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Film: Surf Nazis Must Die

"Who rules the surfers?" "Surf Nazis! Surf Nazis!"

Surf Nazis Must Die is an action-comedy film released and distributed by Troma in 1987. It has amassed a cult following over the years.

After an earthquake mangles the California coastline, variety of gangs take control of the beaches. One of these gangs are the eponymous Surf Nazis, who during one of their exploits kill a man named Leroy who interferes with a purse-snatching.This turns out to be a bad move for them, for his Mama doesn't take this lightly and decides to take them down.

This film provides examples of:

Chainsaw Good: But alas, only on the poster.
Cutlass Between The Teeth: Done by the leader of the Designer Waves when he is climbing a ladder.
Distracted by the Sexy: The waitress at the bar that Wheels is attending tries to do this to get his drugs. Too bad Wheels' lady didn't stay with the kids.
Evil Laugh: Eva is fond of it.
Fanservice: When Wheels, the drug dealing biker, goes to a bar, he is greeted by a waitress who sits on his lap and lifts her top.
- There's also Adolf's and Eva's sex scene during the Surf Nazis' brief fight against the Samurai Surfers.
Five-Bad Band: The Surf Nazis, with Smeg as the Sixth Ranger.
Gang of Hats: Along with the Surf Nazis, there's also a Surfer Dude gang Pipeliners and the Samurai Surfers.
Groin Attack: Hook who does it with his hook.
Harpoon Gun: Brutus' weapon of choice.
Hook Hand: Hook, who lost his hand to a shark in the past.
Knife Fight: Between Mengele and Designer Waves leader.
Licking the Blade: Mengele does this after the aforementioned fight.
Mama Bear: Eleanor Washington. Bonus points for her nickname being "Mama."
Mama: I wanna buy a gun. One that'll shoot the head off a honky at 20 paces.
Momma's Boy: Smeg.
Named After Somebody Famous: Adolf, Eva and Mengele. Though those are not their real names.
Off with His Head!: Eva dies when a boat in Mama's control drives over her.
Pre Mortem Oneliner: "Taste some of the Mama's home cooking, Adolf!"
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Slashed Throat: Eva slices the throat of one of the Samurai Surfers when they try to assasinate her and Adolf.
Serious Business: Surfing for the gangs.
Those Wacky Nazis
Totally Radical
Unholy Matrimony: Adolf and Eva.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After Brutus' face is splashed with acid and he is blinded, Adolf finishes him off relying on this.