Klaatu was a Canadian progressive rock band formed in 1973 and disbanded in… Read Full Bio ↴Klaatu was a Canadian progressive rock band formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1982. Members John Woloschuk, Dee Long and Terry Draper lived in Toronto. They released five studio albums, the most famous of which is the 1976 debut 3:47 EST (AKA Klaatu), which, due to a rumor started by a DJ, was believed by some to be a front for new work by the Beatles. The album's artwork contained no credits for the performers, and there were at times vocal similarities with Lennon and McCartney. That album's song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" became a hit when covered by carpenters. As the Beatle rumors subsided, subsequent albums garnered diminishing sales, and the fourth album, Endangered Species (1980), was produced by LA studio musicians with very little input from the band. Their last album, Magentalane (1981), was a return to the band's form (though on a smaller scale, without the elaborate orchestrations which characterized their first albums), but was never released in the US.

Klaatu was named after Michael Rennie's character in the classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). The band has reunited a number of times since their breakup for small-scale live performances.

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Klaatu Lyrics

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One day when life is taking you nowhere
And you need someone who really cares
When the love that you lost is found
And you will want me around
I'll meet you at the end of the rainbow

As you walk through this world I'll be there
With you wherever you may go

And although you'll never see me
One day you're gonna need me
At the end of the rainbow

Since you left I've felt the changes
You drained away my life in stages
But deep inside something lets me know
Though history still turns its pages
I will track you through the ages
And we will meet again

Somewhere at the end of the rainbow
At the end of the rainbow

Overall Meaning

The song "End" by Klaatu is a heartfelt ballad that speaks of a love that has been lost, but not forgotten. The lyrics describe a time in the future when the person who left will realize that they need the love that they walked away from. The singer promises to be waiting at the end of the rainbow when this realization happens. The song's message is one of hope and reconciliation. It delves into the idea that true love never dies and even though it may take time, the love that was once lost can be found again.

The song's melody is soft and gentle, perfectly complementing the lyrics' message. The lyrics speak directly to the person who has left, offering a promise of love and support. Though the singer acknowledges the pain of the past, they are willing to forgive and forget for the sake of true love.

Overall, the song "End" is about the power of love to conquer all obstacles. It speaks to the idea that love is a force that can withstand the test of time and that even though relationships may end, the impact of true love never fades away.

Line by Line Meaning

One day when life is taking you nowhere
When you feel stuck and directionless in life

And you need someone who really cares
And you long for genuine care and support

When the love that you lost is found
When the person you lost intimacy with reappears

And you will want me around
And you will realize that you miss me

I'll meet you at the end of the rainbow
I'll be there for you finally

As you walk through this world I'll be there
I'll never really leave your side

With you wherever you may go
Supporting you wherever you choose to go

And although you'll never see me
Even if you don't consciously notice my presence

One day you're gonna need me
You will come to a realization that you need me in your life

At the end of the rainbow
When everything else settles down

Since you left I've felt the changes
Since you walked out of my life, everything is different

You drained away my life in stages
You took away my happiness over years

But deep inside something lets me know
But there's a part of me that still holds hope

Though history still turns its pages
Even as time passes

I will track you through the ages
I will keep looking for you throughout my life

And we will meet again
With hope, we'll reunite

Somewhere at the end of the rainbow
When all troubles of the world have calmed down

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DEE LONG

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Comments from YouTube:

@1952creswell

3y↑353

I'm 68 yrs. old and this is my favorite sci-fi movie of all time.

@55Quirll

3y↑7

I am 65 and I remember this too, scary when the robot gets out its prison and disintegrates the guards and then turns on Patrica Neal.

@robertmcdonald8342

3y↑5

If only humanity and AI could work in a logical, coordinated manner

@JacksonHoulihan

3y↑3

I got to see this at the MGM grand in Reno, they showed these old films and I saw Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D there too. I was 8 and it was the early 80’s, but man was I captivated by the message and it sticks with me to this day.

@nothere928

3y↑3

What did you guys think about the remake with Keanu Reaves

@DLifton1

3y↑1

Agreed. Mine too. David S. Lifton, Author, Best Evidence (4/23/21)

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@KittyView

3y↑297

70 years later and this is still so relevant!

@DataJYdocs

2y↑1

👌

@phillryan1749

1y↑3

Given present issues in Europe it appears Klatu's message has been forgotten, however Russian, Chinese and North Korean leadership fails to listen to anyone but themselves.

