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Day The Earth Stood Still Autographed NEW Box-set Rare LaserDisc + CD Sci-Fi

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Mega-Rare Factory-Sealed, Limited Autographed #23 of 2500 Edition, LaserDisc Boxset

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Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe in...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

( Catalog Number 873980 )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer
70 minute Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" interviews with Robert Wise, producer Julian Blaustein, actors Patricia Nea
Still frame section: Production stills; Scenes from the film; Portraits; Sets; Reproductions of both the American and British pr
Movietone News Footage
Theatrical Trailer

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 - 92 min. - Black and White
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
All of Washington DC is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveller, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by an over-zealous soldier, Klaatu announces that he has a message of the gravest importance for all Mankind, which he will deliver only when all the leaders of all nations will agree to meet with him. World politics being what they are in 1951, Klaatu's demands are turned down and he is ordered to remain in the hospital where his wounds are being tended. Klaatu escapes, taking refuge in a boarding house, where he poses as one "Mr. Carpenter" (one of the film's many parallels between Klaatu and Christ). Here the benign alien gains the confidence of a lovely widow (Patricia Neal) and her son (Billy Gray), neither of whom tumble to his other-worldly origins, and seeks out the gentleman whom Billy regards as "the smartest man in the world"---an Einstein-like scientist, Dr. Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe). The next day, at precisely 12 o'clock, Klaatu arranges for the world to "stand still"---he shuts down all electrical power in the world, with the exception of essentials like hospitals and planes in flight. Based on the story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, The Day the Earth Stood Still, more than any other movie, legitimized science fiction movies in the early 1950s. Directed by Robert Wise, who edited Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) for director Orson Welles before going on to direct such major 1960s musicals as West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), it also established many of sci-fi's now-familiar trademarks, especially with the theramin-dominated musical score by frequent Alfred Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. --- Hal Erickson

At a time when science fiction on film had yet to work itself out of its bug-eyed monsters period, The Day the Earth Stood Still was a dramatic step forward for the genre. Intelligently written and directed, well-crafted, and boasting a top-notch cast in good form, it was a class act all the way, as well as one of the first Hollywood films to take the idea of extra-terrestrial visitors seriously (if not as a practical reality, at least as an interesting metaphor). Klaatu, as played by Michael Rennie, was that rare alien invader who wanted to save us from ourselves, and Rennie gives the character an intelligence, compassion, and strength that make him seem a lot more human than many of the Earthlings he encounters, while Sam Jaffe, Patricia Neal, and Billy Gray manage to prove that not all the Earth people are violent, brain-dead slobs. Director Robert Wise and his crew create an admirable sense of tension and awestruck wonder in the wake of Klaatu's arrival (many later films with higher budgets failed to capture the magic of the spaceship landing in Washington D.C. or the towering mystery of Klaatu's robot assistant Gort), and, at a time when Cold War paranoia was at its height, The Day the Earth Stood Still carried a strong pro-disarmament message that was quite brave for its day. The film's message remains pertinent today, and, as entertainment, its intelligence, warmth, and solid filmcraft make it an enduring classic of its kind. --- Mark Deming

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Cast for The Day the Earth Stood Still

Michael Rennie - Klaatu
Patricia Neal - Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe - Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe - Dr. Barnhardt
Billy Gray - Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier - Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin - Gort
Drew Pearson - Himself
H.V. Kaltenborn - Himself
Dorothy Neumann - Barnhardt's Secretary
Tyler McVey - Brady
Rush Williams - MP Sergeant
Stuart Whitman
Fay Roope - Major General
James Seay - Government Man
George Reeves - Newscaster
Olan Soule - Mr. Krull
House Peters, Jr. - MP Captain
Robert Osterloh - Major White
Carleton Young - Colonel
Frank Conroy - Harley
James Craven - Businessman
Marjorie Crossland - Hilda
John Brown - Mr. Bradley
Wheaton Chambers - Jeweler
John Burton - British Radio MC
George Lynn - Col. Ryder
Harry Lauter - Platoon Leader
Freeman Lusk - Gen. Cutler
Edith Evanson - Mrs. Crockett
Bobby Gray
Gil Herman - Government Agent
Harry Harvey - Taxi Driver

Crew for The Day the Earth Stood Still

Robert Wise - Director
Julian Blaustein - Producer
Edmund H. North - Screenwriter
Leo Tover - Cinematographer
Bernard Herrmann - Composer (Music Score)
William H. Reynolds - Editor
Addison Hehr - Art Director
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
Darryl F. Zanuck - Executive Producer
Claude E. Carpenter - Set Designer
Thomas K. Little - Set Designer
Billy Travilla - Costume Designer
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Fred Sersen - Special Effects
Arthur L. Kirbach - Sound/Sound Designer
Harry M. Leonard - Sound/Sound Designer

