The Day the Earth Stood Still(Movie, 2008)

Name: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: T01:44:00
Rating: 2.8

| 1h 44min | Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 1,479 votes)

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film serving as remake of the 1951 film of the same name (which itself was based on the 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master"). Directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by David Scarpa, it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien sent to try to change human behavior in an effort to save Earth from environmental degradation; this version replaces the Cold War-era theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of negative human impact on the environment. It co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates. The Day the Earth Stood Still was originally scheduled for release on May 9, 2008, but was released on a ro... ()

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About The Day the Earth Stood Still

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

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Production countries: Canada, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Vancouver, Coquitlam (British Columbia)

Plays in: New Jersey, New York City (NYC)

Based on the work of: Harry Bates ("Farewell to the Master", "The Day the Earth Stood Still")

Made by: Dune Entertainment III, 3 Arts Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Hammerhead Productions, Earth Canada Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 31 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 12/11/2008 (World premiere: 12/10/2008)

Appearing Characters: Klaatu, Gort

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, John Cleese, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, Brandon T. Jackson, James Hong, Aaron Douglas, Alisen Down, Heather Doerksen, Hiro Kanagawa, Michael Hogan, Roger Cross, Serge Houde, Ty Olsson, Ben Cotton, Jake McLaughlin, Juan Riedinger, Angela Merkel, Lorena Gale

Director: Scott Derrickson

Producer: Gregory Goodman

Screenwriter: David Scarpa, Edmund H. North

Film Editor: Wayne Wahrman

Director of Photography: David Tattersall

Composer: Tyler Bates

Performer: Tyler Bates

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Tag, an dem die Erde still stand"

"ביום שהעולם עמד מלכת"

"El Día que la Tierra se Detuvo"

"El Dia que la Tierra se Detuvo"

Keywords: environmentalism, evacuation, alien, threat, nanobots, government, giant robot, end of the world, interrogation, social commentary, ufo, central park, panic, alien contact, disintegration, power outage, spacecraft

Budget: 80,000,000 USD

Revenue: 233,093,859 USD (= 291%)

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