Jack Nicholson played both the President of the United States and casino owner Art Land. President Land was killed when he was impaled by a robotic hand and Art was killed when the Earth globe of the Landmark Bingo Hotel office fell on him.
2. Glenn Close
Answer: First Lady Marsha Dale
The First Lady is initially disgusted by the appearance of the Martians and is worried that she'll have to meet with the alien leader's wife. She is killed when a chandelier falls on her.
3. Annette Bening
Answer: Barbara Land
Barbara Land is casino owner Art Land's wife. She is a recovering alcoholic and initially believes the Martians are here to save Earth. She's wrong, but she's one of the lucky ones who survive.
4. Pierce Brosnan
Answer: Professor Donald Kessler
Professor Kessler believes the Martians are friendly because they are so advanced. He is captured by the Martians and his head is removed and placed in a jar where it lives on.
5. Martin Short
Answer: Press Secretary Jerry Ross
Jerry invites a Martian girl disguised as a human into the White House. She ends up biting his finger off and spitting it into an aquarium. She then kills him by striking him with a statuette over the head.
6. Sarah Jessica Parker
Answer: Talk Show Host Nathalie Lake
Nathalie is captured along with her dog Poppy during the Martians initial landing while she's covering the event for her talk show. The Martians cut off her, and her dog's heads and swap their bodies. She confesses to Professor Kessler's head that she loves him. Both her and the professor are presumed dead when the alien spaceship crashes into the ocean.
7. Michael J. Fox
Answer: Reporter Jason Stone
Jason is covering the Martian landing for the news. When the Martians go berserk and start blasting everyone in sight with ray guns, Jason is disintegrated trying to reach his girlfriend Nathalie, who is also covering the landing.
8. Lisa Marie
Answer: Martian Girl
The Martian girl gains access to the White House and kills the Press Secretary. She attempts to kill the President and his wife, but is shot dead by the Secret Service. The Martian girl is the only Martian that is not animated.
9. Danny DeVito
Answer: Rude Gambler
The Rude Gambler is just that...a rude gambler who happens to be a lawyer. He runs off with Barbara, Byron, Tom Jones, and Cindy the waitress to escape the Martian attack but gets disintegrated before reaching the airfield.
10. Jim Brown
Answer: Former Boxer Byron Williams
Byron makes it to the airfield but has to fend off the Martians so Tom Jones, Cindy the waitress, and Barbara can escape. Somehow, he escapes and makes it back to Washington D.C. to reunite with his ex-wife and two children.
11. Natalie Portman
Answer: Presidential Daughter Taffy Dale
Taffy becomes the de facto President of the United States after the U.S. Government is destroyed. She awards Richie and his grandmother the Medal of Honor for figuring out how to destroy the aliens.
12. Jack Black
Answer: Soldier Billy Glenn Norris
Billy is selected to be on hand for the Martian landing and is disintegrated when he attempts to shoot an alien and his gun doesn't fire.
13. Christina Applegate
Answer: Soldier's Girlfriend Sharona
Sharona is Billy's loving girlfriend who grieves his loss after his disintegration on national TV. She is last seen in bed with her new boyfriend while the giant Martian robot picks up and tosses their trailer house to the ground.
14. Tom Jones
Answer: Singer Tom Jones
Tom Jones plays himself and escapes to the airfield where he flies a small plane to safety with Barbara and Cindy the waitress.
15. Lukas Haas
Answer: Richie Norris
Richie is the hero of the movie. He and his grandmother discover that the Slim Whitman song "Indian Love Call" causes the aliens heads to explode. He saves the planet and is awarded the Medal of Honor.
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