@XX-sp3tt

1y↑1

Day by day we turn our freedom more and more to the machines.

@fjccommish

It's nonsense. Some alien race would judge us?

@redblade8160

52w↑2

@@phillryan1749
Then it is time to turn this planet into a burnt out cinder.

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@PlasmaCoolantLeak

7y↑583

I've always enjoyed this part of the movie. An interstellar way of saying "Don't make me come back here with the belt!"

@jaggirl

4y↑2

And slap the crap out of you..🥺

@aarongreenfield9038

4y↑14

Don't make me turn the ship around.

@mnomadvfx

4y↑12

Or rather, don't make Gort come back with the mega nuke.

@mnomadvfx

4y↑9

@notfiveo More likely the person inside the Gort suit cannot see out properly and is having trouble keeping their balance.

@FedUpSista

Ha! 😅

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@burtonwilliams5355

3y↑78

One of the best movie speeches ever.

@lhayatifatima8184

3y↑2

You are right. You are so right.✅✅✅

@burtonwilliams5355

3y↑1

@@lhayatifatima8184 Thank you.

@lhayatifatima8184

3y↑1

@@burtonwilliams5355 you are so welcome.🙂🙂🙂

@burtonwilliams5355

@@lhayatifatima8184 Thank you again. Stay safe out there.

@nasimahmad40

3y↑83

Michael Rennie's artistry is pure class in this film.

@davidsharpness9990

1y↑2

He looks a little like Tesla...talks a lot like him!🙂

@danieldickson8591

10w

Rennie's performance fascinates me. It's so subtly alien. His body language is, well, wrong. He stands too close to people when he talks to them, and he never looks away from their eyes. When he walks or runs he barely moves his arms. His movements are all deliberate, like he consciously thinks about what he's doing rather than acts instinctively. There's rarely anything threatening in his manner, in fact he comes across as warm and gentle. But you can see how uncomfortable he makes the people around him.

@pacnwcomre1

9y↑421

This is one of the most influential and powerful films ever made in American cinematic history. Klatu's speech is awesome. Robert Wise, the director, eventually directed "The Sound of Music." Amazing movie.

@aspergerianmind1198

9y↑8

+Gerry Kirstein And Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which I think is grossly underrated.

@drdetroitcity

9y↑5

+Gerry Kirstein One of most Brilliant Directors in motion film. Even an expert in sound

@mutorkian

8y↑5

...and the music by Bernard Herman, who also did music for Psycho, Patton, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, and many more.

@thecinematicmind

Gerry Kirstein and The Haunting

@spacepatrolman

STTMP

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@benoitpellet1657

6y↑83

This and "Forbidden Planet" are the best -- and also most intellectually stimulating -- sci-fi films of their era.

@DataJYdocs

👌 ...following Klatu's message, The Forbin Project (1970).

@marcparella

2001 is the greatest film of all time. Exact same story as this film, if you were paying attention.

@Capt_Pete_Mitchell

3y↑289

This doesn’t mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibility.

Well said

@sdelony

2y↑32

Who gets to decide what is "irresponsible behavior"?

@agalgonzalez

2y↑9

Well, so much for humans. We are the masters of irresponsible behaviour.

@edwelndiobel1567

2y↑2

Yeah I dont think its so simple. Ill have to think more about this.

@darania1

2y↑9

@@sdelony The guy with the biggest stick...

@justicegusting2476

2y↑12

Scientist: “Excuse me, Klaatu, but our calculations show that the Universe is expanding exponentially, not growing smaller.”
Klaatu: “Gort…Vaporize this miscreant.”
Gort: ⚡️

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@stargirlzx

2y↑28

THIS is EXACTLY the kind of speech / action we NEED in the world today..... KLATU BARADA NIKTU

@zantas-handle

It worries me how many people applaud the idea of an irrevocably powerful, tyrannical robot enforcer who punishes the 'irresponsible'. Remember, we just had 3 years under lockdown where visiting a friend, hugging your own grandma and even just going outside was deemed 'irresponsible'. Worryingly, some people are currently arguing that NOT allowing toddlers to 'choose their gender' is 'irresponsible (and 'immoral' according to Old Joe). Some countries are making it a crime to 'use the wrong pronouns'. Think carefully when you imagine tyrannically enforced rules - they won't always be YOUR rules.

