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* BeingWatched: Gary has this feeling while he's in the cave.

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* BeingWatched: Gary has this feeling while he's in the cave.cave, right before [[NeverSplitTheParty he decides to wander off on his own]]. There's a scream from Gary and then the cave is flooded with KnockoutGas.


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-->'''Steve:''' There's no sense in panicking. We've got weapons and plenty of ammunition.
-->'''Gary:''' ''A lot of good it did again those things out there!''
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%%* HesDeadJim: Dirk.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Alpha somehow manages to impale herself on her own knife.

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%%* * HesDeadJim: Dirk.
Dirk calls out for his Lido to forgive him, then closes his eyes. Steve declares him death without making any effort to check his vital signs.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: HoistByHerOwnPetard: Alpha somehow manages to impale herself on her own knife.
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%%* AsteroidThicket: The "meteorite field" version.

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%%* * AsteroidThicket: The rocketship is bombarded by the "meteorite field" version.



%%* BeehiveHairdo: The Moon Girls.
%%* BeingWatched: Gary in the cave.

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%%* * BeehiveHairdo: The Current fashion for all Moon Girls.
%%* * BeingWatched: Gary has this feeling while he's in the cave.



%%* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.

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%%* * CatFight: June vs. versus Alpha.



%%* ImmuneToBullets: The rock creatures.

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%%* * ImmuneToBullets: The rock creatures.creatures naturally, being made of rock and all.



%%* TripToTheMoonPlot

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%%* TripToTheMoonPlot* TripToTheMoonPlot: It's right there in the title.



%%* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Alpha's exact words to The Lido.

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%%* * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Alpha's exact words to The Lido.Lido [[TheStarscream before she kills her]].
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* AsteroidThicket: The "meteorite field" version.

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* %%* AsteroidThicket: The "meteorite field" version.



* BeehiveHairdo: The Moon Girls.
* BeingWatched: Gary in the cave.

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* %%* BeehiveHairdo: The Moon Girls.
* %%* BeingWatched: Gary in the cave.



* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.

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* %%* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.



* HesDeadJim: Dirk.

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* %%* HesDeadJim: Dirk.



* ImmuneToBullets: The rock creatures.

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* %%* ImmuneToBullets: The rock creatures.



* MindControl: This time a man is on the receiving end, with Steve Dayton being hypnotised by the evil Alpha.

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* MindControl: This time time, a man is on the receiving end, with Steve Dayton being hypnotised by the evil Alpha.



* TripToTheMoonPlot

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* %%* TripToTheMoonPlot



* WorthlessYellowRocks: This time it's diamonds that are common, and it's no surprise that Gary suffers DeathByMaterialism by refusing to drop the two bags of uncut diamonds that are slowing him down.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Alpha's exact words to The Lido.

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* WorthlessYellowRocks: This time time, it's diamonds that are common, and it's no surprise that Gary suffers DeathByMaterialism by refusing to drop the two bags of uncut diamonds that are slowing him down.
* %%* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Alpha's exact words to The Lido.
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* AsteroidThicket: The meteor shower version.

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* AsteroidThicket: The meteor shower "meteorite field" version.
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* BrainlessBeauty: Gary unwittingly presents the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.

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* BrainlessBeauty: Gary unwittingly presents the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.[[Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon original]].
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->"''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite."

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->"''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...Most Outstanding Performance...by a slab of granite."
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->''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite.

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->''Missile ->"''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite."
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-->''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite.

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-->''Missile ->''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite.



* BrainlessBeauty: Here is Garry unwittingly presenting the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.
-->'''Gary''' Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful.

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* BrainlessBeauty: Here is Garry Gary unwittingly presenting presents the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.
-->'''Gary''' -->'''Gary:''' Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful.

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->''"Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful."''
-->-- '''Gary''', unwittingly presenting the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.

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->''"Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful."''
-->''Missile to the Moon'' is best remembered for the most outstanding performance...by a slab of granite.
-->-- '''Gary''', unwittingly presenting the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.
'''Creator/JohnCandy''', ''Film/ItCameFromHollywood''


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* BrainlessBeauty: Here is Garry unwittingly presenting the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.
-->'''Gary''' Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful.
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* TripToTheMoonPlot
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''Missile to the Moon'' is a 1959 American {|science fiction film|s}} directed by Richard E. Cunha, and starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K. T. Stevens. It is a {{remake}} of Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist's 1953 film ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''.

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''Missile to the Moon'' is a 1959 American {|science {{science fiction film|s}} directed by Richard E. Cunha, and starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K. T. Stevens. It is a {{remake}} of Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist's 1953 film ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''.
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''Missile to the Moon'' is a 1959 American {|science fiction film}} directed by Richard E. Cunha, and starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K. T. Stevens. It is a {{remake}} of Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist's 1953 film ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''.

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''Missile to the Moon'' is a 1959 American {|science fiction film}} film|s}} directed by Richard E. Cunha, and starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K. T. Stevens. It is a {{remake}} of Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist's 1953 film ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''.

