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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Release Date	December 12, 2008
Genre	Sci Fi
Director	Scott Derrickson
Screenwriter	David Scarpa Harry Bates (short story)
Stars	Keanu Reeves Jennifer Connelly Kathy Bates Jon Hamm
Studio	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 remake of the classic 1951 film of the same name. Both films are based on a short story by Harry Bates. Keanu Reeves stars as alien visitor Klaatu who, along with his giant robot companion, visits Earth to deliver an important message. Jennifer Connelly takes on the role of Helen, played in the original film by Patricia Neal. Will Smith's young son, Jaden Smith, plays Jacob.

The fundamental concepts of the original film remain intact but the movie is set in the current era which of course calls for dramatic changes to settings and details. One change includes the physiology of the alien Klaatu, which remains human in appearance but is explained as an adopted physique rather than his true form. With advances in special effects, provided by Weta Digital, the alien technologyin the film has been dramatically upgraded.

Cast

• Keanu Reeves as Klaatu
• Jennifer Connelly as Helen
• Kathy Bates
• John Cleese as Dr. Barnhardt
• Jon Hamm as Dr. Granier
• Jaden Smith as Jacob
• Aaron Douglas as Sgt. Winter
• Alisen Down as Laptop Woman
• Lorena Gale as Scientist
• Mousa Kraish as Yusef
• Andrew Wheeler as Guardsman
• Juan Riedinger as William
• Shaine Jones as Soldier

External Links

• The Day the Earth Stood Still at Internet Movie Database