Mars Attacks! (1996) — Screenplay
When aliens promise peace but unleash chaos, a U.S. president and a ragtag team must outwit the invaders before humanity becomes their punchline.
- Written by
- Jonathan Gems
- Genre
- Comedy, Science Fiction
- Length
- 109 pages
This script is a masterclass in tonal balance, weaving slapstick, satire, and disaster-movie tension into a cohesive whole. Study how Gems juggles an ensemble cast and escalating mayhem while keeping the comedy sharp and the pacing relentless. The world-building of the Martian menace is both absurd and menacing, a model for genre mashups.
Read the full Mars Attacks! (1996) screenplay in PDF, page by page, right here on Laper — or download the original script to study Jonathan Gems’s scene work, dialogue and structure at your own pace. A free resource for screenwriters and film students learning Hollywood script format.