There is a simple reason your channel has exploded like this. It's absolutely great content for us old "Boomer" Sci Fi geeks. Please keep it up. And also a suggestion? Let's have some Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea also!
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel - all great shows by a master entertainer. But there's loads of great shows Dan could cover - The Adventures of Superman from the 50s. The Invaders. The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. All of them excellent in their own way, and not nearly talked about enough in these sorts of channels. I loved the King Kong video. But there's also stuff like The Land Time Forgot, and it's sequel The People Time Forgot and Warlords of Atlantis - all of which starred Doug McClure.
I`m 75 now and when I watched this movie as a kid ,I had no idea that Gort`s suit was foam rubber. What a genius way to set that up. GORT---CLATU BARATA NIKTO.
I was at an art opening in NYC in the late 80's and Miss Neal was at my table...she had a bag made for her with all the names of her movies on it. I looked at her and said "Gort, Beringa!" She broke out hysterically laughing and said "What? No Barata Nicto?" She was in love with Michael Rennie, couldn't stop talking about how handsome he was, she was great fun.
As a child of the 60s, this film had a great impact on me. It was more than the effects, it was a great story with elevated thoughts and values we can still learn from. I regret that good writing and good story telling is a thing of the past. Amazing special effects and thrilling action sequences are no substitute.
Boomer here. This great movie has been in my collection for decades. My favorite thing about Gort is the visor, with its slow, smooth movement. When it opens, Look Out! When it closes, a huge sigh of relief. Klaatu saying "There's no limit to what he could do. He could destroy the Earth," kind of sums it up.
My father spoke movingly of watching *_The Day The Earth Stood Still_* with his then-girlfriend. He found the film so riveting that when he had to take her home, since she had a curfew, rather than pausing along the way to neck with her, he dropped her off and hurried back to the theater so he could see how the film ended. Considering how, ahem, hormonal he was with my mother at age forty or at age sixty, I can only imagine what he was like at age twenty, when *_TDTESS_* came out.
Greatest film ever made I was 8yrs old when I saw it in the movie theater I'm 75 now and I still get goosebumps when watching ìt and the music was great fit the movie perfectly
Definitely my top 5 sci fi movies of all time. Fun fact. When Gort carried Patricia into the ship , she was on a platform held by wires as Lock could not carry her. In older versions you can see the wires. Thanks so much Dan. The best channel out there for us sci fi geeks.
Yes I noticed them in a movie and later found out because the actor was not strong enough to carry Patricia Neal and he needed a little help. The wires were so obvious I wonder why that is not talked about as much.
@@alonzocalvillo6702 - Probably for the same reason no one talks much about the use of toggle switches and button lights in the original Star Trek… it’s just what was commonly used a lot at the time… whether used as special effects or to help attain special effects. 🕹️ No CGI back then!
Now at 70, I saw that film in my childhood and several times later. Always enjoyed it as it was one of the few ScFi films of the past that wasn't really tacky. I loved Gort but I would love that Saucer Prop. It was way ahead of its time and contemporaries. This film was the event that started my lifelong love of ScFi.
I’ve always thought that Kate Mulgrew from Voyager looks a fair bit like Patricia Neil, sounds like her as well. Also think Kate seems like she’d have been a good as a star in the late 1940’s into the 50’s, the way she looks and quite deep voice.
There is a GORT replica at the "AirZoo Aerospace Museum" in Kalamazoo. Visited there in '22, and got a pic of me standing next to it, along with a pic of me & 'Robby' from Lost in Space. Great museum with lots of aircraft!
The Day The Earth Stood Still is the first sci-fi movie I ever saw with my dad as a kid and I fell in love with the movie!!!! I wanted a Gort of my own growing up!!!! So very cool!!!!
I was watching some random 60's horror movie on one of those streaming channels and it occurred to me that most of those monsters and robots from the 50's and 60's were pretty immobile. Those poor actors were probably at great risk of getting injured without someone being around to control the environment so they would not trip on something. Still, many of those movie monsters still were able to scare the heck out of me!
