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When U.S. President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) is informed that a fleet of Martian spaceships are approaching Earth, he consults with his advisers General Decker (Rod Steiger) and Professor Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan). Decker wants immediate military deployment, while Kessler suggests that they roll out the red carpet. The President decides to follow Kessler's suggestion and send General Casey (Paul Winfield) to greet them. Just as the Martian Ambassador assures everyone that they come in peace, a group of hippies release a peace dove. Suddenly, the Martians shoot down the dove, vaporize General Casey, and turn their weapons on the gathered crowd. Mars' attack on Earth has begun.

Mars Attacks is based on the Mars Attacks series of trading cards first released in 1962. The screenplay for the movie was written by British screenwriter Jonathan Gems.