1 | ''Invasion of the Animal People'' (in Swedish ''Rymdinvasion i Lappland'') is a 1959 Swedish-American science fiction film. |
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3 | Diane Wilson, a young American woman, experiences a UFO visit. She flies to Europe to visit her uncle Dr. Frederick Wilson, a famous geologist, and flirts with her uncle's colleague, the handsome Dr. Erik Engstrom. The two scientists are soon called to Lapland to investigate a meteorite and reports of mutilated reindeer. To their annoyance, Diane stows away on the plane. A huge yeti-like creature is soon rampaging through Lapland, tearing apart houses and terrifying the locals. Unbeknownst to the humans, the creature is being controlled by aliens in a snowbound spaceship. It captures Diane and carries her around for a while. A mob of torch-wielding Laplanders assemble and drive the creature off a cliff, whereupon the aliens leave the planet. |
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5 | !!This movie contains examples of: |
6 | %%* AlienInvasion: Of Lapland. |
7 | * AliensStealCattle: In this case, aliens mutilate reindeer. |
8 | * AlternateDVDCommentary: It received the Podcast/RiffTrax treatment [[https://www.rifftrax.com/invasion-of-the-animal-people in 2018.]] |
9 | * TheChanteuse: The lady singing "The Midnight Sun" at the ski chalet. |
10 | %%* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion |
11 | * EnergyBall: The alien ship is portrayed as simply a glowing spot. |
12 | * FauxlosophicNarration: "If we search deeply enough into this, perhaps we find an omen." |
13 | %%* HollywoodNatives: The Laplanders. |
14 | * MadeOfExplodium: The plane bursts into flame after a small piece of wood siding is thrown against its propeller. |
15 | * MarketBasedTitle: In addition to the original Swedish title, the film had at least three English titles: ''Invasion of the Animal People'', ''Space Invasion of Lapland'', and ''Terror in the Midnight Sun''. |
16 | * MonsterDelay: The yeti-like creature doesn't make an appearance until the 46-minute mark. |
17 | %%* PlayingHardToGet: Diane, at first. |
18 | * RubberForeheadAliens: The aliens resemble coneheads in black robes. |
19 | %%* ScareChord: Heavily used. |
20 | * SceneryPorn: Lots of loving shots of the arctic landscape, ski slopes, and so on. |
21 | -->'''[[Podcast/RiffTrax Bill Corbett]]:''' Ah, the majestic "padding the living [bleep] out of this movie" scene. |
22 | %%* ScreamingWoman: Diane's main strategy when confronted by the creature. |
23 | * SexySilhouette: While Diane is undressing in the cabin. |
24 | * SpinningPaper: Complete with plenty of fake mundane news items, like "Suit to Begin Over Delmonico's Name" and "American Mining Expert Asks for British Citizenship". |
25 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Diane is the only female character with a speaking part. |
26 | * TheNarrator: The English version makes heavy use of voice-over by Creator/JohnCarradine. All plot developments during the first act are conveyed by narration. |
27 | * TorchesAndPitchforks: After their camp is attacked, the Laplanders form a torch-wielding mob and go cross-country-skiing after the creature. |
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