History Film / LeGendarmeEtLesExtraTerrestres

* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: [[spoiler:The aliens quickly rust when exposed to water, being made of metal. The brigade simply assaults them with backpack water sprayers]].

* MechanicalLifeforms: The aliens are made of metal [[spoiler:and they rust]].

** Cruchot then thinks that the colonel is an alien. He stabs him in the buttocks.
** Cruchot later thinks an American tourist is an alien. So he jumps on her back to handcuff her.
* MundaneSolution: [[spoiler:Backpack water sprayers to kill nigh invincible metal aliens.]]

* AccidentalPervert: Cruchot jumps on the back of a young American tourist in bikini, because he thinks she is an alien and he wants to handcuff her. Both Josépha and the tourist's husband catch him in this awkwardf position.

* AccidentalPervert: Cruchot jumps on the back of a young American tourist in bikini, because he thinks she is an alien and he wants to handcuff her. Both Josépha and the tourist's husband catch him in this strange position.

* ExplodingFishTanks: When the gendarmes corner two of the aliens in a fish restaurant, Cruchot grabs a hunting shotgun and one of the aliens bends the cannon upwards just as Cruchot fires it, which destroys one of the restaurant's fish tanks and completely soaks the other alien, who rusts as a result, exposing the aliens' WeaksauceWeakness.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Fougasse and Merlot are not there any more and nobody notices.

* AlienLunch: The aliens have to drink oil to survive.

* KillItWithWater: [[spoiler:The aliens rust and soon die if they are sprayed with water.]]

* MundaneSolution: [[spoiler:Backpack water sprayers to kill nigh invincible aliens.]]

* ProperlyParanoid: Knowing the aliens are made of metal, Cruchot tries to stung random people in order to bust them -- but everyone think he is just crazy.

* TheSeventies: This is a 1979 film.

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** Beaupied and later Cruchot recite a personal version of ''The Fox and the Crow'' by Jean de La Fontaine. Of course this is to flatter their superior.

* AlienLunch: They drink oil.

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''Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres'' (''The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials'') is a 1979 French comedy film starring Creator/LouisDeFunes and Creator/MichelGalabru, and the fifth installment of the ''[[Film/LeGendarmeDeSaintTropez Gendarme de Saint-Tropez]]'' series.

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''Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres'' (''The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials'') is a 1979 French comedy film starring Creator/LouisDeFunes and Creator/MichelGalabru, and the fifth installment of ''Film/{{Le Gendarme|DeSaintTropez}}'' series.

''Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres'' (''The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials'') is a 1979 French comedy film starring Creator/LouisDeFunes. This is the fifth installment of ''Film/{{Le Gendarme|DeSaintTropez}}'' series. Cruchot (Creator/LouisDeFunes) has discovered that aliens have arrived in the town in a FlyingSaucer. The aliens ([[MechanicalLifeforms which are made of metal]]) can [[{{Humanshifting}} duplicate the forms of humans]] and have telekinetic powers. They promptly impersonate the policemen, which soon creates confusion.

* DisguisedInDrag: Cruchot disguises himself as a nun to avoid being caught by Gerber (the whole brigade believes him to be crazy and wants to keep him locked).