Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll, is a 12 minute spoof of a 1950s black and white science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 B-movie. It was first released in 1997 and starred Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal O'Hanlon is an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted and George Sunday in My Hero.-Early life:...

. It was written by Mik Duffy

Mik Duffy

Mik Duffy is a writer from Armagh, Northern Ireland, currently resided in Belfast, he writes mainly for and about film.-Filmography:* Brody Mullet: Boxkicker * Hitch * Mortice * Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll...

 and its director Enda Hughes.

The title is taken from the 1957 Rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 novelty hit record "Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll" by Billy Lee Riley

Billy Lee Riley

Billy Lee Riley was an American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. His most memorable recordings included "Rock With Me Baby," and "Red Hot".-Biography:...

 and His Little Green Men. O'Hanlan's "rendition" of the song, is performed by producer Michael Hughes.

Plot

A likeable movie loving loser, discovers and thwarts an alien kidnap plan, due to a hearing imparment that renders him immune to the alien's hypnotic

Hypnosis

Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...

sound ray.