YMMV / Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

• Aluminum Christmas Trees: Modern audiences would not associate Tehran with swanky casinos, but prior to the Islamic Revolution, Iran was indeed ruled by a pro-western regime which welcomed foreign high-rollers and bon vivants.
• Harsher in Hindsight: All the references to the Ayatollah, considering what happened just a year later. The most prominent Iranian actor in the film, Pouri Banayi, was arrested after the Iranian Revolution and didn't appear in another film for thirty years.
• Unintentional Period Piece: The film is a remarkable time capsule of the period just before the Iranian Revolution. Plot devices include Soviet-American détente and the exiled Ayatollah, not to mention flared trousers and funky synth music.

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