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Spectacular, big-budget comedy film, directed by none other than [[Steven Spielberg]], which takes place, surprisingly enough, [[Exactly What It Says
The storyline follows the panic that ensues when, in the days after Pearl Harbor, paranoid Californians believe another attack is imminent. It's [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|very loosely]] based on [[wikipedia:Battle of Los Angeles|actual events]] (which, for one thing, actually occurred in 194'''2''').
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'''Wally Stephens:''' Neither do I!<br />
''(kicks Stretch [[Groin Attack|in the crotch]], then hits him across the face with a belt of .50 calibre machine-gun ammo; Stretch smiles dumbly for a second then falls over)'' }}
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The opening scene where a skinnydipping woman finds herself clutching the upthrusting periscope of a surfacing Japanese submarine (also serves as a hilarious ''[[Jaws (
{{quote| '''Lucky Japanese Lookout:''' Horrywood! Horrywood!.}}
* [[Doing It for
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: The aerial variant, namely the dogfight between Donna Stratton and Wild Bill Kelso in the streets of L.A. That is, just simply Wild Bill Kelso.
* [[Eat the Evidence]]: Hollis P. Wood eats his toy compass when he sees the Japs are interested in it. So they force-feed him prune juice to make him give it up again. Or down.
* [[Epic Movie]]: A rare comedy that can qualify as this.
* [[Ferris Wheel of Doom]]
* [[Firing in
* [[General Ripper]]: Colonel 'Mad Man' Maddox.
* [[Golden Age of Hollywood]]
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* [[Rousing Speech]]: Sergeant Tree's (Dan Aykroyd) [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
{{quote| '''Sergeant Tree:''' Do you want to see Mickey Mouse blitzkrieging across Poland?}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Opening scene Spielberg pays homage to ''[[Jaws (
* [[Tanks, But No Tanks]]: Averted when they built an accurate full-scale replica of an M3 tank which reportedly caused yet another budget overrun.
* [[Trash the Set]]: Just imagine this trope applied to the whole of [[Los Angeles]].
* [[Vehicle Vanish]]: Got the usual ''1941'' treatment. Why have one if you can also have a whole string of Vehicle Vanishes, partly even seen from behind?
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles The Battle of Los Angeles]
* [[What Happened to
* [[Who's
{{quote| '''[[Toshiro Mifune|Cmdr. Mitamura]]:''' Where's Hollywood?<br />
'''Hollis Wood:''' Right here. }}
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