@stargirlzx

@@zantas-handle we're not talking about deviating from social norms or what's politically correct or socially acceptable.
Its about defending against an entity that would harm us all and potentially threaten mankind or democracy . Those are the kind of threats and actions that should be dealt with in that manner. It's about dealing with people who have interest or regard for peace, democracy, freedom or the welfare of the rest of the world. This wouldnt be about politics it would be about right and wrong

@zantas-handle

@@stargirlzx You say it's about right and wrong, but once you hand over irrevocable and absolute power, like this speech suggests, you no longer how any voice in deciding what's right and wrong. It's understandable yes to want to defend great truths like democracy and what's right and wrong, but this speech is about surrendering control to a 'Punisher Police Robot'. Democracy is dead as soon as we say 'OK, you guys are totally in control. Now please do only good stuff. Please don't destroy us'.

I get WHY you'd want to defend democracy, and WHY you want some real action, instead of this corrupt, self-serving gov't we see. But you can't defend democracy by handing over all power to an outside entity with irrevocable control - that's NOT democracy, that's a totalitarian regime. Remember, absolute control doesn't just control your enemies or fight the things you feel are 'bad', it controls everything, including you and me. A system based on 'obey or be destroyed' is not defending democracy, it is enforcing totalitarian rule.

@stargirlzx

@@zantas-handle as klaatu says nobody dare to defy the rights of others , the price to pay would be too horrible. Yes these THI GS would have total control but ONLY over crimes against humanity. This couldnt happen over nite and rules and protocols would have to be established long before something like this could be established. Youd have to stay clear of human emotions and prejudices to avoid a TERMINATOR 1 situation

@shireboundscribbles

45w

The mistake is thinking that a machine AI would make society into anything but a slave state as that is where machine-like goes.

And some lunatics are seeking to build this now.

@Red88Rex

8y↑154

One of my favorite 50's sci-fi films and this speech is most of that reason~!

@redblade43

6y↑1

But he did not keep his promise; humans are still an unruly, backward race of beings - this Earth should have been turned into as a burnt out cinder years ago.

@mikecimerian6913

6y↑1

I suppose we are still on borrowed time until we get interstellar travel.

@redblade43

6y↑1

You mean if humans still persist to be violent with other worlds as well, then this Earth will be destroyed?

@CrossOfBayonne

4y↑3

@@redblade43 That's the point of this film because if humanity continues it's violent behavior then the earth will be destroyed as part of the deal.

@danieldickson8591

2y↑1

@@redblade43 It's a shame we can't visit the time line in which an alien really did land in Washington in 1951, and see how that turned out. ;-)

@kimisaito5489

6y↑260

Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you.

@jaggirl

4y↑3

Maybe they have been taken over too, by the bad guys. Lol

@pcprincipal1311

Jag Girl I dont think he will answer...

@kimisaito5489

@@jaggirl maybe we live in a simulation, endless maybe's

@davidsimmons6307

THANK YOU. WHY would they leave out the best part?!

@lorenzomaximo1818

3y↑1

@@jaggirl
That's what I've been thinking they have been taking over the minds of the evil left to turn us against each other.

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@Sameoldfitup

4y↑29

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.”― Leonardo da Vinci

@oliviawutam

3y↑1

That is illogical

@siriosstar4789

2y↑3

olivia, it most certainly is . we can love without the slightest understanding of anything .

@filthycasual8187

@@siriosstar4789 And that is often unwise.

@DanTDrac

5y↑40

One of the best sci-fi movies of its time.

@alanFconrad

11w

ANY time

@topgeardel

3y↑54

One of THE greatest sci-fi movies of all time. Done in a time when so much garbage was produced. Even more impressive when you were young watching this. It's the "Rolls Royce" of post-WW2 sci-fi movies.

@1952creswell

2y↑3

Good word!

@55Quirll

3y↑52

Gort should pay a visit to all capitals in all the countries in the world today and see how they remember the choice they were given. A great movie with a great message, far better than the remake. Thanks for the upload. Have a Happy New Year.

@FlyingPaladin

2y↑1

This is not a great message

@dragonslayer9671

I like the remake

@55Quirll

2y↑1

@@dragonslayer9671 I grew up in the 60s, I'm 67 now, and prefer the movies from back the with a few exceptions such as the Man From Earth, 2007, about a 14,000 year old man. Just dialogue but we'll worth it. I prefer movies with good acting and a good plot, this was taken from a sci-fi book called Farewell to the Master 1940, different from the film but just as good. Take care 👍

@55Quirll

Agreed, Keanu Reeves was wasted in that movie. The book was very good and had a surprising ending.

