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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
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Overview
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Release Date:
12 December 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood Still
Plot:
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
2 wins
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5 nominations
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(412 articles)
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Percy Jackson star makes leap from satire to satyr
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Keanu as Klaatu and other comical touches
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keanu Reeves | ... | Klaatu |
 | Jennifer Connelly | ... | Helen Benson |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Regina Jackson |
 | Jaden Smith | ... | Jacob Benson |
 | John Cleese | ... | Professor Barnhardt |
 | Jon Hamm | ... | Michael Granier |
 | Kyle Chandler | ... | John Driscoll |
 | Robert Knepper | ... | Colonel |
 | James Hong | ... | Mr. Wu |
 | John Rothman | ... | Dr. Myron |
 | Sunita Prasad | ... | Rouhani |
 | Juan Riedinger | ... | William Kwan |
 | Sam Gilroy | ... | Tom |
| Tanya Champoux | ... | Isabel |
 | Rukiya Bernard | ... | Student |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"D.T.E.S.S." - USA (promotional abbreviation)
"The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
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"The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.
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Runtime:
104 min
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44866) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | Norway:11 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Czech Republic:12 | Malaysia:U | Sweden:11 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | South Africa:10V | Brazil:10 | Taiwan:GP | Peru:PT | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B
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The DVD and Blu-ray disc release of the film come packaged with a disc containing the original classic. This is a new disc, and does not contain any special features, although the copy packaged with the Blu-ray of the 2008 film is also a Blu-ray disc.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: When the surgeon removes the placenta material from Klaatu, he hands a scalpel to a nurse who is not wearing surgical gloves.See more »
Soundtrack:
On the RadioSee more »
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Laughter makes the almost two hours not a total loss. But I don't think, somehow, that "The Day The Earth Stood Still" was meant as a comedy. They must have realize however, that having John Cleese as the scientist was bound to provoke some giggles. Keanu Reeves is priceless as the wooden, expressionless alien. A great, unintentional, comic creation. Kathy Bates, in pantsuits if you please, plays the American Secretary of Defense and the whole thing doesn't have a single ingredient of the elements that made the Robert Wise original one of the classics of its genre. The visual tricks are good but repetitive and rather confusing. I must admit I wasn't bored I was just puzzled.