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Klaatu Barada Nikto! In this remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic, Keanu Reeves stars as the alien who comes to earth. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL also stars Oscar winners Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates, as well as Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm (MAD MEN) and Jaden Smith (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS).Product Identifiers
ProducerGregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman, Erwin Stoff
EAN5039036040969
eBay Product ID (ePID)72539192
Product Key Features
ActorJon Hamm, Jaden Smith, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Connelly, Keanu Reeves, John Cleese, Kathy Bates
Film/TV TitleThe Day the Earth Stood Still
DirectorScott Derrickson
LanguageEnglish
Run Time103 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2009
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesBonus Digital Copy\Deleted Scenes\Audio Commentary\Featurettes\Gallery\Interactive Features, Widescreen
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationA remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL follows astrobiologist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) as she is unceremoniously plucked from her everyday life with her stepson (Jaden Smith), and whisked away to consult the government on a top-secret matter. That matter happens to be the arrival of a massive glowing sphere in Central Park, accompanied by a towering robot-like protector dubbed Gort and an alien ambassador named Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who takes up human form to communicate with the people of Earth. When Klaatu finds himself faced with hawkish, uncompromising officials, he goes on the run with Benson and her son as the fate of the world gradually becomes clear.<BR><BR><BT><BR><BR>Directed by Scott Derrickson (THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE), this reimagining of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is fairly reverent to the original film, while adding a number of 21st-century elements, most notably a darker tone embodied by a more threatening Gort and the chilly, contemplative Klaatu, who is portrayed with pitch-perfect remove by Reeves. While the film--and the fate of humanity--rests on Reeves's shoulders, the cast is impressively filled out by Connelly and Smith, along with Kathy Bates, John Cleese, and familiar TV actors Jon Hamm (MAD MEN) and Kyle Chandler (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS). Derrickson also tempers excellent special effects with a bleak colour palette and plenty of existential turmoil, making this EARTH a thoughtful and fascinatingly moody blockbuster.
ReviewsEmpire - Reeves[Æs] performance [is] perfectly calibrated, Variety - Technically proficient
ScreenwriterDavid Scarpa, Edmund H. North
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Day The Earth Stood Still
Consumer AdviceContains moderate threat and injury