Saw the movie when it came out in 1951 as a 7 yr old kid , the neighborhood theater cost was .15 cents and popcorn was a dime. Also saw The Thing (1951) which scared the hell out of me, The Forbidden Plant great movie (1956) and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) . I miss the 50's.🛸🛸🛸
I only discovered very recently that Michael Rennie was from Yorkshire (England) and is buried two and half miles from my house where I live in Harrogate. 11:25
good video, some facts are wrong, i helped restore the original helmet and then hand delivered it back out to the owner who got it for the rental deposit from Western. The ears were wooden and pretty much destroyed and a silicone mold was taken of one ear and resin copied were made. But some of the wood flakes were mixed in with the resin. The brass eyebrow and side covers were also missing along with the visor. I bought and bent the new eyebrow while the person heading the restoration fabricated the new side pieces. We were allowed to make a silicone mold of the helmet before returning it to the owner who had someone else fabricate the visor before it went to Joe for auction. I do believe there were 2 helmets though but the one we restored had the holes in the chin so the actor could breath, ear holes so he could hear direction. and there was a wooden head cap inside that sat on his head to stabilize the helmet as he walked about. I still have photos i took of it in my hotel room prior to John H. coming and picking it up. Fun fact, Gort made an appearance in Star Trek Nemesis on the Reman bridge of the Scimitar you can see several (large) Gort heads at the base of the the 4 or 5 pillers.
Great video Dan! I appreciate the details on how they pulled off having the suit look seamless. People under appreciate the limitations of special effects in 1951. Absolutely on of the best Science Fiction movies of all time. I remember one time when it was on one of the sci Fi channels back in the 1990's , and my son , 13 at the time came in to see what I was watching. He initially balked when he saw it was in black and white...then after 10 minutes was memorized. A great story is timeless! I will check out you vid on Robbie the Robot - Forbidden Planet another timeless classic
The film has such important messages about humanity, I've been awed by it's impact for decades. Thanks so much for giving it the coverage and care it deserves. Klatula
Good luck with your channel , The film has always been a favorite of mine. I am a 84 yr old Si-Fi fan also have thunderbirds, and UFO series of the1960's. Thank you for posting.
Just found your channel. Im really enjoying it. I just watched The Day the Earth Stood Still for the first time yesterday and really liked it. Cant wait to see the rest of this channel.
Dan - you asked for comments and questions? …or requests perhaps? I have a request. The Day the Earth Stood Still has outstanding sound-effects. The music and sound itself is also great, but the sound effects are amazing. Eg. when the saucer first lands. One of my favorite scenes in any film and the sound is what nails it. Can you tell us something about the sound fx? Like how were those sounds made? Who did it? etc. Thanks!
Very good questions :-) let me see what I can find out. I do know that a lot of the sound effects were just stock sound effects from the studio libraries. Let me see if anything custom was done. Thanks for writing, Dan
Gort - The best robot in any sci fi film ever! I love this movie. Saw it when I was around 5 or 6 when NBC TV ran movies on Saturday nights. Never get tired watching the film. Gort doesn't need to talk and if he did, it wouldn't be in an English accent, sorry C3PO.
I think the English accent was perfect for C-3PO! He was an etiquette and protocol droid remember…something which maybe we Americans might not quite understand, but they did (and still do).
When I saw this as a kid in the 1960s, most people had never heard of neoprene, and so when I saw his legs bent my imagination assumed this was part of metal technology in the far future. Hey, no internet, we lived in rural Kansas, and my dad was professor of theatre (and a decade later, film). We watched it together, and this film made a huge impression on me.
In the original book, it ends when Gort and the dead humanoid are just about to depart for outer space. A human asks the robot something along the lines of "what will become of your master?". And the very last words of the robot is "I am the master". The 50's weren't ready for that revelation.
I just came across your channel. I am a big fan of classic sci-fi movies and am thoroughly enjoying your 'What Happened to...' videos. Thank you for making them.
There is a radio show version, I like old time radio a lot, and I hear it sometimes on old time radio stations. It is a great version, and nice to listen to while driving or just laying around.
One of my all time favorite movies, " The Day the Earth Stood Still ". And you did not mention Sam Jaffe and Hugh Marlow. Oh, and ' Aunt Bee ' ! One of my all time favorite scenes is at the beginning of the movie when the space ship is flying over Washington DC preparing to land. The visuals and the sound effects are/were incredible !!! When ever I watch the movie I always turn up the volume on high to experience it. The special effects were awesome, even by today's standards. And I believe they won some kind award for the effects in that movie. Great movie !!!
Nicely done! You really covered the topic well. I had forgotten that Robert Wise had done "Sound of Music" and "West Side Story". Don't forget his other big SciFi credit "The Andromeda Strain" (1971) and horror flics "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944), "The Body Snatcher" (1945) and "The Haunting" (1963). Also "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966) - the man had range!
