71-Year Old Movie SECRET Finally Revealed about "The Day The Earth Stood Still" You Wanted to Know!

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I am very aware who Mickey Rooney was. I know he was short 5’2”. The average sized man I was referring to was in the other photo. I assumed everyone would get that was Mickey Rooney without having to explicitly refer to him.
71-Year Old Movie SECRET Finally Revealed about "The Day The Earth Stood Still" You Wanted to Know!
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@ddavenpAZ Жыл бұрын

Holy Sleeping ET Batman, it’s Dr. Somnambula! Does Catwoman know? Lol. Great video Rick! I am currently rewatching the great monster movie videos you previously made, kinda my Halloween tradition now, but these new ones you have in store for us, are off to an amazing start! I LOVE the behind the scenes info and this was jam packed! Much appreciation to you! Thank you! Thank you too for making the time to do these. I know that trip is coming up and your time is very limited, but the fact that you made an effort to create these videos all the while, is truly commendable! Again, thank you very, very much! Btw, did you carve those pumpkins yourself?

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

The Day The Earth Stood Still is one of 10 greatest sci-fi movies of all times!!!

@nickimontie Жыл бұрын

Agree!

@sallyn2393 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Teenagers From Outer Space. Now that’s a classic!👩‍🚀 Cheesy, but good!

@christophersmith3341 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It's amazing how Robert Wise maintains so much tension all the way through, considering very little actually happens in terms of action. It's an amazing movie.

@nickimontie Жыл бұрын

@@sallyn2393 🤣

@JohnBrown-hl4cy Жыл бұрын

I agree too!

@jamesroseby3823 Жыл бұрын

There were three Sci Fi movies that grabbed my imagination in my childhood. The Time Machine (Rod Taylor), Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still. The spaceship opening up in TDTESS had a huge impact on this young mind. Brilliantly done. Now I know how. Thank you.

@stevehoch9528 Жыл бұрын

All great movies, I am still captivated by the Time Machine and give it a watch every few years.

@israelzayas361 Жыл бұрын

For me it's The Time Machine (Rod Taylor), The Day the Earth Stood Still and War of the Worlds (1953). But yeah, Forbidden Planet is in my top 10.

@darrylruiz2573 Жыл бұрын

There were 2 others that scared me Them! and Invaders from Mars

@SLJ2137694 Жыл бұрын

I will add War of the Worlds and The Thing!

@nsnopper Жыл бұрын

Invaders From Mars was more of a horror/sci-fi cross-over than strictly sci-if. It still creeps me out to just think about it. Great movie though.

@steveradcliffe7110 Жыл бұрын

Klaatu's final speech is so relevant today and one of the most dramatic endings in any genre of movies.

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

I agree. His final speech and warning to earth was powerful, particularly when he said "we will be waiting for your reply." As a child, I always wondered how earth would contact Klato to give their reply.

@agb1953 Жыл бұрын

In "Farewell to the Master," the short story the movie was based on story, Klatu is shot and killed almost immediately. The story is told from the point of view of a guy named Sutherland. He discovers Gort is trying to create another Klatu, and ends up trying to help him. At story's end, the knew Klatu has not bee created yet, so Sutherland apologizes to Gort for his peers having killed "his master." Gort tell him, "You misunderstand. I am the master." So it was more a cautionary tale about the advance of machines over men than one about warfare. There were two Gort suits the actor did the dynamic scenes in, and there was a Gort statue that was used for the scenes where the robot did not move, so the latter were easy scenes to shoot as far as the robot was concerned. One of the Gort suits had its seam in the back for shots where he was facing the camera, and the other Gort suit had its seam in the front for shots where he was walking away from the camera. You can glimpse the seams a couple of times. When the camera is panning away from the fellow using the torch on the ship, for a moment you can see the piece of nonflammable material they placed on the ship to keep it from burning. My two favorite scenes are when the ship lands because the effect is so well done given when the movie was made. The shadow and the perspective match of the ship to the background are excellent. The other is the cut to the first look at Gort standing outside the door of the ship because it is so powerful and menacing without needing any movement at all.

@ikcerabsin9886 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! 👍😄👍

@agb1953 Жыл бұрын

@@ikcerabsin9886 Sure thing. I've been watching that movie since the late 1950s, and it is my most favorite movie of all time. In the summer of 1971 I bought an original one-sheet poster in mint condition from a post shop just outside of Atlanta for about $20. 40 years later it was worth the price of a new car when it was destroyed in a fire. My only disappointment is knowing the sorts of robots Boston Dynamics sells today prove that Gort would not have been the slow moving, clunky machine in the movie. But I doubt audiences of the time would have accepted a constantly bouncing robot.

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

Wow...never saw the short story Farewell to The Master but it definitely sounds interesting. Particularly, if Gort could talk. Curious about his voice and if it was as menacing as his physical being.

@PauloPereira-jj4jv 3 ай бұрын

The name is KLAATU...

