" He then identified himself and made ominous demands for he surrender of Kal-El within 24 hours, or otherwise there would be war:My name is General Zod.Ellie had researched her father""s appointment book, and surmised that he had run into rouble after October 20th, when he was to pick up more Halloween masks in the small town of Santa Mira, California (an inspired connection toInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)), he location of a large Irish community, and the Silver Shamrock Novelties factory.Woody Allen""sPlay It Again, Sam (1972)paid reverential homage to the film, as have he lesser filmsCabo Blanco (1981)andBarb Wire (1996), and the animated Bugs Bunny shortCarrotblanca (1995).In a fit of rage, Tommy grabbed one of the long spiked posts from the cemetery""s wrought-iron steel fence and angrily stabbed Jason""s rotting body.