This is my favorite sci-fi movie! I always thought that Michael Rennie was so handsome and dignified. Gort was definitely scary, especially when you are a kid!
Great to hear this info.Very entertaining. I love "The Day The Earth Stood Still" original version. Never saw any remake and don't want to. And the eerie music! Now a subscriber. 👍
The remake of Day The Earth Stood Still was an absolute POS . I was hugely disappointed,as I assumed a remake would be Klatu returning to get Earth's answer about joining the other planets in peace.
Much of the music in this movie was used to great situational effect later on in "Lost In Space," "The Time Tunnel" and other of Irwin Allen's classic shows. Some of the best sci-fi music EVER.
My favorite movie from when i first saw it at 10 years old.My dad was a movie collector and he purchased, In 16 MM. I still have the copy on three reels. Amazing effects for 1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still just had that missing ingredient which makes it so well loved. It's very subtle. There is virtually no action. Gort is so iconic that anyone over the age of 50 knows the film just from seeing Gort. The remake was a big mistake.
Puff - n- Stuff ? Throw me in the way back machine Mr. Peabody ! I do recall watching all the Kraft shows . Between Lidsville and the Boogaloos, l am blessed.
TDTESS and I were conceived about the same time, but I saw the light of day first. Long time a favorite movie of mine, I went to fondle my DVD of same as I watched and listened to you. Thanks for the memories!
I can remember watching this film when it was, probably, first shown on TV. It hooked me on science fiction right away. Oh. and I highly recommend reading the original story "Fairwell to the Master. Its on the Internet Archive.
My understanding was that Gort retired with honor several months after returning to his home planet Regulus IV, received his Star Force pension with the rank of Robot First Class, was awarded a decoration for meritorious service along with a laser ray gun sharpshooter medal, and lived out his remaining years in a bungalow he received in a Robot retirement community until his operating system could no longer be upgraded and replaced. He was then deactivated and all his parts were then redistributed among new robots. He remained close to Klaatu until Klaatus' temporary life restoration finally gave out, which Gort had to apply after Klaatu had been shot dead on the street by an Army unit hunting him in Washington DC ... about a year after the "Other Planets" decided they did have to reduce the Earth "to a burned-out cinder" as Klaatu had threatened because Mankind still showed no promise at ending its endless wars or not sending nuclear weapons into Space, despite the warnings. His closest friends will remember him as the dependable strong but silent type and their affectionate nickname "Silver Dude."
Fantastic movie. One of my all-time favorites. I'm a visual creative guy and the first to say if the writing isn't well-crafted, a production is doomed. A great script and character development will always stand the test of time. Making the earth stand still without injuring people was a brilliant solution. Micheal Rennie's character was a poignant reminder that no good deed goes unpunished.
A life-size replica of the 1951 Gort is on display at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, as well as at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Robot Hall of Fame.
Sounds like a fascinating place do you know if the silent running robots are there too. Huey Dewey , unfortunately i live in the UK so many miles away.
I have a different take: Very early in The Day the Earth Stood Still, when Klatu explains the origin of the Gort robots, he says that they (humanoids like Klatu) ceded their freedom to be safe from each other's ambitions and warring under the just rule and ENFORCED peace of Gort and his ilk--they unwittingly subjugated themselves. In fact, the movie is a HORROR story. A very similar tale to Colossus aka The Forbin Project (which could easily be the prequel to The Day the Earth Stood Still).
One of my favorite movies of all time. In my top ten list. Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal were perfectly cast. Can I just say "Klaatu barada nikto". I loved this video, and what happened to Gort. It had never occurred to me that there was a human being inside of that costume, but this was before the era of CGI destroyed everything in the movies, so it was good to know.
I absolutely LOVED this movie as a child in the 1960’s and still love it today, watched it countless times. It was such a cerebral science-fiction movie for that area. Wasn’t corny then nor today. I heard Spencer Tracy wanted to play the part of Mr. Carpenter he was a great actor, but not right for the part. I think his stardom would’ve taken away from the movie. Also I heard there was either a ban or the government wanted to ban it due to its message due to world events of the time. I was so! disappointed with the botched remake. Its like the executives called a meeting and offered a bonus if the writers could draft a really bad story and that is what they would film😢 Love your channel. If you haven’t done a review the 1953 War of the Wars I would love to see that review. That is dear to my heart. I went to the 25th Anniversary in Hollywood CA and sat next to Silvia and the General and got their autographs. Unfortunately I lost them but I still have the commemorative button.
