men Into Space: Flight to the Red Planet"
1960 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 38-unaired, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
The first mission to Mars is nearing the red planet when a series of accidents and break downs
put the mission in doubt. The crew must balance the need for caution and safety against the
massive amount of scientific data that could be gained on such an expedition.
"Pathfinders to Mars"
1960 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, 30 minutes each)
The Pathfinders serials were an early attempt at science fiction serials aimed at a
children's audience, and are regarded by many as the forerunner of "Doctor Who," as both were
produced by the same man, Canadian Sydney Newman. In all, there were four Pathfinders
serials - Target Luna, Pathfinders in Space, Pathfinders to Mars and Pathfinders to Venus.
"Popeye the Sailor: From Way Out"
1953 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A professor calls Popeye and Olive Oyl into his space observatory to demonstrate his new
scientific magnet. The pull is so strong that it pulls stars from the sky... then, it
pulls a spaceship and a space gun. The professor's "space magnet" then hauls in a young
alien boy (a "Martian Monster" dressed like a biker in a black leather jacket) who is not
happy with the professor's machine, and who has an attitude for mischief and destruction.
"Martian Magoo"
1960 USA (Animated Short, 5 minutes)
Magoo mistakes a fishbowl for a TV set. Two strange-looking Martians crawl out of a flying
spaceship and invade Magoo's house.
"Felix the Cat: Martin The Martian Meets Felix The Cat"
1960 USA (Animated Short, 25 minutes)
The good martian who always helps Felix and his friends whenever they are in a space jam.
"Felix the Cat: The Martian Rescue"
1960 USA (Animated Short, 25 minutes)
Felix is back! And now he has a bag of tricks. This bag is the what the Professor and his
assistant Rock Bottom are after, but Felix never fails in foiling them. No episode
information is currently available.
"Beyond the Moon"
1960 USA (Short, 11 minutes)
An amateur filmmaker, R.E. Barnes creates a lo-fi science fiction narrative using
miniatures and models. It follows a rocket's journey from the launchpad to Mars and
is rich with nostalgia for the excitement of imagining life among the stars.
Preserved by Prelinger Archives
"Lassie: The Man from Mars"
1959 USA (TV Series, Season 6 Episode 13, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When Timmy sees a meteorite fall on the Martins' property, he's sure it was a spaceship from
another planet - and that a man from Mars is wandering around the farm. Funny thing is: food
keeps disappearing from the Martin house!
"Quatermass and the Pit"
1958 UK (TV Series, 6 episodes, 33 minutes each)
Work on a new London underground line is halted when a skeleton and what appears to be World
War II missile are uncovered. But the 'missile' turns out to be an alien spacecraft and
Professor Bernard Quatermass is called in to investigate. It soon turns out that the locust
like aliens entombed in the ship are not as dead as they seem and that millions of years
before they had had arrived on Earth from Mars to tamper with the brains of primitive ape
creatures. The opening of the ship unleashes the ancient forces of evil that have lain
dormant in humanity for millenia.
"Bugs Bunny: Hare-Way to the Stars"
1958 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
While Bugs is sleeping, a rocket is placed over his hole. He climbs aboard and finds himself
in space, where Marvin the Martian has finished his laboratory research and is about to
destroy the Earth; it's up to Bugs to save the world.
"Studio One: The Night America Trembled"
1957 USA (TV Series, Season 10, Episode 1, 53 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The first dramatization of the events that happened during the radio broadcast of H.G. Wells'
War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938. Newsman Edward R. Murrow adds modern perspective to
'50s audiences about subsequent events that make this Orson Welles production still seem
frightening to anyone who didn't hear the beginning of the broadcast having switched from
Bergin and McCarthy on NBC.
"Cosmic Capers"
1957 USA (Animated Short) [TMS-SD Library]
The history of astronomy, from ancient times, through the Greeks, whose Ptolemy decreed the
Earth to be the center of the Universe, stifling thought for over 1,000 years. In the
Renaissance, Copernicus and Galileo reformed our views. Bernard de Fontanelle described a
wide and fanciful variety of life on other planets. A Swedish philosopher also had some
amusing views of planetary life. In the 19th century, more people thought there was life
on Mars; another round of imaginative fiction ensued. H.G. Wells produced The War of the
Worlds along with some more serious (but still wrong) speculation. Edgar Rice Burroughs
produced a Martian bestiary. Many people today believe Martians walk among us or have sent
flying spacecraft in various forms; we also see a prototypical (and amusing) sci-fi plot,
with a cameo by Donald Duck.
"Boyhood Daze"
1957 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Young Ralph Phillips is scolded for breaking a window and sent to his room, where he lets
his imagination run riot and fantasizes he is in prison, next that he is in Africa, and
then that he is a space ace pilot who single-handedly thwarts a Martian invasion.
"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Mars and Beyond"
1957 USA (TV Series, Season 4 Episode 12, 53 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Before man ventured into space, Walt Disney took the nation there. One of three 53-minute
segments on space travel dealing with space flight and going to the Moon and Mars. A
combination of lecture (by the tops in the field, including Dr. Werner von Braun),
animation, live-action segments and models, as they effortlessly teach such elements as
why rockets are in stages, what is gravitational force, orbiting, air pressure, and even
the psychological effects on the mind. The wonder of a most poetic survey about what life
might be like on Mars illustrates Disney animated magic at its best.
"Woody Woodpecker: Round Trip to Mars"
1957 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Woody tricks a scientist into thinking he's landed on Mars, and that Woody is a Martian.
"Rocket-bye Baby"
1956 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A cosmic mix-up results in a Martian baby being delivered to Earth, while an Earth baby is
sent to Mars. Joseph Wilbur and his wife try to raise the green-skinned, ingenious Martian
tyke as if he were an Earthling. But the kid builds his own spaceship and flies away, and
Wilbur must find him and bring him back, or he'll never be able to make an exchange with
the Martian parents for his own boy.
"Martians Come Back"
1956 USA (Animated Short)
From the Gerald McBoing-Boing Show.
"Destination Earth"
1956 USA (Animated Short, 14 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In this corporate-sponsored cartoon, Martian dissidents learn that oil and competition are
the two things that make America great.
"Woody Woodpecker: Woodpecker from Mars"
1956 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Woody Woodpecker is a guest at a television show and walks off with a space helmet and
a space gun as souvenirs. He pretends to be a man from Mars, and is believed to the extent
that he is caught and sent to an atomic laboratory for testing, which convinces the
scientists he does belong on Mars. They send him to Mars on a rocket-ship and, once
there, the Martians are convinced he is a crazy alien from Earth, and start testing him
in their laboratories.
"Flash Gordon: The Race Against Time"
1955 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 19, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
Kribian of Pluto is the latest to vote on disbanding the G.B.I. Commander Richards is
authorized to carry Earth's deciding vote to the Mars Conference, and asks Flash and Dale to
accompany him in the Skyflash II. However as they pass Planetoid Epsilon 30 their ship is hit
by a mysterious Ray in an attempt to keep them from representing Earth in the United Planets
election.
"I Love Lucy: Lucy is Envious"
1954 USA (TV Series, Season 3 Episode 23, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
A former classmate of Lucy Ricardo has done very well for herself, and now heads up a
charitable drive for their alma mater. She contacts Lucy for a donation, and Lucy attempts
to impress her old classmate by exaggerating her wealth and status. Soon Lucy and Ethel
both find themselves in debt to this woman by five hundred dollars each, and in their
desperation, they take stunt jobs as "women from Mars" to promote a new movie.
See a clip
"Commando Cody - Sky Marshal of the Universe: Robot Monster of
Mars"
1955 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 7, 25 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
A serial or a television series? It was originally intended as a TV series, but contractual
obligations forced Republic Pictures to give it a theatrical release before allowing it to
be broadcast on TV. While each episode bears a "number" and title, the episodes do not end in
"cliffhangers," a hallmark of the classic movie serial. Unlike TV series of that period,
though, the episodes are not completely self contained--they follow a definite story arc, and
cannot be shown out of order and remain comprehensible to the viewer.
"Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2th Century"
1953 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Space hero Duck Dodgers, along with Eager Young Space Cadet Porky, travel to Planet X in
search of Alludium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom. Unfortunately, Commander X-2 arrives in
his "Martian Maggot" spaceship with his own designs on the place.
Go to the Duck Dodgers
Episode Guide.
"Popeye the Sailor: Ace of Space"
1953 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Popeye is abducted by aliens who want to do weird experiments on him.
"Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers: Return of the Stickmen"
1953 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 44, 30 minutes)
In 2153, Rocket Rangers operate from Omega Base to safeguard the peace and freedom of the
solar system. Two men from Mars capture a Neptunian Stickman, a creature resembling a bundle
of sticks.
"Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers: The Magic Man of Mars"
1953 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 31, 30 minutes)
A carnival entertainer who specializes in magic has a more lucrative secret life as a space pirate.
"Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers: The Robot Robber of Deimos"
1953 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 30, 30 minutes)
The Rocket Rangers are called into action after a humanoid robot is used to pilots\ a spaceship and
rob the First Martian Bank.
"Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers: The Martian Queen"
1953 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 17, 30 minutes)
Rod Brown and the Rocket Rangers follow a trail of peanut shells leading to a gang of
saboteurs.
"Captain Video and His Video Rangers: Adventure on Phobos"
1953 USA (TV Series, 30 minutes)
The Video Rangers face crisis on Mars' moon Phobos, as the secret weapons laboratories there
are targeted by thieves.
"Bugs Bunny: The Hasty Hare"
1952 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes)
Marvin Martian arrives on Earth with his soldier dog, K-9, under orders to bring an
Earthling back to Mars, and he decides to take Bugs, who commandeers Marvin's spaceship
"Woody Woodpecker: Termites From Mars"
1952 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When a local observatory notices Martian spaceships rocketing through space, news and
bulletins are sent out to warn Earth of their inevitable invasion. When Woody Woodpecker
notices a bulletin about them on TV, he pays no mind until he sees the spaceships landing
outside his tree home. The Martians are revealed to be termites who immediately get to work
devouring Woody's home. Woody tries to stop them but the creatures are one step ahead of him
until he notices their weakness.
"Tales of Tomorrow: Appointment on Mars"
1952 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 39, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Three astronauts land on Mars, hoping to find valuable minerals. After discovering a rich
deposit of uranium ore, one of the men becomes increasingly paranoid. Is it just his
imagination, or are they really being watched?
"Tales of Tomorrow: Plague from Space"
1952 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 30, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
USAF Colonel Jeffrey Ward's abilities are put to the ultimate test when a Martian spaceship
lands at his base. At first glance the craft has only one passenger, but when an infection
breaks out it becomes clear that there was more than one Martian on the ship.
"Tales of Tomorrow: Bound Together"
1952 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 23, 30 minutes)
A space pilot reported missing on a trip to Mars unexpectedly returns to his wife.
"Tales of Tomorrow: Momento"
1952 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 21, 30 minutes)
A scientist who spent his life building a ship that can fly to Mars, discovers he cannot make
the trip, and embittered, he plans to destroy it till fate alters his course.
"Zombies of the Stratosphere"
1952 USA (Serial, 12 episodes, 14 minutes each, 167 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
Security agent Larry Martin, who can fly with an experimental rocket suit, investigates
clandestine visits to earth by a Martian spaceship. Meanwhile, villainous Martians
conspire with a traitorous atomic scientist to blast earth out of its orbit and replace
it with Mars! Can Larry and his cohort Bob Wilson stop the Martians before they complete
their dastardly project? Not a zombie in sight.
"Tom Corbett, Space Cadet: The Martian Revolt"
1952 USA (TV Series, 15 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The announced plan to divide the Space Academy into a number of separate campuses is
really a front for revolutionaries to overthrow the Solar Guard and take over the Solar
System. The space cadets are trapped in a rocket ship designed to crash onto the surface
of Mars, killing everyone aboard.
"Trail of the Rocket"
1951 USA (Short, 31 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Singers Lucille and Johnny, whose radio show is sponsored by Oldsmobile, are invited to visit
the Olds factory to see why the product is superior. While touring the plant, Johnny becomes
concerned that another visitor is a Martian spy dedicated to subverting Earth's autonomy.
"Tales of Tomorrow: The Crystal Egg"
1951 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 9, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only
logical thing: takes it to the chairman of Cambridge's physics department, who discovers the
egg's secret. From a story by H. G. Wells.
"Tales of Tomorrow: Test Flight"
1951 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 10, 30 minutes)
Bull-headed Crowder, a weathly industrialist and CEO of a major company is determined to
build a space ship that will enable him to be the first to travel to another planet. He hires
a brilliant young rocket scientist who convinces him that he alone can build the right motor
to propell the rocket to another planet, with the conditions that he have no interference and
that he be on the first test flight into space. When the Controller and Board of Directors of
his company try to shut Crowder down, he orders that the rocket be tested and it blasts off
successfully into space. But the young scientist has no intention of returning to Earth and
advises Crowder..."I am going home to my planet ... Mars."
"Tales of Tomorrow: The Monsters"
1951 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 7, 30 minutes)
Exciting tale of what happens when an expedition from Mars arrives on Earth.
"Tales of Tomorrow: The Last Man on Earth"
1951 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 5, 30 minutes)
What happens after the Martians take over the world leaving only two people alive for
experiments?
"Out There: Misfit"
1951 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 4, 30 minutes)
The superhuman task of moving an asteroid to a position between the orbits of Earth and Mars,
as a potential rescue landing station for spaceships. The job is accomplished by a futuristic
Earth Foreign Legion, assigned to risky enterprises, and it is specifically the work of a
young astronaut, a recalcitrant fellow, who by instinct can figure out involved mathematical
problems.
"Lights Out: The Martian Eyes"
1951 USA (TV Series, 22 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Professor Lyman tells fantastic tales of Martians living among us to the enthralled patrons
of a local bar. He believes that Martians have conquered us and rule the world, only we don't
know it yet. Lymon explains that Martians have a third eye in the middle of their forehead
which is visible only under infrared light. The Professor enlists the help of photographer
Mr. Sorrel, who takes photos with an infrared camera as a stranger secretly follows him.
Later, as Lyman and Sorrel meet at the photographer's studio, the stranger bursts into the
room. Only one of the trio will survive the night!
"Flying Disc Man from Mars"
1950 USA (Serial, 12 episodes, 167 minutes total; also edited to a 75 minute Feature)
[TMS-SD Library]
A strange craft spying on industrialist Bryant's plant is brought down by Bryant's new
atomic ray. Bryant meets the one survivor ... Mota from the planet Mars! Not exactly
benevolent, Mota enlists the aid of Bryant (a former Nazi) in a scheme to bring Earth
under control of a supreme dictator, for its own good of course, using advanced atomic
weapons. But their attempts to steal uranium alert Kent Fowler of Fowler Air Patrol,
who sets out single-handed to foil the villains. Fist-fights and wrecks in every episode
(black and white serial in 12 parts).
"Space Barton on Mars and Beyond"
1950-51 USA (Animated TV Series, 135 episodes 3.5 min)
"Space Barton reporting from the planet Mars!" With these words the middle part of
the daily comic strip 'Space Barton' would invite us to high adventure on our neighboring
planet, Mars. The stories are not animated, but are comprised of a series of consecutive
comic panels nicely illustrated to tell a story, not unlike a comic book or comic strip.
"Bugs Bunny: Haredevil Hare"
1948 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Bugs Bunny is tricked into being the first rabbit shot into space. When he lands on the moon
he finds Commander X-2 (later known as Marvin Martian).
"Kitty Kornered"
1946 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Porky Pig puts his cats out in the snow, but then they put him out and have a party.
Expelling them again, Porky goes to bed, only to be terrorized by the felines' mock Martian
invasion.
"Rocket to Mars"
1946 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Popeye and Olive are touring a museum when they accidentally launch a rocketship to Mars.
Olive escapes, but Popeye gets to Mars, where he is attacked (by a group led by Bluto) that
was preparing to invade Earth. Fortunately, Popeye has a can of spinach handy, so he can
save the Earth (turning most of the Martian war apparatus into amusement park rides).
"The Purple Monster Strikes"
1945 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 209 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "D-Day on Mars," "The Purple Shadow Strikes"
Invasion of America from 50,000,000 miles away! Daring! Thrilling! Weird! Wonderful! A
Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth's
first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any
earthman. Calling himself the "Purple Monster," the humanoid invader sets about gaining
control of Layton's rocket project. Opposing him is Craig Foster, former Secret Service
man, who episode by episode tries to thwart the monster's attempts to acquire rocket
components. Will Craig ever suspect that his closest associate is really the monster?
"Mars: A Fantasy Travelogue"
1943 USA (Short, 15 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The opulent buildings and grand courtyards are a fantastic monument to a Martian race
extinct for perhaps millions of years and the ornate edifices are documented falling to
the natural deterioration and destruction by environmental events.
"Believe It or Else"
1939 USA (Animated Short, 8 minutes)
In this spoof of the newsreel series, we meet a man who drinks large amounts of milk, a
snake charmer, a man building a ship in a bottle, the world's loudest hog caller, a man
who hasn't left his room for years, a human basketball, an optical illusion, a new giant
telescope showing life on Mars and none on the moon, a wishing well in Egypt, the world's
fastest woodcutter, the country's most accurate knife thrower, the sounds made by ants,
and a man who saws people in half. Egghead keeps saying he doesn't believe it.
"Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars"
1938 USA (Serial, 15 episodes, 20 minutes each, 199 minutes total) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Deadly Ray From Mars" (recut), "Flash Gordon: Mars Attacks the World," "Space
Soldiers' Trip to Mars"
Flash, Dale, and Dr. Zarkov return from their former space adventures only to find that
their enemy, Ming the Merciless of planet Mongo, has a new weapon: a deadly ray that
crosses space to wreak havoc on earth. Earth's only hope is for our heroes to take off
again and stop the ray at its source on Mars, where they (and a stowaway) must battle
Ming's ally, Queen Azura, who turns her enemies into lumpish clay people. Can they
survive 15 chapters of deadly perils? Find out next week...
"Scrappy's Trip to Mars"
1937 USA (Animated Short)
Scrappy and Yippie dream that they take a rocket trip to Mars. There they meet some nice
Martian girls. When they want to go home, the Martians will not let them leave the planet.
"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: Sky Larks"
1934 USA (Animated Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Oswald the Rabbit and his friend Doc Beagle travel up to Mars in a hot air balloon where
they meet the Roman god of war and a variety of anthropomorphic weapons.
No information currently available.
"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: An Interplanetary Battle
with the Tiger Men of Mars"
1934 USA (Short, 8 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "An Interplanetary Battle with the Tiger Men of Mars"
A signal from Buddy Deering on Mars warns Earth that the Tiger Men of Mars and their cruel
king have broken their treaty and are attacking. Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering go to
rendezvous with the Earth battle fleet before setting off to fight the tigerships.
Baldpated genius inventor Dr. Huer uses the "cosmic radiotelevision" to watch the space
battle. Which side will be victorious? The tigerships and their paralysis ray? Or our
Earth forces, armed with the flash ray and Dr. Huer's new magnetic ray?
"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: Mars"
1930 USA (Animated Short, 6 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Oswald and Badger are sitting on a bench in a park when a pretty female Teddy Bear walks
by, sings the song "A Bench in the Park." When she drops a hankerchief, Oswald and Badger
get into a tussle. Badger kick Oswald in the rear so strong that Oswald is sent into space,
eventually finding himself landing on the planet Mars for some outrageous adventures.
"Up to Mars"
1930 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Bimbo is setting off fireworks. A mouse gets in his way, and the two of them get into a
dynamite fight, sending Bimbo to Mars. On Mars, Bimbo encounters strange behavior, such
as an alien trying to put a gigantic letter in a small mailbox, only to put the mailbox
into the letter, a robber giving money (at gunpoint) to his victim, and other craziness.
Directed by Dave Fleischer.
"Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate"
1926 USA (Animated Short, 10 minutes)
Felix feels lonely, seeing all the other animals finding love. At last, he spots the
perfect mate ... unfortunately, she's on Mars!
"Out of the Inkwell presents: Koko the Clown - A Trip to
Mars"
1924 USA (Animated Short, 7 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Directed by Dave Fleischer, featuring Koko The Clown in an Out of the Inkwell silent
cartoon.
"Pasynok Marsa"
1914 Russia (Animated Short, 9 minutes)
aka: "Adoptive Son of Mars," "Mars' Stepson"
Patriotic film using stop-motion puppets.
No information currently available.
"A Trip to Mars"
1910 USA (Short, 4 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This black and white film produced by Thomas Edison was the first "movie" about Mars. A
professor discovers that when he mixes two magical powders he has the power to reverse
gravity. Some of the powder falls on him, and he is lifted up, flying through the sky until
he finally falls down on the surface of Mars. He escapes some gnarly-limbed trees only to
fall over a ridge and land on the lip of a giant Martian. The giant exhales and blows the
professor into the air, then catches him, again and again, until the professor is propelled
back to Earth. After crash landing back in his laboratory, the professor tries to destroy the
powder only to wind up combining them again. The final shot shows the professor sitting on
the floor of his chaotically spinning laboratory. (NOTE:
Some sources claim that this movie was actually a pirated version of Georges Méliès
popular 1902 silent film, "Le Voyage dans la Lune." Having seen this film, this is definitely
not the case.)
