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* [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]]: Donny saying "fuck" (amongst other curses from the children) and Nelec's unusually {{spoiler|gory death}} were probably put in to ensure a PG-13 rating.
* [[Badass]]: The alien itself.
* [[Badass Teacher]]: Dr. Woodward -- theWoodward—the biology teacher at the main characters' school -- isschool—is revealed to be the infamous "Truck Guy" seen crashing into Groom Lake One in the trailers. The best part is that he survives the crash. {{spoiler|Turns out he's also one of the scientists who studied the monster.}}
* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Averted. Most of the acting in the movie the kids are working on is believably bad. Joe himself was called upon to play a soldier and was particularly stiff. Martin seems to be alright, but Alice slowly started getting so emotional and into character as the wife that she stunned everyone.
** Amusingly, the poor editing of Charles' movie (seen over the ending credits) conceals this, so that she looks just as bad as the other kids.
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* [[Birds of a Feather]]: Joe and Alice both have [[Parental Neglect|neglectful fathers]] and [[Missing Mom|missing mothers]].
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: {{spoiler|The alien is thoroughly weird-looking. It has four arms, feet that end with digging "chisels," and a body with multiple gaps or negative spaces that do not exist in Earth vertebrates. Its face looks surprisingly humanoid at first glance, but the lipped mouth can split horribly into a fanged set of mandibles, and the human-like eyes are normally covered by a reflective membrane.}}
* [[Black Dude Dies First]]: Somehow, both averted and played straight. The first violent scene in the movie involves a train crash, in which Dr. Woodward -- aWoodward—a black guy -- isguy—is apparently killed when his truck gets hit by the train. However, despite appearing dead at first sight, he is actually alive and scares the crap out of the kids who come to investigate. Many people in the town die, but the first of the soldiers on the bus to die is the black guy, who appropriately gives the Colonel an indignant look when asked to go outside and shoot the alien with a tracking dart. {{spoiler|Though it is notable that three black characters -- Dr. Woodward and two soldiers -- die, with the former getting euthanized by one of the latter.}}
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Charles' sister, Jennifer, who is constantly complaining to their mother about wanting to go to a girl's party, but can't, due to babysitting duties. Used as a plot point, it's the only way Charles is able to get them places during the events of the film by promising to babysit instead.
* [[Brick Joke]]:
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* [[Her Heart Will Go On|His Heart Will Go On]]: Joe's father eventually comes to terms with his wife's death.
* [[Holding Hands]]: Joe and Alice at the end of the film.
* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Basically, the creature itself has been stranded on Earth since the 1950's, and has been imprisoned and experimented on for the last couple of decades, and has only wanted to return home via its ship. More or less the reason for its aggression is because every human it sees (sans Dr. Woodward, with whom it establishes a mental link) is a potential threat, or expendable for the most part.}}
** Averted {{spoiler|with Joe, whose chat with the alien in the tunnel -- "Bad things happen" -- reveals to it that in a way, everybody hurts. And since the alien is holding Joe at the time and establishes a mind link by contact, the alien can see that Joe -- who had by then forgiven Alice's father for what happened -- is right.}}
** From the prequel comic's tagline: {{spoiler|"The Soviets sent a dog. The U.S. sent a ''[[Nuke'Em|nuke]]''." This is actually justified: the Soviets' probe was shot down, causing all the worst reactions...}}
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