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The 1959 remake of ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the BMovie original. This remake is available as a Podcast/RiffTrax video on demand title.

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The ''Missile to the Moon'' is a 1959 remake American {|science fiction film}} directed by Richard E. Cunha, and starring Richard Travis, Cathy Downs and K. T. Stevens. It is a {{remake}} of ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the BMovie original. This remake is available as a Podcast/RiffTrax video on demand title.
Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist's 1953 film ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''.



!!''Missile to the Moon'' provides examples of:

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!!''Missile !!''Tropes to the Moon'' provides examples of:
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: Podcast/RiffTrax provides ''two'', one by the regular trio (Mike, Kevin and Bill), and another by Mike and guest Creator/FredWillard.



-->'''Rifftrax:''' "I think you'd have a better chance of being overtaken by an actual rock."

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-->'''Rifftrax:''' "I -->'''[=RiffTrax=]:''' I think you'd have a better chance of being overtaken by an actual rock."



-->'''Gary:''' "The papers, what would they know? They said I stole three cars."
-->'''Lon:''' "So?"
-->'''Gary:''' "It was five cars!"

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-->'''Gary:''' "The The papers, what would they know? They said I stole three cars."
-->'''Lon:''' "So?"
-->'''Gary:''' "It
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'''Lon:''' So?\\
'''Gary:''' It
was five cars!"cars!



-->'''June:''' "Oh Steve, we've got to stop it!"
-->'''Rifftrax:''' "If not we'll be forced to walk away slowly without the slightest trace of urgency, laughing the whole time!"

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-->'''June:''' "Oh Oh Steve, we've got to stop it!"
-->'''Rifftrax:''' "If
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'''[=RiffTrax=]:''' If
not we'll be forced to walk away slowly without the slightest trace of urgency, laughing the whole time!"time!
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* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: That 'ole sci-fi standby, Bronson Canyon, passes for the Moon. Including bushes.
-->'''Rifftrax:''' Real nice day on the Moon! Must be a high pressure system.
* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.
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* GiantSpider: The Dark Creature.

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* GiantSpider: The FedToTheBeast: Our heroes are fed to the [[GiantSpider Dark Creature.Creature]].
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* GreenEyedMonster: Their lives depend on the Moon people thinking Steve is Dirk, so naturally June blurts out the truth when she sees Alpha smooching Steve.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Their lives depend on the Moon people thinking Steve is Dirk, [[IdiotBall so naturally June blurts out the truth truth]] when she sees Alpha smooching Steve.
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* {{Lunarians}}: What strange beings inhabit our nearest planetary body? [[HumanAliens Hot babes!]]
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Alpha's exact words to The Lido.
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* AsteroidThicket: The meteor shower version.
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-->'''Alpha:''' The Lido has met with...[[InTheBack an unfortunate accident]]. But before her death, [[TheStarscream she appointed me as the new Lido]].

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-->'''Alpha:''' The Lido has met with...[[InTheBack an unfortunate accident]]. But before her death, [[TheStarscream [[KlingonPromotion she appointed me as the new Lido]].
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The movie wasn't originally released in color, so the Moon women weren't explicitly weirdly-skinned until the colorization.


* [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue-Skinned Space Babes]]: The Moon women. Why Dirk had human-normal coloration is never explained.

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* [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue-Skinned Space Babes]]: The Moon women.women (at least in the colorized version). Why Dirk had human-normal coloration is never explained.
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The 1959 remake of ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the BMovie original. This remake is available as a {{Rifftrax}} video on demand title.

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The 1959 remake of ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the BMovie original. This remake is available as a {{Rifftrax}} Podcast/RiffTrax video on demand title.
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* WorthlessYellowRocks: This time it's diamonds that are common, and it's no surprise that Gary suffers DeathByMaterialism by refusing to drop the two bags of uncut diamonds that are slowing him down.

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* WorthlessYellowRocks: This time it's diamonds that are common, and it's no surprise that Gary suffers DeathByMaterialism by refusing to drop the two bags of uncut diamonds that are slowing him down.down.
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* ThePowerOfTheSun: Stepping into the direct light of the sun is enough to make Gary turn into a burning dummy, and then a plastic skeleton.

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* ThePowerOfTheSun: Stepping into the direct light of the sun is enough to make Gary turn into a [[SpecialEffectsFailure burning dummy, and then a plastic skeleton.skeleton]].
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* [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue-Skinned Space Babes]]: The Moon women. Why Dirk had human-normal coloration is never explained.

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-->'''Alpha:''' The Lido has met with...[[InTheBack an unfortunate accident]]. But before she left [[TheStarscream she appointed me as the new Lido]].
-->'''Moon Girl:''' This was no accident...
-->'''Alpha:''' [[SilenceYouFool Silence!]]

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-->'''Alpha:''' The Lido has met with...[[InTheBack an unfortunate accident]]. But before she left her death, [[TheStarscream she appointed me as the new Lido]].
-->'''Moon Girl:''' This was no accident...
-->'''Alpha:''' [[SilenceYouFool Silence!]]
Lido]].
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->''"Don't think, honey. Just be beautiful."''
-->-- '''Gary''', unwittingly presenting the {{Aesop}} of this movie and the original.