"A Message from Mars"
1903 New Zealand (Short, 13 minutes)
Based on a stage play that was highy popular in Australia and New Zealand, it portrays
the story of a Martian comes to earth to show a human he is selfish.
Note: This is considered a "lost" film and is no longer known to exist in any studio
archives, private collections or public archives.
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"Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion?
2018 USA (Documentary, 54 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Some believe Mars is the next home for Humanity. But the real "red planet" is a trickster;
strikingly beautiful, yet sweetly sinister. Even as a growing armada of instruments arrive,
this small cold world conceals its secrets. This film merges the mythic and the scientific
to show that Mars may not be what we imagine. Settlers beware: the Red Planet may change
us as much as we change it.
View the trailer "Mars
Calling – Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion?"
View the film on "AmazonPrime"
"The Mars Generation"
2017 USA (Documentary, 97 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
For centuries, the red planet has captured our imaginations. And today, the possibility
of a manned mission to Mars has never been closer. Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson and a
new generation of space enthusiasts come together to explore the potential of human life
on Mars.
View the trailer "Life on Mars"
View the film on "Netflix"
"National Geographic: Life on Mars"
2016 USA (Documentary, 43 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Life on Mars may come in the form of extremophiles.
View the film "Life on Mars"
"The Sky at Night: Life on Mars"
2016 UK (TV Series, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Sky at Night team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the
great scientific questions of our time, but are we any closer to finding an answer? As
well as uncovering the cause of the recent crash of the Schiaparelli lander, the team
looks at the next missions designed to hunt for life on the red planet - from a rover
designed to drill deep into the surface, to the orbiter sniffing for signs of methane
in the atmosphere. Have we been deliberately avoiding the most likely places to find life
on Mars?
View the film "Life on Mars"
"Above and Below"
2016 Switzerland/Germany/USA (Documentary, 118 minutes)
This not-quite-documentary takes place far away and out of sight, on the margins and off
the grid of American society. It tells the stories of April, Dave, Cindy, Rick and a man
who calls himself "the Godfather." From a couple scraping by in the depths of the flood
channels located beneath Sin City, to a man living in a reclaimed military bunker in the
middle of the dusty California desert, and beyond even the stratosphere, to a place where
Mars and Earth have become one and the same place, this motley crew of individuals have
been flung into periling circumstances on this rollercoaster ride called life. Through
the hustle, pain, and laughter, we are whisked away to an unfamiliar world whose inhabitants
are revealed to be souls not unlike our very own.
View the trailer for "Above
and Below"
"The Mars Underground"
2015 USA (Documentary, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A landmark (updated) documentary about renowned aerospace scientist and visionary, Dr.
Robert Zubrin, and his struggle to get the first human mission to Mars off the ground.
View the film "The Mars
Underground"
"A Space Program"
2015 USA (Documentary, 72 minutes)
Internationally acclaimed artist Tom Sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to
the red planet, providing audiences with an intimate, first-person look into his studio
and methods. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording of Sachs'
historic piece, Space Program 2.0: MARS. Sachs and his team built an entire space program from
scratch. They were guided by the philosophy of bricolage - creating and constructing from
available yet limited resources. They ultimately sent two female astronauts to Mars in
search of the answer to humankind's ultimate question... are we alone?
View the trailer for "A Space
Program"
"Passage to Mars"
2015 USA (Documentary, 105 minutes)
NASA leads an Arctic expedition across the legendary Northwest Passage to reach Devon
Island and the Haughton Meteor Crater, a place scientists call "Mars on Earth" and to pave
the way to the first human exploration of the Red Planet.
View the teaser trailer for "Passage
to Mars"
"Mars Rover Test Drive"
2015 USA (Documentary, 13 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The Good Mythical Morning crew visits the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and test drive a Mars
rover. GMM #766!
View the film "Mars Rover
Test Drive"
"Red Planet Rover"
2014 USA (Documentary, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
From the Curiosity rover's famous "7 minutes of terror" before landing in 2012 to this week's
stunning discovery of organics on the Martian surface, we will be treated to exclusive footage
of the NASA team that made it happen and fresh details of what these findings means for the
search for extraterrestrial life throughout our solar system.
View the teaser trailer for "Red
Planet Rover"
"Strip the Cosmos: Expedition Mars"
2014 UK (Documentary, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
We strip apart Mars and tear off swirling dust storms, frozen ice caps, and giant volcanoes
layer by layer to explore the secrets that lie beneath the Red Planet.
"Man Vs. The Universe: Mars Is Ours"
2014 USA (Documentary, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
For decades humans have dreamed of going to Mars, and now we're finally on the brink of
blasting off for the red planet. SpaceX founder Elon Musk believes Mars is our insurance
policy in case Earth becomes uninhabitable. With unprecedented access into SpaceX, viewers
will see the engineers making our mission to occupy Mars a reality. Future 'Marsonauts' are
already learning how to survive on a frozen desert by practicing in the wilds of Utah.
An aerospace engineer is designing the spacesuit that will shield us from the harsh Martian
environment and give us superhuman strength. SpaceX hopes to get to Mars in about two decades,
but another space startup, Mars One, thinks it can get humans there in just ten years.
The only catch: it's a one-way trip, with no chance of ever Coming Home.
"Horizon: Man on Mars: Mission to the Red Planet"
2014 UK (Documentary series, Season 50 Episode 7, 42 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Horizon goes behind the scenes at Nasa to discover how it is preparing for its most ambitious
and daring mission: to land men - and possibly women - on the surface of Mars. Horizon meets
the scientists and engineers who are designing new rockets, new space suits and finding ways
to help astronauts survive the perils of this long voyage. And it turns out that having the
'right stuff' for a mission to Mars might not be quite what you expect.
Watch the episode
"The Sky at Night: Mysterious Mars"
2014 UK (TV Series, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mars captures the imagination like no other planet and currently our nearest neighbour is
at its brightest for several years, so it's a perfect opportunity to explore a planet that
is tantalisingly similar to our own. And in the past it may have been even more like Earth,
an inviting and habitable place, a perfect environment for life to flourish.
"The Next Giant Leap"
2014 UK (Documentary, 12 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mars has fascinated humankind ever since we first gazed with intelligent eyes up into the
night sky. But will we ever reach the planet ourselves? Through interviews with scientists
at the cutting edge of planetary science and astrobiology, this short documentary discusses
the challenges and rewards of our next giant leap.
View the film "The Next Giant Leap"
"American Experience: War of the Worlds"
2013 USA (Documentary series, Season 25 Episode 1, 54 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Shortly after 8 p.m. on the Halloween Eve, 1938, the voice of a panicked radio announcer
broke in with a news bulletin reporting strange explosions taking place on the planet Mars,
followed minutes later by a report that Martians had landed in the tiny town of Grovers Mill,
New Jersey. Although most listeners understood that the program was a radio drama, the next
day's headlines reported that thousands of others plunged into panic, convinced that America
was under a deadly Martian attack. It turned out to be H.G. Wells' classic The War of the
Worlds, performed by 23-year-old Orson Welles.
Visit the PBS.org
for more information.
"The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917"
2013 Canada/UK (Documentary, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913 - 1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in
the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major
European powers. But then, in 1913, something crashed into the forests of SW Germany. Troops
were sent to investigate but were wiped out. Martian fighting machines began making their
way across Western Europe and the countries of Europe combined forces to resist them.
With aspects taken from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and from WWI itself, this
dramatisation presents a documentary style look at events as they unfolded and the effect
they had of our world today.
Visit the History
Channel for more information.
"One Way Astronaut: Dying 33 Million Miles From Home"
2012 Netherlands (Documentary, 54 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An independent documentary surrounding people who have signed up to leave Earth to be
the first human settlers on the planet Mars. It follows aspiring astronauts Stephan,
Sara, Henri and Beatriz who, like tens of thousands of applicants to the
Mars One project from around the world, say they are willing to spend the rest
of their lives on the red planet. It is the story of Mars One and its founder Bas Lansdorp
in the project's early stages. Space experts answer questions about the likelihood of Mars
One succeeding and discuss the kind of risks the astronauts will be facing. Worldwide interest
in the Mars One mission is a tell-tale of our society today and its hopes for itself.
View the trailer for "One
Way Astronaut"
View the film on "PrimeVideo.com"
"Deadliest Space Weather: Mars"
2013 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 4, 22 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
Imagine acid rain that can eat through solid steel, hurricane winds that blow at 1,600
miles per hour, lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than anything on Earth. This
isn't the plot of the latest Hollywood disaster movie - its weather happening right now
throughout our solar system. But what if these extreme conditions existed where we live?
Deadliest Space Weather, through cutting-edge graphics, will recreate these extreme weather
conditions right here on Earth with a surreal look at the real deadly weather of space.
"Nova: Ultimate Mars Challenge"
2012 USA (TV Series, Season 40, Episode 4, 54 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century
of Mars exploration has yielded tantalizing clues that Mars may once have harbored
life—and may harbor it still. The extraordinary landing of a revolutionary rover named
Curiosity—which successfully touched down inside the Gale Crater—means we have wheels
down on the planet once again, in the form of the most sophisticated robot ever to rove
the Mars surface. Will NASA's bold mission and this marvel of technology answer some
of our biggest questions and usher in a new golden age of exploration? NOVA goes behind
the scenes on NASA's quest to solve the riddles of the red planet.
"The Sky at Night: Mysterious Mars"
2012 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 718, 30 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The NASA rover, Curiosity, landed on Mars in August. Sir Patrick Moore discusses what Curiosity
will be doing, as well as what to see in the September night sky.
"i.am.mars: Reaching for the Stars"
2012 USA (Documentary, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It's one of the most exciting missions in NASA's history, and certainly one that's been
capturing the public's imagination. The latest mission to Mars has renewed considerable
interest in the space program, and inspired at least a few television programs here on
Earth to help viewers at home to share in the excitement of the discoveries that are
taking place. Science's offering, i.am.mars: Reach for the Stars, documents the artistic
and technical process that led to recording star will.i.am's newest single, "Reach
for the Stars" becoming the first song broadcast to Earth from another planet.
"Mars Landing 2012: The New Search for Life"
2012 USA (Documentary, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
The world followed the landmark event of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft,
"Curiosity," as it transported the largest-ever landing craft and research payload that
could be the key to discovering life on Mars. Provides an exclusive same-day look at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) as it executed "the most complex Mars mission to date."
"Martian Mega Rover"
2012 USA (Documentary, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Surging with confidence after the phenomenal success of the Mars rovers, "Spirit" and
"Opportunity," NASA scientists and engineers had big plans for the next mission - a mega
rover, the Mars Science Laboratory, aka the "Curiosity" rover. "There was a group
adrenaline rush throughout the entire Martian community," says engineer Gentry Lee,
"that was almost like, 'we can do anything!'" This would be rocket science on steroids -
a roving laboratory built to last years, not months, and travel a dozen miles or more
over rugged Martian terrain, carrying a dream payload of scientific instruments designed
to settle once and for all the question of whether Mars is or was ever was a place that
could support life.
"Eight Years on Mars"
2012 USA (Documentary, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Tells the story of NASA's two original rovers, "Spirit" and "Curiosity," which were
expected to last 90 days on the Martian surface. While Spirit eventually stalled in quicksand
and died over the Martian winter, Opportunity is still roving more than eight years later.
"National Geographic: Crash Landing on Mars"
2016 USA (Documentary, 43 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Factual information about Mars woven into a fictional story about a crash landing there.
View the film "Crash Landing
on Mars."
"National Geographic: Death of a Mars Rover"
2011 USA (Documentary, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
When the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity tuched down on Mars in January 200, they were
expected to drive a few hundered yards and last nintey days. Seven-plus years later, the
hardy robots have proven to be two of the greatest explorers of the space age, trekking miles
ascross hostile deserts, climbing mountains, scrambling in and out of craters, and cheating
death many imes. Now comes the sad news tha while Opportunity continues to roll, Spirit has
reached the end of the road. Death of a Mars Roer tells the epic story of Spirit and
Opportunity, and the desperate effort to save Spirit...
"Nova scienceNOW: Can We Make it to Mars?"
2011 USA (TV Series, Season 5, Episode 1, 52 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson escorts viewers on an examination of the questions surrounding
humans' ability to survive a roundtrip journey of up to three years to Mars. Can astronauts
survive that long without gravity? How will their food be kept palatable? Scientists and
engineers discuss advances in radiation-defying, skin-tight space suits, exercises to keep
bones healthy, the preservation of foodstuffs, and plasma-powered, super-fast spaceships.
"Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice"
2010 USA (Documentary, 56 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A behind-the-scenes look at NASA's Mars exploration mission, this documentary follows
scientists' attempts to shuttle the Phoenix Mars Lander millions of miles across space, land
the vehicle safely on the planet's surface and retrieve useful data. With only 90 days of
sunlight to fuel their solar-powered lander, the team rushes to complete as many experiments
as possible and hopefully discover water, the key to all life.
"Mars: The Quest for Life"
2009 USA (Documentary, 43 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This absorbing documentary allows viewers to experience the March 2008 Mars touchdown of
the Phoenix Lander through the eyes of project manager Peter Smith and the NASA and University
of Arizona teams that landed the craft. Capturing the emotion and tension surrounding that
epic event, the film also illuminates what's known about the planet and what scientists hope
to discover -- namely information about its microbial life and history of water.
"Five Years on Mars"
2009 USA (Documentary, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
National Geographic brings you the amazing story of the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity,
which landed on Mars in 2004 and were expected to survive for only a few months. Five years
later, they're still transmitting vital data on the Red Planet. These resilient, solar-powered
field geologists have provided hundreds of thousands of fascinating images to scientists and
proven that the greatest glories of the Space Age are yet to come.
"Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice"
2008 USA (Documentary, 56 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In the wake of several failed missions, a team of dedicated researchers led by principal
investigator Peter H. Smith endeavors to send a spacecraft to Mars, where it will study the
planet's water and soil. This absorbing documentary chronicles the making of the 420
million-mile mission through all the painstaking preparations and right up to the
spacecraft's predawn launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in August 2007.
"Nova: Is There Life on Mars?"
2008 USA (TV Series, Season 36, Episode 8, 56 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This fascinating documentary rounds up eye-opening evidence of the potential for life on Mars
collected by NASA's Phoenix lander, a probe sent to Mars in 2008 to join the twin robot
explorers Spirit and Opportunity. Just two months after it arrived, the Phoenix confirmed the
presence of ice on Martian soil, fueling scientists' belief that the planet is -- or once was
-- capable of sustaining life.
"The Marsdreamers"
2007 Swiss (83 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A specific group of Americans dream of going to Mars one day. They firmly believe that it
is absolutely necessary for the human race to explore the universe. The first step is to
travel to Mars in search of traces of life and establish a new civilization.
"War of the Worlds Scandal"
2007 USA (Documentary, 70 minutes)
On Oct. 30, 1938, families throughout New York state fled their homes, fearing an alien
attack -- thanks to the all-too-convincing "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast by Orson
Welles. This documentary recounts the events of that extraordinary day. The program examines
not only the details of the broadcast itself, but also the wider social context of the frail
world in 1938, the kind of world that would give way to even greater hysteria.
"Mars Rising"
2007 Canada / France (Documentary, 6 episodes, 45 minutes each, 270 minutes total)
[TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Objectif Mars," "Wettlauf zum Mars"
A comprehensive examination of the challenges, the obstacles, the fears and the successes of
the mission and experts with diverse backgrounds and nationalities contributed their knowledge
to this series. Producers Galafilm secured unprecedented co-operation from the NASA, the
Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency and various Russian space agencies and
contractors like Energia, gaining access to top personnel and up-to-the-minute prototypes.
Over 300 scientists were consulted for the series and more than 60 experts, including former
and current astronauts, appear on camera. Critical subjects covered include spaceship design,
possible trajectories, rocket fuel, finding new life forms, new thoughts on astronaut
selection and training, space suit engineering, medical training for deep space, blasting
through Mars' atmosphere, life support systems and robotics.
"The Universe: Mars - The Red Planet"
2007 USA (Documentary, Season 1 Episode 2, 45 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
It has been fifty years since man first ventured into space, but the greatest secrets are yet
to be revealed. Mars is the planet in our solar system most similar to Earth despite
otherworldly features such as the largest volcano in the Solar System. Rumors of life on Mars
may be substantiated as NASA orbiters and rovers discover new evidence of frozen water just
beneath the rusty soil. Did alien life exist there? As Earth reels with the effects of global
warming, Mars becomes the most likely candidate for eventual human habitation. Cutting-edge
computer graphics are used to show what life would be like on Mars, and to imagine what kind
of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.
"The Sky at Night: Time Lord"
2007 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 653, 30 minutes)
In an anniversary program, Patrick Moore travels back in time to see the first recording
of "The Sky at Night" which took place 50 years ago this month. He talks to his earlier self
about astronomy back in 1957, and discusses how things have changed in half a century. He
then time travels to 2057 where the 'virtual' Patrick, saved in the BBC computer, is now
celebrating 100 years of making "The Sky at Night" and talks to Dr Brian May about the
discovery of life on Mars.
"The Sky at Night: Martian Adventures"
2007 UK (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 655, 40 minutes)
In this special extended programme, Chris Lintott goes to the USA to investigate studies of
Mars carried out by NASA, whilst Patrick Moore looks into European exploration of the Red
Planet.
UFO TV Special Edition "Life on Mars/Peru's Mystery in Stone"
2006 USA (Documentary, 74 minutes)
Scientists announce the discovery of startling artificial structures found among recently
released NASA/JPL photos taken by the Mars Global Surveyor and that these artificial
structures are stunning proof that Mars once was inhabited by an intelligent civilization.
"Science Fiction Britannia: The Martians and Us"
2006 UK (Documentary series, 3 episodes)
Three-part documentary exploring how UK writers pioneered and remained in the vanguard of one
of the most popular literary genres.
"Roving Mars"
2006 USA (IMAX Documentary, 40 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
aka: "Der Rote Planet - Expedition Mars"
ROVING MARS follows the exciting journey of a dedicated team of NASA scientists and engineers
as they design, build, launch and land a pair of state-of-the-art, robotic exploration
vehicles - Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) - onto the surface of Mars. Launched in 2003, the
rovers, dubbed Spirit and Opportunity, were sent to the Red Planet to bring us closer to
answering the timeless question: "Are we alone?"
"The Sky at Night: Return to the Red Planet"
2006 UK (Documentary, 30 minutes)
Britain is going back to Mars on board the European Exomars mission. UK scientists have a key
role designing and building many of the instruments, including the innovative 'life marker
chip'. Patrick Moore discovers how we hope to find Martian life, while Chris Lintott goes in
search of the rover which will be climbing the mountains on Mars.
"Is It Real? Life on Mars"
2006 USA (Documentary, 47 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
As long as we have lifted eyes into space, we have dreamed one day finding life on another
planet. Scientists believe Mars may be the planet in our solar system that has life. But
could there really be life on Mars? Join the National Geographic Channel as they interview
top planetary scientists and amateur researchers, who have dedicated their lives to the
subject and separate scientific evidence from flights of fancy.
"Life on Mars: Peru's Mystery in Stone"
2005 USA (Documentary, 53 minutes)
What's the link between Mars and Peru? Life on Mars presents evidence (via Mars Global
Surveyor photos) of artificial structures indicating that intelligent life once inhabited the
red planet, while Mystery in Stone examines the theory that an advanced ancient society
carved humanlike heads in volcanic rock atop a Peruvian plateau. As this two-pack of videos
suggests, one ancient civilization may have been responsible for both sets of artifacts.
"The Day That Panicked America"
2005 USA (Documentary, 75 minutes)
On the night before Halloween 1938, Newark - New Jersey more than twenty families in a single
block rushed from their homes with wet towels over their faces, fleeing from what they
believed was a poison - gas raid. Elsewhere in New York traffic became grid-locked amid
scenes of genuine terror as people sought to escape imminent attack. Across America phone
lines were overloaded as thousands called the police, newspapers and radio stations, seeking
advice on protective measures, with many requiring medical treatment for shock. But what
precisely had caused so many normally discriminating U.S. citizens to fear that their world
was literally coming to an end?
"War of the Worlds: The Real Story"
2005 USA (Documentary, 53 minutes)
This spellbinding documentary examines the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds and the
worldwide phenomenon it created when it was first published. The doomsday tale of aliens
overrunning Earth has served as inspiration for scores of other sci-fi stories, plus
renditions including the legendary Orson Welles 1938 radio play and, most recently, Steven
Spielberg's opus. Disc 1: "The War of the Worlds: 100 Years Of Terror." Disc 2: Includes the
episode "Mars: 100 Years of Discovery."
"Exploring Space: The Quest for Life"
2005 USA (Documentary, 60 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Exploring the most recent developments in astrobiology, this intriguing documentary probes
the origins of life on Earth and ponders whether it will ever be found in other places.
Computer-animated imagery and high-definition camera work takes viewers on a thrilling jaunt
around the globe with stops in Greenland, Japan, France and Mexico, ending with a spectacular
spin through the galaxy to walk the surface of Mars.
"The War of the Worlds: Breaking News"
2005 USA (Documentary, 132 minutes)
This nod to H.G. Wells's immortal The War of the Worlds presents a simulated live news
account of a Martian invasion, delivering plenty of mystery and suspense. And after the
tension subsides, you'll enjoy an intergalactic beauty pageant in which the contestants are
creepy creatures from classic monster movies. The video also includes the segment "Take Us to
Your Leader," a revealing look at those who live and breathe the sci-fi lifestyle.