@RickPiasecki Жыл бұрын

This is the best sci-fi movie of all time, IMHO! I was an 8-10 yo kid when I first saw it, and it made a lasting impression on me! The story, the script, the casting, the special effects are all incredible for the era. Michael Rennie was perfectly cast as Klaatu and Patricia Neal was perfect as well; Gort is the best robot ever envisioned by Hollywood, and has the best death-ray, probably inspiring lasers, well before lasers were even invented! ❤❤❤

@greengold7648 Жыл бұрын

The performance of actor Sam Jaffe, who plays Professor Barnhardt, is so under-appreciated. Jaffe delivers acting and lines with great nuanced comic relief in a somewhat grim narrative.

@wiseguymaybe Жыл бұрын

Gork and Michael Rennie's Klaatu stand out in my memory from when I first saw this movie as a kid. Another interesting fact, that Leonard Nimoy actually used Klaatu, Michael Rennie, as one of his influences to delvelope his characterization of Mr' Spock. I always felt that Michael would have made a fantastic Vulcan. 🛸🛸Live long and prosper Rick.🖖

@nedcrouch3202 Жыл бұрын

GorT

@spectrum1964 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Gort not Gork

@iranausley8150 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing some of the nuances of filming "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Agreeably one of the best of the early science fiction movies. I had the pleasure of meeting Loch Martin in the 1951-1952-time frame. He was working at Bob's Big Boy in Van Nys as a car director for the Drive In. I was 12 at the time and I happened to be selling newspapers at Bob's when he started there. A truly wonderful person to know. I remember him coming to work one afternoon driving a Woody Station Wagon. It was amazing to see him extricate himself from the driver's position. I did not appear the car was modified in any way. Once dropped off, his wife, very normal in size would take over and drive away. A wonderful once in a lifetime experience.

@Docjonel Жыл бұрын

While a lot of 1950's sci fi movies fit the definition of "B" movies, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers," and George Pal's "The War of the Worlds" were first rate science fiction that hold up well to this day. They explored important themes and were well produced and acted.

@yarden8428 Жыл бұрын

AGREE 💯%

@jody6851 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Forbidden Planet

@tkarlmann Жыл бұрын

The best part of the movie was the ultimate class brought by Michael Rennie. What a fantastic performance! Now when I was a kid, seeing the film for the first time, my ultimate fixation was Gort, the Robot. (I think the fixation I had with Robbie, the robot from "Forbidden Planet", just NEVER faded!)

@OldGeezer55 Жыл бұрын

That's funny. Same with me. Even though the robot from "Lost in Space", B-9, was designed by the same engineer, Robert Kinoshita, Robby held my fascination since first sight.

@tkarlmann Жыл бұрын

@@OldGeezer55 Did you know that, if you're rich, you can buy a somewhat smaller version of Robby?

@OldGeezer55 Жыл бұрын

@@tkarlmann Yep. And even richer get the full size version. I think I've seen them on Amazon. Small and somewhat expensive but I might just get one of those.😉67 and still a kid.

@VoklstWestie Жыл бұрын

I guess it was a 'girl thing' the 'rocks to Diamonds' intrigued me more than Gort. Though Gort was cool more mascot ish. I wanted to be on that ship check out other places and bring back diamonds and space suits!

@TheFatwelder Жыл бұрын

@@OldGeezer55 They both appeared in an episode of Lost in Space called War of the Robots.

@arnoldanderson1501 Жыл бұрын

Yes, this movie is definitely the best SciFi classic movie ever and casting Michael Rennie was sheer genius. I simply have to watch this at least once a year.

@williedells Жыл бұрын

💯

@yarden8428 Жыл бұрын

Me 2

@joelwexler Жыл бұрын

1961, Saturday Night at the Movies, when it was on TV for the first time. It was all we talked about for weeks. I was 7 and allowed to stay up to 11! Klaatu baratta nikto

@USCG.Brennan Жыл бұрын

@@joelwexler Same here.....I loved "Saturday Night at the Movies". I also remember watching "The Time Machine" back then too. "Weena" (blond girl) stole my heart away....

@2010joen Жыл бұрын

Even after all these years ( I've been around a while) I still get chills when I hear Patricia Neal tell Gort "Clatu berata nicto". Don't know why, it just happens. Great movie. The fact that it was in Black and White only adds to the beauty of it. Hope no one tries to colorize it. That would ruin it. So please don't!

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I loved that scene in the movie when Patricia was in the taxi with Klato and was practicing the phrase, she would need to say to Gort if anything happened to Klato.

@kennethlee494 Жыл бұрын

Michael Rennie went on to play The Keeper in two Lost In Space episodes and the theme music from Day The Earth Stood Still was reused as the theme music in the first pilot of Lost In Space. Guy Williams, Zorro and then John Robinson in Lost In Space also has a bit part as a radio operator in DTESS.

@jo-annbastings Жыл бұрын

I was so much in love with that man! Such a good actor.

@markswishereatsstuff2500 Жыл бұрын

The Keeper. Great role.

@paulmajewski9227 Жыл бұрын

Klatu Barada nickto

@briang.7206 Жыл бұрын

Watch "The Power" with Michael Rennie I think its still free here. Classic sci fi.

@suecobandito8954 Жыл бұрын

@@jo-annbastings I got to meet him as a kid. Kept thinking he was In Forbidden Planet. He politely begged to differ.

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

The little boy was from Father Knows Best(Billy Gray). Frances Bavier(Aunt Bea) from Andy Griffin is also in this movie.