The 1959 remake of ''Film/CatWomenOfTheMoon''. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the BMovie original. This remake is available as a {{Rifftrax}} video on demand title.

!!''Missile to the Moon'' provides examples of:

* AlienAmongUs: Dirk Green was sent to Earth to evaluate its suitability as a new home. His obsession with building the rocket is so he can return and bring his people here (the spaceship having brought him was destroyed).
* ArrangedMarriage: Dirk has already been promised to Alpha. This [[GreenEyedMonster causes problems]] when Steve pretends to be him.
* ArtificialGravity: 'Gravitational shoes' are mentioned, though strangely not until they're on the Moon.
* BeehiveHairdo: The Moon Girls.
* BeingWatched: Gary in the cave.
* BigElectricSwitch: Large levers are used to land the rocketship and release the DeadlyGas.
* BlatantLies
-->'''Alpha:''' The Lido has met with...[[InTheBack an unfortunate accident]]. But before she left [[TheStarscream she appointed me as the new Lido]].
-->'''Moon Girl:''' This was no accident...
-->'''Alpha:''' [[SilenceYouFool Silence!]]
* CaliforniaDoubling: That 'ole sci-fi standby, Bronson Canyon, passes for the Moon. Including bushes.
-->'''Rifftrax:''' Real nice day on the Moon! Must be a high pressure system.
* CatFight: June vs. Alpha.
* ContinuousDecompression: Rather than release the DeadlyGas that will kill the Earthman she's fallen for, Zema throws a grenade that [[NoOSHACompliance blows out the window of the throne room]], killing everyone as there are [[FailsafeFailure no doors to seal off each section]].
* DramaticSlip: Lon trips on the sand, as it's the only way the slow-moving rock creatures could possibly get close enough to menace anyone.
-->'''Rifftrax:''' "I think you'd have a better chance of being overtaken by an actual rock."
* DullSurprise: All the actors at one time or another, but Cathy Downs' (June) tone of voice never matches whatever dramatic events are happening on screen. No wonder her [[StockScream screams are all dubbed]].
* EvilArmy: The military seeks to take over Dirk's research, as missile work is their sole prerogative. Apparently they're unaware of the existence of the military-industrial complex.
* ExtremeGraphicalRepresentation
-->"The signals from the missile are flashing!"
* {{Fanservice Extra}}s: 'International Beauty Contest Winners' -- ranging from Miss Florida to Miss Yugoslavia -- play the Moon Girls.
* GiantSpider: The Dark Creature.
* GoodGunsBadGuns: MadScientist Dirk removes a German Luger from the desk, while Steve takes out a good 'ole American Colt automatic.
* GotVolunteered: Dirk ropes in escaped convicts Lon and Gary as a scratch crew to help him go to the Moon. Good thing piloting the ship only consists of pulling big levers at his command!
* GreenEyedMonster: Their lives depend on the Moon people thinking Steve is Dirk, so naturally June blurts out the truth when she sees Alpha smooching Steve.
* HesDeadJim: Dirk.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Alpha somehow manages to impale herself on her own knife.
* HollywoodTorches: Our first sign of civilisation on the Moon. Why they'd use such things on a world rapidly running out of oxygen is not mentioned.
* ImmuneToBullets: The rock creatures.
* IResembleThatRemark
-->'''Gary:''' "The papers, what would they know? They said I stole three cars."
-->'''Lon:''' "So?"
-->'''Gary:''' "It was five cars!"
* MadScientist: Dirk Green acts like one, though it turns out [[AlienAmongUs he's got a reason to be obsessed with going to the Moon]].
* MindControl: This time a man is on the receiving end, with Steve Dayton being hypnotised by the evil Alpha.
* OminousWalk: The rock creatures. One wonders how they avoid starving to death.
-->'''June:''' "Oh Steve, we've got to stop it!"
-->'''Rifftrax:''' "If not we'll be forced to walk away slowly without the slightest trace of urgency, laughing the whole time!"
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Stepping into the direct light of the sun is enough to make Gary turn into a burning dummy, and then a plastic skeleton.
* RapeAsDrama: Gary makes an attempt to grope June, leading to GoodOldFisticuffs with Dirk. He is EasilyForgiven once the obligatory meteor shower flies at them.
* SpaceSuitsAreSCUBAGear: The spacesuits are air force jumpsuits, helmets and oxygen cylinders.
* TheStarscream: Whichever woman has the strongest mind power becomes the Lido. When Alpha fails a contest of minds, she thinks "Stuff it" and stabs the current Lido InTheBack.
* SwissCheeseSecurity: The control circuits for the electric fence are ''outside'' the fence, protected by a small easily-picked padlock. The rocket is right next to the fence, too.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Alpha removes a dagger from her ample cleavage.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: This time it's diamonds that are common, and it's no surprise that Gary suffers DeathByMaterialism by refusing to drop the two bags of uncut diamonds that are slowing him down.

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