Feature Details

Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Feature Release Date: 1951
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: G
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 92 Minutes
Chapters: 66
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 28 Jun 1995
Catalog Number: 873980
UPC: 086162873867
Manufacturer: * Multiple Sites *
Publisher: Fox Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Box Set
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 873980-N
Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
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Mega-Rare Factory-Sealed, Limited Autographed #23 of 2500 Edition, LaserDisc Boxset

Near-Mint Condition with some shrink-wrap separation

Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe in...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

( Catalog Number 873980 )
(1.33:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer
70 minute Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" interviews with Robert Wise, producer Julian Blaustein, actors Patricia Nea
Still frame section: Production stills; Scenes from the film; Portraits; Sets; Reproductions of both the American and British pr
Movietone News Footage
Theatrical Trailer

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 - 92 min. - Black and White
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
All of Washington DC is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveller, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by an over-zealous soldier, Klaatu announces that he has a message of the gravest importance for all Mankind, which he will deliver only when all the leaders of all nations will agree to meet with him. World politics being what they are in 1951, Klaatu's demands are turned down and he is ordered to remain in the hospital where his wounds are being tended. Klaatu escapes, taking refuge in a boarding house, where he poses as one "Mr. Carpenter" (one of the film's many parallels between Klaatu and Christ). Here the benign alien gains the confidence of a lovely widow (Patricia Neal) and her son (Billy Gray), neither of whom tumble to his other-worldly origins, and seeks out the gentleman whom Billy regards as "the smartest man in the world"---an Einstein-like scientist, Dr. Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe). The next day, at precisely 12 o'clock, Klaatu arranges for the world to "stand still"---he shuts down all electrical power in the world, with the exception of essentials like hospitals and planes in flight. Based on the story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, The Day the Earth Stood Still, more than any other movie, legitimized science fiction movies in the early 1950s. Directed by Robert Wise, who edited Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) for director Orson Welles before going on to direct such major 1960s musicals as West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), it also established many of sci-fi's now-familiar trademarks, especially with the theramin-dominated musical score by frequent Alfred Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. --- Hal Erickson

At a time when science fiction on film had yet to work itself out of its bug-eyed monsters period, The Day the Earth Stood Still was a dramatic step forward for the genre. Intelligently written and directed, well-crafted, and boasting a top-notch cast in good form, it was a class act all the way, as well as one of the first Hollywood films to take the idea of extra-terrestrial visitors seriously (if not as a practical reality, at least as an interesting metaphor). Klaatu, as played by Michael Rennie, was that rare alien invader who wanted to save us from ourselves, and Rennie gives the character an intelligence, compassion, and strength that make him seem a lot more human than many of the Earthlings he encounters, while Sam Jaffe, Patricia Neal, and Billy Gray manage to prove that not all the Earth people are violent, brain-dead slobs. Director Robert Wise and his crew create an admirable sense of tension and awestruck wonder in the wake of Klaatu's arrival (many later films with higher budgets failed to capture the magic of the spaceship landing in Washington D.C. or the towering mystery of Klaatu's robot assistant Gort), and, at a time when Cold War paranoia was at its height, The Day the Earth Stood Still carried a strong pro-disarmament message that was quite brave for its day. The film's message remains pertinent today, and, as entertainment, its intelligence, warmth, and solid filmcraft make it an enduring classic of its kind. --- Mark Deming

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Cast for The Day the Earth Stood Still

Michael Rennie - Klaatu
Patricia Neal - Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe - Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe - Dr. Barnhardt
Billy Gray - Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier - Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin - Gort
Drew Pearson - Himself
H.V. Kaltenborn - Himself
Dorothy Neumann - Barnhardt's Secretary
Tyler McVey - Brady
Rush Williams - MP Sergeant
Stuart Whitman
Fay Roope - Major General
James Seay - Government Man
George Reeves - Newscaster
Olan Soule - Mr. Krull
House Peters, Jr. - MP Captain
Robert Osterloh - Major White
Carleton Young - Colonel
Frank Conroy - Harley
James Craven - Businessman
Marjorie Crossland - Hilda
John Brown - Mr. Bradley
Wheaton Chambers - Jeweler
John Burton - British Radio MC
George Lynn - Col. Ryder
Harry Lauter - Platoon Leader
Freeman Lusk - Gen. Cutler
Edith Evanson - Mrs. Crockett
Bobby Gray
Gil Herman - Government Agent
Harry Harvey - Taxi Driver

Crew for The Day the Earth Stood Still

Robert Wise - Director
Julian Blaustein - Producer
Edmund H. North - Screenwriter
Leo Tover - Cinematographer
Bernard Herrmann - Composer (Music Score)
William H. Reynolds - Editor
Addison Hehr - Art Director
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
Darryl F. Zanuck - Executive Producer
Claude E. Carpenter - Set Designer
Thomas K. Little - Set Designer
Billy Travilla - Costume Designer
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Fred Sersen - Special Effects
Arthur L. Kirbach - Sound/Sound Designer
Harry M. Leonard - Sound/Sound Designer

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