Author Appeal: Dante's love of The '50s science fiction and casting of Dick Miller.Ben asks, "If this is all a dream, what happens when we wake up?" Darren answers, "I don't know, but I can't wait to find out." Roll credits. And the Adventure Continues: The aliens send Ben, Wolfgang, and Darren a new dream.Then that one is swallowed by a larger one in the same way. Always a Bigger Fish: The Thunder Road is swallowed by a large spaceship.The Alleged Spaceship: The Thunder Road is made of an old carnival ride, some spot-welding, a 1980s portable computer, Imported Alien Phlebotinum (that the kids didn't know was unreliable until their first flight, and still is pretty complicated to fly) and a whole lot of prayer.Aliens Steal Cable: And quote it relentlessly.Aliens Speaking English: Justified, they mostly speak in pop-culture references.Adults Are Useless: Averted, and one is envious of their adventure, but cheers them on.After the Thunder Road takes off from Earth at the climax (with him seeing it happen), he doesn't appear anymore. Aborted Arc: The sheriff investigating the situation with the Thunder Road, which among other things has him saying that he had also gotten the same dreams the kids have when he was young.While the 214XX is indeed Maryland (matching his address), the "21499" zip code itself is not in use in the United States. 555: The zip code on Ben's jacket is 21499.The movie contains examples of the following tropes:
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