The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra story
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a 2001 American independent science-fiction parody film directed by Larry Blamire. Synopsis: A scientist and his wife get mixed up with space aliens, a deranged scientist, a mutant monster, and a cranky living skeleton.
21 total · 6 major · 15 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | The two humanoid aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis from the planet Marva had crash-landed on Earth and were searching for some atmosphereum to repair their spaceship. |
| foreign point of view | major | The viewer is shown 1950s era American culture through the lens of the two ostensibly emotionless space aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis. |
| husband and wife | major | The story follows Dr. Paul Armstrong and his wife Betty in their search for the rare and powerful element atmosphereum. |
| scientist occupation | major | Paul made a big deal about being a dedicated scientist at every opportunity. |
| undead skeleton | major | The titular Skeleton of Cadavra was going around causing trouble. |
| what if I found myself in a strange place | major | The space aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis were stranded on Earth, which to them was alien and strange, with dubious prospects of getting back to their home planet of Marva. |
| alien living secretly among us | minor | The space aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis posed as ordinary Americans, but it wasn't long before Dr. Roger Fleming and the others sorted out their true identities. |
| betrayal | minor | After assuring Kro-Bar and Lattis that he'd share the atmosphereum with them, Dr. Roger Fleming callously took it all for himself to their astonishment. |
| cooperation | minor | The nefarious Dr. Roger Fleming tricked the naive space aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis into working together to obtain the atmosphereum that Fleming needed to resurrect the Skeleton of Cadavra. |
| emotionless emotion craving being | minor | The ostensibly emotionless space aliens Kro-Bar and Lattis learned to express themselves emotionally after spending some time stranded on Earth. |