@Barnabas45 Жыл бұрын

Michael Rennie was in one of the best 'Lost In Space' episodes.

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

@@Barnabas45: Yes he was! Lost In Space was my favorite sci-fi t.v. program because of Dr. Zachary Smith(Jonathan Harris)! I detest Shit Trek!

@yenbbc8840 Жыл бұрын

Frances Bavier was rockin' the Aunt Bea look way before the Mayberry gig came along!

@towerman75 Жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite movies of all time. I was only 10 years old the first time I saw it, and to this day, I think it had something to do with the career I chose in life. I was an Electrical Engineer for NASA.

@thomasbruner854 Жыл бұрын

This movie was made the year I was born, and I've watched it at least a dozen times over the years. Never gets old!

@fleetcomm1 Жыл бұрын

Klaatu’s speech at the end of the movie was spectacular. I was 8 years old in 1962 when I watched it and for an immature little kid that speech having such impact on me still amazes me. All of Gort scenes were awesome because I love robots. When Robby was on Lost in Space I was in Heaven.

@Serpico1152 Жыл бұрын

If this movie was recreated in today's times with this world like it is in it's ongoing chaos in every nation every day Klaatu would just save his speech, take a long sigh, shake his head back and forth in total disgust, then give the order for Gort to obliviate us all completely from this doomed wasteland planet.

@tkarlmann Жыл бұрын

Me too! Robby is still the best robot EVER! Do you remember the Coming Attraction snippet from the week's previous episode of "Lost in Space" when Will said: "A robot", then the series-robot corrected Will and said: "No, he is a robot-oid"! I couldn't wait until the next week to see Robby again!!!

@fleetcomm1 Жыл бұрын

@@tkarlmann Since I’ve given away my age I can also admit I love those simple black and white SciFi films from the 50’s. I like horror films but love them ol’ SciFi films. But I guess most everyone embraces their childhood loves.

@TinkeringJohn Жыл бұрын

I was also 8 in 1962 and love robots. I have a collection of them. I have a 2 foot tall B9 (Lost in Space robot) that you can transmit your voice from. My favorite sci-fi movie is Forbidden Planet which Robby the Robot debut in. He has been in other shows with a different style head. I like to do puzzles called Griddlers. My favorite picture to do was a Forbidden Planet movie poster.

@FIREBRAND38 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, awesome speech. _Unless your leaders change their ways every man, woman, teenager, adolescent, baby and forest creature is going to be wiped out when Earth becomes a burnt cinder._ That's terrorism.

@The_Real_Chris Жыл бұрын

Years ago I toured Paul Allen’s movie prop collection in Seattle and at the time he owned the model saucer used in the flying scenes. It was surprisingly large, but unfortunately sustained some damage over the decades. It was one of my favourite items among the hundreds he owned. My second was Captain Kirks chair from the original Star Trek.

@Primus54 Жыл бұрын

A minor quibble. Lock Martin was 7’7” tall and between the lifts in the boots and the headpiece, Gort was 8’ tall. The photo you showed was him standing next to Mickey Rooney who was only 5’2”. Gort’s costume laces can be seen in the movie right after he picks up Patrica Neal at the fence. Thanks! 👍

@chrisgdyer Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly…it is obvious that Mickey Rooney is the so call man of average height that Martin was standing next to to exhibit their startling difference in height 😂

@tlcriser Жыл бұрын

Glad you caught that, I met Mickey Rooney in Laughlin NV he was short and obnoxious, to say the least!

@philtreman9944 Жыл бұрын

@@tlcriser As the saying goes " big man - big d**k , little man all d**k " . Proof = Napoleon , Hitler , Putin etc .

@xnavyro Жыл бұрын

I was raised during the 60’s & this movie was epic! What got me the most was Klatu’s final address to the world tech leadership. His statement of change our direction or “face obliteration” was the eye opener! At a time when nuclear weapons proliferation was abound, we hoped for a miracle like a superior race telling humans to “ knock it off” was our only hope as obviously we weren’t “adult” enough to control our own destiny? Still stands as one of my top 5 & I like to think that it played a big role in my life as I ended up on an SSBN submarine with 16 Poseidon missiles for six years???

@PhilbyFavourites Жыл бұрын

Great story 👍🏻👍🏻

@ronkemperful Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite SiFi movies is this movie. The actors were quite professional and did not ham it up, for its time the special effects and electronic music from Bernard Herman really filled out what could have been a weak plot. Great review and I hope that you touch on another great 50s movie, ‘The Forbidden Planet’ which I think was a classic precursor of all modern science fiction.

@hlcepeda Жыл бұрын

The scene where the saucer is shown landing in the park was flawless. SFX team nailed it.

@elroyfudbucker6806 Жыл бұрын

Forbidden Planet was loosely based on Shakespeare's The Tempest.

@ronkemperful Жыл бұрын

@@elroyfudbucker6806 That’s right.

@davidkirk6572 Жыл бұрын

@@elroyfudbucker6806 Right. And it also, to me, was the precursor to Star Trek. Same kinds of characters in the crew, same ongoing mission of exploration, etc.

