With its share of cinematic influences, mars needs moms is a very entertaining and heartfelt animated film that is also the first time i have been impressed by motion capture animation as it not. In the story, 9yearold milo gets angry at his mother and brings her to tears when she punishes him for not eating his broccoli like he promised. Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d computeranimated science fiction adventure film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same title. Other songs from the movie mars needs moms that are not on the official soundtrack. Mars needs moms movie trailer courtesy of walt disney studios. Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d motion capture computeranimated sciencefiction comedy film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same name, produced by walt disney pictures and imagemovers digital the last film produced by imagemovers digital before it absorbed back into imagemovers, and distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures, and was directed by simon wells. Mars needs moms on mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of supervisor. Mars needs moms features the voices of seth green, dan fogler, elisabeth harnois, mindy sterling, and joan cusack. Itll give parents a warm feeling inside as they wipe popcorn grease from little chins and make sure. Joan cusack and seth green lead an allstar voice cast in this disney animated tale. Produced by the team behind disneys a christmas carol and the polar express, mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his moma wild adventure in 3d that involves stowing away on a. Joan cusack and seth green lead an allstar voice cast in this disney animated tale about a young boy whose mother is. Simon wells wrote and directed the film, with zemeckis producing. In a race against time and oxygen, his quest to save her knows no bounds.
The martians come to earth and abduct mom, to use her brain to instruct the robots about how to raise children. With its uplifting message of peaceful revolution and its curious fixation on love generation politics, mars needs moms plays like one of those fateful films that simply willed. Mars needs moms is a 2011 image movers film distributed by disney based on the storybook by bloom county creator berkeley breathed and produced by robert zemeckis. With tommy kirk, yvonne craig, byron lord, roger ready. A techsavvy earthman and a rebel martian join a boys quest to rescue his kidnapped mother. And the moms are great and family is essential message shines through like a sky full of stars on a clear winters night. Read the mars needs moms movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including battle. On his quest to save her, he finds help from an earthman named gribble and a rebel martian girl called ki. Nineyearold milo finds out how much he needs his mom when shes nabbed by martians who plan to steal her momness for their own young. Mars needs moms, so the aliens are stealing them from earth to raise their own kids.
Mars needs moms 3d bluray, bluray, and dvd arrive august 9th may 6, 2011. It was released on march 11, 2011 by walt disney pictures and cowritten and directed by simon wells. Celebrating mothers and the traditional definition of family. One of the reasons the john carter debacle doesnt look as bad for walt disney is that just one year ago the studio was mourning the epic bomb mars needs moms. When martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special. Mars needs moms is one of those light family flicks that will likely produce a few extra hugs before bedtime. This was the final movie produced by imagemovers digital before its closure in 2011. Nineyearold milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when shes abducted by martians. His father works constantly and is away most of the time. Why disneys mars needs moms bombed hollywood reporter. Dop leads his fellow martians to earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Mars needs moms 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the story, 9yearold milo gets angry at his mother and brings her to tears when she punishes him. Starring seth green, joan cusack, dan fogler, breckin meyer. A young boy named milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after martians come to earth to take her away. The story is bland beyond beliefnot to mention showing signs of sexism, theres no sign of emotion, humor, or relatability, its cliched like never before, and dont even get me started on how its obvious only made for mothers to get more mars needs moms is just flatout boring. Read the mars needs moms movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Mars needs women is a 1967 independently made american directtotelevision science fiction film from azalea pictures, produced, written, and directed by selfproclaimed schlock artistauteur larry buchanan, that stars tommy kirk, yvonne craig, and byron lord. The film is centered on milo, a nineyearold boy who, after being grounded, finally comes to understand the importance of family, and has to rescue his mother after she is abducted by martians. Already, mars has landed on the list of hollywood bombs, joining sonys recent. At its core, mars needs moms is a playful adventure with a gentle, uplifting message about the importance of family.
Mars needs moms is a very entertaining comical science fiction adventure that extols the traditional premise or proposition that every child needs a mother and a father. Robert zemeckis performance capture system, which turns lifeaction into animation, gets quite a workout in disneys mars needs moms, so why. And mars needs moms, like most animated movies, features a noteworthy comedic voice cast, especially green as milo, fogler as gribble, and cusack as mom. Mars needs moms 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dop proves that martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist dr. The movie soundtrack of mars needs moms will be released on march 8, 2011. From disney and academy awardr winner robert zemeckis best director, forrest gump, 1994, comes the craziest adventure this side of the galaxy mars needs moms. The film was released in firstrun syndication by american international pictures without a theatrical release. She wants the females to run everything and thinks they have more important things to do than raise the young, thus the nannybots.
They research earth and finds that the boy milo is raised by his mom with love and discipline. Behind the scenes of mars needs moms movieguide movie. The reason mars needs moms is because a bitter manhating imperial supervisor throws all the males into the garbage where they party and raise the male hatchlings. His quest is to save his mom and on his journey he finds help from an earthman named gribble and a rebel martian girl called ki. Produced by the team behind disneys a christmas carol and the polar express, mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his moma wild adventure in disney digital 3d and imax 3d that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multilevel planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader mindy sterling. Mars needs moms has has all the elements you would think youd need for a good disney movie, yet this movie certainly didnt resonate with audiences when it was first released. The story is bland beyond beliefnot to mention showing signs of. The films weak link is the 60sshowobsessed martian, ki elisabeth harnois. The story begins with milo, the main character, wondering what makes mothers so. As is, the animated film offers an entertaining romp that will play best to the preschool. Wells and his animators have come up with some impressive martian landscapes.
The simple yet involving screenplay by simon and wendy wells does a fantastic job of defining the conflict while keeping character motivation at the forefront of the action, and once milo has managed to stow away on the martian spacecraft, the story thrusters switch on full blast. Nov 24, 2010 mars needs moms movie trailer courtesy of walt disney studios. The story begins with milo, the main character, wondering what makes mothers so special. Mars needs moms is a decent scifi adventure for kids that is hindered by a convoluted mythology and the use of robert zemeckis motioncapture technology. Mars needs moms is a 2011 3d computeranimated science fiction adventure film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same title. With seth green, joan cusack, dan fogler, elisabeth harnois. Zemeckis is a producer of mars needs moms, which was directed by simon wells the prince of egypt. A young boy named milo gains a deeper appreciation for his. Milo resents his mother and constantly rebels against her. Add to watchlist mars needs moms is a movie about milo. It focuses on young suburban kid milo, who late one night discovers his mother has been abducted by martians in an attempt to use her skills in parenting to raise their own young. On mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of supervisor.
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