Many other sci-fi films of the 1950s, including Robert Wise""sThe Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), Invaders From Mars (1953)andInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)portrayed he human race as victimized and at the mercy of externalized, mysterious, hostile, and unfriendly forces - invading aliens.Inside the barge, Leia wrapped her chain around Jabba""s neck, pulled it tight, and strangled the vile gangster to death.When Taggart is asked:"How about some more beans, Mr.Taggart?", he replies with exasperation:"I""d say you""ve had enough!"Taggart is pleased that the dreaded Mongo (ex-football player Alex Karras) [the character was based on Hoss, actor Dan Blocker""s character from the popular TV western seriesBonanza] - his simple-minded brutish henchman, is proposed as the one to kill the new black sheriff.In flashbacks, they old about their lives 20 years earlier, when they had been involved in the filming ofGiantand worked as extras.