"H.G. Wells and the War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Documentary, 90 minutes)
H.G. Wells's sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds, in which mankind is locked in a desperate
struggle against an alien race intent on conquering humanity, continues to influence
contemporary literature and pop culture. This documentary offers insight into the author
whose writings challenged the strict Victorian conventions of the day and reveals the
politics and sexual views that shaped the creation of Wells's undisputed classic.
"NASA Unauthorized"
2005 USA (Documentary, 71 minutes)
Get an inside look at NASA with this journey into the history of space exploration. The
program examines past, present and future projects and features previously unreleased footage
of the Apollo Moon Mission, special footage of the Mars Mission, extraordinary telescopic
photos of space, commentary on the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters and future
NASA projects, and a look at what lies ahead for the International Space Station.
"The War of the Worlds: Science of Mars"
2005 USA (Documentary, 132 minutes)
This nod to H.G. Wells's immortal The War of the Worlds presents an engrossing documentary
about the real science of Mars, from the 1965 voyage of Mariner 4 until the present day. This
exploration of the Red Planet features exclusive NASA footage, cutting-edge computer
animations and new video from Mars. Bonus features include a photo gallery, a comparison of
Earth and Mars and a 2004 press conference about water on Mars.
"H. G. Wells' and the War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Documentary, 87 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
An invading alien race bent on conquering humanity. The fear of the unknown. Intelligent
insects, apocalyptic musings, time travel, mutant half-breeds, invisibility formulas, and
mad scientists—such is the rich fantasy world imagined by H.G. Wells. Explore the motivations,
the societal pressures, and the inspirations behind some of Wells' most popular works,
including The War of the Worlds. Learn more about the man whose political and sexual views
were every bit as revolutionary as his fiction.
"George Pal's War of the Worlds - A Video Scrapbook"
2005 USA (Documentary, 46 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In 1952, George Pal's War of the Worlds thrilled the nation with stunning images of alien
invasion. The movie won that year's Academy Award for special effects. And it is generally
considered to be one of Pal's most successful efforts. This exciting collection of film and
images is a must for any fan of WOTW and George Pal's work. Included is an unfinished TV
pilot, special effects outtakes and a photo gallery.
"War of the Worlds"
2005 USA (Documentary, two-disk set DVD)
Two of Hollywood's most bankable talents, Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise, team up in a
remake of the classic "The War of the Worlds." You'll learn the story behind the story
with insightful interviews and rare footage that discuss the history of this timeless story -
from the novel itself to the most notorious radio broadcast of all time to today's major
blockbuster. You'll also journey to the mysterious Red Planet and learn about amazing
discoveries.
"The Sky at Night: Mars and the Ring of Fire"
2005 UK (TV Series Documentary, 30 minutes)
Look up in the night sky and you will see Mars. It's almost as close as it can get to Earth
and will not be as well placed for many years. Join Patrick Moore in his garden for a Mars
party and enjoy the exceptional view of the Red Planet. Also this month, Chris Lintott
reports from Madrid where he witnessed the dramatic annular eclipse, also called the 'Ring of
Fire'.
"Nova: Welcome to Mars"
2005 USA (TV Series, Season 32, Episode 9, 55 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons,
hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes
later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along
with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by
NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary Mars - Dead or
Alive (2003). That elation is the starting point for this sequel: "Welcome to
Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the
planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this
voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on
Mars.
"The Mars Underground"
2005 USA (Documentary, 84 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
A landmark documentary about renowned aerospace scientist and visionary, Dr. Robert Zubrin,
and his struggle to get the first human mission to Mars off the ground.
"The Sky at Night: The Search for Life"
2005 UK (TV Series Documentary, 30 minutes)
The search for life elsewhere in our universe has long been the Holy Grail for astronomers.
Planets around distant stars have recently been discovered, and solar systems like our own
could be widespread. But is life on Earth unique? With missions to Mars, Saturn's moon Titan
and Jupiter's moon Europa, we could be nearing an answer.
"The Sky at Night: Mars Invasion"
2004 UK (TV Series Documentary, 30 minutes)
Space agencies have taken advantage of this year's Mars encounter to shoot probes at Mars.
Four space craft are on route to the Red Planet - two Nasa missions, Europe's Mars Express
and a Japanese orbiter.
"The Sky at Night: Mars, the Next Frontier"
2003 UK (TV Series Documentary, 30 minutes)
This is the year of the Red Planet, when Mars will be at its closest to Earth. With three
probes on their way to Mars, due to land Christmas Day onwards, the hope is we will find out
if there is, or has been, life on Mars. In this special programme, Patrick Moore talks to Sir
Arthur C Clarke about terraforming and manned exploration, and to Beagle 2's creator,
Professor Colin Pillinger.
"Nova: Mars: Dead or Alive"
2003 USA (TV Series, Season 31, Episode 9, 55 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
In early January 2004, two spacecraft carrying identical robotic explorers will touch down
on the surface of Mars. On that day, NOVA will present a special television event that
climaxes with live coverage as NASA/JPL scientists await the first critical signals
confirming that the rovers have landed safely. The show features a gripping behind-the-scenes
glimpse of the design, testing, and launch of the mission. The engineers face a tense
deadline as Mars approaches its closest rendezvous with Earth; they're stretched to the
limit as parachutes rip, bolts fail, and airbags pop and everything that can go wrong does.
Watch them apply all their ingenuity to overcome the technical hitches. Then join NOVA's
exploration of the latest clues in the ultimate quest for signs of life on the mysterious
red planet. Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to
the NOVA Web site; closed captions; and video descriptions.
"Eyes on Mars"
2003 USA (Documentary, 168 minutes)
The essential companion for the Mars missions. With more than two hours of content, it
presents: - An exciting documentary about the ongoing quest to fully understand the mysteries
of Mars - 3-D computer-generated simulation of the Mars mission, detailing the launch, flight,
and landing of the Mars Exploration Rover - A look at Mars missions of the past -- the
successes and the failures -- and the robotics we sent there - A Mars gallery with artists'
renderings of Mars landscapes Interviews with 16 guest experts who answer questions about
life on Mars, water on Mars, and other enduring mysteries.
"First Steps On Mars"
2003 USA (Documentary, 50 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
What hardships and dangers will the first astronauts who reach Earth's nearest planetary
neighbor face? This fascinating speculative documentary looks at what a manned spaceflight to
Mars will involve, the latest satellite missions to the "red planet," and the intriguing
possibilities of life there.
"Lifequest Mars"
2003 USA (Documentary, 51 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Mars has historically been the source of constant awe and mystery as to whether or not life
exists there. The search for life on Mars has been one of the most exclusive goals of humanity
over the last several decades. This program presents for the first time all of the current
efforts by the US, Europe, and Japan to search for water and life on Mars, as well as what
the first manned mission to Mars will look like and how the crew would search for life.
"NASA: The Quest for Mars"
2002 USA (Documentary, 90 minutes)
The next step on Man's quest into space, the mysterious Red Planet is the focus of these
documentaries. Footage from Viking and Mariner probes gives a fascinating look at a world
similar to, yet very different from, our own.
"Project Redstar - Martian Genesis"
2002 USA (Fantastic Documentary, 119 minutes)
Investigation of another city found on Mars (not Cydonia but in Tithoniaum Chasma). They
point out how many of the objects (pentagonal shape) cannot be natural. There are paths and
appears to be abandoned ruins on an older city, but it appears a very advanced civilization
once existed on Mars.
"Horizon: Life on Mars"
2001 UK (TV Series, Season 37, Episode 11, 50 minutes)
If there's life on Mars, it would be one of the most important discoveries of all time. It
would mean life on Earth was not some special unique event - it would mean there's likely to
be life throughout the Universe. The search for Martians is now hotting up, and many
scientists are becoming more and more convinced that life may have arisen on Mars, and that
there may even be something living there now.
"Horizon: Destination Mars"
2001 UK (TV Series, Season 37, Episode 12, 50 minutes)
Mars is back on the agenda. The latest images sent back from the Red Planet have revealed
tantalising evidence that there may indeed be life on Mars. There is now a pressing case for
the first manned mission to the planet - one that could take place in the next twenty years.
In the second of two special programmes on Mars, Horizon traces the course of the planned
journey to Mars. It will be one of the most challenging trips humanity has ever undertaken -
96 million miles across the solar system.
"Red Desert Nights: Making 'Ghosts of Mars'"
2001 USA (Documentary, 17 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This made-for-video documentary treats horror fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making
of Ghosts of Mars, John Carpenter's film about an interplanetary police officer who discovers
that the inhabitants of a Martian colony have all been possessed by the ghosts of the
original Martians. Includes interviews with stars Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube, along with
the rest of the cast and crew of the film, who share their experiences from working on the
project, as well as discuss the special efforts that went into bringing it to completion.
"Vangelis Mythodea: Music For The NASA Mission: 2001 Mars
Odyssey"
2001 USA (Music Documentary, 76 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Academy Award-winning composer Vangelis ("Chariots of Fire," "Blade Runner") leads a company
of over 150 singers and musicians, including members of the London Metropolitan Orchestra, in
this breathtaking outdoor concert recorded at the Temple of Zeus in Athens. The music from
this magnificent show was selected by NASA for their 2001 Mars Odyssey mission.
"Walker Mars Diary"
2001 USA (Documentary, 95 minutes)
The video diaries of Dr. Henry J. Walker. According to the press release, Walker was as a
mission analyst on the 1976 NASA Viking mission to Mars, when he discovered the monumental
"Face on Mars" in a couple frames taken from orbit. This endangered the powers that be,
forcing the genius to run for his life. Though vanished (and some say dead), Walker lives on
in videos, audiotapes and materials collected for his son. Shot on forbidden locations, Walker
exposes the forbidden truths of Earth and Mars and our future.
"Visions of Mars"
2001 USA (Documentary, 5 minutes)
A short 5 minute segment featuring Dan McCleese the Chief Scientist, Mars Program, Jet
Propulsion Laboratories. He sums up his work and why exploring Mars is important.
"Hoagland's Mars Collection"
2000 USA (Fantastic Documentary)
The Moon/Mars Connection, The NASA/ Cydonia Briefing and The Terrestrial Connection/U.N.
Briefing present a powerful scientific case, with NASA data, that the Earth and Solar System
have been visited by intelligence from other worlds. In non-technical language using official
NASA photos, stunning computer graphics and other video images, Richard C. Hoagland, as head
of an independent Mars investigation team, makes a case for crucial connections between
ancient structures on the landscape of our moon, the planet Mars, and the ruins of ancient
civilizations on Earth.
"Journeys to Mars - The Real Inside Story"
2000 USA (Documentary, 52 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
From the first Mariner Orbiter to send close-up photos of the Red Planet, to the first Viking
craft to land, to the monumental loss of the recent Polar lander, "Journeys to Mars" reveals
the most spectacular triumphs and darkest tragedies of all the Missions to Mars.
"Mars: The Red Planet Collection"
2000 USA (Documentary, 156 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
This presentation includes a pair of documentaries about Earth's neighbor. The first,
"Destination: Mars" chronicles humans' fascination with the celestial body, focusing
on pre-Mars rover attempts at exploration and future manned missions. The second film,
"Life on Mars," examines the possibility of life on the red planet, focusing on the
Martian meteorite recovered in Antarctica that purportedly contains microscopic fossils.
"Life on Mars? New Scientific Evidence"
2000 USA (Documentary, 57 minutes)
A history-making news conference with astronomer Tom Van Flandern, who examines photos from
the recent Mars Global Surveyor mission and finds signs of artificial intelligence. On May 8,
2001, a press conference was held in New York City which many are calling a scientific
milestone. This event was held to announce the discovery of a new human-like face, strange
tunnels, pyramids and signs of current vegetation on Mars from among the 65,000 recently
released NASA/JPL photographs taken by the Mars Global Surveyor.
"Mars on Earth: Preparing for Life on the Red Planet
2000 Canada (TV documentary)
One of the planet's largest meteorite impact sites, the Haughton Impact Crater is a prominent
feature of the polar desert on Devon Island in the High Arctic west of Baffin Bay. It is a
place of natural contradictions and unparalleled ecological marvels. This inhospitable
frontier has attracted an international team of scientists preparing to search for life on
Mars. The site is considered a Mars analogue, the closest we can physically get to Mars
without actually going there. If life can exist in this brutal northern environment, could
equally resilient life exist on the hostile surface of Mars?
"Mars: Pioneering the Planet"
2000 UK (Documentary, 120 minutes, 2 parts)
By 2015 humans could be standing on the surface of Mars - a Japanese construction company has
already designed the first Mars city and there are plans to roof a Mars canyon to make it
habitable. By the process known as terraforming, water will be released from the polar caps
on the planet to make rivers flow. Featuring stunning 3D computer animation, interviews and
live action, this two-part documentary, concluding next Friday, reveals this potential new
outpost for human civilisation.
"The Red Planet: Mars"
1999 USA (Documentary, 90 minutes)
Explore the beauty, power and mystery of Mars using an unprecedented combination of DVD
features! "Mars: The Red Planet" is a unique and trend-setting DVD-Video and DVD-ROM--high
quality video and still images from NASA, filmed on the surface of Mars.
"Scientific American Frontiers: Mars Flyer
1998 USA (TV Series episode, 50 minutes)
In 1903, the Wright brothers made their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Not quite 100 years later, planetary scientists and engineers are working towards another
historic first - flying a data-gathering plane on Mars.
"Scientific American Frontiers: Journey to Mars
1998 USA (TV Series, Season 9 Episode 2, 50 minutes)
With the presence of water, Mars is the only other planet in the solar system where humans
could live. This program illustrates how people could be landing on Mars within the next 20
years. Currently, NASA and private enthusiasts are testing spaceships equipped with
greenhouses, exercise machines and virtual reality systems designed to support the
eight-month flight to Mars.
"Pathfinder: The Race to Mars & The NASA Briefings"
1998 USA (Documentaries)
Go behind the scenes with the only documentary film crew in the world allowed into the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory's support control room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and share the
suspense and anticipation of the men and women who brought Mars into our living rooms.
Two-tape set includes "The Race to Mars" and "The NASA Briefings".
"Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds"
1998 USA (Documentary)
Hosted by director James Cameron, this documentary tells the whole truth about the infamous
Orson Welles broadcast. Orson Welles sparked widespread panic when the 1938 broadcast of
his radio drama "The War of the Worlds" was mistaken for fact by countless listeners. Now,
more than six decades later, the true scope of America's reaction to Welles' adaptation of
H.G. Wells' classic novel is revealed — and proves truth really is stranger than fiction!
"Mission Mars: A Celebration of Space"
1998 USA (PBS Mini-Series, 360 minutes total)
Live broadcast on PBS of the Pathfinder landing on Mars.
"Life on Mars"
1997 USA (Documentary)
Released by International Video Corp. VHS Video Release Date: April 20, 1999. No other
information is currently available.
"Discovery Mars"
1997 USA (Documentary, 113 minutes)
See "Mission to Mars"
Educational video hosted by Charlie Sheen revealing, "Is there life on Mars?"
Authentic never before seen NASA footage supports theories that there is ...
"Mission to Mars"
1997 USA (Documentary, 113 minutes)
aka: "Discovery Mars"
Educational video hosted by Charlie Sheen revealing, "Is there life on Mars?"
Authentic never before seen NASA footage supports theories that there is ...
"Destination Mars: Discovery Channel School"
1997 USA (Documentary, 60 minutes)
Hop on board for the ride of your life! What will it take to land a human on Mars? And what
would such a fantastic trip feel like? Find out on a behind-the-scenes trip to NASA where
scientists, astronauts and space-age experts reveal the training and technology behine the
eagerly anticipated mission to Mars. And then board a virtual spacecraft created through
animation and computer graphics to simulate the inaugural vayage to the Red Planet.
"Mars - Is There Life"
1997 USA (Documentary)
Directed by Gregory Dark, distributed by Columbia River Entertainment. VHS Video Released-
October 31, 1997. No further information is currently available.
"Mission: Mars"
1997 USA (Documentary 36 minutes) [TMS-SD Library]
Distributed by IVC Collectors Series. Ever since man first set foot on the moon, scientists
have been anticipating the next truly "giant leap for mankind" ... a manned mission to Mars.
This journey, covering 48 million miles and approximately one full year, will measure the
resolve of our space program and astronauts. Without oxygen, useable water or plant life,
every molecule the astronauts breath, drink and eat will have to be transported.
"Space Age, Vol. 1: Quest For Planet Mars"
1997 USA (Documentary, 58 minutes)
An intriguing investigation of the Red Planet, featuring an examination of the geography and
atmosphere of Mars and a look at future explorations. This movie combines the excitement of
space travel with the awe of astronomy, and the passion for space flight which fuels the
search for more knowledge. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
"Newton's Apple: 'Bot or Not?/NASA Robots/Mars VR/Robot Camps"
1997 USA (TV Series, Season 15 Episode 12, 25 minutes)
Segments on robots - including NASA inventions for exploring space and planets - and children
making their own devices at a special robot "camp."
"Destination: Mars"
1996 UK (Documentary)
An examination of the feasibility of making the journey to Mars from the physical training
through the dangers of interplanetary travel to the difficult landing on the surface of Mars
itself.
"Life on Mars"
1996 USA (Documentary)
A completely out of date, inaccurate film full of hype---good to show if you want to debunk
it! It came out right after the "Mars Rock" press conferences. Distributed by Finley Holiday
Films.
"Mars: Investigation, Findings ... Life?"
1996 USA (Documentary, 2 hours)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center engineer, and image processor on the famous Face on Mars
photos, provides new information on The Search for Life on Mars. For the first time, after
17 years of original research, Vince DiPietro provides a complete visual presentation of his
findings.
"From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage"
1994 USA (Video Documentary, 43 minutes)
aka: "From Here to Infinity"
Join Patrick Stewart for a wondrous voyage through man's final frontier. There are more
stars in the sky than grains of sand in all the beaches and deserts of Earth. This
documentary uses computer graphics and deep-space photographs to explore the 'macro' universe
beyond planet Earth. Leaving Earth orbit, we pass by the outer planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Neptune, and Pluto/Charon. We then pass through the Oort Cloud, reservoir of comets, which
extends up to 2 light-years from the Sun. Our Sun's nearest stellar neighbors Proxima and
Alpha Centauri are next, but there is probably no life there.
"Destiny in Space"
1994 USA (Video Documentary, 40 minutes)
Explore the far reaches of space with this breathtaking documentary that allows you to board
an Earth-orbiting satellite, soar above the surfaces of Mars and Venus and join a crew of
astronauts deployed to repair the remarkable Hubble telescope. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy,
this incredible IMAX experience is the closest thing most of us will ever get to flying among
the stars.
"Space Age: Quest for Planet Mars"
1992 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Espiode 1, 46 minutes)
Patrick Stewart of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" fame narrates this made-for-TV documentary
that provides a comprehensive and compelling look at humankind's exploration of the final
frontier. Using footage compiled over the last several decades -- as well as computer
animation -- the program looks at satellites, Mars exploration, trips to the moon (with a
glance back at the Apollo program), the Hubble satellite and more.
"Voyage to the Outer Planets and Beyond"
1986 USA (Video Documentary, 53 minutes)
NASA images are combined with computer animation and Holst's "The Planets" to produce a
voyage from Earth to all the major bodies of the Solar System--first Mars, then the Moon,
Venus, the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Isaac Asimov hosts.
"Monsters, Madmen, Machines"
1984 USA (Video Documentary)
Gil Gerard hosts this look at sci-fi movies. Clips include A Trip to the Moon, Metropolis,
Phantom Empire, Things to Come, Flash Gordon, The War of the Worlds, Invaders From Mars,
The Thing From Another World, Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy, Star Trek The Motion Picture,
and Star Wars.
"Cosmos: Blues for a Red Planet"
1980 USA (TV Series, Season 1 Episode 5, 61 minutes) [TMS-SD
Library]
Astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan uses special effects to travel to Mars, as seen by authors of
science fiction novels. He then contrasts this with pictures of the surface of Mars taken by
the Viking spacecraft.
"In Search Of... Martians"
2006 USA (TV Series, Season 1, Episode 9, 23 minutes)
Offers the theory that the Red Planet is dying of climate changes and suggests that Earth
may face a similar fate.
"NASA Film Library Volume 11: Planet Mars"
1975 USA (TV Documentary, 30 minutes)
During the past decade, we have sent spacecrafts to observe and photograph Mars. This is
a story of the exploration of our celestial neighbor. From early investigations by telescope
to the latest chapter -- the landing of the Viking robot lander on the Martian surface -- the
story unfolds in this film.
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"Robert Zemeckis in Talks to Direct Sci-Fi Thriller 'Ares'
for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)"
Reported 10 January 2020
Robert Zemeckis is in final negotiations to direct 'Ares,' a sci-fi thriller quietly set
up at Warner Bros. late last year.
The project, with an original script by hot action scribe Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain
Marvel), was previously set up at MGM, which put the project in turnaround. Roland Emmerich
and his Centropolis Entertainment were on board to produce at the time. Emmerich will now
act as an executive producer.
More at HollywoodReporter.com
"Hilary Swank Will Travel to Mars in Netflix Space Drama
'Away'"
Reported 01 August 2019
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank will soon be the star and executive producer of new
Netflix drama "Away," which follows an astronaut crew's perilous journey through space.
