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974: 59: 1013:, his father. His previous actions are misunderstood, and he eventually is killed by military authority. At the end of the film, Klaatu, having been restored to life, ascends into the (night) sky. Other parallels include: his coming to Earth with a message for all mankind; his befriending of a child; possessing wisdom and specialized scientific knowledge beyond any human being; and people being given a sign of his power. At the very start of the film, one of the British radar technicians, upon observing the speed of Klaatu's spaceship, is heard to exclaim, "Holy 1185:, marimba, tam-tam, two bass drums, three sets of timpani, two pianos, celesta, two harps, one horn, three trumpets, three trombones, and four tubas. Herrmann's advances in film scoring included Unison organs, tubas, piano, and bass drum, staggered tritone movement, and glissando in theremins, as well as exploitation of the dissonance between D and E-flat and experimentation with unusual overdubbing and tape-reversal techniques. In using the theremin, Herrmann made an early foray into electronic music, one year before 997:, a line was written into the script; when Helen asks Klaatu whether Gort has unlimited power over life and death, Klaatu explains that Gort has only revived him temporarily: "that power is reserved to the Almighty Spirit." Of the elements that he added to Klaatu's character, screenwriter Edmund North said, "It was my private little joke. I never discussed this angle with Blaustein or Wise because I didn't want it expressed. I had originally hoped that the Christ comparison would be subliminal." 1957: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1971: 303: 1880:
Patricia 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,
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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
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quickly surrounds it. A humanoid emerges and announces that he comes "in peace and with good will". When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot and wounded by a nervous soldier. A tall robot emerges from the saucer and quickly disintegrates the soldiers' weapons. The alien orders the robot,
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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 its "alien linguistics editor", attempts to translate all the alien words Klaatu used throughout the film. In the article, the literal translation
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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
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used in the film, including the iconic phrase "Klaatu barada nikto." The official spelling for the phrase comes directly from the script 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
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Klaatu tells the President's secretary, Mr. Harley, that he has a message that must be delivered to all the world's leaders simultaneously. Harley tells him that in the current world situation, this is impossible. Klaatu proposes that he spend time among ordinary humans to better understand their
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suits for the illusion of a seamless metallic Gort. Wise decided Martin's on-screen shooting time would be limited to half-hour intervals, so Martin, with his generally weak constitution, would face no more than minor discomfort. These segments, in turn, were then edited together into the film's
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Helen departs the spaceship with Klaatu and Gort, joining Dr. Barnhart among the gathered scientists. Klaatu tells the scientists gathered outside that an interplanetary organization has created a police force of invincible robots like Gort. "In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute
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The Army tracks them in their taxi. Klaatu is shot and killed, and his body is moved to a nearby police station cell. Helen rushes to the saucer and says Klaatu's phrase to Gort. Gort retrieves Klaatu's body, and revives him inside the saucer, though Klaatu tells Helen that his revival is only
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every day going to work and indicated "I think that's how that was born." The film historian Steven Jay Rubin recalled an interview he had with North when he asked the question, "What is the direct translation of Klaatu Barada Nikto, and Edmund North said to me 'There's hope for Earth, if the
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Klaatu learns that Bobby watched him the previous night. He visits Helen at work, reveals his mission, and asks that she not betray him. Helen asks Tom to keep Klaatu's identity secret, but he refuses to listen, already in the process of alerting the military.
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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 film is playing in the opening scene of the first episode of
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That the question even came up in an interview is proof enough that such comparisons did not remain subliminal, but they are subtle enough so that it is not immediately obvious to all viewers that those elements were intended to compare Klaatu to
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Klaatu escapes and stays in a boarding house using the name Mr. Carpenter, adopted from a dry cleaner's suit tag. Among the residents are young widow Helen Benson and her son Bobby. Helen's boyfriend, Tom Stevens, becomes jealous of the stranger.
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in distributors' U.S. and Canadian rentals, making it the year's 52nd biggest earner. "Rentals" refers to the distributor/studio's share of the box office gross, which, according to Gebert, is roughly half of the money generated by ticket sales.
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Klaatu returns to his spaceship, unaware that Bobby is following him. Bobby watches as Gort knocks out two soldiers so Klaatu can reenter the saucer. Bobby runs home and tells Helen. She does not believe him, but Tom is suspicious.
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That evening, a government agent escorts Klaatu to Barnhardt. Klaatu tells Barnhardt that the people of other planets are concerned about Earth's possible aggression, now that humanity has developed rockets and rudimentary
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scientists can be reached'." Director Robert Wise clearly remembered the phrase for when he was awarded the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, he ended his acceptance speech with the phrase: ""
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power over us". Klaatu concludes, "Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer." Klaatu and Gort depart in the saucer.
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alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States
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Helen and Klaatu rush to Barnhardt's home. They hope that Barnhardt can hide Klaatu until the meeting that evening. Klaatu tells Helen that if anything should happen to him, she must go to Gort and say,
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in August 1951, and is the first film score he composed after moving from New York to Hollywood. Herrmann chose unusual instrumentation for the film: violin, cello, and bass (all three electric), two
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praised the documentary style: "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
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The next day, for half an hour, starting at 12 noon east coast time, all electrical equipment on Earth ceases to function, except for essential services, such as hospitals and aircraft in flight.
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which supplied the vehicles, equipment, and soldiers for the segments depicting Army operations. One of the film's tanks bears the "Brave Rifles" insignia of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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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."
