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* BeamMeUpScotty: Tommy just says "You can do magic things!" to Trumpy, rather than "Trumpy, you can do magic things!".



* RevivalByCommercialization: Two pieces of music from obscure French synthesizer-based production library albums were used in the movie: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjndfO-GRk "Morning Song" by Georges Rodi]] (the "syntho-birds" in the scene where the band has a picnic in the mountains) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRiw_h5RI8 "Music for Fun" by Roger Roger]] (Trumpy, you can do magic things!). They're now both indelibly linked to this movie.

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* RevivalByCommercialization: Two pieces of music from obscure French synthesizer-based production library albums were used in the movie: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjndfO-GRk "Morning Song" by Georges Rodi]] (the "syntho-birds" in the scene where the band has a picnic in the mountains) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRiw_h5RI8 "Music for Fun" by Roger Roger]] (Trumpy, you (Trumpy can do magic things!).things). They're now both indelibly linked to this movie.
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* ColbertBump: Outside of ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', probably the best example of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' unearthing a completely forgotten NoBudget {{horror}} movie and giving it renewed attention, particularly since it was featured in what's often considered the first true standout episode of the entire series, and an episode that show creator Creator/JoelHodgson has often cited as a personal favorite.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was a massive box office hit, and the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was also hugely popular at the time. The producers puzzlingly decided to try to rip them both off in the same movie.

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* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was a massive box office hit, and the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was also hugely popular at the time. The producers puzzlingly decided to try to rip them both off in the same movie.
* RevivalByCommercialization: Two pieces of music from obscure French synthesizer-based production library albums were used in the movie: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjndfO-GRk "Morning Song" by Georges Rodi]] (the "syntho-birds" in the scene where the band has a picnic in the mountains) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRiw_h5RI8 "Music for Fun" by Roger Roger]] (Trumpy, you can do magic things!). They're now both indelibly linked to this
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* FakeAmerican: The movie itself. Even though it's a Spanish-French coproduction, the filmmakers seem hell-bent on convincing us it's set in America, if the Red Sox pennant on Tommy's wall and portrait of Ronald Reagan in the poachers' cabin are anything to go by.

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* FakeAmerican: The movie itself. Even though it's a Spanish-French coproduction, the filmmakers seem hell-bent on convincing us it's set in America, if the Red Sox pennant on Tommy's wall and portrait A whole cast of Ronald Reagan in the poachers' cabin are anything to go by.Spanish performers play American characters.
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-->The Pod People was originally conceived as a straight-up alien invasion horror film. But while Los Nuevos Extraterrestres (the Spanish production’s original title) was still being filmed, Steven Spielberg released a little film called E.T. that became a blockbuster hit. The money people behind Pod People demanded several script changes at the last minute (“add a cute kid and make the alien more adorable!”) in order to make the movie more E.T.-ish, which partially accounts for the disjointed feel of this film.

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-->The Pod People was originally conceived as a straight-up alien invasion horror film. But while Los ''Los Nuevos Extraterrestres Extraterrestres'' (the Spanish production’s original title) was still being filmed, Steven Spielberg released a little film called E.T. that became a blockbuster hit. The money people behind Pod People demanded several script changes at the last minute (“add a cute kid and make the alien more adorable!”) in order to make the movie more E.T.-ish, which partially accounts for the disjointed feel of this film.
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* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was a massive box office hit, and the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was also hugely popular at the time. The producers puzzlingly decided to try to rip them off both off in the same movie.

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* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was a massive box office hit, and the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was also hugely popular at the time. The producers puzzlingly decided to try to rip them off both off in the same movie.
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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and to a lesser extent the SlasherMovie genre (with a bunch of young people going to a remote era, some DevelopingDoomedCharacters scenes, and an alien as the SerialKiller instead of a deranged maniac).

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* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' was a massive box office hit, and the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' franchise was also hugely popular at the time. The film was blatantly trying producers puzzlingly decided to cash try to rip them off both off in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and to a lesser extent the SlasherMovie genre (with a bunch of young people going to a remote era, some DevelopingDoomedCharacters scenes, and an alien as the SerialKiller instead of a deranged maniac).same movie.
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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', and to a lesser extent the SlasherMovie genre (with a bunch of young people going to a remote era, some DevelopingDoomedCharacters scenes, and an alien as the SerialKiller instead of a deranged maniac).
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* CrossDressingVoices: Tommy's dubbed voice was provided by a woman.

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* CrossDressingVoices: Tommy's dubbed voice was very obviously provided by a an adult woman.
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The director of a low-budget European knockoff of a Hollywood blockbuster directed another low-budget European knockoff of a Hollywood blockbuster? That's not an example of He Also Did.


* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeAlsoDid: Director J. Piquer Simon also directed Podcast/{{Rifftrax}} favorite ''Supersonic Man''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeAlsoDid: Director J. Piquer Simon also directed Podcast/{{Rifftrax}} favorite ''Supersonic Man''.
''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
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* CreatorBacklash: Director Juan Piquer Simon was not happy with the ExecutiveMeddling (see below) and how much of the final film got changed.
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* HeAlsoDid: Director J. Piquer Simon also directed WebOriginal/{{Rifftrax}} favorite ''Supersonic Man''.

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* HeAlsoDid: Director J. Piquer Simon also directed WebOriginal/{{Rifftrax}} Podcast/{{Rifftrax}} favorite ''Supersonic Man''.
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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeAlsoDid: Director J. Piquer Simon also directed WebOriginal/{{Rifftrax}} favorite ''Supersonic Man''.
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Hey Its That Guy and Hey Its That Voice examples are being cut per TRS.


* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Ian Sera is the guy who gets his balls ripped off by a corpse in ''Film/{{Pieces}}''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Ian Sera is the guy who gets his balls ripped off by a corpse in ''Film/{{Pieces}}''.
''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ian Sera is the guy who gets his balls ripped off by a corpse in ''Film/{{Pieces}}''.

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* FollowTheLeader: The film was blatantly trying to cash in on the success of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Ian Sera is the guy who gets his balls ripped off by a corpse in ''Film/{{Pieces}}''.
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* CrossDressingVoices: Tommy's dubbed voice was provided by a woman.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ian Sera is the guy who gets his balls ripped off by a corpse in ''Film/{{Pieces}}''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling / FollowTheLeader: According to Mental Floss:
-->The Pod People was originally conceived as a straight-up alien invasion horror film. But while Los Nuevos Extraterrestres (the Spanish production’s original title) was still being filmed, Steven Spielberg released a little film called E.T. that became a blockbuster hit. The money people behind Pod People demanded several script changes at the last minute (“add a cute kid and make the alien more adorable!”) in order to make the movie more E.T.-ish, which partially accounts for the disjointed feel of this film.
* FakeAmerican: The movie itself. Even though it's a Spanish-French coproduction, the filmmakers seem hell-bent on convincing us it's set in America, if the Red Sox pennant on Tommy's wall and portrait of Ronald Reagan in the poachers' cabin are anything to go by.

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