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Re:Recast THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1968)

catwixen — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:57:19 GMT

Whoopi Goldberg for Klaatu...like the character she played in Star Trek NG.

Re:Recast THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1968)

SkyPilot — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:09:32 GMT

Did my post intimidate people? It isn't that good!

Anyway, you can win your shirt by casting a live action Charlie Brown Christmas.

Re:Recast THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1968)

SkyPilot — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:36:49 GMT

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1969) -- Directed by John Boorman

Michael Rennie ... Klaatu ... Charlton Heston

When you think about it, Klaatu is one part Moses (Ten Commandments) and one part Captain Taylor (Planet of the Apes). There's nobody better for this role than Heston.

Sam Jaffe ... Prof. Jake Barnhardt ... Peter Fonda

"I'm hip to disaster." (Fonda says his famous line in response to Klaatu's warnings.)

Serious question: have you ever had a professor like Peter Fonda? I did, in a poetry class my freshman year.

Patricia Neal ... Helen Benson ... Raquel Welch

As you can guess, she falls for Klaatu. Her boyfriend isn't at all happy about it, either.

Hugh Marlowe ... Tom Stevens (Helen's boyfried) ... William Holden

Billy Gray ... Bobby Benson ... Jodie Foster

Roberta "Bobby" Benson is the comedic heart of the movie. This precocious 6-year-old is always trading light-hearted insults with Gort.

She also builds quaint inventions, like a microwave made from mirrors and a hairdryer. Pop culture scholars think her character inspired MacGyver.

Lock Martin ... Gort ... David Prouse

THE LAST SCENE:

Gort disintegrates Sam Reynolds before he can shoot Klaatu. Then Klaatu, Helen, Bobby, the Professor, and Gort pile into Klaatu's flying saucer and shoot away into outer space...

...Only to get into wild and crazy adventures, recounted on a weekly basis every Sunday night (1969-1971) in The Day After television series.

All the original actors were involved, except Heston. He wanted too much money, so the studio replaced him with David Carradine.

David Carradine ... Klaatu (in The Day After series, '69-'71)

Recast THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

SkyPilot — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:55:17 GMT

Okay, we have Hollywood to compete with this time.

Recast The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). Best recast gets a t-shirt, and I'll be impressed if someone picks a better Klaatu than Keanu Reeves. Winner announced on Friday, December 12.

Watch the 1951 trailer.

Watch the trailer for the new movie with Keanu and Jennifer Connelly.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Michael Rennie ... Klaatu

Patricia Neal ... Helen Benson

Hugh Marlowe ... Tom Stevens (Helen's boyfriend)

Sam Jaffe ... Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Billy Gray ... Bobby Benson

Frances Bavier ... Mrs. Barley

Lock Martin ... Gort

I didn't see this movie until recently, but I'm pretty sure Gort wouldn't have scared me as a child. I find the gorilla from old Showbiz Pizza more frightening.