Saw this movie when I was 8 years old. Around the same time I saw The Thing. My two favorite movies for many years. Part of my childhood. Just special.
Love the part where gort is moving in on pat neal and she's totally panicking, and then she gathers herself to recite the command "klaatu barada nikto"
When I was a kid my family went to the theatre and saw the movie as a re release. I was terrified of Gort and his laser helmet thing. I enjoyed your video about him.
In the original Netflix format when you wanted for your CD to arrive and you rented "The Day...", you could watch with director commentary. Robert Wise spends some time basically apologizing for Star Trek, The Movie. Also, of course, details about Gort. Klaatu Barada Nickto.
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Dan. You've hit the 'sweet spot' with all these classics. Keep 'em coming. They are superb !!!!! Looking forward to the next . Regards from the UK .
If Dan can do a review for another cult classic called "THEM" (with radioactive ants), that would be fantastic!
There is a simple reason your channel has exploded like this. It's absolutely great content for us old "Boomer" Sci Fi geeks. Please keep it up. And also a suggestion? Let's have some Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea also!
Possibly it fills the gap left by Famous monsters Magazine and Starlog Magazine. The thumbnails have a Very Famous Monsters cover feel.
@@mrwoodandmrtinI would love to see a segment on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!
Yes, Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea! Heck, any great Irwin Allen jam is worthy. But Voyage was just so cool.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel - all great shows by a master entertainer. But there's loads of great shows Dan could cover - The Adventures of Superman from the 50s. The Invaders. The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. All of them excellent in their own way, and not nearly talked about enough in these sorts of channels. I loved the King Kong video. But there's also stuff like The Land Time Forgot, and it's sequel The People Time Forgot and Warlords of Atlantis - all of which starred Doug McClure.
I'd be interested to see the demographics, I'm in my mid 30s and caught it with the Lost in Space material
What a classic film! Re watched it a few weeks ago! It Still holds up even after all these years!!! Thanks for this great treat of a video about it!!
I`m 75 now and when I watched this movie as a kid ,I had no idea that Gort`s suit was foam rubber. What a genius way to set that up. GORT---CLATU BARATA NIKTO.
COOL! My all time favorite as a kid was Tobor the great. And Robby the robot from, Forbidden planet.
It's _"klaatu barada nikto",_ actually.
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That saying was also used in another movie where the actor named Bruce Something? went back in time.
Can't remember the name of it?
But it was wild.
I was at an art opening in NYC in the late 80's and Miss Neal was at my table...she had a bag made for her with all the names of her movies on it. I looked at her and said "Gort, Beringa!" She broke out hysterically laughing and said "What? No Barata Nicto?" She was in love with Michael Rennie, couldn't stop talking about how handsome he was, she was great fun.
These SF stories are always so well done. Keep them coming Dan !!!
Hey, thank you so much for the support. Truly appreciate it :-) Dan
Thanks Dan! Your channel is terrific and always look forward to the next video! Really brings back so many memories of the past....TY
As a child of the 60s, this film had a great impact on me. It was more than the effects, it was a great story with elevated thoughts and values we can still learn from. I regret that good writing and good story telling is a thing of the past. Amazing special effects and thrilling action sequences are no substitute.
I’m 66 and growing up this movie was fascinating and my favorite movie to this day
Boomer here. This great movie has been in my collection for decades. My favorite thing about Gort is the visor, with its slow, smooth movement. When it opens, Look Out! When it closes, a huge sigh of relief. Klaatu saying "There's no limit to what he could do. He could destroy the Earth," kind of sums it up.
Highly recommend the short story Farewell To The Master. Great research as always.
That was a magnificent movie, had me hooked a a kid and still holds me in thrall.
My father spoke movingly of watching *_The Day The Earth Stood Still_* with his then-girlfriend. He found the film so riveting that when he had to take her home, since she had a curfew, rather than pausing along the way to neck with her, he dropped her off and hurried back to the theater so he could see how the film ended.
Considering how, ahem, hormonal he was with my mother at age forty or at age sixty, I can only imagine what he was like at age twenty, when *_TDTESS_* came out.
I met Patricia Neal once and actually got her to say, "Klaatu Barrada Nikto"! How cool is that?!!
