History Funny / MarsAttacks

-->'''Taffy:''' Guess it wasn't the dove.

* When the Martian ambassador arrives at Congress with two other Martians to supposedly apologize after misinterpreting the white dove as a declaration of war, he seems to be reaching for a raygun, causing everyone to tense up. It's than revealed that he actually was just reaching for his speech script. Then he actually ''does'' pull out a raygun and attack.

** It makes sense out of context. It's ''[[AcceptableTargets Congress]]''.

* The way the movie ends. You wouldn't expect a film about alien invaders to end with Tom Jones singing while animals flock to him like Snow White.

* Taffy's deadpan line after the Martians wipe out Congress in their ''second'' slaughter on our planet's soil:

* When Ritchie's grandmother, Florence is awarded the Medal of Honor, she tells Taffy "Thank you, honey, but don't you dare let this happen again." as if somehow the Martian Invasion was the government's fault.

* During the medal giving scene in Washington, the only musicians left alive to play the national anthem are ''a mariachi band.'' And Grandma Norris has her hands over her ears throughout.
* When the Martian ambassador arrives at Congress with two other Martians to supposedly apologize after misinterpreting the white dove as a declaration of war, he seems to be reaching for a raygun, causing everyone to tense up. It's than revealed that he actually was just reaching for his speech script. Then he actually ''does'' pull out a raygun and attack.
** Taffy then casually states "Guess it wasn't the dove", as if seeing this doesn't concern her.

--> '''Taffy:''' Guess it wasn't the dove.

** It makes sense out of context. It's ''[[AcceptableTargets Congress.]]''

* [[BlatantLies "Don't run, we are your friends."]] – The Martians play this on the translator as they're vaporizing and terrorizing everyone in Las Vegas

-->'''Marsha Dale''': Shouldn't we go this way?
-->'''Agent Mitch''': Sorry, ma'am, there's a tour going through here.

-->'''Tour Guide:''' The Blue Room is often considered the most beautiful room in the White House. In fact, it is often used by the president to receive guests. It is furnished to represent the period of James Monroe.
-->''(Cedric, Neville, and the rest of the students then notice the trilling sound of the flying saucers)''
-->'''Cedric:''' Hey, what's that?
-->'''Tour Guide:''' ''(looks behind her)'' That...is a portrait of James Monroe.
-->''(The tour guide gets zapped by a Martian)''

* The DVD has an optional language track...in Martian.

-->'''Translator:''' [[WordSaladHumor All green of skin, 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds.… For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the swathe that mows like a harvest.]]
-->'''General Decker:''' [[IceCreamKoan What the hell]] [[LampshadeHanging does that mean]]?!

* The Martian laboratory looks creepy, but if you look hard enough, you'll see there's a clown in one of their specimen pods. [[FridgeLogic When did they get that?]]

* When the Martians attack a donut store, several policemen run out.

* When the Martians first broadcast their message, Donald tries to comfort Natalie by putting a reassuring hand on her knee. She's wearing a skirt, so Jason cries out ''"He copped a feel!"''. That was apparently a bigger deal than what was happening next to him.

** After the Sea Hag hypnotizes them to harass Popeye and his friends, and summarily get beaten by Popeye and his Pappy, she berates them so badly it breaks her control over them, after which they proceed to [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal zap her clothes off]] and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere leave without any further hostility.]]

* The scene where it looks like Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is attacking a major city. Turns out [[spoiler:the Martians are just watching [[Film/GodzillaVsBiollante a Godzilla film]] on their viewing screen. Then they changed the channel to ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''.]]
** [[spoiler: Unless they're picking up stray TV transmissions, they're able to hijack cable that's ''still'' [[SkewedPriorities playing movies and TV shows while there's an invasion]].]]

* One of the darkest jokes in the movie, the little dog running off with [[spoiler:Michael J. Fox]]'s hand, all that's left of him after being vaporized, like it was a bone.

* Grandma Norris's reaction to seeing [[spoiler: the Martians' heads explode from her music.]]

** His reaction to the Martians killing everyone at first contact. He looks up from his drink, what's happening on TV, and just says "Whoa!"

-->[[WordSaladHumor All green of skin, 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds.… For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the swathe that mows like a harvest.]]

* Near the start of the invasion, Sharon and a man are having sex in their trailer - and are being watched by two Martians. Who are panting so much that their helmets get fogged up that a windscreen wiper comes down and clears the glass.

* Near the start of the invasion, a couple are having sex in their trailer - and are being watched by two Martians. Who are panting so much that their helmets get fogged up that a windscreen wiper comes down and clears the glass.

* General Decker's death is also darkly humorous. After the Martian Imperial entourage takes out the Secret Service agents guarding the president, Decker comes out with [[GunsAkimbo two pistols]] and starts shooting the Martians while boasting as to how the invasion will be thwarted by the United States. The Martian Emperor takes out a ShrinkRay and uses on the general, whose voice grows higher in pitch while he gets smaller in size. Eventually he's about an inch tall, and when the guns run out of ammo, [[ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy he throws them at the Martians]], the Emperor camly walks towards Decker, and while he's still ranting as to how earth will never be theirs, [[KilledMidSentence the Emperor just squishes Decker like a bug]].

* In a WritersRevolt example, executives told Tim Burton that he could not kill Jack Nicholson's character. Burton's response was to give two roles to Nicholson... ''and kill both of them''.