Christmas on Mars
Overview
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."
Top Cast
Steven Drozd
Major Syrtis
Wayne Coyne
The Martian
Fred Armisen
Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Scott Booker
Psychiatrist
Adam Goldberg
Mars Psychiatrist
Michael Ivins
Sunglasses-wearing Astronaut
Michelle Martin-Coyne
Mother
Jimmy Pike
Faithless Astronaut
Kliph Scurlock
Astronaut Confronting Cosmic Reality
Steve Burns
Major Lowell
Mark DeGraffenried
Dennis Coyne
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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