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pos: Klaatu barada nikto Klaatu barada nikto “Klaatu barada nikto” is a phrase that originated in the 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The humanoid alien protagonist of the film, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), instructs Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) that if any harm befalls him, she must say the phrase to the robot Gort (Lockard Martin). In response Gort relents from destroying the Earth and resurrects Klaatu from death. The Robot Hall of Fame describes the phrase as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction" and Frederick S. Clarke of "Cinefantastique" called it "the most famous phrase ever spoken

pos: Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) has a concentrated way of seeing the world." The original Klaatu knew little of Earth, and spent most of the film learning; whereas in the later film, another member of Klaatu's race had been sent to Earth decades earlier. Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Klaatu (pronounced “klahtú”) is a fictional humanoid alien in the 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and its 2008 remake. Klaatu is famous in part because of the phrase “Klaatu barada nikto!” used in the classic film and its re-use in the Bruce Campbell cult comedy film "Army of Darkness",

pos: Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Klaatu (pronounced “klahtú”) is a fictional humanoid alien in the 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and its 2008 remake. Klaatu is famous in part because of the phrase “Klaatu barada nikto!” used in the classic film and its re-use in the Bruce Campbell cult comedy film "Army of Darkness", as well as many other films. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) arrives in a flying saucer in Washington, DC, accompanied by Gort (Lock Martin), as a peaceful ambassador from an extraterrestrial confederation; but when he presents a harmless device as "a

pos: The Day the Earth Stood Still Stood Still" is ranked seventh in Arthur C. Clarke's list of the best science fiction films of all time, just above Stanley Kubrick's "", which Clarke himself co-wrote. The 1951 film holds a 94% "Certified Fresh" rating at the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Since the release of the film, the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" has appeared repeatedly in fiction and in popular culture. The Robot Hall of Fame described it as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction", while Frederick S. Clarke of "Cinefantastique" called it "the most famous phrase ever spoken by an extraterrestrial". Patricia

pos: The Day the Earth Stood Still Neal had a problem speaking the phrase, though she was proud of the film overall. "I do think it's the best science fiction film ever made, although I admit that I sometimes had a difficult time keeping a straight face. Michael would patiently watch me bite my lips to avoid giggling and ask, with true British reserve, 'Is that the way you intend to play it?'" Edmund H. North, who wrote "The Day the Earth Stood Still", also created the alien language used in the film, including the iconic phrase "Klaatu barada nikto". The official spelling for the phrase comes

pos: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) deactivate Gort, "Klaatu barada nikto". Two characters are named Klaatu and Barada, and the Klaatu character's alien race are known as the Nikto. The phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" is used as a magic spell associated with the Necronomicon ex Mortis in the 1992 movie "Army of Darkness". Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Gort is a fictional humanoid robot that appeared first in the 1951 20th Century Fox American science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and later in its 2008 remake. His depiction varies between film adaptations, however, the original character was loosely based on the

pos: Klaatu barada nikto by an extraterrestrial." Edmund H. North, who wrote "The Day the Earth Stood Still", also created the alien language used in the film, including the phrase ""Klaatu barada nikto"". The official spelling of the phrase comes directly from the script (as shown in the above image) and provides insight as to its proper pronunciation. The phrase was never translated in the film and neither Edmund North nor did 20th Century Fox ever release an official translation. Near the end of the film, as Klaatu is pursued by the American military, he urges Helen Benson to memorize the phrase, saying "There's

pos: The Day the Earth Stood Still In June 2008, the American Film Institute revealed its "10 Top 10" — the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres — after polling more than 1,500 people from the creative community. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was acknowledged as the fifth best film in the science fiction genre. The film was also on the ballot for AFI's other lists including "100 Years ... 100 Movies", the tenth anniversary list, "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains" for Klaatu in the heroes category, "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" for the famous line "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto" and AFI's

pos: Klaatu barada nikto The documentary "Decoding "Klaatu Barada Nikto": Science Fiction as Metaphor" examined the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" with some of the people involved with "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Robert Wise, director of the original, recalled a conversation he had with Edmund North, saying North told him, "...it's just something I kind of cooked up. I thought it sounded good." Billy Gray, who played Bobby Benson in the film, said that "barada nikto must mean... save Earth". Florence Blaustein, widow of the producer Julian Blaustein, said North had to pass a street called Baroda every day going to work and

pos: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) holding irrevocable powers to "preserve the peace" by destroying any aggressor. The fear of provoking these robots acts as a deterrent against aggression. To that end, Gort accompanies Klaatu on his mission to deliver an ultimatum to the people of Earth: the interplanetary confederation is not concerned with internal human politics; however, if humanity threatens to use atomic weapons against the other planets, the Earth will be destroyed to ensure the safety of the other planets. Gort does not speak, but he can receive and follow verbal commands (including the famous dialog line "Klaatu barada nikto", spoken by actor Patricia

pos: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) "Gort Klaatu barada nikto". Gort appears in the FBI lineup in "The Springfield Files", an episode of "The Simpsons". With him are other TV aliens, such as Gordon Shumway aka Alf, Chewbacca, Marvin the Martian, and one of the Kang and Kodos team. Gort is also referenced in Season 7, episode 9 of Futurama- A Clockwork Origin. The Planet Express crew are tried for crimes against science on a planet inhabited by rapidly evolving robots. The front of the court building reads "Superior Gort". The "Star Wars" film "Return of the Jedi" contains an homage to the phrase used to

pos: The Day the Earth Stood Still protecting us from ourselves will misuse or abuse their power". "Fantastic Films" magazine explored the meaning of "Klaatu barada nikto" in a 1978 article titled "The Language of Klaatu". The article, written by Tauna Le Marbe, who is listed as their "Alien Linguistics Editor", attempts to translate all the alien words Klaatu used throughout the film. In the article, the literal translation for Klaatu barada nikto was "Stop Barbarism (I have) death, bind" and the free translation was "I die, repair me, do not retaliate". The documentary "Decoding "Klaatu Barada Nikto": Science Fiction as Metaphor" examined the phrase "Klaatu barada

