Mission to Mars! Roving for Hollywood's Most Memorable Martians

From Mars Attacks! to War of the Worlds, a rundown of pop culture's best and baddest aliens

By Alexis L. Loinaz Aug 06, 2012 8:00 PMTags
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Touchdown!

Mankind took another giant leap on Monday morning—Earth time, that is—when NASA's Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars, signaling the most advanced spacecraft sent to another planet and marking a historic moment in space exploration.

Hollywood's response?

"Been there, done that!"

Of course, pop culture has always been rife with movies about Martians, from the camptastic (hello, Mars Attacks!) to the plain ol' fantastic (War of the Worlds).

So strap on your space suits and prepare for orbit as we scope out Hollywood's most memorable Martians.