As EW's critic wrote upon the film's release, " Mars Attacks! may be the first sci-fi disaster movie that's also an impish black-comedy prank."
Tim Burton's bug-eyed extraterrestrials - who were notoriously inspired by a set of grisly trading cards - delight in slaughtering Earth's sacred cows, whether it be symbols of American patriotism, monuments to human ingenuity, or Hollywood's biggest stars. The sight of Black burning up with Old Glory in his hands is essential to the movie's sense of humor. Black also takes part in the opening salvo of the film's war between Earth and Mars, a "cultural misunderstanding" during which Billy Glenn is incinerated - before a live television audience that includes his doting parents - by a Martian ray gun after attempting to defend himself with the American flag. As army grunt Billy Glenn Norris, he's positioned as the foil to humanity's eventual savior, his slacker brother Richie ( Lukas Haas).
Within the interplanetary scope of Mars Attacks!, Black's role is small but crucial.
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