That was my favorite movie when I was a kid and it still is today thank you for creating that movie The Day the Earth stood still remember
You are so welcome :-) thanks for watching. Dan
What a perfect voice for narration.....wonderful content, thank you very much 👍
So true. If the Movies/Music/Monsters gig ever dries up, he could do audiobooks.
Greatest film ever made I was 8yrs old when I saw it in the movie theater I'm 75 now and I still get goosebumps when watching ìt and the music was great fit the movie perfectly
Definitely my top 5 sci fi movies of all time. Fun fact. When Gort carried Patricia into the ship , she was on a platform held by wires as Lock could not carry her. In older versions you can see the wires. Thanks so much Dan. The best channel out there for us sci fi geeks.
Yes I noticed them in a movie and later found out because the actor was not strong enough to carry Patricia Neal and he needed a little help. The wires were so obvious I wonder why that is not talked about as much.
@@alonzocalvillo6702 - Probably for the same reason no one talks much about the use of toggle switches and button lights in the original Star Trek… it’s just what was commonly used a lot at the time… whether used as special effects or to help attain special effects. 🕹️
No CGI back then!
Now at 70, I saw that film in my childhood and several times later. Always enjoyed it as it was one of the few ScFi films of the past that wasn't really tacky. I loved Gort but I would love that Saucer Prop. It was way ahead of its time and contemporaries. This film was the event that started my lifelong love of ScFi.
The original b/w version still commands the screen.
I would subscribe to this channel for your million-dollar voice alone. That said, fantastic presentation and detailed history.👊
Hey, thank you so much :-) the support from you guys means everything. Have a great one, Dan
Ikr? Dan should read for sci fi audiobooks (if he doesn't already.)
I’ve always thought that Kate Mulgrew from Voyager looks a fair bit like Patricia Neil, sounds like her as well. Also think Kate seems like she’d have been a good as a star in the late 1940’s into the 50’s, the way she looks and quite deep voice.
Gort was and remains my favorite character in the movie.
Great movie. I'm 71, and I grew up with these great sci fi flicks.
Then....you must have missed the 1953 classic, "Invaders From Mars".
There is a GORT replica at the "AirZoo Aerospace Museum" in Kalamazoo. Visited there in '22, and got a pic of me standing next to it, along with a pic of me & 'Robby' from Lost in Space. Great museum with lots of aircraft!
The Day The Earth Stood Still is the first sci-fi movie I ever saw with my dad as a kid and I fell in love with the movie!!!! I wanted a Gort of my own growing up!!!! So very cool!!!!
I've just watched the movie 11th Nov. 2024!
@margaretflounders8510 Awesome, I hope you enjoyed it!!
Even today in 2024 i still cant go not watching it when it appears on the feed
I was watching some random 60's horror movie on one of those streaming channels and it occurred to me that most of those monsters and robots from the 50's and 60's were pretty immobile. Those poor actors were probably at great risk of getting injured without someone being around to control the environment so they would not trip on something. Still, many of those movie monsters still were able to scare the heck out of me!
You're absolutely right. Not a lot of mobility. But then again, it was a guy in an oversized suit :-)
I loved this movie. Watch it as a kid. and watched it again and again and again and watched it last week. I'm 76,
Thank you for this video - this movie is one of my all-time favorites!
Saw the movie when it came out in 1951 as a 7 yr old kid , the neighborhood theater cost was .15 cents and popcorn was a dime.
Also saw The Thing (1951) which scared the hell out of me, The Forbidden Plant great movie (1956) and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) .
I miss the 50's.🛸🛸🛸
Such wonderful memories!
I only discovered very recently that Michael Rennie was from Yorkshire (England) and is buried two and half miles from my house where I live in Harrogate. 11:25
good video, some facts are wrong, i helped restore the original helmet and then hand delivered it back out to the owner who got it for the rental deposit from Western. The ears were wooden and pretty much destroyed and a silicone mold was taken of one ear and resin copied were made. But some of the wood flakes were mixed in with the resin. The brass eyebrow and side covers were also missing along with the visor. I bought and bent the new eyebrow while the person heading the restoration fabricated the new side pieces. We were allowed to make a silicone mold of the helmet before returning it to the owner who had someone else fabricate the visor before it went to Joe for auction. I do believe there were 2 helmets though but the one we restored had the holes in the chin so the actor could breath, ear holes so he could hear direction. and there was a wooden head cap inside that sat on his head to stabilize the helmet as he walked about. I still have photos i took of it in my hotel room prior to John H. coming and picking it up. Fun fact, Gort made an appearance in Star Trek Nemesis on the Reman bridge of the Scimitar you can see several (large) Gort heads at the base of the the 4 or 5 pillers.