Swank, who has won Oscars for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," is sure to
captivate the audience as Emma Green, an American astronaut who commands an international
crew on a year-long mission to Mars. "Away is an epic love story and a thrilling tale
of survival set against humanity's greatest endeavor - the first human mission to Mars,"
Netflix said about the series, adding that the series is "about hope, humanity and
how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things."
Netflix has so far green-lit 10 episodes of the dramatic series, which has been underway
for about six months. The series, very loosely based on an Esquire article of the same
name, comes from playwright Andrew Hinderaker (Colossal), Jason Katims (Friday Night
Lights, Roswell) and Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes).
More at Space.com
'The Expanse': Sci-Fi Drama Renewed For Season 5 By Amazon
– TCA
Reported 27 July 2019
The Expanse is getting a fifth season after being rescued by Amazon Prime Video.
The SVOD service, which is set to air its fourth season of the sci-fi drama beginning
December 13, its first as a global Amazon Original, already has handed it a fifth run.
Season 4 of The Expanse is its first as a global Amazon Original following its cancellation
by Syfy. The fourth season begins a new chapter for the series with the crew of the
Rocinante on a mission from the UN to explore new worlds beyond the Ring Gate. Humanity
has been given access to thousands of Earth-like planets which has created a land rush
and furthered tensions between the opposing nations of Earth, Mars and the Belt. Ilus
is the first of these planets, one rich with natural resources but also marked by the
ruins of a long dead alien civilization. While Earthers, Martians and Belters maneuver
to colonize Ilus and its natural resources, these early explorers don't understand this
new world and are unaware of the larger dangers that await them.
More at
Deadline.com
At Long Last, Our First Glimpse of The Expanse's 4th Season
Reported 18 July 2019
It's been a long road, firehawks--one that's literally taken us from one network to, well
Jeff Bezos. But we're a step closer to getting a look at the long-awaited fourth season
of The Expanse, and these new pictures are here to whet our appetite.
Amazon, the new home for the show after Syfy dropped the adaptation of James S.A. Corey
(the nom de plume of co-writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham) sci-fi smash hit novel
series last year—has released a whole host of pictures giving us our first look at the
fourth season, having teased us with concept art back at New York Comic Con last year.
And, in case you missed it, we got to talk to showrunner Naren Shankar at San Diego
Comic-Con today.
Season four picks up in the wake of the shocking activation of the protomolecule, creating
an interstellar gateway of huge ramifications for our heroes as well as the warring
factions on Earth, Mars, and in the Belt. Now there's a new land rush on the way, as
everyone scrambles to claim rights to the dozens of habitable planets now accessible
thanks to the Ring Gate's opening.
More at
IO9.Gizmodo.com
"Hilary Swank to Star in Netflix Mars Mission Drama 'Away'"
Reported 08 May 2019
The two-time Academy Award winner has been cast in the lead role in Netflix's upcoming
drama "Away," from Jason Katims and Matt Reeves.
Swank will play American astronaut Emma Green, who must leave her husband and teenage
daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission
to the Red Planet. The series is loosely inspired by Chris Jones' Esquire article of the
same name, and is described as being about hope, humanity and how we need one another if
we are to achieve impossible things.
Netflix issued a 10-episode order for the drama, which Swank will also executive produce,
back in June, 2018.
More at Variety.com
"Alien Teachers from Mars"
2019 USA (? minutes)
When Charlie gets an invite to attend a gifted and talented School. He soon finds out
that the school and teachers may not be what they seem.
More at Facebook.com
'Cowboy Bebop' Live-Action Remake Of Cult Anime TV Series
Picked Up By Netflix
Reported 27 November 2018
Netflix has given a 10-episode series order to Cowboy Bebop, a live-action adaptation
of the cult Japanese animated series. The Space western hails from Tomorrow Studios,
Marty Adelstein's joint venture with ITV Studios, which last year teamed on the project
with Midnight Radio (Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg), writer
Chris Yost (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) as well as Sunrise, the studio behind
the original series.
Written/executive produced by Yost based on the worldwide phenomenon, Cowboy Bebop is
the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine and
Radical Ed: a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts as they hunt
down the solar system's most dangerous criminals. They'll even save the world... for
the right price.
More at
Deadline.com
Christian Schwochow Will Colonize Another Planet By Directing
'Children Of Mars'
Reported 19 October 2018
'Children of Mars' will follow a group of 13 astronauts not too far into the future who
are going to have to leave everything behind and spend the rest of their lives on another
planet. The show will be set in "a near future where an eccentric tycoon sets up a private
mission to colonize Mars." Interestingly enough, the tycoon himself is one of the 13 who
will be "on a one-way trip to the red planet." However, things clearly aren't what they
seem for everyone as the final hint for the plot is that "while they may have left Earth
behind, they cannot say the same for their past."
More at
ScienceFiction.com
'Mars' is a Dangerous Place to Live in The First Trailer
for S2 of Nat Geo's Sci-Fi Docudrama
Reported 20 July 2018
National Geographic's hit docudrama series Mars returns for a second season this November,
and the broadcaster shared the first trailer for Season 2 at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con
this week.
Based on the book "How We'll Live on Mars" by Stephen Petranek, Mars offers a sci-fi dramatization
of the experiences of the first astronauts to colonize Mars, combined with documentary sequences
that examine the reality of humanity's chances of reaching and surviving on the red planet,
plus interviews with experts including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Elon Musk, and The
Martian author Andy Weir.
More at
SyFy.com
Away: Netflix Orders Mars Mission Drama
Reported 10 June 2018
Netflix has ordered a drama series about humanity's attempt to reach Mars, Variety has
learned.
Loosely inspired by Chris Jones' Esquire article "Away," the series is described as
an epic love story and a thrilling tale of survival set against humanity's greatest
endeavor: the first human mission to Mars. Emma Green is an American astronaut who must
leave her husband and teenage daughter behind in order to command an international space
crew embarking upon a treacherous, year-long mission. Netflix has ordered a 10 episode
first season.
More at
Variety.com
FATman at LIGHTSPEED TV Series
Reported 29 May 2018
FATman at LIGHTSPEED is a turbo powered sci-fi series with a savagely comic edge. This
darkly humorous multi-platform series unfolds on Mars some 600 years in the future. Much
is different about such a time and place, but the dysfunctional family of Tedescu Jonezz,
ex-cop and now independent investigator, will ring familiar with contemporary audiences.
While their fragile world faces an onrushing unknowable galactic threat referred to as
the ”Miasma”, the battling Tedescu clan obsesses about sex and drugs and who should take
out the garbage.
More at
StarfieldIndie.com
Kim Byung Man & tvN To Explore Mars In Upcoming Sci-Fi Reality
Show
Reported 08 May 2018
The Korean cable network TVN taps celebrity explorer Kim Byung Man (Law of the Jungle)
to star in experimental show Galileo: The Awakened Universe (working title). Galileo:
The Awakened Universe is a reality program that will show facets on surviving in planet
Mars. It has been a favorite subject in the world of science, so a project of this
magnitude and concept would surely raise curiosity from the viewers. The new experimental
TV program is a new concept that takes a science-fiction variety approach.
The crew joins the team of "Mars Exploration Project", that is currently conducted in
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, which houses a simulated environment of
the planet Mars. MDRS is only allowed for scientific experimentation to cosmologists
around the world, and the crew had to go through several months of persuasion in order
to shoot the project.
More at
HelloKpop.com
Documentary on WKBW radio's classic 'War of the Worlds'
to premiere this fall
Reported 26 April 2018
Fifty years after the world came to an end on local radio, a documentary is being made
about it.
A new documentary, "WKBW Radio's War of the Worlds, 50 Years later," is taking an in-depth
look at the 1968 Halloween night adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic.
The original program produced by Jeff Kaye and Dan Kreigler featured local radio and TV
personalities covering the fiction that aliens had landed on Grand Island and led to panic
among listeners who didn't hear the explanation at the start or recognize Wells' classic.
More at
BuffaloNews.com
'A Quiet Place' Director John Krasinski Set to Direct 'Live
on Mars'
Reported 12 April 2018
After proving himself as a skillful sci-fi director with A Quiet Place, John Krasinski's
taking his newfound talents to Mars next with a movie called Life on Mars. This new project
comes from the same production team behind A Quiet Place, namely Michael Bay, Andrew Form,
and Brad Fuller from Bay's production company Platinum Dunes.
Hollywood Reporter announced the news on Wednesday, adding that also like A Quiet Place,
this new project is rumored to get picked up by Paramount Pictures. Life in Mars will adapt
the plot of Cecil Castellucci's short story called We Have Always Lived on Mars. The story
follows a woman that's lived her whole life in a Martian colony full of humans. After she
realizes that she can breathe in the atmosphere of Mars, she embarks on a mysterious journey
to learn exactly what horrible cataclysm left them all stranded on the red planet.
More at
Inverse.com
John Krasinski Is Trading in Horror for Sci-Fi With Next
Movie Life on Mars
Reported 11 April 2018
After the success of his new horror film, John Krasinski is planning to take on another
genre. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor and filmmaker is following up A
Quiet Place with sci-fi thriller Life on Mars. The movie is based on Cecil Castellucci's
short story We Have Always Lived on Mars. The plot centers on a woman who is one of only
a few descendants of a human Martian colony long abandoned by Earth. One day she discovers
that she can breathe the planet's toxic atmosphere.
Krasinski is teaming back up with his A Quiet Place producers - Michael Bay, Andrew Form,
and Brad Fuller - to produce the project. He is reportedly not expected to star in the
movie, but, hey, maybe there will be a part for his favorite Devil Wears Prada star Emily
Blunt.
More at
Vulture.com
NatGeo Behind the Scenes: Mars Season 2
Reported 15 April 2018
Get an inside look with the cast and crew of Mars Season 2, coming to National Geographic
in spring 2018.
More at
National Geograhic Chananel
First Look at the BBC's Adaptation of H.G. Wells' 'The War
of the Worlds'
Reported 05 April 2018
Production is underway on the the first-ever British television adaptation of H.G. Wells'
"The War of the Worlds," with the aliens set to invade Britain later this year. Filming is
taking place in Liverpool on the three-part BBC drama, which will star Eleanor Tomlinson
("Poldark"), Rafe Spall ("The Big Short"), Robert Carlyle ("The Full Monty") and Rupert
Graves ("Sherlock").
Unlike Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation, the series is true to the classic novel's
English setting and follows George (Spall) and his partner, Amy (Tomlinson), as they
attempt to start a life together. Graves is Frederick, George's elder brother, and Carlyle
plays Ogilvy, an astronomer and scientist. The show follows them as they face the escalating
terror of an alien invasion.
More at
Variety.com
'Spaced Out' Comedy Redeveloped As Multi-Cam At CBS With
Bill Lawrence
Reported 15 December 2017
CBS has closed a deal for Spaced Out, a multi-camera workplace comedy from Scrubs creator
Bill Lawrence and Warner Bros. TV where Lawrence's Doozer Prods. is based.
Written by Lawrence, the ensemble comedy is set in the world of commercial space travel.
Doozer's Lawrence and Jeff Ingold executive produce.
A single-camera version of Spaced Out was set up at NBC last season. It was written by
Adam Sztykiel and executive produced by Lawrence and Ingold. The project went to pilot,
which was directed by Ruben Fleischer and starred Matt Shively, Christine Woods and Miranda
Cosgrove. The idea now is being redeveloped as a multi-cam with Lawrence as writer.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
From Budapest, National Geographic Blasts Off for Mars
Reported 02 November 2017
In July, season 2 of National Geographic's "Mars," which is produced by Ron Howard and
Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment and RadicalMedia, started to shoot in Hungary.
The series is a hybrid, combining a fictional story about the colonization of the Red
Planet and documentary sequences about real-life plans to travel there. The latest
scientific research underpins both.
While season 1 followed the first mission to Mars in 2033, season 2 jumps several years
forward to a time when a full-fledged colony, Olympus Town, has been established on the
Red Planet. The scientists have been joined by miners employed by the Lukrum Corporation,
who have established a colony of their own.
More at Variety.com
Life On the Red Planet with National Geographic's Season
Two of MARS
Reported 25 September 2017
Journalist turned author, Stephen Petranek, says it's not a matter of if, but when we
will live on Mars. Petranek wrote the book How We'll Live On Mars (TED/Simon & Schuster)
which became National Geographic's hybrid/documentary series, MARS.
MARS blends a science documentary with fiction based on current science. Season one of
MARS debuted in 2016 and season two, currently filming in Budapest, Hungary will debut
in spring 2018. For season two, National Geographic channel reunited with executive producers
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Michael Rosenberg of Imagine Entertainment and co-creator
and executive producer Justin Wilkes and executive producer Jon Kamen of RadicalMedia.
More at Forbes.com
Sean Penn will star in Hulu's upcoming Mars series, 'The First'
Reported 20 September 2017
In May, Hulu ordered a straight-to-series show called The First. Set in the not too
distant future, the series depicts the first human mission to Mars and humankind's
first attempts at colonizing another planet. Today, Variety reports that Sean Penn
has been signed onto the series.
More at Engaget.com
Ben Bova's "Mars"
Reported 29 July 2017
Just a quick note to say the the rights to MARS are under contract and a seasoned production
crew are working on creating a movie. IF you want in on an early email database for info
about the movie send us a note on the website CONTACT page! benbova.com/contact-html/
More at BenBova.com
Sunrise to Co-Produce Live-Action Cowboy Bebop TV Series
Reported 06 June 2017
Entertainment news magazine Variety and entertainment news website Deadline reported on
Tuesday that Tomorrow Studios, a partnership between producer Marty Adelstein (Prison
Break, Teen Wolf) and ITV Studios, will produce a live-action television series adaptation
of the 1998 television anime Cowboy Bebop. Chris Yost (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok)
will write the adaptation.
The studio Sunrise, which animated the original series, will executive produce the live-action
series. Other executive producers will include Adelstein, Becky Clements (Good Behavior,
Aquarius), Midnight Radio, and Matthew Weinberg. Midnight Radio is composed of Josh Appelbaum,
Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg.
More at Anime
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BBC is making a Victorian-era War of the Worlds TV series
Reported 05 May 2017
Earlier today, the BBC announced a number of new shows, including a three-part series based
on H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds. The show is scheduled to go into production next
spring, and it appears that, unlike most modern adaptations, it will be set in the Victorian
era.
The series will be written by screenwriter Peter Hartness, who adapted Susanna Clarke's
Victorian-era fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for the network, as well as a
handful of Doctor Who episodes. The North-West Evening Mail has some additional details,
quoting Mammoth Studios Managing Director of Productions Damien Timmer as saying that while
the film has been adapted many times, "no one has ever attempted to follow Wells and locate
the story in Dorking at the turn of the last century." The project was first announced in
2015, and today's confirmation of production comes only months after the book entered the
public domain.
More at The Verge.
'House of Cards' Creator Beau Willimon Heading to Hulu for
Mars Series
Reported 03 May 2017
Beau Willimon, who created Netflix's "House of Cards," is heading over to Hulu for his
next project. Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to "The First," a drama set in
the near future about the first human mission to Mars. The series explores the challenges
of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization.
More at Variety.com
National Geographics's MARS series Season One Coming to DVD
(& Blu-Ray)
Reported 29 January 2017
From executive producers Brian Grazer & Ron Howard, MARS is an epic series following a
thrilling quest - in 2033 - to colonize Mars. In a unique blend of scripted drama and
feature-film caliber visual effects, intercut with documentary sequences, the series
presents what the greatest minds in space exploration are doing to make traveling to
Mars a reality, and shows us the world they seek.
More at National
Geographic Shop
'Spaced Out': Matt Shively & Christine Woods To Topline NBC
Comedy Pilot
Reported 27 March 2017
The Real O'Neals co-star Matt Shively has been set as the lead and Christine Woods as
the female lead in NBC's space-travel comedy pilot Spaced Out, from the Undateable duo
of creator/executive producer Adam Sztykiel and executive producer Bill Lawrence. For
Shively, the casting is in second position to ABC's softly-rated sophomore family comedy
series The Real O'Neals, which is not expected to get a third season.
Written by Sztykiel and directed by Ruben Fleischer, Spaced Out, from WBTV and Lawrence's
studio-based Doozer, is a workplace comedy that centers on a working-class genius, Peter
Gibbons (Shively), and his struggles to fit in with an established team - all made more
difficult when their job is building a rocket to Mars.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
'Spaced Out': Donald Faison & Ken Kirby Cast In NBC Comedy Pilot
Reported 14 March 2017
Scrubs alum Donald Faison and Ken Kirby have booked series regular roles in NBC's space-travel
comedy pilot Spaced Out, from the Undateable duo of creator/executive producer Adam Sztykiel
and executive producer Bill Lawrence. Written by Sztykiel and directed by Ruben Fleischer,
Spaced Out, from WBTV and Lawrence's studio-based Doozer, is a workplace comedy that centers
on a working-class genius and his struggles to fit in with an established team - all made
more difficult when their job is building a rocket to Mars.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
'Spaced Out': Miranda Cosgrove Cast In NBC Comedy Pilot
Reported 06 March 2017
Former iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove has booked a series-regular role in NBC's space-travel
comedy pilot Spaced Out, from the Undateable duo of creator/executive producer Adam Sztykiel
and executive producer Bill Lawrence. Written by Sztykiel and directed by Ruben Fleischer,
Spaced Out, from WBTV and Lawrence's studio-based Doozer, is a workplace comedy that
centers on a working-class genius and his struggles to fit in with an established team -
all made more difficult when their job is building a rocket to Mars. Cosgrove will play
Casey, a brilliant and enthusiastic software engineer who shares her co-workers' dream of
sending humans to Mars.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
NBC Orders Comedy Pilot: Spaced Out
Reported 26 January 2017
Space travel comedy Spaced Out, which had a pilot production commitment, hails from the
Undateable duo of creator/executive producer Adam Sztykiel and executive producer Bill
Lawrence. Spaced Out is produced by Warner Bros. TV.
Written by Sztykiel, Spaced Out, from WBTV and Loawrence's studio-based Doozer, is a
workplace comedy that centers on a working class genius and his struggles to fit in
with an established team all made more difficult when their job is building a rocket
to Mars. Sztykiel executive produces with Doozer's Lawrence and Jeff Ingold.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
'Mars' Event Series Renewed For Season 2 By National Geographic
-- TCA
Reported 13 January 2017
National Geographic has given the green light to a second season of Mars, its global
event series executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The pickup was announced
today during the network's presentation at TCA.
The first season of the series, which combined scripted drama and special effects with
documentary sequences, was seen by 36 million viewers globally last fall and became the
most DVR'ed series in network history. Mars will air globally on National Geographic
Channels in 172 countries in 43 languages, and in Spanish on Nat Geo Mundo. The first
season is available now for sale in digital HD and coming soon on DVD.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
'Stranger in a Strange Land' TV Series in the Works at Syfy
Reported 15 November 2016
Paramount TV and Universal Cable Productions are adapting the sci-fi classic by Robert
Heinlein. Syfy is ready to adapt one of the most famous sci-fi novels ever written. The
NBCUniversal-owned cable network is teaming with Paramount Television and corporate
sibling Universal Cable Productions to develop Robert Heinlein's 1961 sci-fi classic
Stranger in a Strange Land as a TV series. The book centers on Valentine Michael Smith,
a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on Mars and raised by
Martians. The novel explores his interaction with -- and eventual transformation of --
terrestrial culture. It predicted many of the movements and messages of the 1960s --
from free love and hippie communes to organized attempts at world peace.
More at Hollywood
Reporter
National Geographic Channel's Mars: Trailer 1 Has Dropped
Reported 27 June 2016
It's 2033, and the first human mission to Mars is on its way. Their mission? Make Mars
home. MARS, a global event series, premieres this November on the National Geographic
Channel. Follow our #CountdownToMars at MakeMarsHome.com
Watch the Trailer at YouTube.com
Seat 25 to Premiere this Summer
Reported 11 June 2016
When Faye Banks secretly enters a competition to win a seat on the first manned mission
to Mars, she never expects to win. But when the dangerous one way trip becomes a reality,
her life on Earth is turned upside down. With time running out, Faye must decide whether
to leave her husband, family and friends, or has the prospect of leaving for ever made
her realise what she has here on Earth?
More at Seat25.com
Watch the Trailer at Vimeo.com
First Look: Nat Geo's 'Mars' Miniseries From Ron Howard and
Brian Grazer
Reported 09 May 2016
At its NewFront presentation today, National Geographic Channel will reveal the cast of
its global miniseries event Mars, a six-part tale of the world's quest to colonize the
red planet from executive producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Yahoo TV has your exclusive
first look at the international crew of the spacecraft Daedalus and their official bios,
as well as the Mars Landing countdown clock (www.MakeMarsHome.com).
Set both in present day and the future -- when the first manned mission to Mars launches
in 2033 -- the miniseries, premiering this November, combines scripted drama directed by
Mexican filmmaker Everardo Gout (Days of Grace) and unscripted elements including interviews
with experts ranging from The Martian author Andy Weir to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
More at
YahooTV.com
Untitled Mars Project - The CW Pilot Preview *Updated*
Reported 26 April 2016
Earth has setup a colony on Mars. When a new batch of explorers and settlers arrive on
a one-way trip to inhabit the colony, they find what they least expect: the colony is
deserted, and all the former occupants have vanished. Colony's pilot covers the explorers'
arrival on Mars, intercut with flashbacks of the their training on Earth.