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and stood seven feet and seven inches tall. Not accustomed to a confining, heat-inducing costume, he worked carefully while wearing the two oversized, laced up, foamed
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in Maryland. The shooting schedule was from April 9 to May 23, 1951, and the primary actors never traveled to Washington to make the film. Director
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gave the go-ahead for this project, and Blaustein hired Edmund North to write the screenplay based on elements from Harry Bates's 1940 short story "
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brought the imagery of the film back into popular culture by using a modified scene of the ship and Klaatu for the cover of his 1974 album
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website Rotten Tomatoes based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The consensus states, "Socially minded yet entertaining,
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for Klaatu barada nikto was "Stop Barbarism (I have) death, bind" and the free translation was "I die, repair me, do not retaliate."
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at the Twentieth Century Fox studios, balked at the portrayal of Klaatu's resurrection and limitless power. At the behest of the
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Actor Sam Jaffe, who played Professor Barnhardt, had an engineering degree and taught mathematics before turning to acting.
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refused participation in the film based on a reading of the script. The military equipment shown, however, came from the
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Principal outdoor photography was shot on the 20th Century Fox sound stages and on its studio back lot (now located in
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was acknowledged as the fifth best film in the science fiction genre. In 2004, the film was selected by
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fiction that the machines charged with protecting us from ourselves will misuse or abuse their power."
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essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the
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Patricia Neal, who played Helen Benson, was only 12 years older than Billy Gray, who played her son.
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Florence Blaustein, widow of the producer Julian Blaustein, said North had to pass a street called
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described it as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction", and Frederick S. Clarke of
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examined the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" with some of the people involved in the production of
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20th Century Fox later reused the Bernard Herrmann title theme in the original pilot episode of
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Colonel Ryder at Pentagon meeting who reports Gort was being encased in a block of KL93 plastic
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Carlson, government metallurgist examining the spaceship: "No luck, sir. We've tried everything
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One of the world scientists gathered at Professor Barnhardt's meeting alongside the spaceship
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Major general visiting the site of the spaceship landing: "Oh, Carlson, what's the report?"
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Producer Julian Blaustein originally set out to make a film under the working titles of
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dismissed the film as "tepid entertainment" and described Gort as "oddly unmenacing".
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Bobby takes Klaatu on a tour of the city, including a visit to his father's grave in
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praised the film's seriousness, though it also found "certain subversive elements".
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s score inspired his interest in film composing, and made him a fan of Herrmann.
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Mr. Bleeker, jeweler to whom Tom Stevens brings Klaatu's diamond for evaluation
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called it in 1970 "the most famous phrase ever spoken by an extraterrestrial".
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Colonel in jeep riding towards Klaatu's boarding house: "Attention all units!"
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Military police captain who arrives with Klaatu at Professor Barnhardt's house
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Mr. Harley, secretary to the President: "I've been told you speak our language
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Klaatu: You see -- the electricity's been neutralized -- all over the world.
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called it "almost literally stunning" and praised its "moral relativism".
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Mr. Brady, government agent who comes to see Klaatu at the boarding house
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Radio operator: "Holy mackerel, call headquarters, get the lieutenant."
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Airforce captain anxiously looking upward at the approaching spaceship
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which illustrated the fear and suspicion that characterized the early
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with true British reserve, 'Is that the way you intend to play it?'"
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has suggested that the futuristic interior was inspired by Wright's
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imparts its moral of peace and understanding without didacticism."
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that would have enabled him "to study life on the other planets".
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as Helen Benson. This production was later re-broadcast on the
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Man unable to start his outboard motor due to the power outage
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as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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In a commentary track on DVD, interviewed by fellow director
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is now considered one of the best films released in 1951.
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to discuss uniting against an alien invasion when meeting
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matter and the extremely fine special effects work." The
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describes the film as one of the best examples of early
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Major White, Klaatu's physician at Walter Reed Hospital
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and was selected for preservation in the United States
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magazine). New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996.
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Index

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Willie Nile album)

Theatrical release poster
Robert Wise
Edmund H. North
Farewell to the Master
Harry Bates
Julian Blaustein
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Hugh Marlowe
Sam Jaffe
Billy Gray
Frances Bavier
Lock Martin
Leo Tover
William Reynolds
Bernard Herrmann
Black and white
20th Century Fox
science fiction film
20th Century Fox
Julian Blaustein
Robert Wise
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Hugh Marlowe
Sam Jaffe

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