Great video Dan! I appreciate the details on how they pulled off having the suit look seamless. People under appreciate the limitations of special effects in 1951. Absolutely on of the best Science Fiction movies of all time.
I remember one time when it was on one of the sci Fi channels back in the 1990's , and my son , 13 at the time came in to see what I was watching. He initially balked when he saw it was in black and white...then after 10 minutes was memorized. A great story is timeless!
I will check out you vid on Robbie the Robot - Forbidden Planet another timeless classic
That's awesome, what a cool memory :-) let me know what you think of the Robbie the robot video
I'm glad they worked Michael Rennie, into "The Invaders", and I think He did some "Star Trek". Very good Actor.
Great actor. Not in the original STAR TREK though. Invaders absolutely.
Is Michael Rennie related to Callum Keith Rennie, who was in the final season of Star Trek Discovery?
The film has such important messages about humanity, I've been awed by it's impact for decades. Thanks so much for giving it the coverage and care it deserves. Klatula
You did a good presentation, nice pace, no silly theatrics, detailed info on an interesting topic. Thanks. Subscribed.
Dan, when you showed the poor condition of the B9 robot’s legs, I expected you to say, “Oh the pain…the pain”.
😆 Cute. Yeah that would have been a good one!
Good luck with your channel , The film has always been a favorite of mine. I am a 84 yr old
Si-Fi fan also have thunderbirds, and UFO series of the1960's. Thank you for posting.
Such a great film, with outstanding actors. My favorite!
Just found your channel. Im really enjoying it. I just watched The Day the Earth Stood Still for the first time yesterday and really liked it. Cant wait to see the rest of this channel.
The Day The Earth Stood Still set the bar for all Sci-Fi movies that followed, few of which have met that bar. My all-time fav Sci-Fi movie.
Yes. It's still listed as a 5 star film
A fart sound for the remake of Day The Earth Stood Still? Yes, very appropriate 😂
Very appropriate. The remake is terrible. Fffft..
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Can't wait to see what you have to report on Logan's Run. Big fan here.
Jenny Agutter. 😍😍😍🥰❤️❤️
Still probably my favourite film of all time .. great inside story .. thank you.
Dan - you asked for comments and questions? …or requests perhaps? I have a request. The Day the Earth Stood Still has outstanding sound-effects. The music and sound itself is also great, but the sound effects are amazing. Eg. when the saucer first lands. One of my favorite scenes in any film and the sound is what nails it. Can you tell us something about the sound fx? Like how were those sounds made? Who did it? etc. Thanks!
Very good questions :-) let me see what I can find out. I do know that a lot of the sound effects were just stock sound effects from the studio libraries. Let me see if anything custom was done. Thanks for writing, Dan
“Clatu, Barada, Nicto”
I memorized these words as a child, in case I was ever called to stop Gort from destroying the world.
You weren’t the only one 😂❤
Translation in English....." Gort, don't even think about it, maybe, just maybe these hoomans aren't so bad after all ?!! ".
Gort - The best robot in any sci fi film ever! I love this movie. Saw it when I was around 5 or 6 when NBC TV ran movies on Saturday nights. Never get tired watching the film. Gort doesn't need to talk and if he did, it wouldn't be in an English accent, sorry C3PO.
I think the English accent was perfect for C-3PO! He was an etiquette and protocol droid remember…something which maybe we Americans might not quite understand, but they did (and still do).
0:55 - Robert Wise also direct The Andromeda Strain, one of the best of 70s film.
Thank you so much for affirming my original opinion of the remake of the film. Man…what a stink bomb!
When I saw this as a kid in the 1960s, most people had never heard of neoprene, and so when I saw his legs bent my imagination assumed this was part of metal technology in the far future. Hey, no internet, we lived in rural Kansas, and my dad was professor of theatre (and a decade later, film). We watched it together, and this film made a huge impression on me.
In the original book, it ends when Gort and the dead humanoid are just about to depart for outer space. A human asks the robot something along the lines of "what will become of your master?". And the very last words of the robot is "I am the master". The 50's weren't ready for that revelation.
