Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 motion capture animated science fiction film co-written and directed by Simon Wells, and based on the Berkeley Breathed book of the same title. The film is centered around a nine-year-old boy who realizes he was wrong to be rude to his mother, and has to rescue her after she is abducted by Martians. It was released on March 11, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars both Seth Green and newcomer Seth Dusky as the main character Milo. Mars Needs Moms was the final product of Robert Zemeckis' studio ImageMovers Digital, which shut down after its completion. The... film was both a critical and commercial failure. The film is currently one of the biggest box office bombs in film history, with a total net loss of $136,007,242. The box office performance and negative reviews also resulted in the 3D remake for Yellow Submarine being abandoned by Disney. Milo is a nine-year-old boy who constantly rebels against his homemaking mother and workaholic father , who himself is leaving for a business trip.
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| Release date: | March 9, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Simon Wells |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke, Steven J. Boyd |
| Editor: | Wayne Wahrman |
| Music by: | John Powell |
| Cinematography: | Robert Presley |
| Screenplay by: | Simon Wells, Wendy Wells |
| Estimated budget: | $150,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Mars Needs Moms! |
| Genre: | Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Comedy, Adventure |