I've often wondered about the strange swaying and waving hands of the Martian spy girl in Mars Attacks.
Was it a homage to older alien femmes?
Well, I dunno, but looking at Vampira from Plan 9 from Outer Space, we have that same sort of finger stretching.
Could they be related?
I do think its a conscious reference, because don't forget, Tim Burton also made Ed Wood, that biopic about the making of Plan Nine... Vampira was about the coolest female of the entire 1950s, IMHO...
ReplyDeleteGlad you agree Zigg. I like Plan 9 a lot. Iconic. Vampira is really amazing. I think she influenced another film set in Scotland, with Scarlett Johanssen as an another alluring female alien, Under the Skin. Really creepy that one.
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