pos: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) first Gort are gone. The 2008 G.O.R.T has a more simplistic overall surface design that in close-up appears to "move" due to its nanorobotic composition. Owen Gleiberman writes that "Gort isn't so lovey-dovey" in the remake; rather, "he's like a super-tall, obsidian Oscar statue wreaking havoc." At the insistence of Keanu Reeves, the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" was included in the remake (Keanu says the words when Gort reacts to his shooting, although the words are very distorted). A life-size replica of the 1951 Gort is on display at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle. Collectors

pos: Necronomicon (Nox Arcana album) by many to be unpronouncable, is effectively spoken aloud by Joseph Vargo on several of the tracks. Vargo, who is a huge fan of Lovecraft's work, also illustrated the CD packaging to appear as he imagined the famed fictional book to be from Lovecraft's descriptions. A hidden track on the CD also contains the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto", a well-known quote from the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Army of Darkness", which in turn borrowed thematic elements from Lovecraft. Some of the songs titles are also titles of Lovecraft stories, such as "The Nameless City" and "The

pos: Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Benson's suitor, he is fatally shot by the U.S. Army; whereupon Mrs. Benson, at his behest, delivers the message "Klaatu barada nikto!" barely in time to save her own life. Gort retrieves Klaatu's body, and revives him from death. Klaatu gives the assembled scientists the following ultimatum: Earth can either join other spacefaring worlds, wherein peace is ensured by a massive deterrent force of robots similar to Gort, or "be reduced to a burned-out cinder". Klaatu then departs. The 2008 remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" features Keanu Reeves in the role of Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly as

pos: Edmund H. North Edmund H. North Edmund Hall North (March 12, 1911 – August 28, 1990), was an American screenwriter who shared an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola in 1970 for their script for "Patton". North wrote the screenplay for the 1951 science-fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and is credited for creating the famous line from the film, "Klaatu barada nikto". He was a son of Bobby North and Stella Maury who performed in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. North began writing plays while attending Culver Military Academy in Indiana and at Stanford University. As

pos: Revelations (The X-Files) episode turned out after all the additional work had been done. Several of the scenes were altered or cut during post-production, such as the scene with the priest; the producers were unhappy with the voice of the actor, so they recorded a voice-over and mixed it in during post-production. A scene with Kevin's father speaking in tongues—as well as quoting the famous "Klaatu barada nikto" line from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)—was cut in the final edit of the episode. "Revelations" premiered on the Fox network on December 15, 1995. This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10,

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still directly from the script (as shown in the adjacent image) and provides insight as to its proper pronunciation. No translation was given in the film. Philosophy professor Aeon J. Skoble speculates the famous phrase is a "safe-word" that is part of a fail-safe feature used during diplomatic missions such as the one Klaatu and Gort make to Earth. With the use of the safe-word, Gort's deadly force can be deactivated in the event the robot is mistakenly triggered into a defensive posture. Skoble observes that the theme has evolved into a "staple of science fiction that the machines charged with

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and the film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann. The storyline for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" involves a

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction thriller film, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay by David Scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates and on the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H. North. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, this version replaces the Cold War theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of humankind's environmental damage to the planet. It follows Klaatu, an

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still Radio Service. The film was remade in 2008. The director was Scott Derrickson and it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu. The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates,

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still and the extremely fine special effects work". The "Los Angeles Times" praised the film's seriousness, though it also found "certain subversive elements". Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" wrote a dismissive review, however, calling the film "tepid entertainment" and describing Gort as "oddly unmenacing". "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was moderately successful when released, accruing US$1,850,000 in distributors' domestic (U. S. and Canada) rentals, making it the year's 52nd biggest earner. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" earned more plaudits overseas: the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave the filmmakers a special Golden Globe Award for "promoting international understanding".

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) reused the Herrmann title theme in the original pilot episode for Irwin Allen's 1965 TV series "Lost in Space". Danny Elfman noted "The Day the Earth Stood Still"s score inspired his interest in film composing, and made him a fan of Herrmann. Tyler Bates was brought in to compose the score for 2008 remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" after Derrickson heard his work on "The Devil's Rejects" and "Slither". Bates decided that instead of imitating the original score by Bernard Herrmann he would try and convey the message of the new film, which was different, and assumed

neg: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Gort is a fictional humanoid robot that appeared first in the 1951 20th Century Fox American science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and later in its 2008 remake. His depiction varies between film adaptations, however, the original character was loosely based on the character Gnut, from "Farewell to the Master", a 1940 "Astounding Science Fiction" short story written by Harry Bates, used as the basis for Edmund H. North's screenplay. In that story, Gnut is a moving green statue that is apparently attendant upon Klaatu, but in the terminus of

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) sound effect, especially during Klaatu's surgery. The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) "The Day the Earth Stood Still" soundtrack (1951) was composed in July, and recorded in August 1951. It was Bernard Herrmann's first soundtrack after he moved from New York to Hollywood. Herrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film including violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two theremin electronic instruments (played by Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure), two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones, two glockenspiels, two pianos, two harps, three trumpets, three trombones, and four tubas. Unusual overdubbing and tape-reversal techniques were used,

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) The Day the Earth Stood Still (soundtrack) "The Day the Earth Stood Still" soundtrack (1951) was composed in July, and recorded in August 1951. It was Bernard Herrmann's first soundtrack after he moved from New York to Hollywood. Herrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film including violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two theremin electronic instruments (played by Samuel Hoffman and Paul Shure), two Hammond organs, a large studio electric organ, three vibraphones, two glockenspiels, two pianos, two harps, three trumpets, three trombones, and four tubas. Unusual overdubbing and tape-reversal techniques were used, as well. 20th Century Fox later