@artdonovandesign Жыл бұрын

@@hlcepeda Yes! Perfect. Right down to the people running from the saucer as it landed. You could actually see them! Other film makers would have used a still image for the sports field. But Wise filmed it even though the running figures were so small in the frame as to be barely noticeable. Spectacular effect and detail for any age film.

@theluth9046 Жыл бұрын

I was 10 when this movie came out. Man I thought, wow this sure is scary and I hope this never really happens! Still love that old movie today! Always loved the behind and also the truth of what's really happening and what we really didn't see when it was playing.

@stevev3664 Жыл бұрын

I was minus 1 years old when it came out. I first saw it when I was 14.

@01TA Жыл бұрын

Extremely well done. Thank you! This film is my favorite sci-fi movie. The acting was wonderful and the facial expressions by Neal are timeless. Who needs constant action and blood and gore to make a good sci-fi movie?? This is it. The message it told is still true to this day and shows how nothing has changed..

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

No gore here and super entertaining, just GORT. 😂

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

There were also quite a few recognizable background actors in the movie. Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith show was running the boarding house and the child actor that played Bobby was later in the TV show Father Knows Best (as Bud).

@johnross6463 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this available! I watched it again yesterday and felt the tension build just as I had when watching it the first time in a theater (I am 86). Thanks for explaining how the saucer opened, I have always wondered how that was done!

@christopherleodaniels7203 Жыл бұрын

Decades ago, I had a sci fi movie magazine that talked about this film, and something I never forgot was that they made two suits for Gort - one with the opening on the front and one with it on the back, so it created a seamless appearance. Because of the time it took to get Lock Martin in and out of the suit, an occasional wide shot would feature the wrong suit with the seam showing. Also, there was a dummy used for some of the many shots where he was still.

@jmen4ever257 Жыл бұрын

I believe it was called Cinefantastique or such. it came out in 1976, and I had a copy. Wish I had kept it.

@christopherleodaniels7203 Жыл бұрын

@@jmen4ever257 …that feels exactly right. I used to get those all the time. …might even still have a few at the bottom of a box somewhere.

@camgere Жыл бұрын

The ramp coming out is really cool!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Such a cool effect

@texastomeh3077 Жыл бұрын

I am 77 years old and actually saw this movie in the theater when it originally came out!! Believe me when I say that for the time, it was one of the MOST AWESOME movies anyone had ever seen!! THANX for the review and inside peek at some of the "tricks" of making the film!!

@johnclapperton5556 Жыл бұрын

I was a little kid when I first saw this and the scene with Gort and Patricia Neal scared the crap out of me. It is today one of my favorite movies and still holds up after all these years.

@charlieross-BRM Жыл бұрын

That's the scene that I first think of too. It has a feeling of menace and being powerless if something goes wrong. We have no idea what Gort's response to three alien words will be.

@falcon664 Жыл бұрын

Prior to The Day the Earth Stood Still, SciFi was mostly relegated to the B movie circuit, Saturday afternoon kid's movies with crazy monsters and cheesy effects. They spent some money on this one. Excellent writing, great effects, quality actors, sharp cinematography and a powerful message in 1951. As relevant today as it was when it premiered.

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Very very well done

@michaelplunkett8059 Жыл бұрын

Sterling cast, an intent Academy Award winning actress Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe.

@chong2389 Жыл бұрын

Lucky for us who faithfully watched those Saturday afternoon 'monster' movies'! 😊 This one stood out from the standard 'guy in s rubber suit' terrorizing everyone and meeting its demise because of we found the fatal flaw in the monster. No 'Hollywood ending' here because the fatal flaw is in us.

@jimmcgurn3623 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite films of all time. Rick you do really great work brother, thank you for all your research and hard work!

@patthewoodboy Жыл бұрын

agree , doesnt matter what genre , its in my top 30

@edgarsnake2857 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the backstories about this classic. This is really well done and packed with interesting info. The shot where the ship opens is one of the greatest moments in sports.

@sherylarmstrong998 Жыл бұрын

A great movie that has become a classic. Micheal Rennie appeared quite alluring, and Patricia Niel did offer her great quality of acting to the film. This film has always been a favorite of mine.

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

When Klatu moved into the boarding house and first met Patricia Neal's character, I was picking up on some chemistry, so I was expecting that some sort of romantic relationship between them was going to occur (especially since Patricia's fiancé was so jealous of Klatu) but of course, that never happened.

@jimprice9703 Жыл бұрын

During filming, Michael Rennie accidentally spilled coffee on his space suit which the costuming department was unable to remove due to the material used. Fortunately, the stain did not show on film, so all was well. There were three Gorts. One with a zipper in back for the front shots, one with the zipper in front for rear shots, and a fiberglass statue for when Gort was just standing and chilling. In 1974, Ringo Starr recreated the landing shot for his album Goodnight Vienna, with a recreated ship, the original Gort statue, and the actual Michael Rennie costume... complete with coffee stain.

