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3 | ->''Since dawn's crack has man looked to the stars in wonder; often pondering his insignificance over a hot buttered crumpet; asking the eternal question, 'Are we alone in it all?' Today, dear friend, today he finds out...'' |
4 | -->-- '''Narration''' |
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6 | ''It Came!'' is a 2013 British comic book series "directed" by Dan Boultwood. |
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8 | Told in the style of a low-budget BMovie from TheFifties, the comic tells the story of Dr. Boy Brett and his "lady" friend, Doris Night, who encounter a gigantic extraterrestrial robot terrorizing the English countryside. |
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11 | !!It Troped!: |
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13 | * AffectionateParody: Of cheesy 50's [[BMovie B Movies]]. |
14 | * TheAlcoholic: Dick Claymore, according to what amounts to [[AllThereInTheManual his in-universe IMDb page]]. ''It Came'''s budget was so low because Pinetree Studios kept covering Claymore's bar tab. |
15 | * AlliterativeName: Frances Florence Flaunders, a.k.a. Fanny Flaunders. |
16 | * AllThereInTheManual: The trade edition includes fake histories for the "actors", photos from the set, and even period-appropriate merchandise for the movie. |
17 | * AnimatedActors: A certainty given that the comic is presented as an actual BMovie. Dr. Boy Brett is played by [[TheAlcoholic prolific boozehound]] Dick Claymore and Doris is played by Fanny Flaunders. |
18 | * ArtisticLicenseGeography: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. |
19 | -->'''Doris:''' I didn't think [the Marble Arch] was this close to Piccadilly? |
20 | -->'''Dr. Brett:''' This is no time for geographical accuracy, Doris! |
21 | * BringMyBrownPants: Happens to Dr. Brett. Twice. |
22 | -->'''Dr. Brett:''' Well, it's all gone brown in Trouser Town... |
23 | ** Also invoked in the tagline for ''Lost Valley of the Lost'': "[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal TROUSER BROWNING TRIASSIC TERROR!]]" |
24 | * BritsLoveTea: "The very thing that maintains our Britishness" is tea. [[spoiler:Turns out to be Grurk's weakness]]. |
25 | * CrazyCatLady: Fanny Flaunders, a.k.a. "Doris", after retiring from acting. |
26 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: ''Lost Valley of the Lost'' and ''Myopic Moon Men from the Moon''. |
27 | * DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Dr. Brett and his colleagues each have one, which are apparently necessary for "optimum sciencing". |
28 | * DumbBlonde: The secretary at the Mayfair Space Laboratory doubts dinosaurs existed because she has never seen a photo of one. |
29 | * {{Expy}}: Pinetree Studios is a schlockier version of Creator/PinewoodStudios. |
30 | * ForScience: Frequently proclaimed by Dr. Brett. |
31 | * FlyingSaucer: Grurk's flying saucer is clearly a prop wrapped in aluminum foil... [[SpecialEffectsFailure and held up by a piece of string]]. |
32 | * GroinAttack: Doris gives a richly-deserved one to Boy at the very end as punishment for his humiliating treatment of her. |
33 | * {{Irony}}: The purpose of Grurk's invasion is to [[spoiler:kidnap Britons and steal their [[StiffUpperLip Stiff Upper Lips]] for itself. Its weakness turns out to be that ''other'' quintessential British characteristic, [[BritsLoveTea a love of tea]].]] |
34 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: Dr. Brett, who is constantly referred to as a "great scientific mind," thinks that the "hundreds of solar systems" in space revolve around our Sun. |
35 | * NiceCharacterMeanActor: Closer to Nice Character, Erratic Alcoholic Actor with Dick. |
36 | * PokemonSpeak: Grurk. |
37 | * StiffUpperLip: Turns out that Grurk's motive is to [[spoiler:steal the very Britishness of its victims, seen when they lose their the stiffness of their upper lips.]] |
38 | * StockBritishPhrases: '''YES.''' |
39 | * TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Fanny Flaunders started out as a secretary at Pinetree Studios, and her first few roles had her cast as one. |
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