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The physicist Samuel T. Cohen saw this film a dozen times. Two characters in this film stop at a diner that displays a sign reading “plate o’ shrimp $2.95.” This film’s director came up with words like “melon-farmer” to substitute profanity on its TV edit. A “code” in this film references Asimov’s First Law of Robotics. After burning a book parodying L. Ron Hubbard as “X. Rum-Bubba,” a man in this film describes his theory that the Dirty War’s desaparecidos actually went back in time to become the first humans. It’s not They Live, but this film’s characters consume products with absurdly minimalist branding like (*) “cookies,” “cigarette,” “food,” and “drink.” Musicians involved with this film include producer Michael Nesmith, the Circle Jerks, and Iggy Pop, who wrote its theme. In this film’s opening scene, a policeman is vaporized upon opening a car’s glowing trunk. For 10 points, name this Alex (10[1])Cox sci-fi film about a punk’s pursuit of an otherworldly Chevy Malibu. ■END■ (0[2])

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