@christopherkraft1327 Жыл бұрын

Hey Rick, I enjoyed last year's monster series so I'm glad you're doing it again this year!!! The Day The Earth Stood Still continues to be one of the great horror movies of all time, thanks for showcasing it!!! 👍👍🎃

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Yes, next year may be something different or something new. This year: so happy to bring you a mix of Monsters 2….you’ll see what I mean and “alien flicks”

@christopherkraft1327 Жыл бұрын

@@ricknineg can't wait!!! 🎃

@neilruedlinger4851 Жыл бұрын

From my perspective I think the irony of this Science Fiction horror film is that the monster is not really Klaatu or Gort, but humanity's collective fear of each other, ultimately expressed as the USA and the USSR began to usher (when the movie was made approximately during the middle of the first decade of the Cold War) in a potentially lethal mutually competitive nuclear arms race, whose end products (RS-28 Sarmat, RSM-56 Bulava, Minuteman III, Trident II D5) still threatens the human race today.

@donaldduke2233 Жыл бұрын

I rewatch this classic every time it comes on. I taped it two days ago and plan to watch it this evening. Thank you so much for presenting this video.

@blacksquirrel4008 Жыл бұрын

Friend of mine is a huge DTESS fan. I shocked him when I told my cat Zed to follow me out of the house by saying “Zed, veringa.” Made his day.

@jefff2223 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this. The 50's era flying saucer and space alien movies are my favorites.

@sandramorey2529 Жыл бұрын

I saw this movie in 7th grade at school. I immediately loved it. Saw it again years later and really appreciated it. I especially loved its message: that we on earth must learn to take care of each other or we would be destroyed. Of course we still haven't learned that lesson. My favorite part of the film is when Klatoo meets the humans, he has a baby bottle from his planet in hand. Of course, the army doesn't recognize it. As with any kid, I memorized "Klatou Barada Nictou". It is such a beautiful example of "Mid Century Modern".

@skyemacallister1306 Жыл бұрын

A baby bottle? Go back and watch the movie again and LISTEN to what Klaatu says it is. Nowhere close to being a baby bottle!!!

@truckingjoeforever7368 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. Did a great job for all that saw the show as a kid. Loved it. Keep up the good work.

@Susie_Floozie Жыл бұрын

♪ ♫ "Michael Rennie was ill the day the Earth stayed still, but he told us where we stand..." ♫ ♪ My mother looked like Patricia Neal. She was a steely British emigrée who'd lived through the Blitz, and I enjoyed that movie because I could see her in that role.

@paulkelly5035 Жыл бұрын

My favorite scene is Klaatu experiencing the simple joy of a music box. No dialogue, but you infer that there are no music boxes on his planet. And, he smiles to himself.

@geneobrien8907 Жыл бұрын

He smiled because the music box inspired the idea for him to pause power worldwide at noon in the following days. The scene you mentioned directly follows the one where he tells professor Barnhardt that he'd "think of something" as a way to get the attention of the worlds leaders.

@paulkelly5035 Жыл бұрын

@@geneobrien8907 I never put that together. Thanks for pointing it out to me. Great writing. I wish more movies were as thoughtful.

@louferrao2044 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies next to Forbidden Planet. The story was compeling and it gripped the audience. Great information Rick!

@garygruber1452 Жыл бұрын

I saw this movie for the first time in 1955. My father used to take me to Dusk-til-Dawn movie shows at our local Drive-In that showed Horror / Sci-Fi from 7pm to 3am. It is still one of my favorite movies. Klatu, Verrata, Nikto!

@Jared_Wignall Жыл бұрын

Cool to hear about some movie trivia for this years Halloween season and regarding How The Earth Stood Still too. Keep up the great work Rick, take care!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

More on the way

@mewregaurdhissyfit7733 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun review of this movie. I discovered all their "secrets" years ago, as I'm a scifi nut and wanted to know how they did certain things in the movie. And yes, Ms. Neal thought the movie was going to be a joke. Most of her lines she had no problems with, it was only when speaking around the robot did she crack up. I don't remember how many takes they had to make because she couldn't get the "Klaatu barada nikto" out of her mouth without cracking up. Have you ever thought of doing side by side comparisons of the original movie and the remake? That would be interesting. Not just of this one, but of others as well. And "Aunt Bea" from The Andy Griffith Show was in this movie as well.

@donniep9794 Жыл бұрын

Why would you want to compare a diamond to a lump of cole? The remake was horrible.

@mewregaurdhissyfit7733 Жыл бұрын

@@donniep9794 Exactly HOW do you compare a diamond to cabbage???? Inquiring minds wanna know!

@skyemacallister1306 Жыл бұрын

@@donniep9794 what is "cole?"

@jsusna1972 Жыл бұрын

@@skyemacallister1306 Nat King?

@JWEmbry-wc7qi Жыл бұрын

@@skyemacallister1306 I think it is an ingredient in "slaw"..... 🐵🐵

@michaelcolletti790 Жыл бұрын

Great video! The door opening on the spacecraft was genius for the time. What a great explanation. Thanks so much for posting!

@1001Hobbies Жыл бұрын

At 2:40 you say the actor who played Gort is standing next to someone around 6 feet, 5 foot 8..... but that person is Actor Mickey Rooney (300 films) and he is only 5 feet, 2 inches tall. He was quite a short guy. Thanks for the info on how the ramp opened. I was always fascinated with how it appeared to come out of nowhere, and wondered how they did that with 1950's technology.

