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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars poster
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
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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.

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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)

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