naiman@pegasus.UUCP (Ephrayim J. Naiman) (06/04/84)
I just recently was remembering a movie about some dolphin/aliens (that were being persecuted ?). All I remember is scientists trying to figure out their language and at the end of the movie they destroy this big dam/bridge. As you can see, I really don't remember it that well. It may have been an Outer Limits. Speaking of Outer Limits, does anybody remember the one where some Earth people land on some planet with acid rain. If you get caught in the rain, something funny happens to your eyes so that you can't stand light and you can't stand all dark. I don't remember this one too well either. How about this one ? Some alien lands in Washington with a robot who guards the ship. I seem to recall this was one of the first science fiction movies with any class. All I remember with this one is that the alien tries to get back to his ship at the end of the movie and some human helps him, I think. As you can see I did a lot of reminiscing recently. If anybody remembers anything more about those movies than I've mentioned, I'd appreciate hearing it. -- ==> Ephrayim J. Naiman @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6259 Paths: [ihnp4, allegra, ...]!pegasus!naiman
alle@ihuxb.UUCP (Allen England) (06/04/84)
+ > I just recently was remembering a movie about some dolphin/aliens > (that were being persecuted ?). All I remember is scientists trying to figure > out their language and at the end of the movie they destroy this big > dam/bridge. Maybe it was "The Day of the Dolphin" with George C. Scott... > How about this one ? Some alien lands in Washington with a robot who guards > the ship. I seem to recall this was one of the first science fiction movies > with any class. All I remember with this one is that the alien tries to get > back to his ship at the end of the movie and some human helps him, I think. This was "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with Michael Rennie. The Robot's name was Klaatu. You are correct - this movie was one of the first and still one of the best good science fiction movies. --> Allen <-- ihnp4!ihuxb!alle
mag@whuxle.UUCP (Gray Mike) (06/04/84)
The robot's name was Gort, not Klaatu. He was given an instruction: "Gort, klaatu berada nikto" which was given by Michael Rennie (the alien) to some human to relay to him, which prevented the end of the world, or something. M.A. Gray, BTL WH.
cbspt002@abnjh.UUCP (Marc E. Kenig ) (06/04/84)
<Klatu Nectu Berradas, Gort!?>
I just wanted to be one of the multitudes to answer that the film "with
the alien landing in Washington, robot guarding the ship, etc." was
The Day The Earth Stood Still, starring Michael Renee.
M. Kenig
P.S. I seem to dimly remember the Outer Limits with facist acting
astronauts in ridiculous sunglasses on some planet, but can't
recall the episode name.fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell) (06/04/84)
(oo)
The film you recall with a robot guarding the ship was "The Day the Earth
Stood Still," starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal. Frankly, I'm
quite surprised you couldn't recall the name; this is one of the most
familiar SF movies of all time. The robot's name was "Gort," and I wish
I had one of my very own.
--
Bob Fishell
ihnp4!ihu1g!fishags@pucc-i (Seaman) (06/05/84)
Several people have pointed out that the robot in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was named Gort, not Klaatu. No one has mentioned that Klaatu was actually the name of the alien (Michael Rennie). -- Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-i:ags "Against people who give vent to their loquacity by extraneous bombastic circumlocution."
dand@tekigm.UUCP (Dan C. Duval) (06/05/84)
The robot in Washington is "The Day the Earth Stood Still", with Micheal Renne and Patricia Neal, with cameos by a whole bunch of character actors including Sam Jaffe. Micheal Renne played the alien, Klaatu, and the robot was named Gort. Klaatu's "miracle" to prove his civilization's power was to interrupt all electrical service (including car batteries, but excluding hospitals, airplanes in flight, etc), at high noon. This is the movie where that famous line "Klaatu brata nictu" comes from. Dan C Duval ISI Engineering Tektronix, Inc tektronix!tekigm!dand
kcarroll@utzoo.UUCP (Kieran A. Carroll) (06/07/84)
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The movie wherein an alien ship lands in washigton, leaving a robot
to stand guard, is "The Day the Earth Stood Still". An alright film,
but nowhere near as good as the story it was freely adapted from:
"Farewell to the Master", by Harry Bates. Boy, did I like this one!
It appeared in Astounding, lo these many years ago (1941?), and the author
was, I beleive, ASF's first editor (circa 1930). The ending was
>much< more effective than that in the movie.
I hope I got all the details of the citation right; it's been a few
years since I read the story.
-Kieran A. Carroll
...decvax!utzoo!kcarrollgrw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (06/13/84)
bip.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto" means, "Klaatu says not to bother with
destroying the earth."
-Glenn