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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 creature--who manages to use his snout to suck up peanuts and warp time and space with his fingers--Trumpy. Unfortunately, Trumpy's mom is found by poachers and goes on [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|a killing spree in response]]. To add to the terror, a group of [[The Scrappy|unappealing young people]] takes a break from recording [[Fake Band|nightmarish "pop" music]] to travel by RV up to the scene of the alien foothold. When one of their members is killed by the alien, they are drawn into the hunt for the culprit.
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 ''[[E.T. the
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* [[Hyperlink Story]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Rick (the leader of the band) and Bill (Tommy's uncle).
* [[Kill'Em All]]: This movie manages a very respectable body count. It's even lampshaded in the [[
* [[The Lost Woods]]: Cinder Woods
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: "Especially when she has boobs like that!" [[Pettanko|Boobs like WHAT?]]
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