Tim Burton's Mars Movie

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · Jun 18, 2026 · 1m · transcript

1996 – Hollywood director Tim Burton fell in love with Topps trading card images created by two Minnesota artists thirty years before. But would audiences fall in love with Burton’s new film, Mars Attacks!, based on those cards? Here’s Britt Aamodt.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Mars Attacks! Topps trading card [credit: In public domain: Mars Attacks! Topps trading card copyright not renewed].

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