▁in ▁the ▁field ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁sau cer ▁before . ▁When ▁the ▁actual ▁al iens ▁arrive ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁second ▁sau cer , ▁they ▁dis gu ise ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁g end arm es . ▁The ▁actual ▁g end arm es ▁then ▁amb ush ▁them ▁and ▁sp ray ▁them ▁with ▁water ▁using ▁pack s ▁on ▁their ▁back . ▁Despite ▁being ▁sp rayed ▁with ▁water , ▁the ▁al iens ▁use ▁their ▁las er ▁vision ▁do ▁destroy ▁the ▁g end arm es ' ▁water ▁pack s . ▁The ▁g end arm es ▁briefly ▁eng age ▁the ▁al iens ▁in ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat ▁before ▁the ▁al iens ▁seem ingly ▁retre at ▁into ▁their ▁sau cer ▁and ▁fly ▁away . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁g end arm es ▁are ▁being ▁sal uted ▁as ▁hero es ▁at ▁a ▁para de , ▁when ▁they ▁suddenly ▁start ▁making ▁met all ic ▁no ises ▁and ▁collapse . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁these ▁are ▁actually ▁the ▁al ien ▁g end arm es . ▁M om ents ▁later , ▁the ▁flying ▁sau cer ▁comes ▁out ▁of ▁now here ▁and ▁f lies ▁over ▁the ▁crowd , ▁being ▁pil oted ▁by ▁the ▁real ▁g end arm es ▁who ▁accident ally ▁board ed ▁the ▁real ▁sau cer . ▁The ▁sau cer ▁runs ▁out ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁sea . ▁The ▁g end arm es ▁get ▁out , ▁and ▁are ▁ha iled ▁as ▁hero es ▁by ▁Saint - T ro pez . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Louis ▁de ▁Fun ès