Christmas on Mars

Nov 11, 2008

1h 22m

★ 4.7

Overview

The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."

Genres

Music

Science Fiction

Christmas on Mars Trailers

Cast

Major Syrtis

Steven Drozd

The Martian

Wayne Coyne

Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut

Fred Armisen

Psychiatrist

Scott Booker

Mars Psychiatrist

Adam Goldberg

Sunglasses-wearing Astronaut

Michael Ivins

Mother

Michelle Martin-Coyne

Faithless Astronaut

Jimmy Pike

Astronaut Confronting Cosmic Reality

Kliph Scurlock

Major Lowell

Steve Burns

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