| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
Year
Published |
Notes |
| Abbott
and Costello Go to Mars. |
Lamont,
Charles director. |
Universal.
|
1953 |
Comedy.
The famous team heads for Mars, but only go to Mardi Gras and Venus.
|
| Angry
Red Planet. |
Melchior,
Ib director. |
Sino.
|
1959 |
A manned
mission returns to Earth with only half it's crew, and one of those
infected with some Martian germ. Many monsters and isolationist Martians.
|
| Capricorn
One. |
Hyams,
Peter director. |
Capricorn
One Associates. |
1977 |
US
cover up of a fake Mars mission, with a surprising number of stars.
OJ Simpson is one of the stars, but he has done worse acting. |
| Flash
Gordon: Mars Attacks the World. |
Beebe,
Ford and Robert Hills, directors. |
Universal |
1938 |
Edited
version of the second Flash Gordon serial. Buster Crabbe at his martial
Martian best, duking it out with Min and the Queen of Mars. |
| Flight
to Mars. |
Selander,
Lesley director. |
Monogram
Pictures |
1951 |
Humans
travel to Mars, find human-like Martians. The bad ones want to conquer
Earth for her resources, the good ones help the humans stop the plan.
|
| Invaders
from Mars. |
Hooper,
Tobe director. |
Canon.
|
1986 |
Well
done remake of the 1953 film. Martians land in a field and start takign
over the local populace with inserts into their neck. The Army saves
the day before the boy wakes up and thinks it was all a dream. |
| Invaders
from Mars. |
Menzies,
William Cameron director. |
National
Pictures |
1953 |
Martians
land in a field and start takign over the local populace with inserts
into their neck. The Army saves the day before the boy wakes up and
thinks it was all a dream. |
| It!
The Terror from Beyond Space. |
Cahn,
Edward L. director. |
Vogue
Pictures. |
1958 |
Supposedly
a real howler. Takes place in the year 1973, when a Mars mission is
attacked by a seemingly indestructible Martian monster, who then stows
away on their ship. |
| Lobster
Man from Mars. |
Sheff,
Stanley, director. |
Electric
Pictures. |
1989 |
A movie
about making a B-flick Martian invasion movie. |
| Mars
Attacks! |
Burton,
Tim director. |
Warner
Brothers |
1996 |
Based
on a set of 1950's trading cards, a comical but deadly Martian invasion
drops in on Earth, only to be stopped by Slim Whitman. |
| Mars
Needs Women. |
Buchanan,
Larry director. |
Azalea
Pictures |
1966 |
Comedy.
All you need to know is in the title. At least 0ne rock band used
the name. |
| Martians
Go Home. |
Odell,
David director. |
Taurus.
|
1990 |
Comedy.
A song writer inadvertantly gets millions of little green men to visit,
albeit non-violently, and has to figure a way to send them home. |
| Mission
Mars. |
Webster,
Nicholas director. |
Saggitarius
and Red Ram. |
1968 |
A US
expedition finds a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a talking ball of
light. |
| Mission
to Mars. |
De
Palma, Brian, director. |
Touchstone.
|
2000 |
Contact
is lost with a Mars mission, and another is sent to find out what
happened, and it faces its own problems. A decent film, but aliens
abound at the end. |
| Mission
to Mars. |
Goeske,
Fred , Bret Michaels and Shane Stanley producers. |
Sheen
Michaels Entertainment. |
1997 |
Charlie
sheen narrates a decent documentary about exploration and life on
Mars. |
| Project
Shadowchaser III. |
John
Eyres, director |
New
Line. |
1995 |
A flying
dutchman-like spaceship collides with a communications station over
Mars. |
| Ray
Bradbury's Chronicles: the Martian Episodes. |
Various
directors. |
Atlantis
Films |
1985 |
A collection
of 5 shorts from TV's Ray Bradbury Theater. Better than the TV miniseries. |
| Red
Planet. |
Hoffman,
Anthony. director. |
Mars
Production, NPV, Village. |
2000 |
A crippled
orbiting spacecraft and an exploration mission hunted by their own
malfuntioning war robot. |
| Red
Planet Mars. |
Horner,
Harry director. |
United
Artists |
1952 |
God,
from Mars, tells the world that communists can't be trusted. |
| Robinson
Crusoe on Mars. |
Haskin,
Byron, director. |
Paramount |
1964 |
Haskins'
last Mars film. A stranded astronuat and his monkey have to burn rocket
for oxygen, and pick up an alien Friday from some slave traders for
good measure. |
| Rocketship
X-M. |
Neumann,
Kurt director. |
Lippert
Pictures. |
1950 |
A malfuctioning
moon shot lands on mars, finds post atomic war Martians. |
| Santa
Claus Conquers the Martians. |
|
MCA
Universal. |
2002 |
Comedy.
Bad. Martian kids see Santa on Terran tv, and the parents take steps
accordingly. |
| Santa
Claus Conquers the Martians. |
Webster,
Nicholas director. |
Avco.
|
1964 |
Comedy.
Well, if they HAD to be conquered, at least they got a conqueror who
gives decent gifts. martians kidnap santa because their kids don't
get presents. |
| The
Alpha Incident. |
Rebane,
Bill director. |
Studio
Film international. |
1977 |
A growing
Martian microbe gets out of hand on Earth. |
| The
Conquest of Space. |
Haskins,
Byron director. |
Paramount.
|
1955 |
Haskins'
second film about Mars. The first Mars mission comes up against the
captain's religion. Inspired by Ley's book and Bonistell's illustrations.
|
| The
Martian Chronicles Parts I-III. |
Anderson,
Michael director. |
BBC,
Charles Fries. |
1979 |
Made
for TV miniseries adaptation of Ray Bradbury's work. Good group of
stars are in it. |
| Total
Recall. |
Verhoeven,
Paul director. |
Carolco,
Tri-star. |
1990 |
A man
has his mind wiped by an evil governmental administration, and goes
to Mars where his memories start returning. |
| War
of the Worlds. |
Haskin,
Byron director. |
paramount.
|
1953 |
The
first of Haskin's Mars films. Set in the US, the film draws more from
Welles than Wells. |