@thelmaknowler7700 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic film! So cool that your working on this! The remake is ok. The ship is so big!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

The season is upon us 🎃

@jo-annbastings Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that awesome video. It reminded me back in those days where there were no need to add special effects to enhance the talent of the actors and actresses to play in well written and produced movies.

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

All talent and story

@jo-annbastings Жыл бұрын

@@ricknineg so true👏👍❤️

@tg9754 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this info. Thanks for making it. I'll be looking for more.

@clooktout Жыл бұрын

The opening soundtrack score is a favourite for me! 'Earth versus Flying Saucers' is a favourite Sci-fi movie of mine!

@williampetersen9915 Жыл бұрын

In a side bit of trivia, in order to give Gort a rather seamless look and to also provide an easier egress for Lock Martin, there were actually two torso sections made for the costume; one where it was laced up the back, and one where laced up the front.

@neilruedlinger4851 Жыл бұрын

Another bit of trivia that was revealed in the 1980's by the Australian movie reviewer Bill "Mr. Movies" Collins, one aspect of the Gort suit the special effects team couldn't resolve, was the Director wanted the legs, leg joints (and if I'm not mistaken the wrist, elbow and shoulder) and ankle joints not to crease when Gort was walking, (perhaps to give the audience the impression Gort's technology was so advanced beyond Earth's metallurgical technology, that the metal could flex without any visible imperfections). Unfortunately due to Production schedule constraints, they had to shoot the film the way the suit was made, creases and all. I wonder if a modern special effects team could use CGI to remove the creases, to realize the late Director's artistic vision?

@jayabramson6702 Жыл бұрын

@@neilruedlinger4851 With due respect I hope the keep their hands off! It’s a masterpiece of post-atomic filmmaking just as is.

@jeffharrison1090 Жыл бұрын

@@neilruedlinger4851 Good point about using CGI to remove leg creases and other Gort properties. However, you know Hollywood of today! Someone would have to "oversee" very strictly that they don't "ruin" other aspect of the movie, because they are "improving" it, which means "destroy" it with silly CGI takes away.

@jeffharrison1090 Жыл бұрын

@@jayabramson6702 So true Jay! The big four of the 50s era...War of the Worlds....done and done! The Day The Earth Stood Still. Forbidden Planet. And as a kid whose fascination is still fixed in the 50s, Attack of the Flying Saucers...classic 1950 production. Even now, Hollywood can't touch them! The acting style and production of Hollywood today is so abysmal! Look how JJ Abrams ruined Star Wars, Star Trek and everything else he touches! Young ppl like flickering electric sparks or extremely dark and dingy scenes where you can't see anything at all. I really can't name 3 good actors today.

@Glicksman1 Жыл бұрын

It was zipped.

@valleylaker Жыл бұрын

This was indeed a film that lacked the ability to muster today’s special effects but like the best science fiction, it isn’t about special effects. It is a film of ideas and philosophies. The character of the Ph.D. played by the great Sam Jafee is the voice of wonder and awe in the film and captures the spirit and purpose of this picture. It is an interesting, cautionary tale from the Cold War that still haunts us today. We have yet to learn its lessons. Thanks Rick for another excellent video!

@russelljohnson6243 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I enjoyed it!

@loveisall5520 Жыл бұрын

I adore this movie, have owned it ever since it became available. I'm not a sci-fi fan in particular, but this is so much more than that, and so very unique for its time. All the cast--all of them--are superb, and Pat Neal was perfect along with Michael Rennie. I never watched the remake 'cause I know it would be disappointing. As with so much else with H'wood these days, CGI is very much a double-edged sword, often trading ingenuity and craft for computer-screen playing around.

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Such a great film

@Dallas_K Жыл бұрын

This film is the Holy Grail of science fiction.

@lr3.3 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've seen the remake - doesn't come close to the charm of the original.

@larryomoto6726 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick for another great video. Coincidentally, I had just watched the movie on KZfaq the day before your video came out. I had not seen this move in decades and it was always one of my favorites as a kid who was fascinated with the sci-fi genre, with flying saucers coming to earth in particular. A side note, did you recognize the actor in the breakfast table scene at the home sitting next to Frances Bavier? That was John Brown (uncredited in the film) who was in the I Love Lucy episode "The Mustache". He played Mr. Murdoch who comes to see Ricky at his apartment and Lucy does her exotic dance for him.

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Larry

@customkittyliners Жыл бұрын

Love Your Video - Brought back a lot of memories - Thanks

@Tony-sw6ud Жыл бұрын

Saw this movie when I was a little kid. I'm 71 years old now. It was and remains one of my favorites. True; by today's standards for the genre, it is a bit dated, but still, for the time period in which it was made... "cutting edge". I watched the remake starring Keanu Reeves... it didn't even come close to the original with Michael Rennie. Thank you for the video.

@kbjerke Жыл бұрын

Out of respect to the genre, I will watch this movie again tonight. It is definitely my favourite all-time SciFi movie. Thanks for the video, and the reminder!

@nickimontie Жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to name pets Klaatu, Barada, and Nikto. Great facts, Rick!!

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

Nicki Monti: Very very very very clever!!!

@neilruedlinger4851 Жыл бұрын

I think you missed Gort; the classic movie line was actually "Gort, Klaatu barada nikto," You'd need four dogs or cats, or a mix. Gort would have to be a cat name; aloof and independent.

