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** In the original story the film adapts, Nada's character died from a [[YourDaysAreNumbered programmed]] heart attack, which really stings in retrospect after Roddy Piper's life was also ended at 61 by a cardiac arrest.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: After Nada has gunned down a bunch of aliens masquerading as cops, a human cop cowers before him. Nada tells him, "Beat your feet", allowing him to run away unharmed.

** Frank and his soft heart under the cynicism. He tries to help Nada from the moment he sees him and gets him his pay even when he thinks Nada has gone on a criminal rampage.

* ValuesResonance: Nada's struggles with unemployment and job seeking during harsh economical times and the condemnation of rampant commercialization, the corruption and EatThePoor tendencies of capitalists and the PoliceBrutality during the raid of the shanty town are topics that maintained their relevance.

%% ZCE * ValuesResonance: The only things outdated in this film are the hairstyles.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Given the spree of mass shootings that America has had to deal with in the decades since this movie came out, it's just a ''little'' jarring that the most heroic and memorable scene in the movie is where the main character shoots up a bank, killing evil monsters which rule the world that he and he and alone is capable of seeing.

** The preponderance of mass shootings since the film's release can create some uncomfortable overtones to scenes where Nada bursts into crowded public areas and starts shooting at incognito aliens.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Compared to similar sci-fi movies nowadays which handle their themes more gracefully and subtly weave them into the plot, this movie's more in-your-face way of giving its commentary can become a drudge even if you agree with its statements.