Invasion of the Neptune Men (Uchu Kaisoku-sen)
Directed by Kohi Ohta
Written by Shin Morita; story by Akihiro Watanabe
1961/Japan
Toei Company
First viewing/Netflix rental
[box] “It wasn’t easy looking dignified wearing a bed sheet and a purple cape.” ― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune[/box]
Coneheads are defeated by a martial artist and a bunch of little kids.
My intro sentence can actually also serve as the plot summary. All the forces of science are helpless against aliens from Neptune. Fortunately, Japan is armed with sassy shorts-wearing children and Space Chief, who appears whenever the going gets tough with his ray gun.
This movie was tailor-made for MST3K. I have not seen that version, just the dubbed American release. The story does not stand up to a 90 minute running time but there are smiles to be had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-BZ5P-pbxA
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