Created under the production of robert zemeckis using striking motion. The film is centered on milo, a nineyearold boy who, after being grounded, finally comes to understand the importance of family, and has to rescue his mother after she is abducted by martians. The simple yet involving screenplay by simon and wendy wells does a fantastic job of defining the conflict while keeping character motivation at the forefront of the action, and once milo has managed to stow away on the martian. If your little reader enjoys reading about space, mousetronaut goes to mars would be another excellent book to add to your childs reading list. Milo is the main protagonist of disneys mars needs moms.
Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d computeranimated motioncapture science fiction adventure family film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same title. Produced by the team behind disneys a christmas carol and the polar express, mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his moma wild adventure in 3d that involves stowing away on a. The book is only 40 pages long and the screen adaptation has been expanded out by simon wells and his wife wendy. My actual fleshandbones son milo, 4, had pushed away a plate of broccoli, declaring hed eat it when california balanced.
And mars needs moms, like most animated movies, features a noteworthy comedic voice cast, especially green as milo, fogler as gribble, and cusack as mom. Breatheds rendering of his milo character for the picture book mars needs moms. He recently decided to bring back bloom county after a 25year absence and has been overwhelmed by the responseand by how much fun he is having. The 4yearold boy had a stubborn gullet, his mother was plenty steamed, and the broccoli stalk. When berkeley breathed was first asked for his thoughts on the possibility of having his kids book mars needs moms. The title mars needs moms suggests the film could almost be a sequel to the old larry buchanan zbudget movie mars needs women 1966, albeit taken on. Mars needs moms is a 2011 image movers film distributed by disney based on the storybook by bloom county creator berkeley breathed and produced by robert zemeckis. Mars needs moms features a boy named milo, the only named character in a read that is quick yet deeply textured. Nineyearold milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when shes nabbed by martians who plan to steal her momness for their own young. Produced by the team behind disneys a christmas carol and the polar express, mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his moma wild adventure in. Thats quite a long way to come for a momcould it be that milo has been overlooking something special.
Or so milo thinks until jelly bean colored martians from mars seize his mom in the middle of the. Disney and academy awardwinning filmmaker robert zemeckis present mars needs moms, a thrilling and comedic 3d adventure across the galaxy that shows the lengths one son will go to when aliens. Fantasy picture book anyone could see that mothers were giant, summerstealing, childworking, perfumy goblins. I just hope that they dont draw flaming skulls all over her forehead. Nineyearold milo seth green finds out just how much he needs his mom joan cusack when shes nabbed by martians who plan to steal her momness for their own young. Gribble explains to milo that the martians plan to extract milos moms memories at sunrise. Mars needs moms breathed, berkeley, breathed, berkeley. Mars needs moms blends illustrations and text into a beautiful story that shows the importance of mothers. However, a momnabbing attempt by martians, a rocket trip to mars, and a neardeath experience teaches him an important. To him, they seem like ogres whose main intent is to make his life miserable. Milo is a boy who is raised with love by his mom, even though he cant get along with mom sometimes. Mars needs moms seth green vocal performance partially. Inspired berkeley breathed is the author and illustrator of the book, mars needs moms.
Breatheds artwork catches each sneer and eyeroll of the suffering milo with accuracy that parents will immediately recognize. Mars needs moms was conceived on an august night five years ago. This is like throwing my daughter into a pit of tattoo artists and hoping ill still recognize her after pulling her out. Milo performed by seth green, voiced by seth dusky is a fairly ordinary young boy, who likes zombie movies, but not broccoli. The digitally rendered acrylic drawings are wonderfully three dimensional. He is portrayed by seth green, who could physically embody the movements of a child, but because greens voice was too mature, it got removed and replaced by that of an actual child actor, newcomer seth dusky. Mars needs moms written and illustrated by berkeley breathed philomel books. At its core, mars needs moms is a playful adventure with a gentle, uplifting message about the importance of family. Best known for the satire of his iconic 1980s comic strip, bloom county, breathed has since freed select bloom countians from the constraints of the newspaper in childrens books he has written and illustrated since 1991. Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d computeranimated science fiction adventure film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same title. He has produced eleven bestselling cartoon collections and five childrens books, two of which were made into films. In berkeley breatheds kitschily titled 2007 childrens book mars needs moms.
She is the tyrannical ruler of mars who abducts milos mother because of her knowledge on how to raise children. One night, milo has a dream that his mother gets kidnapped by a martian spaceship, because mars needs moms to. Theyre broccoli bullies, ogres, humorless tyrants, etc. Zemeckis is a producer of mars needs moms, which was directed by simon wells the prince of egypt. He is a 9yearold boy who after an argument with his mother, he goes on a mission to save her, who has been abducted by martians so they can use her momness to raise their younglings.
Perhaps even the galaxy overbecause here come martians and theyre after one thing only. Older kids may relate to milos unhappiness with his mother, though younger kids probably wont get it. Milos mother initially appears monstrous, with clotted hair, dangling curlers and an axmurderers slouching. It was released on march 11th, 2011, and was the last film released by imagemovers digital before they closed down.
Mars needs moms is an animated film created by imagemovers digital and distributed by disney. Berkeley breathed is also the creator of the illustrated novel flawed dogs and the new york times bestselling picture books mars needs moms. Milo seth green, gribble dan fogler and ki elisabeth harnois in mars needs moms. It focuses on young suburban kid milo, who late one night discovers his mother has been abducted by martians in an attempt to use her skills in parenting to raise their own young. Its easier to just be in awe of it now and to see the actors faces and expressions in every scene. The film is centered on milo, a nineyearold boy who, after being grounded, finally comes to understand the importance of family. Plus cooking and cleaning and dressing and packing lunches and bandaging booboos. Mars needs moms by simon wells simon wells, seth green. The story was inspired by a particular moment of disagreement that took place between his son and wife. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music group international. Kindergartengrade 3milo just doesnt get whats so special about moms. Mars needs moms written and illustrated by berkeley breathed.
There is very little development in any of the characters, and milos journey spans from takes the garbage out while complaining all the way to takes the garbage out without complaining. He was a pulitzer prize winner in 1987 for editorial cartooning and the gold duck award for excellence in childrens science fiction for mars needs moms. The plot of mars needs moms is completely nonsensical, and thats even by the insanely low standards of a movie about a kid saving his mom from martians. Take out the trash, eat your broccoliwho needs moms, anyway. The supervisor is the main antagonist of disneys 2011 motioncapture animated film mars needs moms, which is based on the 2007 book of the same name by berkeley breathed. They research earth and finds that the boy milo is raised by his mom with love and discipline. It was based on a book written by berkeley breathed and is about a disobedient 9year old named milo who learns the meaning of family after the martians abduct his mother soon after he. Based on a sweetly sentimental childrens book by berkeley breathed and turbocharged by 3d technology, mars needs moms succeeds both as a scifi adventure and as a familial love story. Based on the 2007 childrens book by bloom county cartoonist berkeley breathed, mars needs moms hedges on an alien abduction. Its the story of a young boy named milo who thinks moms have no redeeming qualities.
The films weak link is the 60sshowobsessed martian, ki elisabeth harnois. One night after milo has angered mom, he sneaks into her bedroom to apologize to her, when he suddenly finds out that the martians had come to take mom to mars. On mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of supervisor. New york times bestselling picture books mars needs moms. When martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special. Get a load on some fun trivia below on the making of mars needs moms.