More at
SpoilerTV.com
Sci-Fi Thriller 'Approaching The Unknown' Gets Distribution
Through Paramount & Vertical Entertainment
Reported 21 April 2016
Paramount Home Media Distribution and Vertical Entertainment are partnering to distribute
sci-fi thriller Approaching The Unknown, with plans for day and date release June 3, 2016.
Starring Mark Strong (with Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Charles Baker),
Approaching The Unknown follows astronaut William D. Stanaforth, sent on a one way solo
mission as part of humanity's first steps toward colonizing Mars. Watched by the entire
world, he is completely alone, and when the trip takes a toll on the ship's life support
systems, he is forced to make impossible choices that threaten his sanity, mission and
very existence.
More at
Deadline.com
Watch the Trailer at
YouTube.com
'Red Mars' TV Series Now On Hold After Showrunner Suddenly
Departs
Reported 25 March 2016
Soon after finding a director in Emmy winner and Children of Dune helmer Greg Yaitanes,
Spike TV's much-anticipated adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson's classic Mars Trilogy
has lost its executive producer and showrunner, Peter Noah. That doesn't mean Red Mars
is kaput, but it does mean a major delay. "We will continue to develop Red Mars with
Skydance," a spokesman for Spike TV said in a statement to Deadline. "The Red Mars trilogy
is one of the most beloved, modern science fiction properties, in part because of its
tremendous scope and ambition. We are pausing to ensure we get the script right and to
deliver fans what they want - a fantastic show that fully captures the spirit of these
wonderful books."
More at
io9.com
Sony to Distribute, Co-Finance Skydance's 'Life' Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal
Reported 15 March 2016
Sony Pictures has come on board to co-finance and distribute the Skydance thriller "Life,"
starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. Variety recently broke the
news that Gyllenhaal would be taking over the lead role in place of Reynolds, due to the
latter's schedule. Reynolds is still set to have a supporting role. "Safe House" director
Daniel Espinosa is helming the pic.
More at
Variety.com
Ryan Reynolds Circling Mars Sci-Fi Thriller 'Life'
Reported 16 February 2016
Ryan Reynolds may be trading his superhero costume for a space suit for what could be
his follow-up project, a story that follows the crew of the International Space Station
as it retrieves a sample from Mars and discovers that it displays signs of life more
intelligent than ever expected.
More at
Variety.com
The CW Is Changing Frequencies, Going To Mars
Reported 01 February 2016
The CW has announced that they've greenlit six new pilots for potential shows, including
an Untitled Mars Project (previously known as The Colony): A team of explorers arrive on
Mars to join the first human colony on the planet, only to discover that their predecessors
have vanished. Led by a woman whose husband is among the missing, the colonists are
forced to change their mission from exploration and settlement to investigation and
survival, while navigating the hostile planet and their own personal demons.
More at
io9.Gizmodo.com
H.G. Wells' sci-fi novel War of the Worlds is finally being
adapted as a TV series
Reported 16 December 2015
Rejoice, H.G. Wells fans! A War of the Worlds television series is currently in the works.
According to a report over at Broadcast Now, Mammoth Screen (which is owned by the producers
of the new Poldark series on ITV) is working on a TV adaptation of Wells' classic sci-fi
novel, and they've brought Peter Harness on board to pen the miniseries. What's even more
awesome is that the new TV series will stick closely to the original text and time period
of the book -- which was first released as a serial in 1897 -- with the Martian invasion
taking place in the town of Dorking, Surrey, in Victorian England.
More at Blastr.com
'Red Mars' Gets Series Order At Spike TV
Reported 07 December 2015
Spike TV has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Red Mars, a scripted drama
based on Kim Stanley Robinson's best-selling "hard" science-fiction trilogy about the
colonization and terraforming transformation of Mars into a place where humans can live
sustainably. It will premiere in January 2017. The Red Mars TV series, named after the
first book in the trilogy, had been on fast-track development at Spike since the network
took in the project last fall with HBO's Game Of Thrones co-executive producer Vince
Gerardis as executive producer and Robinson as consultant. Babylon 5 creator J. Michael
Straczynski was then brought in to write and executive produce the adaptation. Skydance
Television (Manhattan, Grace and Frankie) came on board as studio, with the company's
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross executive producing.
More at
Deadline.com
Blu-ray Roundup: ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (1964)
Reported 24 September 2015
With Matt Damon about to be marooned on the Red Planet in Ridley Scott's upcoming The
Martian, let's head back to one of the classic adaptations of Daniel Defoe's original
novel. Directed by Byron Haskin (The War of the Worlds), this serious sci-fi version
plopped an astronaut and his monkey on barren Mars instead of a deserted island. Filmed
in glorious Techniscope, it's been fully remastered in 1080p and is packed with its
original theatrical trailer, improved audio mix and a 24-page booklet featuring an
essay on the film and rare archival imagery. Available Nov. 23, 2015.
More at
Blastr.com
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Coming To DVD
Reported 23 September 2015
The 1960's classic television series My Favorite Martian is coming to DVD for the first
time ever and it's the complete series! The DVD release which is set for October 20, will
be a 15 disc set that will include all 107 episodes, unedited digitally remastered episodes
from the show's three seasons, along with hours of special features.
More at
NukeTheFridge.com
STX Entertainment Sets The Space Between Us
Reported 08 September 2015
Described as being a "star-crossed science fiction love story," The Space Between Us
follows two teens from different worlds. Gardner Elliot, the first human born on Mars,
is secretly raised in an experimental colony after his astronaut mother dies during
childbirth. Sixteen years later, Gardner begins an online romance with a girl living
in Colorado and hatches a plan to travel across the universe to meet her. Now, on the
run, with Earth's gravity threatening his very existence, Gardner must race against time
and nature to find his love and win her heart. Once united, the two teens venture to seek
out the enigmatic billionaire who funded the original expedition to Mars, in hopes of
uncovering information about Gardner's mother and the mysterious circumstances surrounding
how Gardner came into existence.
More at ComingSoon.net
NatGeo is making miniseries about quest to colonize Mars
Reported 30 July 2015
NatGeo's latest miniseries should satisfy any space nerd who's eager to get off the planet
for good. The network announced Wednesday it has ordered a miniseries from executive producers
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard that will follow mankind's quest to colonize Mars — combining
documentary-style interviews with a scripted story set in the future. Called Red Planet, the
series will be set in 2032 and center on the first manned mission to Mars. Unusually, it
will mix a scripted fake Mars landing with real interviews starring modern-day scientists
and innovators — much as the little-seen 2012 NatGeo space documentary Evacuate Earth.
More at Mashable.com
FnightsWatch Matt Damon Fight to Survive in 'The Martian' Trailer
Reported 09 June 2015
Actor plays astronaut abandoned on Mars in Ridley Scott's latest film: Matt Damon strikes
a delicate balance between intensity and levity in the new trailer for Ridley Scott's The
Martian, in which the actor plays Mark Watney, an astronaut trying to survive after being
accidentally stranded on Mars.
More at RollingStone.com
First Look! Matt Damon Is Lost in Space in Ridley Scott's
The Martian
Reported 24 May 2015
Matt Damon is returning to space for the second time in two years, and similar to his
role in Interstellar, he's once again stranded in a harsh alien landscape, fighting for
survival. In Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi flick, The Martian – based on the novel by
Andy Weir – Damon plays a botanist working to farm the building blocks for life on the
surface of our barren planetary next-door neighbor. After getting separated from his
team during a massive storm, the finds himself stranded on the lonely planet.
More at People.com
Exclusive First Look At Ridley Scott's The Martian
Reported 23 May 2015
Aside from returning Matt Damon to the far reaches of space, The Martian looks like
departing from Interstellar's philosophical ruminations in favour of an out-and-out
astronaut-in-distress thrills (CC Apollo 13, Marooned, Gravity). Damon plays a marooned
astronaut called Mark Watney and the new issue of Empire magazine is debuting a first
look at him and his Mars-worn spacesuit.
More at EmpireOnline.com
See a first look at Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's 'The Martian'
Reported 23 May 2015
Most of Ridley Scott's The Martian takes place on Mars, but don't expect to see any
xenomorphs during the space adventure. "Just geology," the Alien director said to PEOPLE
of his new film, which focuses on an astronaut named Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon),
who gets stranded on the Red Planet following a mishap. "The last thing Mark's thinking
about is life on Mars. He's thinking about how to save his life on Mars."
More at Entertainment
Weekly.
Wasp-Men From Mars! Is My Love Letter to Creature Features.
Reported 18 April 2015
For Suzie, James, and Timmy, it's the end of the world. And that's before aliens invade
Earth. Wasp-Men From Mars! is a sci-fi short film inspired by the monster invasion films
of the 1950's with the more modern sensibility of today's sci-fi and horror. It starts
in 1959 with three teenagers on a stargazing trip that turns into an evening of heartbreak,
jealousy, and sexual confusion — and then giant wasps from outer space invade Earth and
make things even worse. The teens need to put their feelings aside to survive the night.
(These are teenagers we're talking about.)
More at WaspMen.com
J. Michael Straczynski To Write Spike TV's 'Red Mars' Drama
Series Project
Reported 21 January 2015
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski has been tapped to write Red Mars, Spike TV's
scripted drama series project in development based on Kim Stanley Robinson's best-selling
"hard" science-fiction trilogy about the colonization and terraforming transformation
of Mars into a place where humans can live sustainably. The TV series adaptation, named
after the first book in the trilogy, has been on fast-track development at Spike since
the network took in the project in October with HBO's Game Of Thrones co-executive producer
Vince Gerardis as producer and Robinson as consultant.
More at
Deadline.com
A Message from Mars: Britain's first ever sci-fi feature film
Reported 13 December 2014
BBC Arts has partnered with the BFI to release a newly restored version of Britain's first
full-length science fiction film, A Message from Mars, with a specially commissioned soundtrack
from Matthew Herbert. It is the first time in a century that the film - made in 1913 -
can be seen at its original length. Plus, ahead of the release, BBC Arts made a special
behind-the-scenes film following the work of the BFI technical experts who spent six months
painstakingly restoring the silent picture for the digital age.
More at
BBC Arts
Disney Loses 'John Carter' Rights; Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
Wants to Make More Films
Reported 21 October 2014
John Carter wasn't the franchise-launching film that Disney hoped for, and now we
know for certain that it will be Disney's only effort to exploit the Mars-set stories of
Edgar Rice Burroughs. The studio no longer has the rights to the John Carter character,
as that package has been regained by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the publishing company
created by the author in 1923. With the John Carter rights back in hand, the company hopes
to get the character out to a new studio for more films.
More at
TheWrapSlashFilm.com
'Game of Thrones' Producer Vince Gerardis Teams With Spike
for 'Red Mars' Sci-Fi Series
Reported 24 September 2014
Adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson's best-selling trilogy explores the colonization and
transformation of Mars.
Vince Gerardis is moving from Westeros to Mars. The "Game of Thrones" co-executive producer
is teaming with Spike TV to develop the sci-fi series "Red Mars," an adaptation of Kim Stanley
Robinson's Mars Trilogy novels. The trilogy, which has received Nebula and Hugo awards,
explores the colonization and transformation of the red planet.
"This series shines a light onto many views of what it means to be human -- and asks if can
we sustain our humanity under incredible duress," Spike TV's executive vice president, original
series Sharon Levy said. "We are thrilled to partner with such an accomplished producer as
Vince Gerardis to tell this incredible and thought-provoking story."
More at
TheWrap.com
Ridley Scott to Bring Andy Weir's 'The Martian' to Life in
2015
Reported 14 August 2014
A movie adaptation of the science fiction thriller "The Martian" written by Andy Weir is
set to hit the silver screen next year. Director Ridley Scott and actor Matt Damon have
reportedly signed on to the project, according to press reports. "The Martian" is scheduled
for release on Nov. 25, 2015. Weir's "The Martian" (Crown Publishers, 2014) follows the
story of astronaut Mark Watney, one of the first people on Mars. He is left behind by his
crewmates after a dust storm tears through the area. His fellow astronauts assume he was
killed during the tempest, and Watney has to find a way to survive being stranded on the
Red Planet.
More at
Space.com
Three-Part Special 'Man Vs. The Universe' to Premiere Wednesday,
August 13 on Science Channel
Reported 05 August 2014
Mankind has long been at the mercy of the cosmos - subject to the often violent happenings
of the boundless universe that exists beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. But today
humans are taking huge steps to claim space for their own design, evolution and survival
in what is becoming a new race for space. In the all-new three-part special MAN VS. THE
UNIVERSE, world premiering Wednesday, August 13 at 10 PM ET/PT, Science Channel is bringing
viewers a mind-blowing look at the innovative, high-tech work private businesses, engineers
and scientists are doing to occupy Mars, mine the Moon's fertile grounds and keep asteroids
from destroying life on Earth.
"Mars Is Ours" (World Premiere Wednesday, August 27 at 10 PM ET/PT): For decades humans
have dreamed of going to Mars, and now we're finally on the brink of blasting off for the red
planet. SpaceX founder Elon Musk believes Mars is our insurance policy in case Earth becomes
uninhabitable. With unprecedented access into SpaceX, viewers will see the engineers making
our mission to occupy Mars a reality. Future "Marsonauts" are already learning how to survive
on a frozen desert by practicing in the wilds of Utah. An aerospace engineer is designing
the spacesuit that will shield us from the harsh Martian environment and give us superhuman
strength. SpaceX hopes to get to Mars in about two decades, but another space startup, Mars
One, thinks it can get humans there in just ten years. The only catch: it's a one-way trip,
with no chance of ever Coming Home.
More at
zap2it.com
Duck Dodgers Serial Partially Released on DVD
Reported 25 January 2014
Warner Bros Home Video released
Duck
Dodgers: Dark Side of the Duck - Season 1 on DVD on 19 February 2013, and
Duck
Dodgers: Deep Space Duck: The Complete Second Season on DVD on 23 July 2013.
At present there are NO plans to release the third and final season of
Duck Dodgers -- Please write to Warner
Bros Home Video to request this final season.
More at
WBshop.com
Actor Paul Mantee Passes Away
Reported 8 November 2013
Veteran actor, writer and long- time Malibu local Paul Mantee died on Thurs., Nov. 7.
He was 82 years old. Mantee's first claim to fame was a starring role in the film "Robinson
Crusoe on Mars" in 1964. En route to amassing more than 120 film and television credits,
he appeared in shows such as "Mission: Impossible," "Batman," "The Streets of San Francisco,"
"The A-Team" and "LA Law." He was also a series regular on "Cagney and Lacey" in the 1980s.
More at
Malibu Times
Alice on Mars - The Movie
Reported 01 May 2014
We all know Alice - one of the most popular female characters in history! Her first adventures
were written 150 years ago and nearly every adventure film since then has simply been an
adaptation of her adventures in wonderland! Now it is time for a brand new adventure! When
Alice is abducted by aliens she begins her biggest and strangest adventure. In a tale told
to the boy Robert by his Granddad's ventriloquists' dummy, Alice, together with her loyal
and brave flock of performing kiwi birds, becomes embroiled in a twisted epic saga of worlds
domination, robot wars and thwarted romance.
We're planning to complete most of the work during 2015, and aiming to have the final movie
ready in 2016.
More at
Indegogo.com
Thinkfactory Media Shopping Mars Exploration Reality Series
Reported 18 March 2014
There is a second reality series project devoted to chronicling a mission to the Red
Planet. Leslie Greif's Thinkfactory Media (Hatfields & McCoys, Gene Simmons: Family
Jewels) has partnered with The Mars Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to
the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet, on an unscripted TV project that would
document Mars Society's year-long Mars simulation in the Canadian Arctic. Thinkfactory
had been working with the Mars Society on the project for the past four months. It took
the series out to networks last week, with two outlets interested and currently in discussion
with the production company. Tentatively titled Mission To Mars, the series is one of two
Mars colonization reality projects in the marketplace, along with Lionsgate TV's untitled
series done in collaboration with Lansdorp's Mars One, the international Mars mission
backed by Dutch billionaire entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp.
More at Deadline
Hollywood
Dee Rees To Adapt Philip K. Dick's 'Martian Time-Slip'
Reported 17 October 2014
Spirit Award-winner Dee Rees (Pariah) has been set to adapt Martian Time-Slip, Philip
K. Dick's 1964 sci-fi novel centered on a schizophrenic repairman living in a human colony
on Mars. Rees will write the pic as a directorial project for herself with Isa Dick Hackett,
daughter of Philip K. Dick, producing for Electric Shepherd Productions. The shingle run
by Dick's children previously produced 2011's The Adjustment Bureau and is in development
on Disney's animated adaptation King of the Elves, Michel Gondry-helmed Ubik, and Electric
Ant to be directed by Marc Forster.
More at
Deadline.com
Wait, The CW is developing TWO Mars-set sci-fi series?
Reported 10 October 2013
The new series is dubbed Colony, and will take a page out of the classic Roanoke Colony legend
of the 16th-century British settlement that disappeared seemingly without a trace and baffles
historians to this day. Yeah, that actually sounds pretty cool.
The pilot is being written by Ian Goldberg (Once Upon a Time) and is described as "a thriller
about a group of explorers sent to colonize Mars, willing to leave their lives behind to
brave the dangers of another planet, and the terrifying reality they discover."
More at
Blastr.com
CW Buys Mars Drama From 'Mentalist' Duo
Reported 23 September 2013
The CW has put in development Red, a Western/sci-fi drama from The Mentalist creator/executive
producer Bruno Heller and the series' executive producer Tom Szentgyorgyi. Written by Szentgyorgyi,
Red is described as a neo-Western drama about the first human settlement on Mars and life
on this new frontier, centering on the relationships between the town's female sheriff, a
doctor and a criminal. WME-repped Szentgyorgyi and Heller executive produce for Warner Bros.
TV where Heller is under an overall deal.
More at
Deadline.com
Victor Lundin, Esteemed Actor, Dead at Age 83
Reported 06 July 2013
Actor Victor Lundin, best known to film fans for his portrayal of Friday in Byron
Haskin's Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), passed away on June 29, 2013 at age 83 after
an undisclosed illness. News of his passing first came to Cinema Retro via Cinema
Epoch's Director of Acquisitions Douglas Dunning, who was a personal friend of Mr.
Lundin's. It was also confirmed by John Sempre, Jr.'s Facebook page (Mr. Sempre
interviewed Mr. Lundin and this audio interview can be heard in part one and part
two on Vimeo) as well as Zachary Lundin's Facebook page (Victor's son).
Victor was a friend of The Mars Society-San Diego.
More at
cinemaretro.com
Doctor Who: New Ice Warrior Picture
Reported 05 March 2013
Here's your first good look at the new Ice Warrior design. It'll make its debut in the
third episode of Doctor Who series 7b, written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Douglas
Mackinnon. Very faithful, isn't it? Is he wearing old-fashioned 3D glasses in anticipation
of November's anniversary special, or is that just a trick of the light?"
More at
SFX.co.uk
Traci Lords: "I did a very bad thing" (Princess of Mars)
Reported 09 March 2012
I really didn't mean for it to happen. It wasn't my intention. Somewhere in my heart of hearts
I was worried that I might be doing something wrong but I believed the voices of those around
me who said "No, it'll be artistic, no it'll be creative. You'll look beautiful. We have a
very limited budget but honest, you'll be proud."
More at
HuffingtonPost.com
Backyard Mars
Reported 26 January 2012
To what extent do childhood experiences shape who we are today? How do our past circumstances
affect our future actions? Backyard Mars is the story of a heroic astronaut who returns from
the first manned mission to Mars and attempts to cope with the stressful memories at a dinner
party. In the process, he re-lives a childhood memory and makes a decision that will ultimately
alter the future of Space Travel.
More at
Indegogo.com
War of the Worlds Goliath
Reported 09 January 2012
In 1899, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martian's 80
ft tall, heat-ray spewing, Tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the invaders
ultimately fell prey to Earth's tiny bacteria. Fifteen years later, Man has rebuilt his
shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with giant,
steam-powered Tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force, A.R.E.S., is
Mankind's first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian invaders. Based
in a massive fortress complex at the south end of Manhattan Island, the young warriors of
A.R.E.S. train under the leadership of Secretary of War, Theodore Roosevelt, and the grim
General Kushnirov.
More at
HeavyMetal.com's "War of the Worlds Goliath: An
Animated Steampunk Epic"
John Carter of Mars Trailer Released
Reported 15 July 2011
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"--a sweeping action-
adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on
a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as
inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary,
former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars
where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the
inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess
Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his
humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
More at
iTunes Movie Trailers
Dr Vornoff vs The Martians!
Reported 01 July 2011
'Dr Vornoff vs The Martians!' will be a homage to science-fiction Hollywood B movies of the
1950's and in particular to the films of Ed Wood (often quoted as the worst film director
ever). The story will revolve around naïve housewife Rose, whose over-confident husband
Derk is, one night, abducted by Martians. She hires the help of a sceptical private detective
to find her lost husband and their search leads them to a treacherous forest where mysterious,
shady scientist Dr Vornoff resides in a vast mansion. They soon realise there's something
suspicious about the seemingly harmless old man and unknowingly they uncover a bigger conspiracy
than they could have ever possibly imagined.
