Pod People

Pod People is a 1983 Spanish science fiction film directed by Juan Piquer Simón. A young boy discovers a lovable alien creature, but the alien's mother is on the prowl. The original film The Unearthling (Los Nuevos Extraterrestres) was a film about evil aliens, but was butchered by American Film Ventures to cash in on the success of E.T.. The film was largely forgotten until 1991 when it was lampooned by Mystery Science Theater 3000 and later released in this format by Rhino Home Video.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

While members of a rock band are camping in the woods, hunters nearby discover a stash of huge eggs and begin smashing them. One baby alien escapes while the mother takes her revenge. The baby, a phallic-trunked creature that vaguely looks like the 1980s television alien Alf, is lost in the woods and is found by Tommy, who lives in a secluded house with his aunt and uncle. Tommy nicknames him "Trumpy", and they become playmates. Meanwhile the dangerous mother alien is looking for her child and the rock band seeks out Tommy's house for refuge.

Most memorable is the horrid rock song "Burning Rubber Tires", an uninspiring hot-rodding tune. After it ends, the film's lead singer sneers and says, "It stinks!" The song's incoherent lyrics led to what is arguably MST3K's most famous song parody (see below).