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Christmas on Mars is a american film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 11 november 2008 with Steve Burns

Christmas on Mars (2008)

Christmas on Mars
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Released in USA 11 november 2008
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Musical
Rating52% 2.607392.607392.607392.607392.60739

Christmas on Mars is a science fiction film from the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips, written and directed by the band's frontman, Wayne Coyne and featuring the entire band in the cast, as well as many of their associates, including Steve Burns, Adam Goldberg, and Fred Armisen.

The film began development in 2001, filming was completed in October 2005, and the film premiered on May 25, 2008 at the Sasquatch! Music Festival. For its general release in the United States, Christmas on Mars was booked into several dozen cities for unconventional screenings, in venues which included a former Ukrainian Socialist Social Club in New York City. The film was released in three different packages on November 11, 2008 through conventional retailers as well as through the band's website. A vinyl edition was released November 25, 2008.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly colonized Mars.

Actors

Steve Burns

(Major Lowell)Adam Goldberg

(Mars Psychiatrist)Fred Armisen

(Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut)
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