Mars and Beyond (1957)
• December 4th, 1957 • 0h 53min
Documentary, Animation
Overview
Directed by renouned animator Ward Kimball, ' Mars and Beyond' is a lighthearted exploration of the history and future of Space Travel as understood back in 1957! Theories from scientists and philosophers are discussed. Focusing on Mars. Ideas from science-fiction authors H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs are brought to life with colorful animation. Pulp science fiction comics of the time are parodied. Life on other planets is considered, profiling each of the planets in the solar system from the perspective of what would happen to man on them. A masterpiece of animation and sci-fi that was way ahead of it's time. Ward Kimball was perhaps the most inventive of all Disney animators and probably the only one who admitted to experimenting with psychedelic drugs in the 60's. Also the only animator who Walt Disney ever called a "genius."
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Chicken Little
Released on: 2005-11-04
Animation, Family, Comedy
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Togethe...
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Released on: 2003-05-28
Animation, Science Fiction, Music, Adventure
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep,...
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Released on: 2012-11-14
Documentary
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...
A Prison on Earth
Released on: 2016-05-10
Documentary
A documentary purporting to expose the interdimensional alien beings who have enslaved humanity for ...
Visitors at the Door
Released on: 2018-12-01
Documentary, Science Fiction
Are we alone in the universe? This question has been preoccupying humanity for decades. Today, peopl...
Area 51: The Alien Interview
Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary, Science Fiction
A documentary about aliens and UFOs with re-enactments of alien interviews and video of a supposedly...
Treasure Planet
Released on: 2002-11-26
Science Fiction, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand wor...
Aztec 1948: UFO Crash
Released on: 2005-02-15
Documentary
On March 25, 1948 a UFO spacecraft of extraterrestrial origin crashed in a place called Aztec, New M...
Lilo & Stitch
Released on: 2002-06-21
Animation, Family, Comedy
As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands,...
Blue Man: Aliens have invaded Huron County!
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary
In the spring of 1958, the UFO scare hit Huron County, Michigan! Farmers, housewives and school chil...
The Iron Giant
Released on: 1999-08-06
Animation, Family, Science Fiction, Drama
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-ol...
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Released on: 2001-07-02
Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Romance, Animation
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of cre...
Space Jam
Released on: 1996-11-15
Comedy, Animation, Family, Science Fiction
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to wi...
The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up
Released on: 2013-09-01
Documentary
The Hidden Hand is a controversial Award-winning documentary that explores the possibility of an ext...
Johnny Express
Released on: 2014-05-08
Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
In the year 2150, Johnny, a lazy Space Delivery Man, must deliver a package on a planet he does not ...
The Cosmic Eye
Released on: 1986-06-06
Animation, Science Fiction, Music
Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
Released on: 2017-08-21
Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite statio...
Titan A.E.
Released on: 2000-06-16
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Family, Action
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human ra...
Living Worlds
Released on: 2021-11-01
Documentary
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetar...
Alien from the Darkness
Released on: 1997-01-24
Animation, Horror, Science Fiction
The all female crew of the transport ship Muse is on a mission in deep space. They pick up an SOS si...