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Oldest child Bud Brewster acts as the ringleader as the children become servants to [[Cthulhu Mythos|Azathoth]]'s little cousin, which is a relatively benign fate compared to what happens to adults who discover the creature - Dave Brewster is struck mute or knocked out whenever he tries to tell someone else about it, another scientist gets a [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|short-term memory wipe]], and a third fellow is killed though [[Asshole Victim|he was an unlikable, abusive drunkard]], [[And There Was Much Rejoicing|so nobody really minds]].
But that isn't the extent of the blob's powers - soon the military base housing the Thunderer suffers a string of inexplicable accidents, each occurring near a creepy smiling child, culminating in the rocket's test launch resulting in spectacular, fiery disappointment. The military rushes to take down the star-spawn, but the children form a human wall and allow the blob to ascend back into the heavens. Finally free of its influence, Bud explains that all over the planet, other children have done as they did, sabotaging the nukes and doomsday devices of the world's nations. In awe, Mrs. Brewster remarks that "the world is having a second chance," and the movie closes on a ''[[The Bible
...which glosses over the [[Fridge Logic|geopolitical ramifications of this sudden shift in the balance of power]] with [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|confusing theology]]. So it's a movie sort of similar to ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', just, you know, not as good.
And no, ''The Space Children'' don't grow up into the ''[[Teenagers
It appeared in [[Mystery Science Theater 3000
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* [[Abusive Parent]]: Joe, ''so much''.
{{quote| '''Joe:''' Come back here! I'll break your neck!}}
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