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Day the Earth Stood Still (DVD, 2003, Fox Studio Classics)
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Leading Role: Michael Rennie
Director: Robert Wise
Rating: Rated G
Release Date: Mar 2003
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Fox Studio Classics
UPC: 024543050056
Product ID: EPID3435433
Description: Beginning with a documentary style that immediately hooks the viewer, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, based on the Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master," becomes as much a human interest story as it does a sci-fi B-movie classi...
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| Movie Description Beginning with a documentary style that immediately hooks the viewer, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, based on the Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master," becomes as much a human interest story as it does a sci-fi B-movie classic. The film soberly depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among themselves--or else. After being shot at by ignorant, panicky military guards, Klaatu is brought to a Washington, D.C., hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come 250 million miles to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience, Helen Benson (Patricia Neal), and her inquisitive son, Bobby (Billy Gray). Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message, and the government's witch hunt for the alien. Made during the cold war--when Americans were obsessed with the destructive capabilities of the atomic bomb--THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, thanks to its beautiful pacing, excellent dialogue, and haunting score by Bernard Herrmann, is still a treat for contemporary audiences.
Notes DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Dual Side - Dual Layer Audio: Mono - English Mono - Spanish Mono - French Side 1: Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Wise - Director, Nicholas Meyer - Science Fiction Filmmaker Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer Additional Footage - 1. MovieTone News Segment Side 2: Additional Release Material: Featurettes - 1. Making of Featurette Restoration Comparison Trailers - 1. ONE MILLION B.C. 2. JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH Text/Galleries: Photo Galleries (6), THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1995. Lock Martin, who plays Gort, was discovered at Graumann's Chinese Theater, where he was an usher. The filmmakers needed a tall, strong man, so they hired seven-foot-tall Martin. However, the costume he had to wear was so restraining that he was unable to lift Patricia Neal for an important scene, so wires had to hold her up. The wires are clearly visible in the final cut of the film. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly - p.67 - Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly - Marc Bernardin (04/11/2003) USA Today - Mike Clark (07/28/1995) Uncut - Peter Hogan (05/01/2005) | See an error? Submit a change request | ||||||||||
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