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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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