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* EiffelTowerEffect: The Russian planners work in a room with a nice view of St. Basil's Cathedral.
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-->-- The Narrator, at the film's ending

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-->-- The Narrator, '''The Narrator''', at the film's ending
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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''

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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''"'' [[note]] [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Oh yes, we can!]] [[/note]]
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* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote. Rather than asking if this is the end, the narrator insists that we can not let this be the end.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote. Rather than asking if this is the end, [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle the narrator insists that we can not let this be the end.end]].

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/InvasionUSA1952''.



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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''[[note]]'''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 SOL Crew]]:''' OH YES WE CAN![[/note]]
--> The Narrator, at the film's ending

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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''[[note]]'''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 SOL Crew]]:''' OH YES WE CAN![[/note]]
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* BadBadActing: Tanya. She sounds like she's just reading the script.

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Tanya. She sounds like she's just reading the script.script.
** The actor playing the blind man was just given one line: "Help me!" It was intended to engender pity and sadness, but his DullSurprise delivery and bad timing just makes it bizarre and baffling.
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%%* BigApplesauce: And we do mean Applesauce.

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%%* * BigApplesauce: And we do mean The last scenes take place in New York City -- and the Big Apple is indeed about to be turned into the Big Applesauce.
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** The "Russian" interrogating him doesn't have an accent either.
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* BadBadActing: Tanya. She sounds like she's just reading the script.


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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: The "English" spy who helps John and Tanya.
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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''

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->''"We cannot let this be... the end."''"''[[note]]'''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 SOL Crew]]:''' OH YES WE CAN![[/note]]
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** According to the narrator during the Russian conference, bombing New York City will give full control of the United States to them. Say ''what''?
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* HollywoodTactics: So... NewYorkCity is nuked... and the Russians think they can get away with it... why? And nuking ''one'' city helps Russia with what...? And the international community will just let it happen...?

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* HollywoodTactics: So... NewYorkCity UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity is nuked... and the Russians think they can get away with it... why? And nuking ''one'' city helps Russia with what...? And the international community will just let it happen...?
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* AmericanAccents: Courtesy of Art Metrano.

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* AmericanAccents: UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Courtesy of Art Metrano.
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What starts as a dull 1961 spy flick abruptly turns into a ColdWar propaganda piece when it turns out Sputnik has given the Soviets a decisive edge in the arms race.

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What starts as a dull 1961 spy flick abruptly turns into a ColdWar UsefulNotes/ColdWar propaganda piece when it turns out Sputnik has given the Soviets a decisive edge in the arms race.

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->'''Narrator''': We cannot let this be... the end.
->'''Joel, Crow and Servo''' ''(exiting the theater)'': Oh yes we can!

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* AmericanAccents: Courtesy of Art Metrano.



* BigApplesauce: And we do mean Applesauce.
* DownerEnding
* DullSurprise: Many, thanks to the BadBadActing. The topper: "Help me."
* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Starts off as a spy flick involving an attempt to destroy a Russian nuclear missile, then becomes a film about New York City being hit by said missile the last third of the film.

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* %%* BigApplesauce: And we do mean Applesauce.
* DownerEnding
DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The spy flick portion of the movie ends in failure as the attempted bombing of the Russian missile site fails and all the western spies are captured and killed. New York City is destroyed by an atomic bomb, with the implication that America is going to retaliate and the world is going to be destroyed.]]
* DullSurprise: Many, thanks to the BadBadActing. bad acting. The topper: "Help me."
topper is a blind man wandering through the streets, who asks for someone to help him with absolutely zero emotion behind it.
* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote.
quote. Rather than asking if this is the end, the narrator insists that we can not let this be the end.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Starts off as a spy flick involving an attempt to destroy a Russian nuclear missile, then missile. After the spies fail the last half becomes a glurge-filled propaganda film about New York City being hit by said missile the last third of the film.nuked.



* [[AmericanAccents Noo Yawk / Brooklyn Accents]]: Courtesy of Art Metrano.
* Main/TalkingHeads: Almost the entire film are people talking, including the Soviets (without subtitles, no less.)

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* [[AmericanAccents Noo Yawk / Brooklyn Accents]]: Courtesy of Art Metrano.
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TalkingHeads: Almost the entire film are people talking, including the Soviets (without subtitles, no less.)
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* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: If a nuclear bomb, even a small one, were detonated in Manhattan, the outer boroughs would ''not'' be unaffected.
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* BigApplesauce: And we do mean Applesauce.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote.



* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote.

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* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in Main/TalkingHeads: Almost the page quote.entire film are people talking, including the Soviets (without subtitles, no less.)
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* TheEndOrIsIt: Inverted, as seen in the page quote.
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* HuskyRusskie: Who bears some resemblance to Tor Johnson.
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* HollywoodTactics: So... NewYorkCity is nuked... and the Russians think they can get away with it... why? And nuking ''one'' city helps Russia with what...? And the international community will just let it happen...?
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* {{Joisey}}: One scene takes place in the township of Hazlet, located in Monmouth, NJ.
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* [[AmericanAccents Noo Yawk / Brooklyn Accents]]: Courtesy of Art Metrano.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: A general sighs, "If only we had an operating anti-missile device, we could give some hope to those people out there." Stupid government, spending its time on cheese price support!
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* {{Anvilicious}}: A general sighs, "If only we had an operating anti-missile device, we could give some hope to those people out there." Stupid government, spending its time on cheese price support!
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* DullSurprise: Many, thanks to the BadBadActing. The topper: "Help me."

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the blind man. So much so that they felt the need to replay it at the end as if to tell the viewers, yeah, that happened. Thus was a [[TheStinger tradition]] born.


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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Starts off as a spy flick involving an attempt to destroy a Russian nuclear missile, then becomes a film about New York City being hit by said missile the last third of the film.

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-->'''Narrator''': We cannot let this be... the end.
-->'''Joel, Crow and Servo''' ''(exiting the theater)'': Oh yes we can!

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-->'''Narrator''': [[quoteright:327:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rocket_attack_usa_7132.jpg]]

->'''Narrator''':
We cannot let this be... the end.
-->'''Joel, ->'''Joel, Crow and Servo''' ''(exiting the theater)'': Oh yes we can!



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-->'''Narrator''': We cannot let this be... the end.
-->'''Joel, Crow and Servo''' ''(exiting the theater)'': Oh yes we can!

What starts as a dull 1961 spy flick abruptly turns into a ColdWar propaganda piece when it turns out Sputnik has given the Soviets a decisive edge in the arms race.

For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode see ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E05RocketAttackUSA here]]''.

!!This film uses the following tropes:
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene with the blind man. So much so that they felt the need to replay it at the end as if to tell the viewers, yeah, that happened. Thus was a [[TheStinger tradition]] born.
* DownerEnding

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