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| Genre/Form: | Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.) Science fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Film remakes Feature films Drama Fiction films Thrillers (Motion pictures.) Film adaptations Thrillers (Motion pictures) Films de science-fiction Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives Adaptations cinématographiques Nouvelles versions (Films) Thrillers (Films) Films de fiction Teatro |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Erwin Stoff; Gregory Goodman; Paul Harris Boardman; David Scarpa; Scott Derrickson; Keanu Reeves; Jennifer Connelly; Jaden Smith; John Cleese; Jon Hamm; Kathy Bates; Michael Rennie; Patricia Neal; Hugh Marlowe; Sam Jaffe; Billy Gray; Frances Bavier; Lock Martin; Julian Blaustein; Harry Bates; Edmund H North; Robert Wise; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| Language Note: | In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish; English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| OCLC Number: | 318130877 |
| Notes: | Title from container. Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features includes screenwriter commentary, deleted scenes, Re-imagining the day documentary, Unleashing Gort featurette, Watching the skies : in search of extraterrestrial life featurette, The day the Earth was "green" featurette, still galleries |
| Credits: | Director of photography, David Tattersall ; edited by Wayne Wahrman ; music by Tyler Bates. |
| Cast: | Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates. |
| Performer(s): | 1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sci-fi disaster images and violence. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 digital copy |
| Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English); Dolby Digital surround (Spanish, French).; System requirements, The day the Earth stood still digital copy: DVD-ROM drive and Internet connection; compatible only with certain Mac and PC computers and certain video-enabled portable media players. |
| Contents: | The day the Earth stood still (2008 version) -- The day the Earth stood still (1951 version) / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; story by Harry Bates ; screenplay by Edmund H. North ; directed by Robert Wise. |
| Other Titles: | Day the Earth stood still (Motion picture : 2008) Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951) |
| Responsibility: | Twentieth Century Fox presents a 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman ; screenplay by David Scarpa ; directed by Scott Derrickson. |
Abstract:
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.
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