Mars Needs Moms

2011 film by Simon Wells

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When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.

Released: 2011-03-0988 minDir: Simon WellsAdventure, Animation, FamilyBudget: $150MBox office: $39.0M

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Cast

Seth Green as Milo (performance capture)
Seth Robert Dusky as Milo (voice) (as Seth Dusky)
Joan Cusack as Mom (voice)
Dan Fogler as Gribble (voice)
Breckin Meyer as Alien (voice)
Elisabeth Harnois as Ki (voice)

Themes

rescue
alien
martian
alien abduction
alien invasion
based on children's book
duringcreditsstinger
motion capture

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Ratings

IMDb

5.4/10

25,431 votes

Year: 2011
Runtime: 88 min
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family

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Key facts

Directed by: Simon Wells
Screenplay by: Simon Wells Wendy Wells
Based on: Mars Needs Moms! , by Berkeley Breathed
Produced by: Robert Zemeckis Jack Rapke Steve Starkey Steven Boyd
Starring: Seth Green Dan Fogler Elisabeth Harnois Mindy Sterling Joan Cusack
Cinematography: Robert Presley
Edited by: Wayne Wahrman
Music by: John Powell
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures , ImageMovers Digital
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release dates: March 6, 2011 ( 2011-03-06 ) ( El Capitan Theatre ) March 11, 2011 ( 2011-03-11 ) (United States)
Running time: 88 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $39.2 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 88
FilmAffinity ID: 838459
Official website: disney.go.com/disneypictures/marsneedsmoms

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publication date: 2011-06-02
title: Mars Needs Moms
capital cost: 150000000
review score: 49/100

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Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 American animated science fiction comedy film, co-written and directed by Simon Wells. Based on the Berkeley Breathed book, the film was animated through the process of performance capture and stars Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, and Joan Cusack. It tells the story of a nine-year-old boy named Milo who sets out to save his mother on Mars after she is taken by Martians.

Mars Needs Moms premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on March 6, 2011, and was released in theaters on March 11, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $39 million on a $150 million budget, and losing an estimated $100–144 million for Disney.