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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Inverted. Suzie is ecstatic to see ''The Day Mars Invaded Earth'', and Ricky is keener on a romantic comedy.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Ricky sees Gordie holding a cloth with white stains on it and assumes he's been having ADateWithRosiePalms.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Ricky sees Gordie holding a cloth with white stains on it and assumes he's been having ADateWithRosiePalms.masturbating.
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* EverytownAmerica: The action takes place in a normal suburban American town in TheSixties.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Brian Matthews Murphy slips in and out of his American accent, particularly when he says "party".
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* SpinningPaper: The end credits contain a montage of newspaper headlines about how Gordie, Ricky and Suzie saved the day, and clarifying that Benny and Sharon survived too.
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* TheVoice: Janet, Gordie's lady friend, is heard over the phone that she'll be over in ten minutes but she never appears physically.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is entirely in black and white, except for a SplashOfColour whenever there's anything red in the frame.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is entirely in black and white, except for a SplashOfColour whenever there's anything red done in the frame.a {{Retraux}} style of 60s B-movies.
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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Inverted. Suzie is ecstatic to see ''Film/TheDayMarsInvadedEarth'', ''The Day Mars Invaded Earth'', and Ricky is keener on a romantic comedy.
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-> "We are being invaded by extra terrestrials! These extra terrestrials are bovine in appearance."
''Mad Cows From Planet Moo'' is a 2022 Irish ShortFilm, written and directed by Creator/BobbyCalloway.
It's 1964 in EverytownAmerica, and Halloween is in full swing for Ricky (Bobby Calloway) and Suzie (Dana Lee Al Qattan), as they plan to catch the latest showing at the drive-in. Ricky's older brother Gordie (Brian Matthews Murphy) looks like he's facing a quiet night in since his girlfriend has to work late, but little does he know that the country is about to be invaded.
An AffectionateParody of 1950s and 60s B-movies, the title actually however comes from a throwaway FilmWithinAFilm from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.
!!Tropes:
* FiftiesHair: As Ricky is emulating James Dean, he has his in a pompadour, although it's a bit too tight on the sides.
* SixtiesHair:
** Gordie has the short back and sides with the side parting.
** Suzie has an attempt at a BeehiveHairdo like Audrey Hepburn's in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
** Sharon has bombshell hair.
* AdrenalineMakeover: Gordie and Suzie in particular undergo these, with their appearances becoming wilder and messier in the process of fighting the aliens, but still attractive and used to highlight how they TookALevelInBadass.
* AlienBlood: A shot of white liquid splashing against a tree, and later the same white stuff all over Suzie's baseball bat confirm that the cows are aliens.
* AliensStealCattle: Inverted. The aliens are the cattle!
* AmazonChaser: Ricky looks kind of turned on when he sees his girlfriend giving an alien a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Alien cows are invading earth!
* BatterUp: A baseball bat is seen on the shelf behind the couch in the living room. Suzie later beats an alien with it and is seen arming herself with it in the ending.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The aliens (who aren't shown) are said to resemble cows and they moo, but they're implied to be bipedal and their blood is white and smells like milk.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Ricky runs through what the aliens could possibly want...
--> "Love? Friendship? To suck the remaining calcium from our bones?"
* BringMyRedJacket: Ricky is wearing a red James Dean jacket, and he's the one who ends up with a splot of actual blood on his t-shirt.
* BullSeeingRed:
** Benny is attacked at the beginning because the door he's cleaning in front of is red.
** Ricky and Suzie are targeted because of Ricky's red jacket.
** At the end, Ricky is sent out into the battle first to attract the aliens for this reason.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Benny the mechanic wolf whistles a girl who briefly stops at his garage, and then is attacked by an alien right after.
* CosyCatastrophe: Even regular civilians who get attacked by the aliens seem to have no problem fighting them off, and the epilogue states that the invasion was easily thwarted.
* CurseCutShort: When the alien attacks Ricky and Suzie outside, the latter says "holy f-" before she's dragged away.