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid The Day the Earth Stood Stupid "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" is the seventh episode in season three of "Futurama". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 2001. The title of this episode is a play on the title of the 1951 science fiction film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Leela is entering Nibbler in a pet show on Earth. After hearing that the top prize is $500 and a year's supply of dog food, Bender and Zoidberg also enter. After a series of tests, the Hypnotoad wins by hypnotizing the

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) the film on a separate disc, is the original 1951 film. The Blu-ray release features a D-BOX motion code. According to data by "Home Media Magazine", it came in first for rentals during its first and second weeks. For the first week of its release it was ranked first in Blu-ray sales, and second on the regular DVD sales chart, behind "Bedtime Stories", totaling $14,650,377 (not including Blu-ray). The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction thriller film, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) Earth Stood Still: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was orchestrated and conducted by Timothy Williams. Tyler Bates was brought in to compose the score for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" after Derrickson heard his work on "The Devil's Rejects" and "Slither". Instead of imitating the original score by Bernard Herrmann, Bates decided to try to convey the updated message of the new film, and he assumed that most people would not even realize it was a remake. Bates said, "People revere an original property and feel that it's sacred, but frankly, there's a good story to be retold, as it

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) and $153,726,881 in foreign markets, a total of $233,093,859. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 7, 2009, almost four months after its release and only five days after its theater run ended. Bonus features include commentary with Scarpa along with a picture-in-picture showing the special effects footage, concept art, and photos. It also includes several featurettes: "Build Your Own Gort", "Re-Imagining The Day", "Unleashing Gort", "Watching the Skies: In Search of Extraterrestrial Life", and "The Day the Earth was Green." Also included were three still galleries and the film's trailer. Packaged with

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Burned" follows the general tone and style of the OVA but takes place in a reality separate from that of the OVA; "The Day the Earth Burned" explores what the OVA did not: the true nature of the GR Project and the true leader of Big Fire, Big Fire himself. The "Giant Robo" video game (SLPM-62526) was released for PlayStation 2 on November 3, 2004 by D3 Publisher. Set in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" continuity, the player leads Daisaku Kusama and Giant Robo on a quest to defeat the BF Group. As Daisaku, the player can pick up

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still "100 Years of Film Scores". In 2004, the film was selected by "The New York Times" as one of "The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made". Lou Cannon and Colin Powell believed that the film inspired Ronald Reagan to discuss uniting against an alien invasion when meeting Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. Two years later, Reagan told the United Nations, "I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world". "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is now considered one of the best films released in 1951. "The Day the Earth

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still nikto" with some of the people involved in the production of "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Robert Wise, the director of the film, conveyed an account of Edmund North telling him, "Well, it's just something I kind of cooked up. I thought it sounded good". Billy Gray, who played Bobby Benson in the film, said he believed the message was coming from Klaatu and that, "Barada Nikto must mean ... save Earth". Florence Blaustein, widow of the producer Julian Blaustein, said North had to pass a street called "Baroda" every day going to work and indicated, "I think that's

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) over $233 million worldwide. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was released on home video on April 7, 2009. In 1928, a solitary mountaineer encounters a glowing sphere. He loses consciousness and when he wakes, the sphere has gone and there is a scar on his hand where a sample of his DNA has been taken. In the present day, a rapidly moving object is detected beyond Jupiter's orbit and forecast to impact Manhattan. It is moving at 30,000 kilometers per second, enough to destroy all life on Earth. The United States government hastily assembles a group of scientists, including

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) of electrical activity on Earth, per Klaatu's warning that there will be "a price to the [human] way of life." The giant sphere leaves the Earth. In 1994, 20th Century Fox and Erwin Stoff had produced the successful Keanu Reeves film "Speed". Stoff was at an office at the studio when he saw a poster for the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still", which made him ponder a remake with Reeves as Klaatu. By the time David Scarpa started writing a draft of the script in 2005, Thomas Rothman was in charge of Fox and felt a responsibility

neg: Alien invasion aid earthlings saving them from themselves. The former theme shares many traits with hostile occupation fiction, but the invaders tend to view the occupied peoples as students or equals rather than subjects and slaves. The latter theme of secret watcher is a paternalistic/maternalistic theme. In this fiction, the aliens intervene in human affairs to prevent them from destroying themselves, such as Klaatu and Gort in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]" warning the leaders of Earth to abandon their warlike ways and join other space-faring civilizations else that they will destroy themselves or

neg: Harry Bates (author) to promote peace and to warn mankind of the dangers of science and technology when they are exploited and corrupted. The alien explains that Gort is a member of a race of all-powerful robots who were created to eliminate any civilizations which promoted warfare in space. During 1983, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was inducted into the Science Fiction Film Hall of Fame as part of the Balrog Awards, which were given from 1979-1985. The 2008 version of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" represents a major issue of its own day: the alien's concern is mankind's destruction of

neg: Robert Wise "Executive Suite" (1954); and the epic "Helen of Troy" (1955) based on Homer's "The Illiad". "Three Secrets" (1950), a soap opera/family melodrama, gave Wise a chance to work with actress Patricia Neal "in a landmark performance about gender double standards". Neal starred in two more Wise films: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) and "Something for the Birds" (1952). "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), a science fiction thriller that warned about the dangers of atomic warfare, included a realistic setting and an emphasis on the story instead of special effects. The film received "overwhelmingly positive" reviews and

neg: The Day the Earth Stopped legal action by 20th Century Fox over the release of "The Day the Earth Stopped". However, no action has been taken. The Day the Earth Stopped The Day the Earth Stopped is a 2008 American direct-to-DVD science fiction film produced by independent studio The Asylum, directed by and starring C. Thomas Howell. Its title and premise are similar to those of the 2008 "remake" of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (of which "The Day the Earth Stopped" is a mockbuster) but the film's plot also incorporates elements from other science-fiction films involving aliens, such as "Transformers", "Independence Day" and

