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. For most of the films, the author provides basic cast,
crew, and production information, short dramatically opposing
quotations from critics who hate the film and those who love it,
and a plot summary. He then often provides some historical
perspective, while sharing his personal connections with some of
the films. In the course of describing these movies specifically as
Mars movies and not as science-fiction movies, per se, he sometimes
voices views different from most other commentators, while shedding
light on some of the more important personalities who contributed
to these films, among them producer/director George Pal,
writer/director Ib Melchior, and composer Nathan Van Cleave.
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