The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Actor: Frances Bavier, James Craven, John Burton, Marshall Bradford, Wheaton ChambersBrand: RENNIE,MICHAEL
Cinematographer: Leo Tover
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie Review: Message for Today
Summary: 5 Stars
Still a timeless classic of sci fi movie making at its best. I dread the remake, out this December, and what modern view will be with. It is already miscast with Keenu Reeves as Klaatu. Ugh. David Bowie would have been a better choice. The message is simple but clear and still applies today. We are a stupid race of sentients destined for obliteration. We spend trillions on tanks and fighter jets and nukes while people starve. Gort should have a field day leveling the planet. Good riddance humanity.
Summary of The Day the Earth Stood Still
Rennie stars as Klaatu, an advanced alien who comes to earth to put a stop to nuclear proliferation. With him comes his robot Gort. They are forced to use superpowers to get the attention of the scientists.Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: G
Release Date: 2-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. --Robert Lane
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