The film leans heavily into physical comedy, often centered on the confusion between the real gendarmes and their alien doppelgängers.
: In a classic de Funès sequence, Cruchot hides from both the aliens and his own squad by disguising himself as a nun in a local convent. Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres
: Cruchot famously wanders Saint-Tropez jabbing people in the backside with a screwdriver to see if they make a metallic "clang," often accidentally targeting high-ranking officials like his captain. The film leans heavily into physical comedy, often