You must have missed the part of Klaatu's speech about the robots having ultimate control.
Dan- You have a spectacular radio voice.
Out of ALL the sci fi movies, this is my favorite!!
I just came across your channel. I am a big fan of classic sci-fi movies and am thoroughly enjoying your 'What Happened to...' videos. Thank you for making them.
There is a radio show version, I like old time radio a lot, and I hear it sometimes on old time radio stations. It is a great version, and nice to listen to while driving or just laying around.
One of my all time favorite movies, " The Day the Earth Stood Still ". And you did not mention Sam Jaffe and Hugh Marlow. Oh, and ' Aunt Bee ' ! One of my all time favorite scenes is at the beginning of the movie when the space ship is flying over Washington DC preparing to land. The visuals and the sound effects are/were incredible !!! When ever I watch the movie I always turn up the volume on high to experience it. The special effects were awesome, even by today's standards. And I believe they won some kind award for the effects in that movie. Great movie !!!
The Day the Earth Stood Still to this day is one of my top ten sci-fi movies.
It's nice to hear an actual man's voice again 😢.
…… loved this film as a kid, & still do. Michael Rennie was a real heart throb in the ‘50’s……with a beautiful mellifluous voice………
Nicely done! You really covered the topic well. I had forgotten that Robert Wise had done "Sound of Music" and "West Side Story". Don't forget his other big SciFi credit "The Andromeda Strain" (1971) and horror flics "The Curse of the Cat People" (1944), "The Body Snatcher" (1945) and "The Haunting" (1963). Also "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966) - the man had range!
Absolutely :-) I've got a long list of topics many of these are included :-) thanks for the support, Dan
This is my favorite sci-fi movie! I always thought that Michael Rennie was so handsome and dignified. Gort was definitely scary, especially when you are a kid!
Great to hear this info.Very entertaining. I love "The Day The Earth Stood Still" original version. Never saw any remake and don't want to. And the eerie music! Now a subscriber. 👍
The remake of Day The Earth Stood Still was an absolute POS . I was hugely disappointed,as I assumed a remake would be Klatu returning to get Earth's answer about joining the other planets in peace.
Agreed. The remake was absolutely awful. I was extremely disappointed, as the original DESS is one of my favorites.
Surprised that you didn't mention Gort on Ringo Starr's "Good Night, Vienna" album cover.
Much of the music in this movie was used to great situational effect later on in "Lost In Space," "The Time Tunnel" and other of Irwin Allen's classic shows. Some of the best sci-fi music EVER.
It helps that your voice is pleasant to listen to!
This video has prompted to rewatch the movie for umpteenth time. One of my all time favorite sci-fi movies.
Another great video 😊
Hey thank you so much :-)
thank you for the blast from the past and info
My favorite movie from when i first saw it at 10 years old.My dad was a movie collector and he purchased,
In 16 MM. I still have the copy on three reels. Amazing effects for 1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still just had that missing ingredient which makes it so well loved. It's very subtle. There is virtually no action. Gort is so iconic that anyone over the age of 50 knows the film just from seeing Gort. The remake was a big mistake.
Puff - n- Stuff ? Throw me in the way back machine Mr. Peabody ! I do recall watching all the Kraft shows . Between Lidsville and the Boogaloos, l am blessed.
Mr Peabody's time machine LOL.
The Day The Earth Stood Still is and will always be a Science Fiction classic.
TDTESS and I were conceived about the same time, but I saw the light of day first. Long time a favorite movie of mine, I went to fondle my DVD of same as I watched and listened to you. Thanks for the memories!
Fantastic movie and also a fantastic story.Thanks Dan.
I can remember watching this film when it was, probably, first shown on TV. It hooked me on science fiction right away. Oh. and I highly recommend reading the original story "Fairwell to the Master. Its on the Internet Archive.
This Island Earth was my favourite SCFI from those days...intelligent and ahead of its time
To this day, it's still one of my favorite sci-fi movies.