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

@@neilruedlinger4851Hell you’re 350% correct!!! How could I have missed the fourth one?! Four lashes for me!!!

@nickimontie Жыл бұрын

@@neilruedlinger4851 OH good point!

@neilruedlinger4851 Жыл бұрын

@@nickimontie Sorry I fell asleep before I edited my original comment and appended the comment that Gort would have to be a cat because like Gort, cats appear to be aloof and independent.

@dannydunne6084 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. Still watch when it comes on! Thanks. Interesting info.

@MrPatdeeee Жыл бұрын

Wow! I was 19 yrs old when that classic movie came out. Until THIS day, that movie has been my all time, most favorite ever. And Michael Rennie became my favorite movie-star to this day. So, a few yrs ago, I bought the movie on DVD. And it never grows old. Love it...because I thought that movie was the greatest; of those type of movies. Most of the others were silly. But this one was almost real and logical. Also VERY well done. Patricia Neal and Sam Jaffe made it awesome too. May Jesus rest their precious souls. And I am joyed you tell us more about my favorite. Thank you kind Sir.

@sallyn2393 Жыл бұрын

It’s been a long time since I’ve watched it. Thanks for the reminder about it. Love your Halloween series! 🎃👻💀

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

It’s back again for the second year

@gailwatson4927 Жыл бұрын

I loved this movie. Thanks for the secrets, Rick.

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

🙏

@thomasschwarting5108 Жыл бұрын

Love all the "inside" information!! Thanks!

@reodds Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. Still one of the best sci fi movies of all time. Every kid at the time (most, including myself are now in their 70s!) still remembers the classic line, "Gort, Klaatu barada nikto".

@PhilbyFavourites Жыл бұрын

Aged 63 here and that phrase popped straight into my head. Great memories 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

Klaatu Barada Nikto one of the most famous greatest lines of all times!

@stevehoch9528 Жыл бұрын

Klatuu barata nichto. I'll never forget that line from the movie. I've seen it several times, it's a classic. An interesting aside is that the line was also used in the third Evil Dead movie, Army Of Darkness. The main character Ash was supposed to recite the line when he found the necronomicon, of course he couldn't remember the correct line and chaos ensued.

@urquhart43 Жыл бұрын

well you obviously have forgotten it as it is: Klaatu Barada Nikto

@michaeltaylors2456 Жыл бұрын

This was the best of the era and genre not even close. Klatuu’s warning speech gave me goosebumps. Thanks for the saucer ramp and door secret. It really was amazing. Practical effects please!

@birage9885 Жыл бұрын

That film gave me the heebies when I was a kid watching it. Back then, the 'lack' of CGI and modern technology, meant they had to focus on script, dialogue, characters, good acting, etc., which is why the classic films are so good, they allowed room for your imagination to work, instead of hitting you in the face with a bunch of pyrotechnical drama. That is also why people enjoy reading books, it allows your mind to conceive the story. And, with this story, it was sci fi, yet very conceivable that it could happen the way the movie showed the story.

@MRBUCKY12345 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1951 and the first time I saw the movie I was a young child young kid when it was on TV, and I enjoyed that movie a lot, Michael Rennie was my hero favorite actor.

@Barnabas45 Жыл бұрын

Best sci-fi movie from the 50's! Invasion of the body snatchers would be my 2nd.

@starchilde9560 Жыл бұрын

you did a fine job presenting this. looking thru your playlist I see no alternative but subscribe! fantastic collection! thank you so much for putting all this together!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support!

@alanlevine3984 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. I've owned this VHS for years, never get tired of it. A message to wise up and live in peace, guess it failed in its message.

@donpietruk1517 Жыл бұрын

I loved this movie when I first saw it on TV as a kid. Actually saw a theatre version in college during a movie festival and it's so much more impressive. I have a slight preference for Forbidden Planet which is still one of the best techno horror movies ever made. It's a great adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

@godfreyzilla8608 Жыл бұрын

I was very fortunate to grow up in the 50's and 60's during the "Golden Age" of so called Monster Movies. A few years ago I started watching some of these classics with my three year old grandson. He absolutely loves them. Some of these films were so bad that they are laughable today but they really stimulated the imagination of children back then. This film is one of the best from that time period. The thing that haunts me now is how prescient it's message was coming on the heels of WW2. Here we are 77 years later in 2022, the world is on the brink of WW3 and it certainly seems as though we haven't learned a thing..

@timerover4633 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the information. I have always viewed The Day the Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet as two of the finest science fiction movies ever made. No computer graphics, no current high tech stuff, just pure acting carrying the movie to the heights.

@phoghat Жыл бұрын

Very good, very informative. Keep up the work

@55Ramius Жыл бұрын

I bought this movie plus War of the worlds(original), Forbidden Planet, 4d Man and some others. I remember as a kid ,seeing these or part of them. Back in the 60's and early 70's we did not have several channels. Only 3 for a long time and poor reception. Often on rare occasions, I got to see one of these, but they got interrupted many times by a Special Report in the news, or a sports event took it off. Now I have clean copies I can watch all I want. Something about those old sci-fi movies still appeals to me.

