The Interplanetary War as Space Farce
1. Sesamites Attack, released 1961, $8.4 million domestic gross:
The wildly inaccurate plot became, for many years, the canonical version of events.
2. The Halvah from Outer Space, released 1965, $650,000 domestic gross:
Now the spaceships are actually made out of halvah, with pistachios, yet! Identical plot—and even some identical footage, but now played for laughs.
3. Invasion of the Joyva Bars, released 1970, $24 million domestic gross:
The aliens land in Brooklyn this time. Slickly made, hip, and funny.
