When a NASA worker robot gets accidentally transported to Mars, it not only discovers the planet’s underground inhabitants, but a sense of belonging that motivates it to save them from a dreaded beast out to annihilate their race.
Sci-fi With a Robot, a Monster and Aliens
“Monster on Mars” catapults an underdog, spunky robot named Rolley, from his mundane life at JPL into an accidental hero on Mars. After a series of events sends him rocketing to the Red Planet, Rolley crash- lands and soon finds himself in the underworld of industrious ant and rodent-like creatures named Goolgians’, shaking up their society and their myths. Amidst chaos, misunderstandings, and a rebellion led by a feisty Goolgian, Rolley finds special kinship with a timid local, Mupps, and together they face a deeper threat — the real Bogswampthing, a legendary predator, is not just a tale but a terrifying reality. As disaster strikes, Rolley emerges as an unlikely leader to help rally the Goolgians in an epic showdown against their snotty nemesis, proving himself as more than a mere machine.
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