My understanding was that Gort retired with honor several months after returning to his home planet Regulus IV, received his Star Force pension with the rank of Robot First Class, was awarded a decoration for meritorious service along with a laser ray gun sharpshooter medal, and lived out his remaining years in a bungalow he received in a Robot retirement community until his operating system could no longer be upgraded and replaced. He was then deactivated and all his parts were then redistributed among new robots. He remained close to Klaatu until Klaatus' temporary life restoration finally gave out, which Gort had to apply after Klaatu had been shot dead on the street by an Army unit hunting him in Washington DC ... about a year after the "Other Planets" decided they did have to reduce the Earth "to a burned-out cinder" as Klaatu had threatened because Mankind still showed no promise at ending its endless wars or not sending nuclear weapons into Space, despite the warnings. His closest friends will remember him as the dependable strong but silent type and their affectionate nickname "Silver Dude."
very good this what i wanted!!!
The story I heard was that he is from Vega.
Fantastic movie. One of my all-time favorites. I'm a visual creative guy and the first to say if the writing isn't well-crafted, a production is doomed. A great script and character development will always stand the test of time. Making the earth stand still without injuring people was a brilliant solution. Micheal Rennie's character was a poignant reminder that no good deed goes unpunished.
A life-size replica of the 1951 Gort is on display at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, as well as at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Robot Hall of Fame.
Sounds like a fascinating place do you know if the silent running robots are there too. Huey Dewey , unfortunately i live in the UK so many miles away.
Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood =) (born 1955)
I read the original short story. The surprise ending was that Gort controled the Flying Saucer and Klatu was his slave!
I have a different take: Very early in The Day the Earth Stood Still, when Klatu explains the origin of the Gort robots, he says that they (humanoids like Klatu) ceded their freedom to be safe from each other's ambitions and warring under the just rule and ENFORCED peace of Gort and his ilk--they unwittingly subjugated themselves.
In fact, the movie is a HORROR story.
A very similar tale to Colossus aka The Forbin Project (which could easily be the prequel to The Day the Earth Stood Still).
One of my favorite movies of all time. In my top ten list. Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal were perfectly cast. Can I just say "Klaatu barada nikto". I loved this video, and what happened to Gort. It had never occurred to me that there was a human being inside of that costume, but this was before the era of CGI destroyed everything in the movies, so it was good to know.
I absolutely LOVED this movie as a child in the 1960’s and still love it today, watched it countless times. It was such a cerebral science-fiction movie for that area. Wasn’t corny then nor today. I heard Spencer Tracy wanted to play the part of Mr. Carpenter he was a great actor, but not right for the part. I think his stardom would’ve taken away from the movie. Also I heard there was either a ban or the government wanted to ban it due to its message due to world events of the time. I was so! disappointed with the botched remake. Its like the executives called a meeting and offered a bonus if the writers could draft a really bad story and that is what they would film😢
Love your channel. If you haven’t done a review the 1953 War of the Wars I would love to see that review. That is dear to my heart. I went to the 25th Anniversary in Hollywood CA and sat next to Silvia and the General and got their autographs. Unfortunately I lost them but I still have the commemorative button.
The original movie is still one of the greatest movies ever.
i saw this in 1956 and it scared the hell out of me.!! Great movie.!
Saw this movie when I was 8 years old. Around the same time I saw The Thing. My two favorite movies for many years. Part of my childhood. Just special.
same here.
Seems many here, like myself, saw it on “Saturday Night at the Movies” that NBC started in the early ‘60s. It was both spooky and super cool!
One of the ALL time greatest sci-fi films with the coolest robot, GORT....
Love this movie.
One of my all time favorites, as well.
@@kj2714 Well........ I see you have great taste. 🤖
Never knew the director did those other films.Very interesting.
glad i've had found your channel, keep the good work
Wow! What a great channel! Thanks for all your research and hard work.
Your phrasing, modulation and baritone are quite excellent, and give the ssubject matter an extra air of legitimacy. Kudos to you...
According to google it was released Tuesday Sept 18th, 1951.
Robert Wise also directed one of my favourite movies: The Andromeda Strain.
Yes he did. Amazing movie, I'll have to do an episode on that :-)
Love the part where gort is moving in on pat neal and she's totally panicking, and then she gathers herself to recite the command "klaatu barada nikto"
When I was a kid my family went to the theatre and saw the movie as a re release. I was terrified of Gort and his laser helmet thing. I enjoyed your video about him.
In the original Netflix format when you wanted for your CD to arrive and you rented "The Day...", you could watch with director commentary. Robert Wise spends some time basically apologizing for Star Trek, The Movie. Also, of course, details about Gort. Klaatu Barada Nickto.
One of the best sci-fi movies of the 50s. When I was a child, I found Gort very disturbing.
I was the same way. I still find him disturbing :-)