"I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually some poor girl. All the guys are trying to desperately handle levers and saying, go to something or other"

This quote by Neil Innes speaks with the classic sci-fi films of the past. He is referring to the category of movies where horrible creatures come out of swamps and travel to Mars, and there is usually a female character in distress. The male characters are then trying to desperately find out how to save her, often by controling levers and other controls. Innes is likely describing the timeless sci-fi films of the 1950s and 1960s, which frequently included these kinds of stories. The quote talks to the fond memories of these timeless films, and how they have actually ended up being a part of our collective memory. It also talks to the power of the category, and how it has actually been able to record the imaginations of generations of audiences.