"Psychological projection is the process of misinterpreting what is "inside" as coming from "outside". - - In its malignant forms, it is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against disowned and highly negative parts of the self by denying their existence in themselves and attributing them to others, breeding misunderstanding and causing untold interpersonal damage."
Soviet Movies, left to right:
Guest from the Future (Гостья из Будущего), Per Aspera ad Astra (Сквозь Тернии к Звездам)
Moscow-Cassiopeia (Москва-Кассиопея), Guest From the Future (again)
Kin-Dza-Dza (Кин-дза-дза), The Witches Cave (Подземелье Ведьм)
Moscow-Cassiopeia (again), This Merry Planet (Эта весёлая планета)
I don't know this one, She Fell from clouds (Spadla z oblakov)
Both of those predate the post-Jaws, Alien and Star Wars blockbuster era though, and I wonder if it influenced their films at all.
I mean, the Soviet Union collapsed in the late-80s / early-90s. Hollyweird was still picking up steam back then.