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Martians Go Home

Martians Go Home→Martians Go Home

Fredric Brown. The·1989·Director: David Odell
65%
Faithfulness
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Book Rating
1.6
Movie Rating
Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris
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The Book

Martians, Go Home is a science fiction comic novel by American writer Fredric Brown, published in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction in September 1954 and later by E. P. Dutton in 1955. The novel concerns a writer who witnesses an alien invasion of Earth by boorish little green men from Mars.

The Film

Martians Go Home is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film starring Randy Quaid. It was directed by David Odell and written by Charles S. Haas, based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Fredric Brown. The film stars Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris, Barry Sobel, Vic Dunlop, and John Philbin.

Key Differences

The film condenses subplots and trims interior moments present in the book.

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