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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
5.5
Ratings: 5.5/10 from 72,002 users
Metascore:
40/100
Reviews: 644 user | 266 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Director:Scott Derrickson |
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| Keanu Reeves | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Kathy Bates | ... | ||
| Jaden Smith | ... | ||
| John Cleese | ... | ||
| Jon Hamm | ... | ||
| Kyle Chandler | ... | ||
| Robert Knepper | ... | ||
| James Hong | ... | ||
| John Rothman | ... | ||
| Sunita Prasad | ... | ||
| Juan Riedinger | ... | ||
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Sam Gilroy | ... | |
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Tanya Champoux | ... | |
| Rukiya Bernard | ... | ||
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Storyline
Dr. Helen Benson is summoned to a military facility with several other scientists when an alien spacecraft of sorts arrives in New York City. Aboard is a human-like alien and a giant robot of immense size and power. The alien identifies himself as Klaatu and says he has come to save the Earth. The US military and political authorities see him as a threat however and decide to use so-called intensive interrogation techniques on him but Dr. Benson decides to facilitate his escape. When she learns exactly what he means when he says he is there to save the Earth, she tries to convince him to change his intentions. Written by garykmcd
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12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood StillMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
D.T.E.S.S. See more »Box Office
Budget:
$80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$31,000,000 (USA) (12 December 2008) (3 Screens)Gross:
$230,831,978 (Worldwide) (29 March 2009)Company Credits
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 3 Arts Entertainment, Dune Entertainment III See more »
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Klaatu: This body will take some getting used to.
Regina Jackson: I've been sent here to determine who or what you represent and what your intentions are.
Klaatu: It feels unreal to me. Alien. It will take time to adapt.
Helen Benson: What were you before you were human?
Klaatu: Different.
Helen Benson: Different how?
Klaatu: It would only frighten you.
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Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Ryan Franks
Courtesy of Crucial Music See more »
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Trivia
The orb was supposed to be filled with white limbo light, but Scott Derrickson felt the concept would then be unoriginal and changed the colour to greenish, a more appropriate colour for an environmentally conservative race. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the mother ship lands in the park, the shadows of approaching people shrink. One would expect they should lengthen, since the light is descending. However, if the light is coming from within the sphere, and it is approaching people not from directly above, but horizontally, shadows would appear to shrink. See more »Quotes
Regina Jackson: My name is Regina Jackson. I'm the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.Klaatu: This body will take some getting used to.
Regina Jackson: I've been sent here to determine who or what you represent and what your intentions are.
Klaatu: It feels unreal to me. Alien. It will take time to adapt.
Helen Benson: What were you before you were human?
Klaatu: Different.
Helen Benson: Different how?
Klaatu: It would only frighten you.
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Soundtracks
"The Goldberg Variations: Aria Da Capo and Variation No. 1"Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Ryan Franks
Courtesy of Crucial Music See more »
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