More at
YouTube.com &
YouTube.com
'Authentic' adventure on Mars
Reported 26 June 2011
'John Carter' director Andrew Stanton seeks to make the off-world Edgar Rice Burroughs tale
feel like it's real. 'We tried to make it feel like we're going with the story of what really
happened.... This is how those cultures really existed.'
More at
Los Angeles Time
Sinbad: Rogue of Mars Film Poster Revealed
Reported 04 April 2011
Morningside Entertainment has optioned Bluewater Comic's "Sinbad: Rogue of Mars" to adapt
into an epic action adventure fantasy feature for 2012. A continuation of the Sinbad films
that started in 1958 with "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," and followed in the 1970's with "The
Golden Voyage of Sinbad" and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger," "Rogue of Mars" is an updated
sequel rather than a reboot.
More at
BlueWater Productions.com
John Carter of Mars to be 'historically accurate' (HUH?)
Reported 01 February 2011
Andrew Stanton, the director of Pixar's WALL-E, Finding Nemo and A Bug's
Life, is getting out of the animation studio and working on his first live-action movie,
the upcoming John Carter of Mars. And he's taking his job seriously. Almost too
seriously. When asked about the look of the movie, he told MTV, "I really tried to make it
its own thing. I really tried to make a very historically accurate Martian film, if that
makes sense."
More at
Blastr.com
Morningside Options Comic Book Sinbad: Rogue of Mars for Film
Adaptation Due in 2012
Reported 20 January 2011
Morningside Entertainment has optioned the comic book Sinbad: Rogue of Mars for a film
adaptation, targeting a 2012 release. Morningside produced the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films
of yesteryear -- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974), and
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). Bluewater Productions actually launched Rogue of
Mars as a continuation of Harryhausen's Sinbad trilogy, so there's more than a hint of
Ouroboros in this adaptation.
More at
Collider.com
Disney Shifts 2012 Release Date of "John Carter of Mars"
Reported 19 January 2011
Walt Disney Studios has shifted the release dates of two of the studio's 3D films. But
there were definitely some raised eyebrows at Fox today at this aggressive John Carter Of
Mars vs Prometheus scheduling move by Disney. Dogfight! Prometheus is that Ridley Scott
film scripted with Lost's Damon Lindelof from Alien DNA. So now Disney's 3D John Carter Of
Mars based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' fantasy series comes off its June 8th, 2012, date and
onto March 9, 2012.
More at
Deadline.com
Syfy and THQ Original Movie "Red Faction: Origins" Begins
Production With All-Star Cast Led by "Stargate Universe's" Brian J. Smith and Film Icon
Robert Patrick
Reported 19 January 2011
Red Faction: Origins follows the children of rebel hero Alec Mason, set during a period
between the critically acclaimed Red Faction Guerrilla(TM) video game and the recently
announced, highly anticipated Red Faction Armageddon(TM) video game, also scheduled for
release in May 2011.
More at
The
Futon Critic
Colin Farrell Suiting Up For 'Total Recall' Remake
Reported 19 January 2011
Hollywood bad boy Colin Farrell is gearing up to fill some pretty big shoes -- Arnold
Schwarzenegger's, to be precise. The Irish actor is scheduled to take over the muscleman's
iconic role as secret agent Hauser in a remake of the '90s classic 'Total Recall,' the NY
Post reports.
More at
PopEater.com
"Mars Needs Moms" Trailer on iTunes Now
Reported 03 December 2010
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli--who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out
just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness
for their own young.
More at
iTunes Movie Trailers
Is Colin Farrell taking over for Arnold in the Total Recall
remake?
Reported 21 October 2010
Word around Hollywood is that Irish star Colin Farrell is at the top of the list—which also
includes Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender—to play the man who buys a virtual, violent vacation
to Mars. Len Wiseman (Underworld) is directing this adaptation of Philip K. Dick's "We Can
Remember It for You Wholesale," which was, of course, the source for Paul Verhoeven's 1990
hit Total Recall. Dick's original short story dealt in many of the author's favorite
themes - namely, paranoia, delusion and the nature of reality -- and it's unclear if Kurt
Wimmer's script will embrace the story's cerebral qualities or turn into another action romp,
like the Arnold Schwarzenegger version.
More at
Blastr.com
Development Update: MARS DIRECT (NBC, New!)
Reported 11 October 2010
The Peacock is reportedly developing a new drama about "a mission to the red planet." No
specifics beyond that however were given, including any talent involved.
More at
TheFutonCritic.com
John Carter of Mars to Reunite X-Men and Rome Stars
Reported 12 August 2010
Anticipating a movie that will be released as far away as 2012 seems ridiculous when that
movie doesn't include Harry Potter in the title. But never underestimate the love or
obsession of science fiction fans. John Carter of Mars recently finished up major filming in
Utah, went into post-production, and Walt Disney Pictures announced a release date of June
8, 2012. The film will have a PG-13 rating.
More at
CultureMob.com
Fox developing Bradbury's 'Martian'
Reported 26 June 2010
Fox is developing a feature film based on Ray Bradbury's sci-fi short story collection The
Martian Chronicles. John Davis, producer of previous sci-fi adaptation I, Robot starring
Will Smith, has optioned the rights to the story, reports the Los Angeles Times. Bradbury's
tale follows humans who clash with the natives of Mars while trying to colonise the planet
after Earth is ruined.
More at
DigitalSpy.com
SyFy channel to produce Red Faction film
Reported 27 April 2010
THQ and the SyFy channel announced a new deal today in which the Martian revolution will be
televised, as in made into a feature-length television special. In addition to its status as
a TV movie, the program will also serve as a backdoor pilot for a possible series.
More at
Destructiod.com
War Of The Worlds Mock Documentary Is Coming
Reported 12 March 2010
A new live-action movie based on H.G. Wells' seminal science fiction alien invasion novel,
The War of the Worlds, is in post production, it was announced by Pendragon Pictures. The new
movie, titled War of the Worlds - The True Story, has a planned release date of October 2010.
Pendragon Pictures is an independent motion picture company that released a previous movie
version of War of the Worlds in 2005. Their earlier production grossed $7 million dollars and
sold 650,000 copies on DVD, though its critical reception was tepid. Pendragon producer Susan
Goforth states, "This is a complete remake, not a re-working of our previous production."
More at
SpaceDaily.com
'Mars Needs Moms!' Opens March 11, 2011
Reported 10 March 2010
Walt Disney Studios announced the date for another 3D movie 'Mars Needs Moms!'. The Robert
Zemeckis produced film will open March 11, 2011. The film is about a young boy named Milo
(Seth Green) who gains a deeper appreciation for his mom (Joan Cusack) after Martians come to
Earth to take her away. The movie is based on Berkley Breathed's children story.
More at
Disnology,com
John Carter of Mars fires up in London! New details
Reported 15 January 2010
John Carter of Mars, the upcoming live-action adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Barsoom"
books, has begun production in London, Walt Disney Pictures announced. The movie, from WALL-E
director Andrew Stanton, is slated for release sometime in 2012.
More at SciFiWire.com
Dafoe Gears Up To Start Making John Carter, Next Week!
Reported 06 January 2010
Willem Dafoe revealed to us that next week he's headed off to London to start filming Disney's
John Carter of Mars. But how do you go about portraying a 10-foot tall, four armed green
Martian? We caught up with Dafoe doing press for his next film Daybreakers, and squeezed in a
few roundtable questions on Disneys giant fantasy undertaking, adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs'
John Cater Of Mars.
More at io9.com
'Marvin the Martian' prepares for liftoff
Reported 18 December 2009
The Looney Tunes character is getting his own movie -- and now that movie has a director and
writers, and could soon even have a star to lend Marvin his voice. Warner Bros. and producer
Alcon Entertainment (the company behind the fall sensation "The Blind Side") are bringing
aboard a director named Alex Zamm to oversee the misadventures of the cartoon alien. Zamm is
an up-and-comer who is also signed on to direct "Hong Kong Phooey," the film version of the
1970s Hanna Barbera cartoon (that movie, from some of the same producers, could still happen,
but probably not before the Marvin film).
More at LAtimes.com
Princess of Mars Teaser Trailer, From The Asylum
Reported 24 November 2009
Usually, low-rent comedy genre house The Asylum (Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus,
Transmorphers: Fall of Man) waits until just as a movie is released to unleash their own
knock-off / parody of the project. But with Edgar Rice Burroughs and A Princess of Mars, the
company gets a two-fer. Their new Princess of Mars is already close to finished, and with it
the company can perhaps steal a few Avatar-related dollars while creating a product that will
be ready on DVD shelves when Disney eventually begins to promote Andrew Stanton's John Carter
of Mars. See the first teaser for Asylum's version of the Burroughs novel, after the break.
Starring Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Traci Lords.
More at SlashFilm.com
David Tennant: New Doctor Who special is 'one of the scariest'
Reported 31 October 2009
Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars is 'one of the scariest' according to star David
Tennant. The forthcoming special which sees the Timelord arrive on Mars in 2059 and battle
terrifying zombie like aliens. The episode, which will broadcast on BBC1 on November 15, also
shows him facing a moral dilemma about whether to condemn people to their fate or save them
and ultimately change the future.
More at DailyMail.co.uk
NOTE: According to
SciFiWire.com,
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars will air on BBC AMERICA on Saturday December 19, 9:00pm
ET/PT.
Lynn Collins Says John Carter of Mars is in Pre-Production
Reported 29 September 2009
Though the start date of Disney's adaptation of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs series is
delayed, actress Lynn Collins confirms that pre-production has begun. Disney's John Carter
of Mars, a live-action adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume book series about a
Civil War veteran (John Carter) who is mysteriously transported to Mars, was originally
scheduled to begin shooting in November, but the date has now been pushed back to an early
2010 start. However, according to actress Lynn Collins, who will play the Martian princess
Dejah Thoris, pre-production has begun.
More at
ComicBookMovie.com
Lynn Collins on playing a princess in John Carter of Mars
Reported 28 September 2009
LYNN COLLINS, who played Wolverine's lover Kayla Silverfox in the recent X-Men prequel, says
preparations are under way on the Disney adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter
of Mars books. Collins will play Martian princess Dejah Thoris - whom she describes as a
priestess of science and letters - in the tale of a Civil War veteran mysteriously transported
to the Red Planet where he finds warring races vying for control.
More at
CoventryTelegraph.net
Lynn Collins Gets 'A Really Great Tan' To Become Alien Princess
In 'John Carter Of Mars'
Reported 24 September 2009
From the sound of things, Disney's adaptation of the nearly hundred-year-old sci-fi series by
Edgar Rice Burroughs, "John Carter of Mars," is going to start shooting as early as
January of next year. The start had previously been pushed back from November. Pre-production
continues to move steadily forward nonetheless on the hybrid live action/CGI film. As co-star
Lynn Collins told MTV's Josh Horowitz last week on the New York red carpet for "The Burning
Plain," she's already seen workups of fight sequences she'll have to film and, last week,
some initial effects work kicked into gear.
More at MTV
Movies Blog
Dominic West joins the cast of John Carter of Mars
Reported 24 August 2009
English actors Dominic West (300), Samantha Morton (The Messenger) and Polly Walker (Rome)
have joined John Carter of Mars, Disney's adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book
series that Andrew Stanton is directing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taylor Kitsch,
Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe are already on board the production, which centers on a Civil
War veteran (Kitsch) who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, where he becomes
embroiled with the planet's warring people.
More at SciFiWi.com
Bruckheimer gears up for 'War'
Reported 30 July 2009
Jerry Bruckheimer's going to war. The producer has snapped up feature rights to the graphic
novel "World War Robot" from IDW Publishing. Story, penned by Ashley Wood and recounted
in war-diary form by participants on both sides, centers on a small band of humans and robots
facing off in a battle on Earth, the moon and Mars.
More at Variety.com
Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - New Trailer
Reported 15 July 2009
David Tennant returns as The Doctor in The Waters Of Mars, the second of four Doctor
Who specials being screened on BBC One this year. He is joined by his cleverest and most
strong-minded companion yet, Adelaide, played by acclaimed British actress Lindsay Duncan.
Adelaide is head of the Mars Base and doesn't take kindly to an uninvited appearance by The
Doctor. Peter O'Brien, star of Neighbours, Flying Doctors and Casualty, also guest stars as
Ed, Adelaide's second in command.
More at YouTube.com
Willem Dafoe goes to 'Mars'
Reported 15 July 2009
The actor has joined Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in "John Carter of Mars," Disney's
adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing.
In the story of a Civil War soldier transported to the red planet where warring races vie for
control, Dafoe will play Tars Tarkas, a leader of the Thark race who knows that the only way
his people can survive is if they turn away from war, a position that may cost him dearly.
More at HollywoodReporter.com
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins blast off to 'Mars'
Reported 12 June 2009
Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins will star in "John Carter of Mars," the adaptation of
the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing for Disney. The movie
is a big step for Stanton, who as one of Pixar's top creators directed the company's animated
films "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E" but will now helm his first live-action feature, and for
Disney, which hopes the big-budget production will launch a franchise on the scale of
"Pirates of the Caribbean."
«snip»
Kitsch will play the title character, Carter, while Collins is playing Dejah Thoris,
the heir to the throne of Mars' Helium kingdom.
More at HollywoodReporter.com
Andrew Stanton's John Carter of Mars Shooting in November!
Reported 12 June 2009
Time flies. It feels like just yesterday when Wall-E director Andrew Stanton would answer
every John Carter of Mars question with "we're just working on the script right now."
A year later and now it looks like the script is ready. Fortunately it won't take four years
to make like at Pixar. The news comes from the NBC station KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah (via
SlashFilm). They report that thanks to a new tax incentive in the state, Disney will bring 400
cast and crew to Utah and shoot John Carter of Mars for seven months. While we never got any
official confirmation, word is that this will be Stanton's first live-action feature.
More at FirstShowing.net
And Here Comes the 'Total Recall' Remake
Reported 03 June 2009
Go ahead and get that "AARGHHH!!!!" out of your system now. You'll feel better. (I have done
so as well.) The remake that our own Eugene Novikov refused to believe a few short months ago
is now moving forward. Total Recall will receive a "contemporized adaptation," according to
The Hollywood Reporter. Kurt Wimmer has been hired to write the script, which may or may not
be based on "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," the Philip K. Dick story that inspired
the original.
More at Cinematical.com
'Mr. Nobody' International Trailer Released
Reported 27 May 2009
Mr. Nobody, said to be the most expensive english speaking Belgian film of all time (US $47M),
is a new and thought provoking sci-fi/fantasy drama from director Jaco Van Dormael. It is
supposedly a highly cerebral film that will make you think deeply about life and so we've been
looking forward to it. At last the international trailer has been released and it looks
exactly as we were expecting - a beautiful, thought provoking film.
More at
SciFiScoop.com
Michael Chabon Polishing 'John Carter' Script For Disney/Pixar
Reported 15 April 2009
Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Chabon has been hired to polish a script by Andrew
Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) and Mark Andrews for the Pixar/Disney adaptation of Edgar Rice
Burroughs' John Carter of Mars. Chabon was quoted on the Amazing Website of Kavalier & Clay
confirming the deal, "I've been hired to do some revisions to an already strong script by
Andrew Stanton and Mark Andrews."
More at ICV2.com
"Mars Needs Moms!"
Reported 01 March 2009
Seth Green joins the cast of "Mars Needs Moms!", the motion capture/animated feature
film from Disney and Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers production banner, per The Hollywood
Reporter. Directed by Simon Wells, the movie is based on author Berkeley Breathed's kid's
book of the same name, which revolves around a boy who stows away on spaceship to rescue his
mom after she is abducted by aliens. "Mars Needs Moms" will also feature the voices of
Mindy Sterling, Joan Cusack, and Dan Fogler. Breathed is best known for his "Bloom
County" comic strip.
More at Cynopsis.com
Reported 11 October 2008
DVDcellar/eCrater.com is currently offering the complete series run of "Duck Dodgers"
on 4 disc DVD featuring all 3 seasons of hilarious episodes. Featuring 4 discs (39 episodes)
in NTSC format, all region, interactive menues, and full disk art for $39.99 plus shipping.
More at eCrater.com
"Christmas On Mars!"
Reported 11 October 2008
The long-awaited movie by The Flaming Lipsis finally coming on 11/11! Get the DVD plus
a CD with the film score by pre-ordering at their
store!
The latest trailer can be seen
here.
More at The Flaming Lips
"AMC Developing Red Mars"
Reported 03 October 2008
AMC is developing Red Mars, a series based on Kim Stanley Robinson's 1982 novel,
from writer/executive producer Jonathan Hensleigh (Armageddon), according to The Hollywood
Reporter. Robinson's acclaimed book chronicles the first human colony on the Red Planet.
Hensleigh is the writer and will executive-produce, alongside Michael Jaffe and Howard
Braunstein of Jaffe Braunstein Entertainment and Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza and Eli
Kirschner of Created By.
More at Sci Fi Wire
"New Look For Carter Of Mars?"
Reported 26 September 2008
Andrew Stanton, who is writing and directing John Carter of Mars, based on Edgar
Rice Burroughs' books, told SCI FI Wire that he and co-writer Mark Andrews will be
putting their own spin on the iconic story, and a Pixar manager added that the film will have
a unique look as well. "I'm going to do what I remember more than what they exactly do" in the
books, Stanton said cryptically in a group interview at the Emeryville, Calif., headquarters
of Pixar on Sept. 25.
More at Sci Fi Wire
"Fox Developing Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Feature Film!"
Reported 22 July 2008
All your Faye Valentine fantasies are finally going to come true... if you have any at least!
Following Akira and Ghost in the Shell announcements, apparently Cowboy Bebop is in for a
live-action adaptation as well. IF Magazine talked with veteran producer Erwin Stoff (via
AICN) and discovered that he's working on making a live-action Cowboy Bebop movie with Fox.
Apparently it's very fresh news: "I'm really excited to be working on it, and it's in the
really early stages. We just signed it the other day." If you're not so familiar with Bebop,
it's an incredibly popular Japanese anime TV series that first aired back in 1998 and has
become a hit here in the US as well as Japan. I'm not exactly a big fan myself, but
considering Hollywood is caught up in the anime trend, I'm definitely excited to see this
one come to life as well.
More at
FirstShowing.net
"Carter Of Mars Not Live Action?"
Reported 23 June 2008
Writer/director Andrew Stanton, who is reportedly working with Disney/Pixar to develop a film
based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars, denied to SCI FI Wire that a
decision has been made on whether to shoot the movie as an animated feature, a live-action
film or a mix. "Everybody's asking that, and we are not going to make that decision for about
a year," Stanton (Finding Nemo) said in an interview while promoting his upcoming animated SF
film WALL•E in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 20.
More at Sci
Fi Weekly
"Pixar's Andrew Stanton Currently Writing John Carter of Mars"
Reported 07 June 2008
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I was just heading out to the pool to begin David
Price's The Pixar Touch, when I saw that writer/director Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo)
has confirmed via the Pixar Blog that he's currently writing John Carter of Mars. Go figure.
This isn't surprising news, we've known since 2007 that Pixar is developing a trilogy of
films based on the epic sci-fi fantasy material-the first of which is due before 2012-but
Stanton's confirmation drives it closer to reality. And that's not only awesome but sort of
miraculous for this project, innit. There was no clarification by Stanton on whether the film
will be live-action (like Brad Bird's 1906), animated or a secretive cocktail as rumored. I'm
hoping for the former or the latter, what about you?
More at
SlashFilm.com
"Moore Remaking Capricorn"
Reported 04 June 2008
John Moore is attached to direct a remake of the 1978 SF conspiracy thriller
Capricorn One for New Regency, Variety reported. Peter
Buchman (Che Guevara) wrote the screenplay, which is described as an updated re-imagining of
the story about a group of astronauts on an abortive mission to Mars.
More at
Variety
"Pixar Mulling Live-Action Mars?"
Reported 18 March 2008
The Disney insider news site JimHillMedia
reported a rumor that Pixar's first foray into live-action filmmaking may be a
film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars
series. Citing anonymous sources, the site reported that "WALL•E" director Andrew
Stanton told the staff at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. in October of last year that
Disney/Pixar is gearing up to do a trilogy of films based on the books.
More at
Sci-Fi Wire
"John Carter Of Mars" Cartoon
Reported 28 January 2008
Animated test footage for John Carter of Mars project worked on by Bob Clampett in the 1930's.
More at
YouTube.com
"Pixar Gearing Up Carter of Mars"
Reported 15 October 2007
ERBzine.com, a Web site devoted to Edgar Rice Burroughs
and his books, reported that Disney/Pixar is gearing up preproduction on its upcoming
computer-animated version of Burroughs' John Carter of Mars, the first of a trilogy of
movies.
More at
Sci-Fi Weekly
"Going big on Mars -- Discovery series look at race to red
planet"
Reported 21 September 2007
Michael Riley is relieved there are no Martians in Race to Mars. "There are no
drooling aliens to be thwarted running around the ship," said Riley, the veteran Canadian
actor who stars in Race to Mars, a new and expensive dramatic mini-series that debuts
Sunday on Discovery. "There is no Monolith on the surface when we land. There are no apes,
no Statue of Liberty. And I like that. It's a straight-ahead account of man meets technology." I
ndeed, Race to Mars arguably is the biggest endeavour in the history of Discovery.
