Mercano, el marciano (2002)

Director:

Juan Antin

Writers:

Lautaro Núñez de Arco
Juan Antin

Release Date:

3 October 2002 (Argentina)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When his pet is killed by a probe from earth, Mercano, a Martian, travels to earth angered. Landing in Buenos Aires, at first noone takes any notice of him. |

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Pet | Virtual Reality | Satire | Shoplifting

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Graciela Borges	...	Madre Julián (voice)
Roberto Carnaghi	...	Sr. Informática (voice)
Fabio Alberti	...	Sr. Marketing / Sr. Alimenticio (voice)
Damián Dreizik	...	Teo / Rino (voice)
Alejandro Nagy	...	Sr. Economía (voice)
Manuel Antin	...	Sr Tecnología (voice)
Queco Gervais	...	Sr. Genética (voice)
Juan Antin	...	Mercano (voice)
Ayar Blasco	...	Julián / E-Tet (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mariano Sister	...	Policeman (voice)

Directed by
Juan Antin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Juan Antin
Lautaro Núñez de Arco

Produced by
Diego Flores	....	post-production producer
Mario Santos	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Leandro Fresco

Art Direction by
Ayar Blasco

Production Management
Carolina Cordero	....	production manager

Sound Department
Martin Litmanovich	....	sound
Fernando Ribero	....	foley artist
Fernando Ribero	....	sound editor
Fernando Ribero	....	sound effects editor

Animation Department
Maximiliano Balbo	....	animator
Alejandro Fasce	....	animator
Nicolás Mengue	....	animator
Mariana Parrota	....	animator
Mariano Sister	....	assistant animator
Gonzalo Terán	....	animator
Mariano Vidal	....	animator

Editorial Department
María Hellemeyer	....	color timer

Production Companies

• Malcriados
• Universidad del Cine

Distributors

• UPLINK Company (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• ASC Distribution (France)
• Amazonia Films (2005-2012) (Venezuela) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Manana (2006) (Poland) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Mercano the Martian" - International (English title)
"Marsjanin Mercano" - Poland
"Mercano, der Marsmensch" - Germany (TV title)
"Mercano, le martien" - France

Runtime:

87 min | France:72 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | New Zealand:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | France:U

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Malcriados

Trivia:

The original ending of the film showed Julián in the space ship with Mercano and his friend going to Mars. Director Juan Antin thought than this ending was too Hollywood-style and opted to use the current ending showed on the final cut.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

one of the best animation movies

I always found the animation movies boring to some extent. However, this very funny movie made me change my opinion. The very well thought of jokes added a lot to the humorous atmosphere of the movie. ALong with the jokes a very important message for the whole human kind was expressed. I found it rather ironic to warn the world about the dangers of technology via an animation film which can be considered as an outcome of technology itself. If you are against technology and globalization then you'll surely love this movie. Anyways, the theme was good, the characters were funny. Especially Mercano is a very hilarious character and a cute one indeed. I would also commend on the script of the movie which seemed very professional and well thought of. Even though at the end of the movie, things get a bit strange, when people start dancing around, I would recommend this movie to everyone.