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* BrokenAesop: To defeat Communism, cede your time, money, businesses, and even identity to your government and country. In other words, [[StartXToStopX defeat communism with more communism]]! Near the beginning of the film, the tractor manufacturer even explicitly refers to the universal draft ''as'' communism.
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* HeadScratchers: It's AllJustADream and everyone snaps out of it at the same time, but everyone is killed at different times throughout. What are the dead experiencing while the living are waiting their turn?
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us... which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Stalinism in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut chestnut[[note]]Though invading soldiers DO tend to violate women[[/note]] appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us... which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Stalinism in practice]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Both actresses who would later go on to play Lois Lane in TV's ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' (Noelle Neil and Phyllis Coates) are in this movie.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Both actresses who would later go on to play Lois Lane in TV's ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' (Noelle Neil (Creator/NoelNeill and Phyllis Coates) Creator/PhyllisCoates) are in this movie.
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* FollowTheLeader: This was the basic script for American invasion paranoia films like ''Film/RedDawn1984'' and ''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}''. John Milius probably saw this film and when he did, it was like Traffaut seeing ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us... which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Stalinsm in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us... which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Stalinsm Stalinism in practice]].
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: At The paperboy walking in while the end of a big scene between hero and his LoveInterest gaze into one another's eyes. However the reporter and staging does help foreshadow the heroine...reveal that it's AllJustADream later.
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* NightmareFuel: For all the film's excessive StockFootage, misplaced PatrioticFervor, and [[ArtisticLicenseMilitary misunderstanding of Nuclear Weapons]], the imagery of familiar American landmarks being bombed-out and conquered by "The Enemy" is chilling...until the ridiculous AllJustADream ending, at least.
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* NightmareFuel: For all the film's excessive StockFootage, misplaced PatrioticFervor, and [[ArtisticLicenseMilitary misunderstanding of Nuclear Weapons]], the imagery of familiar American landmarks being bombed-out and conquered by "The Enemy" is chilling... until the ridiculous AllJustADream ending, at least.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us... which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Communism Stalinsm in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The (the old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Both actresses who would later go on to play Lois Lane in TV's ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' (Noelle Neil and Phyllis Coates) are in this movie.
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* CaptainObviousReveal: Once you realize that Mr. Ohman is hypnotizing the bar patrons with his decanter of wine at the beginning of the film, the AllJustADream ending becomes all too telegraphed.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most {{egregious}}ly, JustForFun/{{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* FollowTheLeader: This was the basic script for American invasion paranoia films like ''Film/RedDawn1984'' and ''{{Homefront}}''. John Milius probably saw this film and when he did, it was like Traffaut seeing ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time.
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* FollowTheLeader: This was the basic script for American invasion paranoia films like ''Film/RedDawn1984'' and ''{{Homefront}}''.''VideoGame/{{Homefront}}''. John Milius probably saw this film and when he did, it was like Traffaut seeing ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a nativist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most {{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a nativist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], xenophobic fantasy, filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most {{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis [[TheHorseshoeEffect is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* MartyStu: Vincent Potter.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a nativist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], {{egregious}}ly, the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* FollowTheLeader: This was the basic script for American invasion paranoia films like ''Film/RedDawn1984'' and ''{{Homefront}}''. John Milius probably saw this film and when he did, it was like Traffaut seeing ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time.
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a jingoist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a jingoist nativist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a jingoist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with hysterical appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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* MartyStu: Vincent Potter.
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* MartyStu: Vincent Potter.Potter.
* NightmareFuel: For all the film's excessive StockFootage, misplaced PatrioticFervor, and [[ArtisticLicenseMilitary misunderstanding of Nuclear Weapons]], the imagery of familiar American landmarks being bombed-out and conquered by "The Enemy" is chilling...until the ridiculous AllJustADream ending, at least.
* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a jingoist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
* NightmareFuel: For all the film's excessive StockFootage, misplaced PatrioticFervor, and [[ArtisticLicenseMilitary misunderstanding of Nuclear Weapons]], the imagery of familiar American landmarks being bombed-out and conquered by "The Enemy" is chilling...until the ridiculous AllJustADream ending, at least.
* ValuesDissonance: The whole film plays like a jingoist [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbatory fantasy]], filled with appeals to emotion (The old [[RapeAsDrama "THEY'LL COME FOR OUR WOMEN"]] chestnut appears in the last minutes of the dream) and backstabbing foreigners that are of course [[DirtyCommunists commie Double Agents]]. And most [[{{Egregious}} egregiously]], the apparent Aesop that, in order to combat The Forces of Communism, one has to cede everything to the government to protect us...which the producers don't seem to understand [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis is essentially Communism in practice]].
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-->'''Paperboy:''' ''(From off-screen)'' [[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt Ex-tra, Pa-per, America invaded, read all about it!]] ''(Comes onscreen from behind the couple, stares openly at the couple, turns around, walks off-screen while repeating previous line.)''[[note]]'''Mike''' ''(guffawing)'' Now ''that's'' a walk-on![[/note]]
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-->'''Paperboy:''' ''(From off-screen)'' [[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt Ex-tra, Pa-per, America invaded, read all about it!]] ''(Comes onscreen from behind the couple, stares openly at the couple, turns around, walks off-screen while repeating previous line.)''
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-->'''Paperboy:''' ''(From off-screen)'' [[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt Ex-tra, Pa-per, America invaded, read all about it!]] ''(Comes onscreen from behind the couple, stares openly at the couple, turns around, walks off-screen while repeating previous line.)'')''[[note]]'''Mike''' ''(guffawing)'' Now ''that's'' a walk-on![[/note]]
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-->'''Paperboy:''' ''(From off-screen)'' [[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt Ex-tra, Pa-per, America invaded, read all about it!]] ''(Comes onscreen from behind the couple, stares openly at the couple, turns around, walks off-screen while repeating previous line.)''
* MartyStu: Vincent Potter.
-->'''Paperboy:''' ''(From off-screen)'' [[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt Ex-tra, Pa-per, America invaded, read all about it!]] ''(Comes onscreen from behind the couple, stares openly at the couple, turns around, walks off-screen while repeating previous line.)''
* MartyStu: Vincent Potter.