@Serpico1152 Жыл бұрын

I prefer to watch this original version over the 2008 remake any day, it was so incredibly filmed and produced for a movie of it's time period and is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again like many that I have seen, even after watching it for 50+ years I can always pick up on something that I never noticed before.

@rdaw33 Жыл бұрын

I have yet to see any remake that I liked over the original. A favorite is the original "The War of the Worlds" (1953)!!!!!

@michaelmcgovern8110 Жыл бұрын

The remake is OK. Some great dialogue in there. Like when Klaatu Reeves (see what I did there) gets hooked up to a lie detector, says politely "You really should let me go", then zaps the questioner with his own polygraph equipment.

@gregpasser2448 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the few films I can watch over and over and never get tired of. Michael Rennie was awesome. And might I add that Patricia Neal was gorgeous!

@josephfrazierjr7780 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies of all time, and I had no idea how they pulled these effects off. Thankyou

@rivercrow8988 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! Very interesting. You're right, pretty good stuff for 1951!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Amazing for 1951

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

This movie (along with Tobor the Great) were my favorite sci-fi movies when I was a kid. My favorite scene from this movie was towards the end after Klato warns the people of earth, he looks at Patricia Neal, smiles and does a slight wave of goodbye to her.

@ThePianoMan1953 Жыл бұрын

It was nice. My favorite part was in the stuck elevator when Neil says, "Well, just push another button." "It wouldn't do anything; energy has been neutralized all over the planet." Then she says, "BOBBY WAS RIGHT, WASN'T HE? YOU ARE THE MAN FROM THE SPACESHIP."

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

@@ThePianoMan1953 👍👍

@ThePianoMan1953 Жыл бұрын

@@TaDarling1 btw Strictly as a fan of TDTESS, I reached out to Billy Gray (Bobby) 20 years ago via e-mail to invite him to lunch as we both live in southern Cal. He respectfully declined saying that he was content in his reclusive life.

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

@@ThePianoMan1953 Wow, that's interesting. Since 20-yrs ago would have been around 2001 and his acting career would have been over for decades, I can understand him wanting to remain comfortably reclusive because for fans like me, it would have been difficult not to ask him a lot of questions about his acting career.

@ThePianoMan1953 Жыл бұрын

@@TaDarling1 Yes, he was saving himself from a lot of boring questions from a delusional fan who's never fully believed that the movie was fictional. 🤣🤣

@mikeraiche5063 Жыл бұрын

I watched this movie when I was 6 years old (1958) and was mesmerized by it. Great video Rick!

@ricknineg Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

@dennisswaim8210 Жыл бұрын

Very good sci-fi flick, great writing, with a good anti-war message. Along with Forbidden planet it took sci-fi into a more serious direction. I have watched it over and over again and always find something else to appreciate about it.

@joeblack8915 Жыл бұрын

Forbidden Planet - based on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.

@cadeevans4623 Жыл бұрын

Never saw this movie need to check this out Rick

@jimmcgurn3623 Жыл бұрын

Definitely. Don’t miss. The remake with Keanu Reeves total waste of time.

@roberttelarket4934 Жыл бұрын

Where have you been?! You must be young. It is a MUST see!!! You can in its entirety on KZfaq on Broken Trout.

@kirnpu Жыл бұрын

One of the best! Enjoy.

@mvalspeed Жыл бұрын

Solid explanations…like a film class in the 70’s. Great work!

@WintonMc Жыл бұрын

Nice commentary on one of my favourite movies. I didn't know about the trick with the door, but it makes perfect sense.

@daveakfu Жыл бұрын

this is the best science fiction movie ever filmed

@agitadora60 Жыл бұрын

Interesting trivia, the movie is based on the short story "Farewell to the Masters" where we learn that Gort, not Klaatu was the actual master. It's a great twisty ending.

@bebo5558 Жыл бұрын

Claudia, in the movie Klaatu states that they have given these robots complete autonomy over his people, so in a way Gort is the master here too, but more assists Klaatu on this mission!

@njneer Жыл бұрын

Great video! This is one of my favorite sci-fi movies. Seeing this “behind the scenes” view of it was very interesting. I”ll look through your channel but if you haven’t already done it a video like this for “Forbidden Planet” with Leslie Nielsen would be good. I believe they used Disney animators for their special effects. Keep up the good work.

@BBQDad463 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this highly interesting and informative video. Subscribed.

@jhonwask Жыл бұрын

I just watched that movie again. One of my favourites since the 1960's. It was on TCM the other evening. The score from this film was used for the original Lost in Space pilot. Michael Rennie would reprise his role on an alien who puts the Robinson's on trial.

@billmullins6833 Жыл бұрын

They made a number of major changes to the story for the movie. For one Gort is described in the original story as a golden humanoid. Essentially Gort was like a giant golden classical statue. Also, in the story Klaatu was the servant and Gort was the master, a representative of a vast star spanning machine intelligence. culture. Klaatu was chosen to be the spokesperson because of our primitive human culture. Otherwise the overall story was a cautionary tale the gist of which was popular in the post-WWII world.

@thomasmcmahon400 Жыл бұрын

The gentleman shown with the normal 6 footer might be a stretch, the normal 6 footer shown is Mickey Rooney, a man who's stature might be somewhat less. A great video for us old time movie buffs.