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Not to be confused with [[People Jars]], which [[Captain Obvious|involves Jar People]], or ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'', which features [[
A little boy named Tommy who has an extensive array of pets he likes to call "specimens" finds an alien egg to hatch, somewhat like Horton. When it hatches, Tommy names the
The film is as much of a mess behind the scenes as it is on-screen. ''Los Nuevos Extraterrestres'' began its life as a low-budget horror film. Then, after the initial script had been written, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086026/trivia the producers demanded the addition of the subplot about the little kid adopting the alien], in a blatant attempt to [[Follow the Leader|cash in on the success]] of ''[[
You can check out [[
For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' version, please go to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000
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* [[A Boy and His X]]: Tommy and Trumpy
* [[Big Eater]]: Trumpy
* [[B
* [[Bait and Switch Credits]]: With Galaxy Invader, featuring a monster that looks ''worse'' than the one from here.
* [[
* [[But Now I Must Go]]
* [[Cross
* [[Dies Wide Open]]
* [[The Ditz]]: Laura
* [[The Eighties]]: Complete with a picture of [[Ronald Reagan]] in one scene. One of the rock girls has a very eighties headband.
* [[Executive Meddling]] / [[Follow the Leader]]: According to Mental Floss:
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* [[Fake Band]]
* [[Fake
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] / [[Power Glows]]: Trumpy eyes' glow when he uses his powers.
* [[Hollywood Night]]
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* [[Hyperlink Story]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Rick (the leader of the band) and Bill (Tommy's uncle).
* [[Kill
* [[The Lost Woods]]: Cinder Woods
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: "Especially when she has boobs like that!" [[Pettanko|Boobs like WHAT?]]
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Trumpy's mom kills two or three of the cast by punching them in the face.
** Many of them she appears to kill by simply pushing them over.
* [[Mix
* [[Mondegreen]]: The reason "The Engines Roar" is so susceptible to mondegreens is that the Spanish composer is singing the song, dubbing Ian Sera, and trying to hide a thick Spanish accent.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The movie can't decide if it's trying to be a cutesy E.T.-like movie or a monster movie, [[Take a Third Option|so it settles on being both.]]
* [[Non
* [[Non
* [[Ominous Fog]]: "''The Fog'' didn't have this much fog!"
* [[Paper
* [[People in Rubber Suits]]: Trumpy, looking like a mutant offspring of Ro-Man and an elephant.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Trumpy wastes his awesome time-and-space-warping powers doing stupid tricks for Tommy.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Trumpy's parent goes on this, justifiably. First, all but one of the eggs on its ship are senselessly smashed by a poacher, then, when it approaches two more poachers by a campfire, they lure it closer, then shoot and wound it without provocation. After that, you'd understand why it kills everyone it sees; it thinks all [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|Humans Are Bastards]].
* [[Scenery Porn]]
* [[Shoo the Dog]]: Provides the page quote.
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