Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

Directed by

Charles Lamont

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

G

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling workers accidentally launch a spaceship and think they have landed on Mars. They actually end up in New Orleans during a Mardi Gras celebration.

sillylightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedgoofyplayfulzanycomedic

What happens

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars is a 1953 American science fiction comedy film starring the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and directed by Charles Lamont. It was produced by Howard Christie and made by Universal-International. Despite the film's title, no character in the film actually travels to the planet Mars (although Abbott and Costello's characters believe they are on Mars at one point.) The film marks the debut of Harry Shearer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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