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still the time of "The Day the Earth Stood Still", the Ten are gearing up for the final showdown with the IPO. The is the BF Group's counterpart in the "Giant Robo" universe. The leaders of the world acknowledged Big Fire as a threat to world security and signed the charter creating the IPO. The IPO's methods are information and espionage, looking to bring down the BF Group rather than defeating them in an all-out war. However, to counter Big Fire's superhuman elements, "Experts" are recruited and granted special international jurisdiction. The agents assembled are known as the . Working with

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still "Super Atragon", a two-episode OVA of Shunro Oshikawa's "Kaitei Gunkan" novel. Imagawa intended "The Day the Earth Stood Still" to be the second to final chapter in the conflict between the Experts of Justice and Big Fire. The OVA would be preceded by "The Birth of Zangetsu the Midday", "The Plan to Assassinate Daisaku - the Canary Penitentiary", "The Boy of Three Days", "The Greatest Battle in History - General Kanshin vs. Shokatsu Koumei" and "The Boy Detective, Kindaichi Shōtarō, Appears!" The final chapter is titled "The Siege of Babel". No further stories have been animated. The score of "Giant

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still "Giant Robo" is a homage to Yokoyama's career. The series features characters and plotlines from the manga artist's entire canon of work, effectively creating an all-new story. The events take place in the near future, ten years after the advent of the Shizuma Drive triggers the third energy revolution. The series follows the master of the titular Robo, Daisaku Kusama, and the Experts of Justice, an international police organization locked in battle with the BF Group, a secret society hell-bent on world domination. The OVA is recognized for its "retro" style and

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still "one of the true timeless classics of Anime." Mike Crandol of Anime News Network says Imagawa "takes the best of the old and mixes it with the best of the new to create the definitive giant robot story." John Huxley of Anime Boredom concludes the series is "the super robot show as it was in your mind's eye, a perfect combination of the old without the disappointment of reality." Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still "Giant Robo" is a homage to Yokoyama's career. The series features characters and plotlines from the manga artist's entire canon of work, effectively

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still style that has been used in productions like "Sakura Wars". The modern notion of the giant robot genre can be traced back to the 1970s. The works of Go Nagai ("Mazinger", "Getter Robo") created the genre and the debut of Yoshiyuki Tomino's "Mobile Suit Gundam" in 1979 solidified it. In this genre, the mecha is the focal point of the action. But for a genre anime, "Giant Robo" does not feature many giant robot battles; instead, it is the human characters who do the fighting. Most of the "Experts" featured in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" come from Yokoyama's

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) the film two stars and wrote in her review she felt the film was "musty and derivative" and thought its only bright spot was 10-year-old Jaden Smith's "engaging, lively performance". At the 2009 Razzie Awards, the film was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel, but lost the award to "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". The film was nominated in the category of "Best Single Visual Effect of the Year" at the 7th Visual Effects Society Awards but lost to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". "The Day the Earth Stood Still" opened in North

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) for him. Bates utilized the theremin, which Herrmann heavily used for the original film's score. Bates and the theremin player he hired used the instrument in a manner reminiscent of a sound effect, especially during Klaatu's surgery. A short segment from Bach's "Goldberg Variations" is heard playing in the background of the Professor's home when Klaatu visits the Professor which was not included in the film's accompanying soundtrack release. Before its release, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound at the 2008 Satellite Awards. On the film's December 12, 2008 release, the

neg: Alien Trespass roles. Ebert found the Ghota to be similar to the B.O.B from "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), which was also a tribute to 1950s films. Gary Westfahl found the unconventional romance between Urp and Tammy to reminiscent of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). In that film, the alien Klaatu and human secretary Helen Benson fall in love, but they too end the film physically separated. Goodwin says that the film "cherry-pick[s]" elements from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "It Came from Outer Space" (1953) and "The War of the Worlds" (1953). The movie received mixed reviews. The

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) Weta Digital created the majority of the effects, with additional work by Cinesite and Flash Film Works. The machines of Klaatu's people have a biological basis rather than a mechanical one, as Derrickson theorized that their mastery of ecology would demonstrate their level of sophistication. Derrickson deemed a modern audience would find the original's flying saucer amusingly obsolete and unique to the original's milieu. The director also noted that the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still" had influenced many films, so his technicians needed to bring new ideas to the remake. The effects team approached the new spacecraft's design

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still made an early foray into electronic music, one year before Karlheinz Stockhausen and three years before Edgard Varèse, something that was overlooked by the classical elite. 20th Century Fox later reused the Bernard Herrmann title theme in the original pilot episode of Irwin Allen's 1965 TV series "Lost in Space"; the music was also used extensively in Allen's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" series episode, "The Indestructible Man". Danny Elfman noted "The Day the Earth Stood Still"s score inspired his interest in film composing, and made him a fan of Herrmann. "Variety" praised the documentary style of "The

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still and have been entrusted with a legacy that turns them to adversaries during "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Mirror images of one another, the characters fight to fulfill their respective fathers' dying wish at the expense of the other's. Dr. Kusama's dying question to Daisaku ("Can happiness be obtained without sacrifice? Can a new era be achieved without tragedy?") is at the crux of the series. Shizuma and his colleagues gave the world a new era of prosperity at the expense of billions of lives. The BF Group is willing to cause great misfortune to make their ideal world

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) America on December 12, 2008. During that opening weekend, and despite poor response from critics, the film reached the #1 spot, grossing $30,480,153 from 3,560 theaters with an $8,562 average per theater. Out of the film's opening weekend income, 12% was from IMAX; it was "the highest IMAX share yet for a two-dimensional title". In 2008, it was the 27th highest-grossing film during its opening weekend but 40th for the entire year. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was able to stay in the top 10 for its first four weeks in theaters. The film ended up grossing $79,366,978 domestically

