Other showbusiness names honoured include actor Chiwetel Ejiofor - who has appeared in Inside Man, Love Actually and American Gangster - and Rising Damp star Don Warrington.
As in other Emmerich movies, the script seems to be poorly translated from the Martian, and even distinguished actors including Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and (as the American president) Danny Glover are left to flounder in the mess.