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Why the UFOs Steal Our Lettuce (1980)

Why the UFOs Steal Our Lettuce poster
Original title
Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen
Directed by
Hansjürgen Pohland
Genre
science fiction film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
6
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends in West Berlin fend off aliens who have come to steal their lettuce. Their attempts to stop the extraterrestrials lead to a series of chaotic events.

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What happens

Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (Videotitel: Hallo, Checkpoint Charlie, später Checkpoint-Charly, auch Checkpoint Charlie oder Das Chaos schlägt zurück) ist eine deutsche Filmkomödie von Hans Jürgen Pohland aus dem Jahr 1980. Der Film wurde im Herbst 1979 in West-Berlin gedreht. Uraufführung war am 18. April 1980 in mehreren Städten. Er wurde 1981 im Fernsehen ausgestrahlt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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