* CuteBruiser: Suzie beats an alien to death singlehandedly.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is entirely in black and white, except for a SplashOfColour whenever there's anything red in the frame.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Suzie doesn't like being called that and insists she be called Suzanne. Ricky suggests [[DiggingYourselfDeeper 'Suzie Ann']].
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: The opening scene has an attractive blonde girl called Sharon getting wolf whistled by Benny the mechanic.
* EverytownAmerica: The action takes place in a normal suburban American town in TheSixties.
* FlippingTheBird: Sharon shows Benny what she thinks of his attempts to flirt with her by giving him a middle finger.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Inverted. Suzie is ecstatic to see ''Film/TheDayMarsInvadedEarth'', and Ricky is keener on a romantic comedy.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Gordie takes off his glasses as he prepares to romance Janet.
* GloveSlap: Suzie puts one of her HighClassGloves to use by giving Ricky a good smack after he teases her about her name.
* HalloweenCosplay: Ricky dresses as Jim Stark from ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' and Suzie as Holly Golightly from ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
* IntimateOpenShirt: Once Gordie knows his girlfriend is on her way over, he unbuttons his shirt a little. It stays that way for the remainder of the film.
* ImprovisedWeapon:
** Benny is seen fighting off an alien with his wrench.
** Sharon likewise fights hers off with the Halloween bag she's carrying.
** Gordie and Suzie are lucky that they just happen to have an axe and baseball bat in the house to use.
* MonsterDelay: The aliens are never seen, and only heard.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Ricky sees Gordie holding a cloth with white stains on it and assumes he's been having ADateWithRosiePalms.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Brian Matthews Murphy slips in and out of his American accent, particularly when he says "party".
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Gordie before he goes out to fight the aliens "Janet's on her way over, and I'm in the mood for steak tonight."
* SlipknotPonytail: When Suzie and Ricky are outside, her hair is already coming out of its updo. After they run from the alien, it's come down completely.
* StylisticSuck: The monsters are never shown, with the idea being that a low budget B-movie in the 60s wouldn't be able to make a convincing prop. All because the no budget short itself didn't have the money to make a prop.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Suzie loves monster movies and seems excited about potential [=UFOs=], as well as proving herself to be an ActionGirl. She also dresses up as Creator/AudreyHepburn, and {{Squee}}s over Frankie Avalon.
* WasntThatFun: After she's finished beating an alien to death, Suzie lets out a BattleCry and says "I might just see if the Rockford Peaches are still holding tryouts."
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Janet is said to be on her way over to the house; specifically ten minutes away. Gordie is still expecting her by the end scene, but it's not said what happened to her.
-> "We are being invaded by extra terrestrials! These extra terrestrials are bovine in appearance."
''Mad Cows From Planet Moo'' is a 2022 Irish ShortFilm, written and directed by Creator/BobbyCalloway.
It's 1964 in EverytownAmerica, and Halloween is in full swing for Ricky (Bobby Calloway) and Suzie (Dana Lee Al Qattan), as they plan to catch the latest showing at the drive-in. Ricky's older brother Gordie (Brian Matthews Murphy) looks like he's facing a quiet night in since his girlfriend has to work late, but little does he know that the country is about to be invaded.
An AffectionateParody of 1950s and 60s B-movies, the title actually however comes from a throwaway FilmWithinAFilm from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''.
!!Tropes:
* FiftiesHair: As Ricky is emulating James Dean, he has his in a pompadour, although it's a bit too tight on the sides.
* SixtiesHair:
** Gordie has the short back and sides with the side parting.
** Suzie has an attempt at a BeehiveHairdo like Audrey Hepburn's in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
** Sharon has bombshell hair.
* AdrenalineMakeover: Gordie and Suzie in particular undergo these, with their appearances becoming wilder and messier in the process of fighting the aliens, but still attractive and used to highlight how they TookALevelInBadass.
* AlienBlood: A shot of white liquid splashing against a tree, and later the same white stuff all over Suzie's baseball bat confirm that the cows are aliens.