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still Day the Earth Stood Still" and its reviewer wrote that "the yarn is told interestingly enough and imbued with sufficient science-fiction lures and suspense so that only seldom does its moralistic wordiness get in the way ... Cast, although secondary to the story, works well". "Harrison's Reports" wrote: "Very good! It is by far the best of the science-fiction pictures yet produced. It holds one's interest undiminished from start to finish and, although the theme is admittedly fantastic, one is made to feel as if he is seeing a real-life occurrence because of the expert handling of the subject matter

neg: The Strange World of Planet X (film) It quickly becomes just an oval of light ascending into the night sky. Several plot elements of this low-budget film appear to have been inspired by 20th Century Fox's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). Composer Robert Sharples uses a theremin in the film's opening and closing music score, creating an air of mystery and anticipation missing from the rest of the score. Composer Bernard Hermann had previously used the theremin throughout his film score for "The Day the Earth Stood Still". On its original theatrical release, it was notably unsuccessful at the box office; it became something of

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) Jericho Park, and Simon Fraser University. The film was originally scheduled for release on May 9, 2008, but it was delayed until December 12, 2008, because filming commenced later than scheduled. By the time preproduction had started, Scarpa had written 40 drafts of the script. The film was mostly shot on sets because it was winter in Vancouver. Derrickson was fascinated by color schemes. He chose blue-green and orange as the primary colors for "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The missile silo converted by the military for experimenting on Gort emphasized gray and orange, which was inspired by an

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) crying a silent tear [from the 1970s "Keep America Beautiful" ads]." Director Scott Derrickson admired the original film's director Robert Wise, whom he met as a film student. He generally dislikes remakes, but he enjoyed the script, which he decided was a retelling of the story and not a true remake. He also explained that "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is not a widely seen classic film, unlike "The Wizard of Oz", which he would not bother remaking. Derrickson's benchmark was Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Klaatu was made more menacing than in the

neg: Alien invasion participate in interplanetary affairs. There are some notable exceptions, such as the alien-initiated first-contact scenarios in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "" (1996) and "Arrival" (2016). A trope of the peaceful first-contact is humanity attaining a key technological threshold (e.g. nuclear weapons and space travel in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or faster-than-light travel in "First Contact"), justifying their initiation into a broader community of intelligent species. Technically, a human invasion of an alien species is also an alien invasion, as from the viewpoint of the aliens, humans are the aliens. Such stories are much rarer than

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still Bernard Herrmann's score also received a nomination at the Golden Globes. The French magazine "Cahiers du cinéma" was also impressed, its contributor Pierre Kast called it "almost literally stunning" and praised its "moral relativism". "The Day the Earth Stood Still" received recognition from the American Film Institute and was selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry. In 2001, it was ranked number 82 on "100 Years...100 Thrills", a list of America's most heart-pounding films. It placed number 67 on a similar list "100 Years ... 100 Cheers", a list of America's most inspiring films.

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still Wright and his attempt in designing the exterior: "... to imitate an experimental substance that I have heard about which acts like living tissue. If cut, the rift would appear to heal like a wound, leaving a continuous surface with no scar". Principal outdoor photography for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was shot on the 20th Century Fox sound stages and on its studio back lot (now located in Century City, California), with a second unit shooting background plates and other scenes in Washington D.C. and at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. The shooting schedule was from April

neg: Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still) can also own a screen-accurate Gort by visiting "The Robot Man" website, a company offering many different feature film and television prop robot replicas. A photo of Gort, with Ringo Starr (as Klaatu), appears on the cover of Starr's 1974 "Goodnight Vienna" album. Experimental pop artist Eric Millikin created a large mosaic portrait of Gort out of Halloween candy as part of his "Totally Sweet" series in 2013. At 26 minutes and 15 seconds into the science fiction film "Tron" (1982), there is a reference to "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) written on the wall of a cubicle:

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) image of lava flowing through a gray field. Derrickson opted to shoot on traditional film, and rendered the colors in post-production to make them more subtle, for realism. To film Barnhardt and Klaatu writing equations on a blackboard, general relativity sums were drawn by Marco Peloso from the University of Minnesota and William Hiscock of Montana State University in faint pencil marks. Keanu Reeves and John Cleese drew over these in chalk. As Fox had a mandate to become a carbon neutral company by 2011, "The Day the Earth Stood Still"s production had an environmentally friendly regimen. "Whether it was

neg: The Day the Earth Stopped The Day the Earth Stopped The Day the Earth Stopped is a 2008 American direct-to-DVD science fiction film produced by independent studio The Asylum, directed by and starring C. Thomas Howell. Its title and premise are similar to those of the 2008 "remake" of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (of which "The Day the Earth Stopped" is a mockbuster) but the film's plot also incorporates elements from other science-fiction films involving aliens, such as "Transformers", "Independence Day" and "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers". The film is Howell's second Asylum film in which he was attached as director, the first

neg: William Travilla in 1951 designed the costumes in the now classic sci-fi tale of morality "The Day the Earth Stood Still". He then worked mainly at Twentieth Century-Fox, where his credits included Elia Kazan's "Viva Zapata!". By 1952, Travilla had begun working with Marilyn Monroe and created the costumes for "Don't Bother to Knock" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". He went on to design the costumes for several more of her films. Travilla created one of the most famous costumes in all of film – the pleated ivory cocktail dress Monroe wore in the 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch". Monroe is wearing

neg: Denis Gifford Earth Stood Still", screen shots from recent science fiction films "The Man From Planet X", "Rocketship X-M", "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "When Worlds Collide". Astronomical facts and diagrams of imagined spacecraft and spacesuit, drawn by Gifford, were also included. Horror held a special fascination for Gifford: he was an active figure in horror fandom of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including the Gothique Film Society, and in the 1970s he had regular columns in Dez Skinn's "House of Hammer" magazine, first a serialised "Golden History of Horror" and later "History of Hammer". However, Gifford had been deeply

neg: Harry Bates (author) of Interplanetary Adventurers". Bates's most famous story is "Farewell to the Master" ("Astounding", October 1940), which was the basis for the well-known science fiction movie of 1951, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", as well as the 2008 remake and the 1973 Marvel Comics "Worlds Unknown" series adaptation. Bates recalled the creation of the Hawk Carse science fiction series in "Requiem for Astounding" (1964): "From the beginning I had been bothered by the seeming inability of my writers to mix convincing character with our not-too-convincing science; so after nearly two years, with the double hope of furnishing the writers an

