Martian Child

Martian Child
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMenno Meyjes
Screenplay bySeth E. Bass
Jonathan Tolins
Based onThe Martian Child
by David Gerrold
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert D. Yeoman
Edited byBruce Green
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
company
MERADIN Zweite Productions
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27 million[citation needed]
Box office$9.4 million[1]

Martian Child is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and based on David Gerrold's 1994 novelette (not the expanded 2002 novel) of the same name. The film stars John Cusack as a writer who adopts a strange young boy (Bobby Coleman) who believes himself to be from Mars. The film was theatrically released on November 2, 2007, by New Line Cinema.

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