More at
Toronto
Sun.com
"'Man Conquers Space' based on Colliers Magazine"
Reported 25 August 2007 In March 1952, Colliers Magazine began a series of articles
by a team of 23 contributors, headed by the German-American rocket scientist Wernher von Braun.
The team of experts, scientists and space-advocates used the magazine to vividly illustrate
their dramatic vision of the near future, and how humans could exploit the seemingly endless
possibilities found in space. Over the course of the series, various subjects such as
spacecraft, spacesuits, planetary science, orbital trajectories and even the finer details of
Lunar and Martian exploration were presented.
Man Conquers Space is now designed as a theatrically released feature film, chronicling the
major space exploration and exploitation events of the 20th and early 21st century in an
alternative history timeline. The release date of Man Conquers Space is yet to be announced.
More at
Man Conquers Space: The Conquest of the Moon and Mars
"Mission Control, We Have Lift Off" - Discovery Channel
Presents the World Premieres of "Race to Mars" and "Mars Rising," Starting Sept. 23
Reported 01 August 2007
Discovery Channel's most ambitious project ever is ready for lift off. As the scientific and
space communities mark the 50th anniversary of the Space Age initiated by Sputnik, Discovery
Channel blasts into Fall with an unprecedented and daring multi-platform exploration of the
Red Planet: Mars. Experts suggest we could see a successful human voyage to Mars in our
lifetime, and when it happens, it will be the most ambitious, complex and dangerous expedition
ever undertaken. The cornerstone of Discovery Channel's 2007-2008 Season, this landmark
television event - featuring the World Premieres of "Race to Mars" (Sept. 23 premiere) and
"Mars Rising"(Oct. 7 premiere) - celebrates the innovation, technology and passion that will
bring the voyage to fruition.
More at
www.newswire.ca
"'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' DVD releases in September"
Reported 18 June 2007
In September, The Criterion Collection will release a special edition DVD of the long-awaited
1964 fantasy classic, ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS. New, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Ib Melchior, actors Paul Mantee and Victor Lundin,
production designer Al Nozaki, Oscar-winning special effects designer and Robinson Crusoe on
Mars historian Robert Skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director Byron
Haskin.
More at
Criterion Collection
"Golden Age Restores Edison's 1910 film 'A Trip to Mars'"
Reported 19 February 2007
The Golden Age Archives is making Thomas
Edison's 1910 4-minute film, 'A Trip to Mars' available
on DVD. "I bought an original copy of the film on eBay last year," says Golden Archive's
Robert Quesinberry. "It was in the early
Edison Home Kinetoscope format. I
scanned the whole thing (over 4000 frames) and reconstructed it using Adobe Premiere. It is
taken from frames that are even smaller than 8mm -- the results are worthwhile. It is a
terrific and very well done film, a fitting tribute as Americas first Science Fiction film.
We are lucky that it is still in existence in any form."
'A Trip to Mars' (Catalog #M00780149) is available from The Golden Age Archives.
More at
The Golden Age Archives
"Capricorn Two?"
Reported 9 February 2007
Director Peter Hyams is said to be in development on a remake of his 80s sci-fi piece,
'Capricorn One'. The 'Time Cop' and 'Sound of Thunder' helmer will produce, and Dave Dobkin
('Shanghai Knights') will direct. The remake, imaginatively titled (hmm) "Capricorn 2," has
apparently been in the early development stages for about six months now, with a late '07
start date being eyeballed.
More at
Moviehole.net
Disney to Take on John Carter of Mars
Reported 17 January 2007
Disney is optioning rights to the Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi series "John Carter of Mars" as
a potential franchise for the studio, reports Variety. Paramount had previously owned the
rights to the epic and had set the project up with Jon Favreau directing and Sean Daniel and
Jim Jacks producing. But Paramount's option expired and now Disney has jumped aboard and is
in talks with Burroughs' estate.
More at
ComingSoon.net
What Might Have Been: "John Carter of Mars"
Reported 02 November 2006
The Artists in Action Series Presents Zack Petroc, Art Director of Unit 11 on "John Carter of
Mars," presenting his philosophy of character design for 15-ft tall green Tars Tarkas. A
video lecture for ZBrush software.
More at
ZBrushCentral.com
Paramount Pictures have not renewed their option with ERB, Inc.
on the John Carter of Mars film project"
Reported 29 August 2006
Paramount Pictures has chosen not to renew its option on the JOHN CARTER OF MARS
series. Paramount have recently gone through many major and somewhat baffling shake-ups.
Numerous other film companies have long been interested in the John Carter property and Edgar
Rice Burroughs fans can look forward to ongoing and exciting new developments.
More at
JOHN CARTER OF MARS Unofficial Fan
Site
"Transformers" Trailer synopsis
Reported 30 June 2006
The trailer depicts the launch of the "Beagle 2 Mars rover," which was announced "crashed"
2003. The trailer claims this was a cover-up to keep the public unaware of its final
transmission, which was decreed Top Secret. The teaser then shows the rover's final
transmission where it moves off its landing pad and onto the ground where seconds after it
has scouted about a bit a shadow falls across its field of view. The camera turns to the
object and for a brief second, one can see the outline of a large mechanical humanoid whom
promptly attacks the rover and cuts its transmission. Then a blank screen with the words "It
was the only warning we would ever get" comes up. This is followed by a view of the Earth
from space. As the camera pans backwards, the movie logo 'transforms' onto the screen. It
then changes again into 7.4.7 (July 4th 2007 - the film's release date), then transforms
again into the Autobot insignia and the teaser ends with the credits.
More at TransformersMovie.com
"John Carter of Mars" On Indefinate Hold
Reported 15 June 2006
Director Jon Favreau says: "Unfortunately, due to the 2008 Paramount production of Star Trek,
it looks like Carter is not going to happen in the near future. I assure you that the script
and artwork were very well received, but they've got a lot of "similar" stuff in the pipeline
at the studio. I am trying to help position the film to get made and remain committed to
seeing it through. That said, it's not going to happen this year. Sorry for the disappointment.
Believe me, after spending six months trying to make this my next film, I too am disappointed."
More at John Carter of Mars
website
"Race to Mars" Begins Production in Montreal
Reported 09 May 2006
Scientists have set their sights on the human exploration of Mars within a generation - but
Discovery Channel and Galafilm Inc. will bring the Red Planet experience to audiences across
Canada and around the world even sooner than science, announcing today that principal
photography has begun on Race to Mars.
This landmark three-hour docudrama imagines and simulates with breathtaking realism the first
human mission to Mars based on the science being developed and tested today. Production on
Race to Mars, starring Michael Riley (Supervolcano, This is Wonderland) as astronaut Captain
Rick Erwin, commenced today in Montreal and St-Hubert, Quebec, and will continue through
mid-June.
The Race to Mars mini-series is a key element in Discovery Channel's groundbreaking
multi-format television and interactive event that tells the story of the greatest human
exploration of this century - the first human mission to the planet Mars. This unprecedented
project will see both this ambitious docudrama and an exhaustive six-hour companion
documentary series, Mars Rising (also produced by Galafilm Inc.), premiere on Discovery
Channel in 2007. The broadcast event will be complemented by extensive multi-platform Mars
Interactive elements created by Quickplay Media. With a combined budget of approximately
CDN $20-million, this original homegrown endeavour is the most expensive science television
project in production this year worldwide.
More at ChannelCanada.com
"John Carter of Mars" Delay Confirmed
Reported 05 May 2006
Director Jon Favreau confirmed to Sci-Fi Wire that Paramount has put the the long-gestating
film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars on hold, pending the success of
his next directing project, Iron Man, and the upcoming eleventh Star Trek film.
More at DarkHorizons.com
"Negadon: The Monster from Mars" Lands on Retail Shelves July
11th
Reported 27 April 2006
Award Winning CG Film To Be Released On DVD And Priced At Only $19.95 SRP
NEW YORK, NY (April 27, 2006) Central Park Media announced the much anticipated DVD
release of NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS, the world's first completely computer-generated
monster movie. Directed by Jun Awazu from his original script and rendered in staggeringly
realistic computer graphics, NEGADON: THE MONSTER FROM MARS pays homage to a wide
variety of 1950's and 60's Japanese monster movies such as Godzilla and Mothra. This film,
which was almost 3 years in the making, won the Outstanding Production Award at the 2006
Digital Contents Grand Prix and was named a Jury Recommended Work at the 2006 Japan Media
Arts Festival.
The Negadon DVD, which will be priced at $19.95 SRP, will be loaded with many bonus features
including an interview with Director Jun Awazu, the Making of Negadon: The Monster from Mars
featurette, two short films by Mr. Awazu, and digital liner notes. In addition, a replica
newspaper identical to the one included in the original Japanese release will be inserted
into each DVD case.
More at NegadonAttacks.com
"Jon Favreau Of Mars -- Exclusive: Director talks sci-fi
epic"
Reported 03 January 2006
Empire recently spoke to Zathura director and one time Swingers star, Jon Favreau, about his
upcoming projects and got the full story on his proposed move into grown up action territory,
John Carter of Mars ... what do you mean you've never heard of it? "It was written by Edgar
Rice Burroughs (Tarzan) close to a hundred years ago," says Favreau for the unitiated. "It's
actually been a bit of a creative well spring than influenced Star Wars a great deal and
Superman can kind of be traced back to it. Basically any science fiction goes back to the
grandfather, which is John Carter. It's about a civil war veteran - a cavalry captain - who
finds himself transported to Mars and finds himself in the nexus of all these warring tribes
on this dying planet with diminishing resources ... He also finds himself with what I guess
you would call super powers. At the time it was written we didn't understand anything about
going to planets with lower gravity and so the way it was expressed was that he had superhuman
strength and leaping abilities. So he's the guy who finds himself at the end of a war that
was pretty meaningless, basically, and wasteful on Earth and ends up showing up on this
planet as a super warrior who can actually make a difference. So it's a bit of a fantasy in
that respect."
More at
EmpireOnline.com
"Defenders of Mars"
Reported 20 December 2005
Defenders of Mars is a new live-action kids sci-fi drama being launched here that unites the
UK's Zenith Entertainment and Fox World Australia. The show comes from veteran TV scribe
Stephen Gallagher, who previously wrote Rosemary & Thyme and Oktober, with the exec producer
team including Zenith's head of kids drama and animation Julian Scott, plus David Maher and
David Taylor from Fox TV Studios' Sydney unit. The show, which follows a bunch of kids who
are left behind on Mars after the failure of a colonisation project, continues Fox World
Australia's strategy of partnering with UK indies on stand-out properties.
More at Stephen Gallagher.com and
C21Media.net
"Negadon: The Monster from Mars"
Reported 8 December 2005
A 25-minute totally computer-generated Japanese Monster movie. Scheduled to be screened at
the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival 2005 on October 16th, and to receive a
limited-tariff release at the Theatre Ikebukuro in Tokyo from November 5th-11th.
More at the Negadon website.
"Favreau to Helm John Carter of Mars"
Reported 7 October 2005
Paramount has hired Elf and Zathura helmer Jon Favreau to direct John Carter of Mars, the
epic adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi series. Variety says the film begins with
a Civil War veteran whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an
otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken
prisoner by 12-foot-tall green men. Burroughs wrote 11 volumes of Carter's adventures and
the studio is hoping the film will launch a franchise. Ehren Kruger rewrote a script by Mark
Protosevich, and Ain't It Cool News creator Harry Knowles is co-producing. Robert Rodriguez
(Sin City) and Kerry Conran (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) were each attached to
direct at one point.
More from ComingSoon.net.
"H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds Descends On Australia, Japan
And More"
Reported 13 September 2005
Pendragon Pictures announces the international release of the Director's Cut of H.G. WELLS'
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. The never-before-seen Director's Cut features new enhanced special
effects, new scenes and faster pacing. Director Timothy Hines comments, "I had the opportunity
to re-cut the film for the foreign release and subsequent U.S. distribution and I'm proud of
the end result. Virtually every scene in the film has been reconceived and retimed from the
original Summer release. It plays remarkably better." Running time is down to 135 minutes
from 180 minutes.
More from MarsNews.com.
"War of the Worlds: Complete First Season"
Reported 09 August 2005
Paramount Pictures is also releasing a 6-disk DVD set from its 1988 television series starring
Jared Martin on November 1, 2005, the same day as the 1953 "The War of the Worlds - Special
Collector's Edition" goes on sale. The second season can not be far behind.
More from Amazon.com.
"The War of the Worlds - Special Collector's Edition"
Reported 01 August 2005
Paramount's classic War of the Worlds: Special Collector's Edition is tentatively expected
to street on 11/1/2005. The title had originally been set for a Summer 2005 release, but
we've learned that director Steven Spielberg asked for it to be delayed until AFTER his
re-imagined War of the Worlds arrived in theaters (on 6/27). Presumably, you can expect the
revised street date to coincide with the DVD release of Spielberg's version of the alien
invasion epic.
More from
The Digital Bits - The Rumor Mill!
"Defenders of Mars"
Reported 28 June 2005
Nobody was interested in Mars until we got there, and then it was like the dotcom boom all
over again - rash levels of investment, an entire infrastructure thrown in all at once,
instant collapse when reality bit ... now its unfinished cities and roads that go nowhere
and empty airship terminals and a terraforming program that never even got started. All the
workers shipped back. Now all you'll find there is the scum of the solar system and a small
group of young people who were purpose-bred and can't come 'home'.
More from Defenders of Mars.
"The Mars Underground" Website
Reported 10 March 2005
The official website for the documentary film "The Mars Underground" is now up. Check out the
image gallery for new images and a larger trailer.
More from The Mars Underground.
A Summer of W.O.W.
Reported 05 March 2005
This summer the aliens are coming. Not only on the big screen with Steven Speiberg's redux of
War of the Worlds but also on DVD. Paramount will be issuing a special edition DVD of the
original George Pal classic. This is long overdue in this fans opinion. Here is what rumor
has will be on the disc. Audio commentary by stars Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. A historical
commentary by Joe Dante, genre expert Bob Burns and Fango contributor Bill Warren. On-camera
interviews with other War of the World veterans and additional special features to be
announced. No concrete release date was given but it was mentioned that it will be in
conjunction with the release of Speilberg's version.
by Dave Dreher
More from Creature-Corner.com.
Test Animation of Jeff Wayne's CGI Martian War Machines
Reported 03 March 2005
War of the Worlds Online have been in touch with Jeff Wayne's camp who have seen the
incredibly positive reactions to the release of their
Martian Fighting Machine
test footage last week. The response has truly been an overwhelming Thumbs Up, with over
1,500 views of the thread in under one week! As a result of this, Jeff has authorised the
release of a 60 second sequence (also R&D) of the
Martian Flying Machine.
So here it is - enjoy!! It's hotter than the Heat Ray itself...
More from War of the Worlds Online.com.
Spielberg Japanese Trailer Released
Reported 23 February 2005
A Japanese version of the War of the Worlds movie trailer has been released. This new release
shows some new footage not seen in the Superbowl TV spot. To view the clip please follow
this link.
More from War of the Worlds Online.com.
Pendragon Pictures' "The War of the Worlds" Websites
Reported 24 February 2005
A collection of news articles (mostly from late 2004) have been assembled in newspaper style
for Pendragon Pictures' "H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" film, set for theatrical release
on Wednesday, March 30, 2005.
Additionally, the official Pendragon website has posted links to a second Teaser Trailer, a
"Message from the Cast" video, and a Theatrical Trailer.
More from The War of the Worlds Movie
News and at
Pendragon Pictures'
"H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" websites.
Worlds Secrets Revealed
Reported 14 February 2005
Filmmakers, including director Steven Spielberg and star Tom Cruise, revealed key details to
SCI FI Wire about their upcoming SF epic movie War of the Worlds during filming on location
in the Los Angeles suburb of Piru, Calif., on Feb. 10. Among the secrets revealed about the
film, which is based on H.G. Wells' classic martian-invasion novel:
- The aliens are not Martians.
- The aliens will appear in the massive mechanical tripods described in Wells' book, and not
the boomerang-shaped flying saucers from George Pal's 1953 movie of the same name. The
tripods will be largely computer-generated.
- Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, stars of Pal's 1953 movie, will have cameo appearances.
- Spielberg's film will hew closely to themes and events in Wells' novel, featuring such
elements as the red weed and the black smoke, as well as a cellar sequence right out of the
book.
More from SciFi News of the
Week
War of the Worlds - New Trailer Premiering
Reported 04 February 2005
Based on H.G. Wells' classic SF novel, this film reunites director Steven Spielberg with
star Tom Cruise in a contemporary update of the most famous martian invasion story of all
time. A new trailer, featuring scenes from the film, goes live at 10 p.m. PT on Feb. 6.
More from Sci-Fi Wire
Trailers
War of the Worlds - Behind the Scenes Clips
Reported 22 January 2005
Watch star Tom Cruise and director Steven Spielberg answer fans' questions about their latest
film, 'War of the Worlds.' I Always Had 'War of the Worlds' in Mind - Steven and Tom talk
about why they chose to make 'War of the Worlds.' My Heart Was Pounding - Tom Cruise talks
about what appealed to him about the film.
More from Yahoo
Movies
Graveland becomes Crimson Force
Reported 17 December 2004
The movie is nearing completion, and will make its world premiere on a Saturday night on
Sci Fi sometime in the spring. It will be released on DVD late in 2005 or early in 2006.
Its new title is CRIMSON FORCE, replacing the working title of Graveland. Check
SciFi.com for updates (in the original movie section of
the site), and we'll be sure to give you exact air times when we have them.
From Thomas Vitale, SVP Programming, Sci Fi Channel
War of the Worlds looses Dummies
Reported 17 December 2004
Connecticut police were alerted by makers of Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds that two
life-sized mannequins were lost in a local river over the weekend during location shooting,
Zap2it reported.
More from Sci Fi Weekly's News of the
Week
Graveland
Reported 16 December 2004
In the near future, when the first manned mission to Mars crashes, the crew find themselves
fighting against hostile Martians and rugged terrain to survive. As they race against time to
repair their space shuttle, they discover the ancient civilization of Martians may just hold
the secrets to the origins of man.
More from PhobosWeb.com
Graveland
Reported 14 December 2004
Phobos Films is working with the SCI FI Channel to produce an original TV movie called
Graveland. This story of a deadly mission to Mars was the first science fiction screenplay
optioned by Sandra Schulberg and Moon Cho when they formed Phobos two years ago. Production
is being handled by Phobos strategic partner Meyer Shwarzstein and his production company
Brainstorm Media.
More from Science Fiction
Weekly
Cruise/Spielberg's "War of the Worlds"
Reported 12 December 2004
Cruise/Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" now has an official website and a teaser/trailer up.
More from War of the Worlds - Summer 2005.
War Speeds Into Production
Reported 22 November 2004
Steven Spielberg will make his upcoming H.G. Wells adaptation War of the Worlds in a
breathtaking eight months, from the start of filming Nov. 7 to the June 29, 2005, release
date, Variety reported. Shooting in New York and New Jersey, the director will film the
movie's big action sequences first, to give Industrial Light & Magic time to complete the
estimated 500 visual-effects shots, the trade paper reported. Principal photography will
take 75 days.
More from
SciFiWire.
Interview: Timothy Hines (Director, Pendragon Pictures' upcoming
The War of the Worlds)
Reported 02 November 2004
It's not every day you get to talk to someone whose dreams are coming true - but that's
exactly what's happening to Timothy Hines. A 20-year veteran of commercial/industrial
filmmaking, Hines is best known in cult-cinema circles for writing and directing Bug Wars, a
straight-to-VHS babes-versus-monsters flick that impressed investors with its creative use
of desktop CGI. This opened the door to Hines' newest project: an authentic big-screen
adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic 1898 novel The War of the Worlds (WotW for short). Told as
a first-person narrative by an anonymous Englishman (often referred to simply as "the
Writer"), WotW tells of an invasion of Earth by Martians armed with heat-rays and
100-foot-tall walking machines. With WotW properly funded, Hines set aside another sci-fi
project (Chrome, a futuristic, CGI-laden adventure), and turned his full attention to
completing his lifelong dream. Produced by Pendragon Pictures, Hines' WotW is scheduled for
a Spring 2005 release.
More from
SciFiDimensions.com.
Cruise Shooting War
Reported 01 November 2004
Tom Cruise revealed to fans at UCLA that he has already begun shooting scenes for the
upcoming film adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg,
Zap2It reported. In a three-hour "Conversation with Tom Cruise," sponsored by the American
Film Institute and run by DreamWorks, Cruise said that he has already shot an emotional scene
as Justin Chatwin, an estranged father in the middle of a Martian invasion of Earth, the site
reported. "As I was looking at a photograph I found of my son in the scene, Steven told me to
think of the good times I had with my own son, and to get into the mood that way," Cruise
reportedly said. "Things like that really help."
More from
SciFi.com.
Sancho And Pele vs. The Vampire Women From Mars Production
Announced
Reported 16 October 2004
Pantsless Productions announced today pre production has started on their first feature film,
"Sancho and Pele vs. The Vampire Women From Mars." Scheduled to be shot on location in Adams
County Ohio. Filming is slated to begin in early November.
More from
XTVWorld |
Media Junction.