neg: The Power (1968 film) names (although retaining the surnames of Tanner, Nordlund, and department head Professor Van Zandt), and eliminating several subplots and characters, presumably to fit the film's 108-minute run time. Hamilton starred as Professor Jim Tanner, with Pleshette as his teammate and romantic interest Margery Lansing (Marge Hanson in the novel) and Michael Rennie (famous among science fiction film fans as Klaatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still") as new government liaison Mr. Nordlund. Otherwise, the story unfolds in a fashion similar to the novel, except for a somewhat different twist to the conclusion. In the film Tanner defeats Hart but

neg: Bill Warren (film historian and critic) his sleep on October 7, 2016 at the age of 73 in Los Angeles after a long illness. Bill Warren (film historian and critic) William Bond "Bill" Warren (April 26, 1943 – October 7, 2016) was an American film historian, critic, and one of the leading authorities on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films. Warren was born in North Bend, Oregon and grew up in Gardiner on the Umpqua River. He became interested in science fiction films during the genre's first boom period in the 1950s after seeing "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). Discovering "Famous Monsters of Filmland"

neg: Bill Warren (film historian and critic) Bill Warren (film historian and critic) William Bond "Bill" Warren (April 26, 1943 – October 7, 2016) was an American film historian, critic, and one of the leading authorities on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films. Warren was born in North Bend, Oregon and grew up in Gardiner on the Umpqua River. He became interested in science fiction films during the genre's first boom period in the 1950s after seeing "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951). Discovering "Famous Monsters of Filmland" with its first issues, he received regular acknowledgments and thanks as a contributor throughout the early years of

neg: Weapons of mass destruction in popular culture Weapons of mass destruction in popular culture Weapons of mass destruction and their related impacts have been a mainstay of popular culture since the beginning of the Cold War, as both political commentary and humorous outlet. A 1955 episode of the radio comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour", titled "The Chef That Died of Shame", contains a joke about a UN delegate wanting a chef's dumplings added to a list of "Banned Weapons of Mass Destruction". Nuclear weapons have been a central theme of movies since "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951); two of the most famous are "" (1964)

neg: The Day Mars Invaded Earth The Day Mars Invaded Earth The Day Mars Invaded Earth (a.k.a. Spaceraid 63) is an independently made 1963 black-and-white CinemaScope science fiction film, produced and directed by Maury Dexter, that stars Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor, and William Mims. The film was released by Twentieth Century Fox. Dexter later said the film's title came from Associated Producers' Robert L. Lippert and was meant to evoke memories of Fox's 1951 classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The film's storyline is a cross between George Pal's "The War of the Worlds" (1953), and Don Siegel's "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). Energy-being

neg: The Day Mars Invaded Earth or standard definition 16:9 widescreen master. The Day Mars Invaded Earth The Day Mars Invaded Earth (a.k.a. Spaceraid 63) is an independently made 1963 black-and-white CinemaScope science fiction film, produced and directed by Maury Dexter, that stars Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor, and William Mims. The film was released by Twentieth Century Fox. Dexter later said the film's title came from Associated Producers' Robert L. Lippert and was meant to evoke memories of Fox's 1951 classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The film's storyline is a cross between George Pal's "The War of the Worlds" (1953), and Don Siegel's "Invasion

neg: Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger All episode titles contain the phrase . On 5 October 2003 (the day that episode 32 aired) the show used . Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger Cast members from series reprised their roles for the 2014 film, "". Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs, but in truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes: , an Earth where dinosaurs were still the superior species, and our Earth, referred to as by the residents of Dino Earth. Over time, the and races came into being on Dino Earth but were at war with the

neg: Keating! O'Brien, Michael Kroger, Robert Ray and Antony Green report on the incoming results in scat over ukulele ("Antony Green"). Labor wins, and Keating sings about the unexpected victory as "the sweetest victory of all", using a famous phrase from his actual election night speech ("Sweet"). In the ska tune "The Arse End Of The Earth", which refers to Keating's private description of Australia, both Keating and Evans complain about the day-to-day issues of the economy and their unfavourable portrayal in the commercial media getting in the way of their larger agenda, including republicanism, a new flag, and Aboriginal reconciliation. Alexander

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid off on developing that idea until the fourth season. This is the first episode featuring the Hypnotoad, whom Matt Groening identifies as his favorite character. In its original airing this episode was in a three way tie for 78th for the week with a 4.9 rating/9 share. In 2006, IGN.com ranked the episode as number eighteen in their list of the top 25 episodes of "Futurama". The Day the Earth Stood Stupid "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" is the seventh episode in season three of "Futurama". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Cool Robert David Sullivan from The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+, saying, "It's one of the most disciplined Simpsons episodes ever, with no B-plots and nary a tangent, and it’s the most consistently funny so far this season." The Day the Earth Stood Cool "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" is the seventh episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2012. Homer becomes upset when someone believes him to be Bart's grandfather, and worries that he is no longer cool. He then meets Terrance,