* AliensStealCattle: Inverted. The aliens are the cattle!
* AmazonChaser: Ricky looks kind of turned on when he sees his girlfriend giving an alien a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Alien cows are invading earth!
* BatterUp: A baseball bat is seen on the shelf behind the couch in the living room. Suzie later beats an alien with it and is seen arming herself with it in the ending.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The aliens (who aren't shown) are said to resemble cows and they moo, but they're implied to be bipedal and their blood is white and smells like milk.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Ricky runs through what the aliens could possibly want...
--> "Love? Friendship? To suck the remaining calcium from our bones?"
* BringMyRedJacket: Ricky is wearing a red James Dean jacket, and he's the one who ends up with a splot of actual blood on his t-shirt.
* BullSeeingRed:
** Benny is attacked at the beginning because the door he's cleaning in front of is red.
** Ricky and Suzie are targeted because of Ricky's red jacket.
** At the end, Ricky is sent out into the battle first to attract the aliens for this reason.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Benny the mechanic wolf whistles a girl who briefly stops at his garage, and then is attacked by an alien right after.
* CosyCatastrophe: Even regular civilians who get attacked by the aliens seem to have no problem fighting them off, and the epilogue states that the invasion was easily thwarted.
* CurseCutShort: When the alien attacks Ricky and Suzie outside, the latter says "holy f-" before she's dragged away.
* CuteBruiser: Suzie beats an alien to death singlehandedly.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The film is entirely in black and white, except for a SplashOfColour whenever there's anything red in the frame.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Suzie doesn't like being called that and insists she be called Suzanne. Ricky suggests [[DiggingYourselfDeeper 'Suzie Ann']].
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: The opening scene has an attractive blonde girl called Sharon getting wolf whistled by Benny the mechanic.
* EverytownAmerica: The action takes place in a normal suburban American town in TheSixties.
* FlippingTheBird: Sharon shows Benny what she thinks of his attempts to flirt with her by giving him a middle finger.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Inverted. Suzie is ecstatic to see ''Film/TheDayMarsInvadedEarth'', and Ricky is keener on a romantic comedy.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: Gordie takes off his glasses as he prepares to romance Janet.
* GloveSlap: Suzie puts one of her HighClassGloves to use by giving Ricky a good smack after he teases her about her name.
* HalloweenCosplay: Ricky dresses as Jim Stark from ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' and Suzie as Holly Golightly from ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
* IntimateOpenShirt: Once Gordie knows his girlfriend is on her way over, he unbuttons his shirt a little. It stays that way for the remainder of the film.
* ImprovisedWeapon:
** Benny is seen fighting off an alien with his wrench.
** Sharon likewise fights hers off with the Halloween bag she's carrying.
** Gordie and Suzie are lucky that they just happen to have an axe and baseball bat in the house to use.
* MonsterDelay: The aliens are never seen, and only heard.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Ricky sees Gordie holding a cloth with white stains on it and assumes he's been having ADateWithRosiePalms.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Brian Matthews Murphy slips in and out of his American accent, particularly when he says "party".
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Gordie before he goes out to fight the aliens "Janet's on her way over, and I'm in the mood for steak tonight."
* SlipknotPonytail: When Suzie and Ricky are outside, her hair is already coming out of its updo. After they run from the alien, it's come down completely.
* StylisticSuck: The monsters are never shown, with the idea being that a low budget B-movie in the 60s wouldn't be able to make a convincing prop. All because the no budget short itself didn't have the money to make a prop.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Suzie loves monster movies and seems excited about potential [=UFOs=], as well as proving herself to be an ActionGirl. She also dresses up as Creator/AudreyHepburn, and {{Squee}}s over Frankie Avalon.
* WasntThatFun: After she's finished beating an alien to death, Suzie lets out a BattleCry and says "I might just see if the Rockford Peaches are still holding tryouts."
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Janet is said to be on her way over to the house; specifically ten minutes away. Gordie is still expecting her by the end scene, but it's not said what happened to her.
