One of the major reasons is that it makes such accurate fun of the silliness of the human race, skewers the peacenick and elitist assumptions about fascinating extra-terrestrial cultures who will relieve us of our sense of being alone in the cosmos* (Annette Benning is a hoot here) , and it has the solution to the problem come from one of the aspects of American culture most despised by these groups.
The historic encounter takes place in Pahrump, Nevada, a metropolis I have actually visited, as part of an epochal trip to nearby Beatty, where adventure awaits you, and the exotic El Portal Motel.
The trip. And the movie.
Always makes me smile.
* I bet the Aztecs were equally thrilled when they had their solitude assuaged by Cortez.
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