DMFE Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.00 out of 5 stars)
Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!
Milo secretly stows away on the spaceship and travels to Mars, where he discovers an advanced underground Martian civilization led by the authoritarian Supervisor. The Martians plan to extract his mother’s nurturing instincts and use them to program robotic caregivers for Martian children, a process that would destroy her.
With the help of a stranded human named Gribble and a rebellious young Martian named Ki, Milo races against time to rescue his mother before sunrise, when the extraction machine will activate. Milo ultimately demonstrates the power of a real mother’s love, convincing the Martians to abandon their plan. Mother and son return safely to Earth, with Milo finally appreciating how much his mom means to him.
The soundtrack for Mars Needs Moms was released on March 3, 2011. The film’s score was composed by John Powell. The film included, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen and “Out of Limits,” written by Michael Z. Gordon and performed by Los Straitjackets which were not included on the soundtrack.
First released on home video (DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D) on August 9, 2011. Mars Needs Moms is available on Disney+.
CAST & CREW
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Nine-year-old Milo often complains about his mother’s strict rules. After an argument one night, he regretfully says he would be better off without her. That same evening, Martians arrive and abduct his mother, believing human mothers possess ideal parenting instincts.
Milo secretly stows away on the spaceship and travels to Mars, where he discovers an advanced underground Martian civilization led by the authoritarian Supervisor. The Martians plan to extract his mother’s nurturing instincts and use them to program robotic caregivers for Martian children, a process that would destroy her.
With the help of a stranded human named Gribble and a rebellious young Martian named Ki, Milo races against time to rescue his mother before sunrise, when the extraction machine will activate. Milo ultimately demonstrates the power of a real mother’s love, convincing the Martians to abandon their plan. Mother and son return safely to Earth, with Milo finally appreciating how much his mom means to him.
The soundtrack for Mars Needs Moms was released on March 3, 2011. The film’s score was composed by John Powell. The film included, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” written by Freddie Mercury and performed by Queen and “Out of Limits,” written by Michael Z. Gordon and performed by Los Straitjackets which were not included on the soundtrack.
First released on home video (DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D) on August 9, 2011. Mars Needs Moms is available on Disney+.
CAST & CREW
- Director: Simon Wells
- Producer(s): Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Steven Boyd
- Executive Producer: John Lasseter
- Screenplay: Simon Wells, Wendy Wells
- Director of Photography: Robert Presley
- Production Designer: Doug Chiang
- Art Director(s): Brian Flora, Kurt Kaufman, Norman Newberry, Mike Stassi, Erik Tiemans
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Kevin Baillie
- Animation Supervisor: Huck Wirtz
- Supervising Animator(s): Stephane Couture, Keith Kellogg, David Shirk
- Editor: Wayne Wahrman, A.C.E.
- Music: John Powell
- Casting: Victoria Burrows, Scot Boland
- Voice Cast: Seth Green (as Milo), Dan Fogler (as Gribble), Elisabeth Harnois (as Ki), Mindy Sterling (as Supervisor), Kevin Cahoon (as Wingnut), Joan Cusack (as Mom), Tom Everett Scott (Dad), Seth Dusky (voice of Milo)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Sound: Dolby Digital, Digital Theater Systems (DTS), Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS), Dolby Surround 7.1
- Format: Color
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Genre(s): Action and Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction (from movies.disney.com)
BOX OFFICE (from IMDb.com)
- Budget: $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Opening Weekend (U.S. & Canada): $6,914,488
- Gross (U.S. & Canada): $21,392,758
- Gross (Worldwide): $39,233,678
RATINGS
- My Rating: 2.0 (out of 5)
- Rotten Tomatoes: 34% (Tomatometer) | 40% (Popcornmeter)
- Metacritic: 49 (Metascore) | 4.2 (Popcornmeter)
- IMDb: 5.4 (out of 10)
- The Movie DB: 59% (User Score)
- Letterboxd: 2.2 (out of 5)
- Combined Rating: 45.25
MY THOUGHTS
Despite an imaginative premise and a heartfelt message about appreciating parents, Mars Needs Moms struggles with awkward motion-capture animation and a predictable story. While the adventurous journey to Mars has a few entertaining moments and a strong score by John Powell, the film never fully connects emotionally or visually. It’s a well-intentioned but ultimately forgettable entry from Walt Disney Pictures.
Have you seen Mars Needs Moms? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Great care has been taken to be as accurate as possible when it comes to details in each of the entries I post. As with anything, mistakes can happen, dates can be wrong, information not readily available, etc. If you see a mistake, information that is incorrect or inaccurate, or missing information, please contact me at disneymovieandfilmencyclopedia@gmail.com so I can make corrections.
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