Danny Johnson Saves the World is the tenth film by Christopher R. Mihm and the tenth film in the Mihmiverse Shared Universe. The film follows both Terror from Beneath the Earth and The Giant Spider. It is unique among the Mihmiverse movies in that it is both a Coming of Age Story and a family film.
The story is told in Flashback by an elderly Danny Johnson to amuse his grandchildren at Christmas. He recalls the events of one of the many times he save the world. In this case, he thwarted the efforts of a diminutive race of aliens armed with an invincible Killer Robot from brainwashing the children of Earth as a precursor to an invasion.
The movie is also notable for opening with the first animation produced for the Mihmiverse - a short starring the Canoe Cops Gustav and Sven.
The Canoe Cops' Cartoon provides examples of:
- Oh, No... Not Again!: Gustav's response to being swallowed whole by a giant monster.
- The End... Or Is It?: The short ends with a title card saying this, leaving it unsettled if Gustav and Sven escape from the giant monster's belly.
- The 'Verse: Gustav and Sven previously appeared in The Monster of Phantom Lake and It Came from Another World!
Danny Johnson Saves The World provides examples of:
- Creator Cameo: Christopher R. Mihm provides the voices of Steve and the father.
- Credits Gag: No meat monsters were harmed in the making of this film.
- Ensemble Dark Horse: Steve has gone on to become the most popular of Mihm's monsters and fans of the films have made their own Steve plushes.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The title says it all. A boy named Danny Johnson saves the world from aliens.
- Flashback: Most of the movie is one.
- Giant Spider: One of the many monsters summoned by the aliens.
- Innocent Aliens: The alien invaders turn out to be friendly little guys, bullied into invading Earth by an Evil Queen.
- Kid Hero: Danny Johnson
- Killer Robot: Danny has to fight one.
- Unreliable Narrator: Danny Johnson's grandchildren think he is one, but they still enjoy his stories. Little do they know...
- The 'Verse: Danny Johnson previously appeared in Terror from Beneath the Earth and The Giant Spider.
