Zone Troopers story

movie: Zone Troopers (1985) · 1985-10-01

In Italy in World War II, four members of an American military patrol discover an alien spaceship that has crash-landed behind enemy lines.

8 total · 3 major · 5 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
extraterrestrial being major The Nazis recovered a crash-landed alien and held it captive in an SS camp.
what it is like in a combat zone major We saw an American military patrol trapped behind enemy lines. They found themselves in two lengthy firefights, got ambushed, fell in the hands of the Nazis, and generally evaded enemy pursuit.
World War II major The film follows four members of an American military patrol group in Italy during the Second World War.
coping with the death of someone minor The American G.I.s' mourned the death of Joey, a fellow member of their tight knit patrol group.
historical figure minor Mittens decked Hitler with a right cross. [Adolf Hitler]
human vs. captivity minor Two American G.I.'s made a daring escape from an SS camp.
speculative spaceship minor Two members of an American military patrol discovered a yellow alien spaceship, crashed behind enemy lines. The blue humanoid aliens came to Earth in a blue rocketship of some sort to rescue the crashed alien.
universal translation device minor A blue humanoid alien need to hold up a radio-like device to his ear in order to communicate in English.