"Robbins, Otto Join War"
Reported 13 October 2004
Tim Robbins and Miranda Otto have been added to the cast of Steven Spielberg's War of the
Worlds, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robbins will play an astronomer named Ogilvy,
while Otto (Lord of the Rings) will play the wife of the main character, to be played by Tom
Cruise. Dakota Fanning (Taken) is also set to appear as their daughter, the trade paper
reported. Newcomer Justin Chatwin is in talks to star opposite Tom Cruise in Steven
Spielberg's upcoming adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, Variety reported. Chatwin
beat out several young actors for the role of Cruise's son, whose strained relationship with
his father is a significant plot point in the film, the trade paper said. The Paramount and
DreamWorks co-production is the latest adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells novel of the same
name, which deals with an alien invasion of Earth. The film is scheduled to begin filming in
mid-November for release in 2005.
More from Science Fiction Weekly.
"Ehren Kruger is Hired for 'A Princess of Mars'"
Reported 11 October 2004
Ehren Kruger ("The Ring" and "The Ring 2") has taken on the job of writing the script to "A
Princess of Mars." "A Princess of Mars" will be the first movie of the "John Carter of Mars"
franchise and will follow the storyline from Edgar Rice Burroughs' first book of that series.
More from
RomanticMovies.About.Com.
"Spielberg beaten to War of the Worlds by secretly shot English
rival"
Reported 09 September 2004
Pendragon Pictures surprise Spielberg with shock new movie based on H.G. Wells novel.
In news fit to set Steven Spielberg's hair on end, Pendragon Pictures has just announced the
completion of principal photography on their take of H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds. Set
in Wells' intended turn-of-the-century English locale, the movie is the world's first
authentic adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic 1898 novel.
The live-action production, lensed in complete security under the cover title The Great Boer
War, taking two and a half months to complete on location in England and the Pacific
Northwest. The picture wrapped almost three years to the date when Pendragon's original
updated version of War Of The Worlds was shut down due to the events of September 11th.
More from The
Computer Crow's Nest and Pendragon
Pictures.
"Conran Talks Princess of Mars - The scale is almost
unimaginable."
Reported 25 August 2004
Sci Fi Wire caught up with director Kerry Conran (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ) who
talked about his next film, "A Princess of Mars." The Paramount/Alphaville production is a
long-in-development adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' pulp classic, which Conran feels has
been an underrated influence on a number of later and even more celebrated works. More from
Filmforce
Burbank to Produce Zubrin's "First Landing"
Reported 24 August 2004
A major sensation was caused at the Mars Society 2004 Conference by the announcement from
award-winning filmmaker Sam Burbank that he would be making a theatrical motion picture based
on Robert Zubrin's novel "First Landing." Listing the various Hollywood horror pictures or
shoot-em-ups nominally featuring Mars, Burbank drew a sharp distinction between those efforts
and the kind of movie "First Landing" will be. "There never has been a movie actually about t
he human exploration of Mars. This will be the first." Burbank said, adding: "It will not be
set in the glorious science fiction future, but in our own time, and it will show the mission
done with all the grungy realism of the kind of space travel we can really do. It's not going
to show the Mars mission as being easy. It's not going to show it as being impossible. It's
going to show it as being really tough, but doable, by a group of people who have what it
takes to do it."
From Mars
Society Newsletter
"Spielberg and Cruise to Pick up the Welles' Tradition?"
Reported 12 August 2004
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise will bring the classic H.G. Wells alien-invasion novel, "The
War of the Worlds," to the big screen, with Cruise expected to star , according to Variety
magazine. The movie version has been accelerated onto a fast track, with only 10 weeks of
pre-production scheduled before the film goes into shooting later this year. DreamWorks and
Paramount are co-financing "War of the Worlds" which is expected to cost around or over
$100 million --with both Cruise and Spielberg opting out of fees in favor of a share of the
gross. "War" is now on track for a November start date and a 2005 release. From
Astrobiology
Magazine
"Conran tapped for 'Princess'"
Reported 30 July 2004
Alphaville's sci-fi adventure-action picture "A Princess of Mars" is closing in on a new
captain: director Kerry Conran. Conran, whose "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," is set
for release Sept. 17, is in negotiations to direct "Princess," a Paramount-based production,
as his next project. Conran entered the picture after former "Princess" director Robert
Rodriguez resigned from the DGA earlier this year, making him ineligible to direct the
Paramount tentpole. Based on the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume "John Carter
of Mars" series, the property is being developed as a major franchise. Alphaville's previous
forays into the fantasy and f/x arena include "The Mummy" franchise and its spinoff "The
Scorpion King." (Liza Foreman) From
The
Hollywood Reporter.com
"War of the Worlds"
Reported 28 July 2004
Now, the granddaddy of all alien invasion tales will be adapted for a second big-screen
treatment (the first was in 1953, starring Les Tremayne and Gene Barry). And who better than
to put his name on a big-budget special effects extravaganza than the master himself, Steven
Spielberg? The eminent director of such modern classics as Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T.,
Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and Minority Report will team with Really Big Star Tom
Cruise to bring the film to the big screen. Currently, Spielberg is expected to join Cruise in
producing the film. It is anticipated that Cruise will also take the starring role. The two
will be expected to settle on a production start date once screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic
Park, Spider-Man, Secret Window) delivers an acceptable script. From
Box Office
Prophets
"Hurd manages RED MARS - Veteran SF producer takes off to the
red planet"
Reported Friday, June 6, 2003
ALIENS, TERMINATOR and HULK producer Gale Anne Hurd has her sights set on a new horizon: Mars.
More specifically, Kim Stanley Robinson's RED MARS. Hurd will serve as executive producer on
The Sci-Fi Channel's six-hour mini-series adaptation of Robinson's novel, who will also get
credited as a consultant on the show. The script for the mini is being written by Gregory
Widen (THE PROPHECY, HIGHLANDER). From
Cinescape.com
"A Princess of Mars"
Reported 21-March-04
It has been confirmed that Director Robert Rodriguez has left the production of Paramount
Pictures John Carter: A Princess of mars. The studio was unable to work with him after his
resignation from the DGA, and his refusal to join it again. From
The Z Review
Spielberg & Cruise Teaming on "War of the Worlds!"
Reported 17-March-04
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise will bring The War of the Worlds to the big screen, with
Cruise expected to star, reports Variety. David Koepp (Secret Window) will rewrite a Josh
Friedman first-draft script based on the classic H.G. Wells alien-invasion novel. From Variety/ComingSoon.net
"A Princess of Mars"
Reported 01-March-04
Paramount Pictures has signed Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids" series and the trilogy of "El
Mariachi," "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico") to helm sci-fi adventure-actioner
"A Princess of Mars," with an eye to developing a tentpole franchise for the studio. Plans
are to begin shooting early next year. Pic is based on the first book in Edgar Rice
Burroughs' 11-volume "John Carter of Mars" series. From
Entertainment Tonight on Yahoo!
"Christmas on Mars"
Reported 17-October-03
The Flaming Lips' first Feature Film, 'Christmas on Mars' will be available in time for
Christmas in 2003. Written and directed by Wayne Coyne, and featuring all of the band and
many of their associates, the film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during
the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Wayne has compared the film to, "Maybe
'Eraserhead' or 'Dead Man' crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like 'The
Wizard of Oz' and maybe '2001: A Space Odyssey,' except done without real actors or money,
and set at Christmas-time." and the story that unfolds is intended to hint at 'childlike'
magic within a tragic and realistic situation. From The Flaming Lips website.
"Total Recall 2: The Governator"
08-October-03
Arnold Schwarzenegger won the historic California recall election after voters agreed to
recall Gray Davis just 11 months after the Democrat had begun his second term. Obviously
this puts Schwarzenegger's movie career on hiatus, including "Total Recall 2" and "Terminator
4." Schwarzenegger says, "Obviously I will not be able to do movies anymore because I will
be busy for many many hours every day working on the mess that is out there in California.
It will be a lot of work and a huge challenge. So my movie career I will have to put aside.
But this is much more important to me now." From The Oprah Winfrey Show
"Hurd Goes To Mars"
Reported 06-June-03
Producer Gale Ann Hurd (Hulk, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) has signed a deal with the
SCI FI Channel to produce the six-hour mini-series, Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. Based on
Robinson's best-selling novel of the same name, Red Mars chronicles the epic adventure of
the first hundred colonists on Mars and their perilous mission to create a new world. Author
Robinson, a member of NASA's Mars Committee, will consult on the project, which will be
written by Gregory Widen (Highlander, Backdraft). Currently in development, the project is
slated to air in late 2004. From www.scifi.com
"Total Recall 2"
Reported 15-November-02
Ain't it Cool News reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger is cast to play Doug Quaid in a
"Total Recall" sequel. Though this might just be a false rumor, it's still
interesting. "Original scribes Ronald Shusett and Gary Goldman penning the script. And the
possibility that Paul Verhoeven will return to direct." They report it will hit theaters
Summer 2004.
"The Martian Child"
Reported 17-October-02
New Line Cinema will develop "The Martian Child," a dramatic film with SF overtones
by screenwriters Jonathan Tolins and Seth Bass, based on a short story by SF author David
Gerrold, Variety reported. David Kirschner, Corey Sienega and Ed Albert will produce the
film; the screenwriters will co-produce. The film tells the story of a single man who
adopts a 6-year-old boy, then begins to believe the child's claim that he is a Martian.
"The War Of The Worlds"
Reported 10-May-02
Paramount Pictures will partner with Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's Cruise/Wagner
Productions on a new feature-film adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic SF book "The War
of the Worlds," Variety reported. Cruise and Wagner will produce, and the studio is
hoping the former will star in the movie, which is scheduled for production in 2003,
the trade paper reported.
Paramount Heads To Mars
Reported 12-April-02
Paramount Pictures has acquired the film rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic SF novel
series John Carter of Mars, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alphaville will produce
a movie based on the 11-book series, about a Civil War officer from Virginia who is
transported to Mars and becomes a hero of the Red Planet, the trade paper reported.
The studio is said to be especially excited about the first three books, "A Princess of
Mars," "The Warlord of Mars" and "The Gods of Mars," the trade paper
reported. Paramount hopes to be in production next year. No writers are yet on board to
adapt the books.
Flaming Lips Spew About Martian Christmas Movie
Reported 2-Jan-2002 (MTV)
Few alternative rock musicians have challenged themselves quite like the Flaming Lips. As
mind-blowing as the group's next record promises to be, the project that's really twisting
Coyne's synapses is a full-length motion picture he and his bandmates are writing, directing,
scoring and acting in called "Xmas on Mars" -- tentatively scheduled for release next
Christmas and is about people on an isolated colony on Mars who are suffering from depression
and becoming suicidal. To ease his comrades' suffering, one resident, played by Lips drummer
Steven Drozd, decides to put on a Christmas pageant to celebrate the birth of one of the
colonist's babies.
"War Of The Worlds" On Hiatus Due To WTC Disaster
Reported 12-Sep-2001
Pendragon Pictures announces that,
due to many story similarities of their production of "War of the Worlds" to the
tragic and horrific events surrounding the World Trade Center attack, production is forced
to go on hiatus. For at least one to two weeks the principles at Pendragon Pictures will
assess the project's potential effects on the spirit of the world. "War of the Worlds"
direct Timothy Hines comments, "I don't, in any way, wish to potentially contribute to the
pain and grief of those affected by this senseless act of terror."
"War of the Worlds"
Reported 5-Sep-2001
The new version of the HG Wells classic "War of the Worlds" is gearing up to start
shooting on October 15, and the filmmakers have been taking advantage of an act of God to
get some nice FX shots for the film: they traveled to Washington state to get footage of
real forest fires. Says producer Susan Goforth: "I've never seen anything like it in
my life. There are just no words to describe the experience of being so close to a curtain
of fire rising into the sky and stretching on for miles. Wafts of heat constantly remind
you of forces that are greater than our own. [Director] Timothy [Hines] was so excited.
He kept moving in closer and closer with the camera. I was very worried as to how far we
were pushing those boundaries. I had to keep reminding Timothy that we didn't want to
announce that the principals of the new "War of the Worlds" movie perished while
filming forest fires."
Cameron Still Aims At Mars
Reported 18-July-01
James Cameron told SCI FI Wire that he still intends to create a television mini-series and
related projects centered on a fictional account of the first human exploration of Mars.
"This is a project that I've been working on for a long time," Cameron said in an
interview while promoting his Fox TV show "Dark Angel" to the Television Critics Association.
"It's currently in a dormant phase while I'm doing some other things, but it's one that
I absolutely intend to do. And I'm still working on the writing side of that."
Cameron had originally intended to adapt Kim Stanley Robinson's trilogy of Mars books;
instead, The SCI FI Channel is developing Robinson's trilogy as "Red Mars" an
original mini-series. Now, Cameron said, he is writing his own script and wants to
deal with the subject matter in several venues at once. "It's the same story told
in different media," he said. "There's a five-hour mini-series [and] a 45 minute
3-D Imax film--using the same sets, props, actors and different scripts, but telling
the sort of rough story ... and a novel. If you were telling an event in history from
two different perspectives--if you're doing it as a mini-series, or you're doing it as
Imax film--they would look very different. They'd be valid separate expressions of that
same event."
Cameron added, "It's about the first human landing on Mars and the subsequent surface
expedition, told in extremely realistic terms. Like, really to the point where, like in
Apollo 13, there are times when you don't even know what the actors are saying--it's all
just NASA acronyms. But it'll look like the footage they shot of themselves on a real
mission, cut together." The mini-series, which is code-named "The Mars Project,"
will eventually air on Fox, he added.
"Robots of Mars"
Reported 2-Apr-00
"Robots of Mars" features Judge Reinhold, Tim Curry and Jeffrey Jones voicing robots who are
on a comedic quest to save the galaxy. Don Fox and Michael Sarley are slated to direct.
Bradbury Still Writing
Reported 12-Jan-00
As for movies, Bradbury says a new big-screen version of his classic novel "Fahrenheit 451,"
to star Mel Gibson, is in its 10th rewrite, as is a new Feature Film, version of
Bradbury's collection of stories "The Martian Chronicles."
Cameron Working On Two Mars Projects
Reported 17-Aug-99
James Cameron is working on a $30 million Imax 3-D film about Mars in addition to the
Red Planet TV mini-series he is developing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron
told members of the Second Annual Mars Society conference that he will direct the Imax
film, while he will write and produce the TV series.
The Imax film is being penned by Mars Society founder Robert Zubrin and Gary Goddard,
the writer for Cameron's Terminator 2: 3-D theme ride. The two Mars projects will be
developed simultaneously and will share the same design team as well as some special
effects components.
The mini-series is being directed by Martha Coolidge and will take place in the near
future, during the first manned mission to Mars. Cameron said it will chronicle the
days leading up to the voyage as well as the mission itself and its long-range impact
on society.
Cameron is also at work on a book about his Mars exploits, which he is co-writing with
SF author Charles Pellegrino.
COMING ATTRACTIONS are courtesy of
Science Fiction Weekly,
Cinescape,
EOFF: The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television,
MarsNews.com and others.
MARS MOVIE GUIDE
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For listing in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
For listing in ALPHABETICAL ORDER
For listings of TELEVISION and SHORT MARS FILMS
For listings of MARS DOCUMENTARY FILMS
For Mars Movies of the Future & News - COMING
ATTRACTIONS & NEWS
For Mars Movie Guide FEATURED IN THE MEDIA
For MARS MOVIE NIGHTS
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May 12, 2016 -- Mars in the Movies: A History
Paperback by Thomas Kent Miller -- scheduled for release October 2016
Films about the red planet Mars have been a science-fiction-movie staple for more than a century.
Ridley Scott's 2015 smash hit The Martian, based on Andy Weir's bestselling science-techno-thriller
of the same name, proves conclusively that Mars is still a potent symbol that touches the film-going
public worldwide. Nevertheless, there hasn't before been an entire book devoted to the sub-genre of
Mars movies. Beginning with Thomas A. Edison's 1910 clever 5-minute short A Trip to Mars, this
all-encompassing volume describes the 90 subsequent significant and not-so-significant theatrical
films, TV movies, TV miniseries, and straight-to-video productions that focus on the red planet.
The book is arranged into descriptive categories, including "Silent Films," "Serials," "Voyages to
Mars," and "Invasions from Mars," among others, then lists the films chronologically within these
categories to shed some light on the evolution of special effects and cinematic approaches from film
to film.
Note: The MarsMovieGuide.com was a research source for this book and is mentioned multiple times.
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September 14, 2014 -- The
Space Show: Broadcast 2315 (Special Edition)
Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. A variety of space topics were discussed by listeners,
including Gerry Williams from San Diego. Gerry called to talk about the
Mars Movie Guide. We talked about classic Mars
sci-fi films as well as the newer Mars films. I asked him about the first ever Mars film
which was a four minute 1910 film "A Trip To Mars" made by the Thomas Edison group. You can
view this silent film here. I strongly
suggest you take a look at it. Thanks to Gerry for bringing this and other information to
our attention.
Gerry's segment of the show can be heard from 1:22:15 through 1:33:15
here.
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July 15, 2014 -- Chatting
with Sherri: Gerry Williams and Mars in the Movies
Award nominated author Sherri Rabinowitz chats with writers, actors and other artists about their
work -- a fun relaxing chat with exciting creative people. This week on Chatting With Sherri we
welcome back Gerry Williams, a filmmaker with 16 feature films as Director of Photography, he
produces corporate/industrial films and commercials. He is a human spaceflight advocate, a
founding member of Mars Society - San Diego and the San Diego Space Society. He publishes the
MarsMovieGuide.com, and hosts a monthly Mars Movie Night and a monthly Vintage Sci-Fi movie night.
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August 3, 2012 -- Mars
Pop Culture Check: 6 Things You Need To Know:
KPCC reporters have been talking to Southland scientists and engineers and counting down
the days until NASA's most ambitious rover yet -- Curiosity -- prepares to land on the
Martian surface. The excitement and anticipation for science fans is nearing fever pitch
as Sunday's planned landing of the Mars rover Curiosity approaches. But what about the
casual follower, whose knowledge of the Red Planet comes from, uh, less exalted sources?
But, really, who has time to learn actual science about the Curiosity expedition? If
you're like me, with your DVR backed up with hours of a shirtless Michael Phelps --
swimming shirtlessly -- consider this a guide to How to Talk about Mars Through the
Artifice of Pop Culture, and Influence People. Where to start?
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July 15, 2012 -- Life
on Mars: Total Recall Released to Blu-ray:
To celebrate the release of Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi classic: Total Recall on Blu-ray we
thought we'd find out a little bit more about life on Mars and question the experts about
whether a real-life Total Recall situation could ever come to pass. Amazingly they didn't
laugh in our faces! I spoke to Gerry Williams from The Mars Society San Diego about the
film and the possibility of the fourth rock from the sun ever becoming our new home.
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March 9, 2011 -- My
Favorite Martian ... Movies:
Quick, now: What planet in our solar system has had the most movies made about it? Okay,
obviously the answer is Earth. Coming in a distant second--but still considerably ahead
of the other six (sorry, Pluto, you don't count anymore)--is our cosmic neighbor, Mars.
Beginning with the 1910 fantasy A Trip to Mars from Thomas Edison's studio, the red planet
has been featured in various ways in nearly 200 feature films and short subjects.
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August 10, 2010 -- Movies
About Mars and Why We Love Them:
One hundred years ago the first movie about Mars awed audiences. Produced in 1910 by
Thomas Edison, A Trip To Mars was a 4 minute sojourn to the red planet. It involved
a scientist, magic powders and a giant. Hey, it was 1910. (snip) The San Diego chapter
of The Mars Society (oh yes, it's real), maintains the Mars Movie Guide which goes all
the way back to Mr. Edison's little gem and stays updated. The list includes television
movies and foreign films.
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June 2, 2009 -- IEEE Spectrum magazine features an article,
"WAITING
FOR THE GREAT MARTIAN MOVIE," which mentions the
"Mars Movie Guide" times. Its quite a romp,
and features a companion
slide show as well.
This is part of IEEE Spectrum's Special Report:
Why Mars? Why Now?
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December 20, 2007 -- The feature story on the first page of the Events section
of the San Diego Reader is an article titled,
"A NIGHT ON MARS -
ENTHUSIASTS OF THE RED PLANET," which discusses our December 2007
TMS-SD Mars Movie Night event, as well as the human
exploration of Mars.
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June 17, 2004 - Check out the San Diego Reader
magazine this week for a feature article on The
Mars Society - San Diego's monthly Mars Movie Night, and the
"Mars Movie Guide" called:
"PLANET
CELLULOID - Mars Movie Night."
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OTHER MARS MOVIE LINKS:
Amazon.com
The Internet Movie Database
Mars in Silent Films
Movies and TV Shows about
Mars
Mars at
the Movies
SF Timeline
NOTES:
This document is a work in progress. I've collected mostly English-language feature films
at this point, but am expanding internationally.
Please drop me an e-mail
if I've missed any films that have a Mars-related plot.
All commentary is courtesy of The Internet Movie
Database, Amazon.com reviews, and
SF Timeline, plus whatever
I can glean from the World Wide Web, with an occasional editorial supplement by
myself.
For more specific details (cast, crew, studio, ISBN number, and availability on VHS or DVD)
on these films, please check out the titles on both The
Internet Movie Database and on Amazon.com.
Enjoy!
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