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Cool The Day the Earth Stood Cool "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" is the seventh episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2012. Homer becomes upset when someone believes him to be Bart's grandfather, and worries that he is no longer cool. He then meets Terrance, a cool donut chef from Portland, who is looking for a new place for him and his family to live as he believes Portland has been "played out". When he tells Homer that he sees potential in Springfield, Homer

neg: Exploitation film Day the Earth Stopped" to video stores in advance of the release of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" to theaters. The term "mockbuster" was used as early as the 1950s (when "The Monster of Piedras Blancas" was a clear derivative of "Creature From The Black Lagoon"). The term did not become popular until the 1970s, with "Starcrash" and the Turkish "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam" and "Süpermen dönüyor". The latter two used scenes from "Star Wars" and unauthorized excerpts from John Williams' score. Mondo films, often called shockumentaries, are quasi-documentary films about sensationalized topics like exotic customs from around the world

neg: 1950s in film best known for, science fiction. The science fiction genre began its golden age during this decade with such notable films as "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "The Thing from Another World" (1951), "The War of the Worlds" (1953), "It Came from Outer Space" (1953), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Them!" (1954), "This Island Earth" (1955), "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956), and "Forbidden Planet" (1956). There were also Earth-based "sci-fi" subjects, such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954) and "When Worlds Collide" (1951). Companies such as American International Pictures, Japan's Toho, and Britain's Hammer Film Productions

neg: National Women's Day prime minister J.G. Strijdom. The women stood silently for 30 minutes and then started singing a protest song that was composed in honour of the occasion: "Wathint'Abafazi Wathint'imbokodo!" ("Now you have touched the women, you have struck a rock."). In the years since, the phrase (or its latest incarnation: "you strike a woman, you strike a rock") has come to represent women's courage and strength in South Africa. National Women's Day draws attention to significant issues African women still face, such as parenting, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace pornography , unequal pay, and schooling for all girls. It

neg: Jaden Smith Jaden Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. Jaden Smith's first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film "The Pursuit of Happyness". He also acted in the 2008 remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and the 2010 remake of "The Karate Kid", and was in the 2013 film "After Earth" with his father. Following the critical panning of "After Earth", Smith distanced himself from acting and the film industry, deciding to focus on music

neg: The Day the Earth Stopped leave, they are chased by the psychologist, who is convinced that keeping Skye will prevent the robots from attacking further. At the feet of the robot, Myron is shot by the psychologist; the robot vaporizes him. The alien male arrives, sees both Skye and Myron possibly dead and uses his own powers to revive both. Skye, in gratitude, hugs Myron before both of the aliens are beamed aboard. The invasion ends and the robots depart, leaving the planet intact but with major damage. Due to its similarities with "The Day the Earth Stood Still", The Asylum has been threatened with

neg: Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still it delves deeper into the machinations of the BF Group and introduces as Big Fire's counterpart in the IPO. The issues were later collected in two volumes published under the Newtype 100% Comics imprint. A novelization by Hiroshi Yamaguchi was released in September 1993. (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko: ) In commemoration of "Giant Robo"s 40th anniversary, Imagawa began scripting . The manga, illustrated by Yasunari Toda, was serialized in Akita Shoten's "Champion Red" between September 2006 and January 2011. It chronicles Daisaku's involvement in a three-way battle between the IPO, the Magnificent Ten and the Murasame Clan. "The Day the Earth

neg: The Asylum Wars". We’ll call ours "Transmorphers"." In 2008, 20th Century Fox threatened legal action against The Asylum over "The Day the Earth Stopped", a film capitalizing on "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Similarly in May 2012, Universal Pictures filed a lawsuit against The Asylum for their film "American Battleship", claiming infringement on their movie, "Battleship". As a result, The Asylum changed their title to "American Warships". In 2013 Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and "The Hobbit" producer Saul Zaentz commenced legal action against The Asylum for their film "Age of the Hobbits" (later called "Lord of the Elves"), claiming

neg: C. Thomas Howell "The Day the Earth Stopped", a mockbuster intended to capitalize on "The Day the Earth Stood Still". For these reasons, 20th Century Fox have threatened legal action against "The Asylum", but no action has yet been taken. He appeared as a doctor in "The Poseidon Adventure", an adaptation of the 1972 film of the same name. His father's first stunt co-ordination was for the original film, albeit uncredited. He briefly hosted a show on KLSX later that year. Howell appeared in the 2012 film "The Amazing Spider-Man". After filming "The Outsiders", Howell co-starred in his own television series, "Two Marriages",

neg: Orson Welles Cinema was "Vintage Hitchcock", a 13" x 18" poster she designed for a month-long Hitchcock series held in 1973. Film notes for each showing were prepared by staffer John Rossi, who for each film gathered lengthy cast and crew credits, a partial synopsis and selected film reviews. These were prepared in the upstairs offices of the complex, as was the black-and-white digest-sized "Orson Welles Cinema Magazine". In February 1976, the Welles launched its 24-hour Science Fiction Film Marathon with "The Day of the Triffids", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", "Fantastic Voyage", "Five Million Years to

neg: United States in the 1950s to science fiction films. Martians and other alien menaces were metaphors for Communism, foreign ideologies, and the misfits threatening democracy and the American way of life. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Invaders from Mars", "Them!", The War of the Worlds, "The Time Machine", "It Came from Outer Space", "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "The Thing from Another World", "This Island Earth", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", "Destination Moon", and "Forbidden Planet" were popular. "Queen of Outer Space" (1958) with Zsa Zsa Gabor brought sex to the genre. There were

neg: Take Us to Your Chief: and Other Stories towards them. The discussion of what is going to happen comes into the picture and they all decide it would either be like "Contact" or "The Day the Earth Stood Still". A year later in 2019, the aliens have invaded the planet and destroyed everything. As the three former radio station employees suffer from radioactive fallout, they realize that the aliens received the broadcast of “The Calling Song” and took it as a message to come to Earth. They thus realize that the Haudenosaunee people were inadvertently responsible for the destruction of the Earth. Part 2, titled “Old Men and

neg: Science fiction film science fiction film". In the 1950s, public interest in space travel and new technologies was great. While many 1950s science fiction films were low-budget B movies, there were several successful films with larger budgets and impressive special effects. These include "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "The Thing from Another World" (1951), "When Worlds Collide" (1951), "The War of the Worlds" (1953), "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), "This Island Earth" (1955), "Forbidden Planet" (1956), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959) and "On the Beach" (1959).

neg: World War III in popular culture by superior, aggressive, and frequently technologically advanced aliens; and the dread of atomic weapons, which was typically portrayed as a revolt of nature, with irradiated monsters attacking and ravaging entire cities. In "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), a flying saucer lands on the Mall in Washington DC, where it is surrounded by troops and tanks. The alien Klaatu delivers an ultimatum that the Earth must learn to live in peace or it will be destroyed. "The War of the Worlds" (1953) has a montage sequence where the countries of Earth join together to fight the Martian invaders. The

