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Christmas on Mars

Movie (2008)

The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic ...

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Released:	Nov 11th, 2008
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Christmas on Mars Main Cast

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Steven Drozd
plays Major Syrtis

Wayne Coyne
plays Alien Super-Being

Steve Burns
plays Major Lowell

Adam Goldberg
plays Mars Psychiatrist

Mark Miks
plays Marc Four

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Eight years in the making. Director Wayne Coyne built much of the set in his back yard, as shown in the documentary The Fearless Freaks (2005) (TV).
The Grammy-winning song "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)," from The Flaming Lips' album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," originated as the score for a scene in this film. When that scene was cut, the song was placed on the album at the last minute.
Movie Goof (continuity error): The Martian's forehead antennae change angles from scene to scene - sometimes they are nearly straight up, sometimes at a 45 degree angle, and in one scene one is wildly askew.
Elijah Wood and Isaac Brock recorded cameos that were left out of the final cut of the film.

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