The Day the Earth Stopped (2008) (V)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

C. Thomas Howell

Writers:

Darren Dalton (written by)
Carey Van Dyke (written by)

Release Date:

9 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

By night they will come, by day we will be gone.

Plot:

Hundreds of massive intergalactic robots appear in all of the world's major capitals with an ultimatum: Prove the value of human civilization or be destroyed. |

Plot Keywords:

Block Blunder | Giant Robot | Military | End Of The World | Action Hero

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Josh Myron
Judd Nelson	...	Charlie
Darren Dalton	...	Prewitt
Sinead McCafferty	...	Sky
Bug Hall	...	Man
Cameron Bender	...	Sam
Jonathan Sanders	...	Aide
Lew Knopp	...	Davis
Reiko Kaneshiro	...	Lisa
Jason Ellefson	...	Dr. Shankman
Graham Denman	...	Urchin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lynn Beaudoin	...	Terrified Woman
Branwyne	...	Mourning Woman
Ben Brock	...	Champs O'Fallon
Scotty Carlisle	...	Guard
Brandon Clutton	...	Spec Ops #7
Theron Cook	...	Guard #3
John Gillen	...	Guard #7 (as John Harley)
Stephanie Greco	...	Agent
Warren Henry	...	Spec Ops #3
Todd Honig	...	Man Running
Daniel Inkeles	...	Agent #2
Tyler Koster	...	Spec Ops #4
Brian Krow	...	Spec Ops #2
Jeff M. Lewis	...	Jeff
Shelby Lewis	...	Church goer #2
Thunder McQuaid	...	Lt. Tuck Pendelton
Jake Miller	...	Spec Ops #1
Jake Miller	...	Spec Ops #1
Patrick Ian Moore	...	Guard #6
Alejandro Mora	...	Guard #5
William Morey	...	Dr. Will
Abigail Digna Prendes	...	Sky Baby
Jessica Prendes	...	Church goer
Jose Prendes	...	Guard #4
Holly Slater	...	Woman Running
Raj Thiruselvan	...	Drunk Man
Dustin J. Trost	...	Running Irishman
Prince Pheenix Wade	...	Guard #2

MPAA:

Rated R for some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Singing Springs, Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Earth Stopped

Trivia:

Thunder McQuaid plays a character named Lt. Tuck Pendelton. In Innerspace (1987), Dennis Quaid played Lt. Tuck Pendleton.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end of a scene where no cars are supposed to work, a police car appears passing by in the distant background.

Quotes:

Sky: Your world is in trouble Joshua. We have watched from a great distance, and observed that you have become a danger. Your weaponry is too advanced. You have endangered your own planet. And have become too big of a threat to others in the future. The end is here. But your world can be saved. It can save itself. If you can show me that there is value in human life, the destruction can be stopped. Prove this to me, and there will be a tomorrow.

Movie Connections:

Version of "McHale's Navy: The Day the War Stood Still (#2.1)" (1963)

How bad can a bad movie be?

I've seen some bad movies in my days. I'm also quite a big sci-fi fan, so my tolerance level was high enough. But this is one of those movies I really DISCOURAGE people to watch. The performances are lame, the storyline is ancient history, the sets are lame, and, except SOME computer graphics, the movie is just pure crap. Everything is big and shiny (the cars, the actors), but I can't shake the feeling of a high-school medium-grade film project. Why do directors, producers, etc., feel the need to create such junk? I would REALLY love to see less (if any) such "movies"... Just donate the money to less fortunate children or throw a party or something, but stop wasting people lives and nerves!