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) exterior is found to be a bioengineered space suit, composed of placenta-like material covering a human-like being. The being quickly ages into Klaatu, who looks like the mountaineer from 1928. Klaatu informs Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson that he is a representative of a group of civilizations, sent to talk to the leaders of Earth about saving the planet. When Jackson instead sends him to be interrogated, Klaatu escapes and reconnects with Helen and her stepson, Jacob, telling them that he must finish his mission to "save the Earth". The presence of the sphere, and other smaller ones that begin

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still humanoid alien visitor named Klaatu that comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful eight-foot tall robot, Gort, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". When a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the Army quickly surrounds it. A humanoid (Michael Rennie) emerges from the spacecraft, and announces that he is visiting the earth in peace. When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot and wounded by a nervous soldier. A tall robot

neg: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film) of animal species, to preserve them for later reintroduction to the Earth. He clarifies for Helen that he means to save the Earth from destruction by humankind. When a policeman attempts to take them into custody, Klaatu kills him then promptly revives the officer, telling Helen and Jacob that he did this to simply disarm an obstacle to his mission. Hoping to persuade Klaatu to change his mind about humanity, Helen takes him to the home of Professor Barnhardt, a Nobel Prize winner. They discuss how Klaatu's own race went through a drastic, collaborative evolution to prevent the demise of

neg: Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) widowed mother, Helen Benson (Patricia Neal), and visits Professor Barnhardt, a brilliant scientist (played by Sam Jaffe). When Klaatu/Carpenter is brought later to him, Barnhardt agrees to summon scientists from all nations, and asks Klaatu for a show of power, thus exhibiting that the extraterrestrial alliance would threaten Earth if Earth threatens the peace in space. Klaatu, in reply, neutralizes electric power all over the world (with some notable exceptions where lives would be endangered as a result, such as hospitals and airplanes in flight) for 30 minutes. Klaatu's action is taken as an act of war. Betrayed by Mrs.

neg: Laconic phrase laws, as did many other Athenians, but modern scholars have doubted the seriousness of his attribution of a secret love of philosophy to Spartans. Still, the Spartans Myson of Chenae and Chilon of Sparta have traditionally been counted among the Seven Sages of Greece; both were famous for many laconic sayings. In general, however, Spartans were expected to be men of few words, to hold rhetoric in disdain, and to stick to the point. Loquacity was considered frivolous and unbecoming of sensible, down-to-earth Spartan peers. A Spartan youth was reportedly liable to have his thumb bitten as punishment for too

neg: Jaden Smith role debut in the 2006 film "The Pursuit of Happyness" as Christopher, the son of Chris Gardner, Will Smith's character. For his role, Smith won the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name. In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in "The Karate Kid", a remake of the 1984 film. In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, playing father and son, in "After Earth". In

neg: Joh Hyun Joh Hyun Joh Hyun (The romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea.) (Hangul 조현; born 1969) is a South Korean novelist. He follows the example of some artists known to adopt alien alter-egos (notably the British musician David Bowie, who invented the bisexual rockstar Ziggy Stardust persona) and describes himself as a "special correspondent in Earth for the planet of Klaatu." Klaatu is also the name of a fictional alien in the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" directed by Robert Wise, based on the short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. A Canadian

neg: Science fiction film Third Kind", "The Fifth Element", "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "Avatar", "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", and the "Men in Black" series. In order to provide subject matter to which audiences can relate, the large majority of intelligent alien races presented in films have an anthropomorphic nature, possessing human emotions and motivations. In films like "Cocoon", "My Stepmother Is an Alien", "Species", "Contact", "The Box", "Knowing", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "The Watch", the aliens were nearly human in physical appearance, and communicated in a common earth language. However, the aliens in "Stargate" and

neg: Flying saucer pressure of inflationary vacuum state". Additionally, a professor at the University of Florida has begun work on a Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle (WEAV) for NASA which has received public interest because of its coincidental resemblance to a flying saucer. After 1947, the flying saucer quickly became a stereotypical symbol of both extraterrestrials and science fiction, and features in many films of mid-20th century science fiction, including "The Atomic Submarine" (1959), "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959), "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956), as well as the television series "The Invaders". As the flying

neg: Extraterrestrial hypothesis influence public opinion and reduce the number of UFO reports. The early 1950s also saw a number of movies depicting flying saucers and aliens, including "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), "The War of the Worlds", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956), and "Forbidden Planet" (1956). Despite this, public belief in ETH seems to have remained low during the early 1950s, even among those reporting UFOs. A poll published in "Popular Science" magazine, in August 1951, showed that 52% of UFO witnesses questioned believed that they had seen a man-made aircraft, while only 4% believed that they had seen

neg: Bernard Herrmann and excerpts from "Jane Eyre", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Citizen Kane" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster"); and "The Fantasy World of Bernard Herrmann" ("Journey to the Center of the Earth", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Fahrenheit 451".) Fellow composers Richard Band, Graeme Revell, Christopher Young, Danny Elfman and Brian Tyler consider Herrmann to be a major inspiration. In 1985, Richard Band's opening theme to "Re-Animator" borrows heavily from Herrmann's opening score to "Psycho". In 1990, Graeme Revell had adapted Herrmann's music from "Psycho" for its television sequel-prequel "". Revell's early orchestral music during the early nineties, such

neg: Richard Carlson (actor) "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law", and "Mobile One". His last acting role was in a 1975 episode of the television series "Khan!". Carlson wrote for "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury", "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" and "Mannix". Carlson is often confused with actor Hugh Marlowe, to whom he bore a remarkable physical resemblance. Marlowe appeared on television and in several films including the science fiction classics "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers". Carlson died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 65 on November 25, 1977, in Encino, California. He was buried in Los Angeles