@55Quirll

I am 68 and I agree with you , the Man from Earth was an excellent movie and like you said, an exception.

@RandyR

6y↑184

One of the best moments ever in movies. This is badly needed to be heard today. Humanity has to wake up before it strikes midnight!

@daffidavit

5y↑4

We tried it back in the 60s. It was called MAD or "mutually assured destruction. We almost nuked ourselves into oblivion, but for sheer luck.

@danzervos7606

Iran has a cult belief that the Iman will destroy the world (I think themselves included). It is just a matter of time before they have the technology to do it. Until Iran rejects this cultism they cannot be trusted and must be prevented from achieving their goal.

@GBPaddling

3y↑1

January 2021...........too late, the Bells has tolled 1 already.

@lindafield6577

My thoughts exactly

@benhill8454

Humanity is finally waking up. FINALLY. The Best Is Yet To Come.

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@bri2233

2y↑12

Timeless acting, with a timeless message.

@phx4closureman

2y↑18

70 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG!!! 1951-2021 Great message to close this tumultuous year out with, too

@davianjanvierto4679

2y↑1

This is truly a gold.

@robertsnyder1890

6y↑25

GORT, THE MOST BAD ASS ROBOT

@HopliteWarlord

2y↑14

Michael Rennie....What a great actor who also played "The Keeper" in Lost in Space!

@n3tuf

1y↑1

I saw Michael on a rerun of that old TV series "The Invaders".

@CrossOfBayonne

5y↑33

A very meaning message even in this day and age that if we continue to let our differences get the worst of us it'll consume who we are.

@stevedandy973

5y↑125

Klaatu's warning is as relevant today as it was some 60-plus years ago.

@KM3W

5y↑3

Indeed!

@possiblepilotdeviation5791

5y↑1

Toe the line or the authorities will massacre you?

@jimmadonna1436

👍

@CrossOfBayonne

4y↑1

@Didi X There will always be violence in this world since it's apart of human nature whether will it be terrorist attacks or genocide to name a few

@danzervos7606

Without interstellar travel we are no threat to any alien civilization (if any exist). So really this is as meaningless now as it was then.

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@robertgoldthorpe1652

25w↑2

This movie is so "here and now " , first saw it in the 70's as a kid and one of those movies that a remake can't eclipse 👏👏👏

@RSTI191

4y↑104

June 2020- We could use a visit from Klaatu and Gort today..

@larry7124

4y↑3

I always felt that if we don't learn from Covid 19 a Klaatu or Gort experience may be fall us next.

@drew8256

4y↑2

Our leaders would scare them off.

@RSTI191

4y↑7

@@drew8256 "Leaders".. hahaha

@EminencePhront

3y↑1

The message r/woooshed over your head, apparently...

@Vga-kv8pj

Totally agree !

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@RonaldVaughan

8y↑354

THIS MOVIE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TODAY.

@pinktink2976

8y↑25

Um, no this would be relevant in any time .....humans have always had these issues. Wake up.

@liamsmalley5556

8y↑10

Yeah, but we haven't really been able to end the world until modern times

@danzervos7606

5y↑8

It was relevant when Stalin was murdering millions to enforce his idea of a socialist utopia. People had to go along with the program or be liquidated. That seems to be the message here. We are being ridiculed for showing up at the first encounter with an alien of unknown intentions with weapons yet the alien brings a weapon infinitely more powerful (Gort). Just who is the aggressor?

@bobklein1665

5y↑1

@@liamsmalley5556 Yes by Nuclear war👹

@joshuajackson4742

5y↑1

liam smalley how? We can’t end the world with atomic bombs. They won’t do enough damage, and we’ve had them since the 1930s anyway.

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@aewright2

9y↑209

We are so distracted by petty crap, that we miss the entire message.

@777fuzzypeach

8y↑6

+Arlington Wright If only we could find one man* to lead us all.

*He is coming, and soon. You won't like where he leads you however.

@tonywebster8582

5y↑1

@Pola Huchwajda The Ugandan that ate people? No overpopulation problem?

@SoWhat07

5y↑2

Save Amazonia Forest

@Dan-jp7oc

5y↑1

@-Vitalis-

*Keeps browsing morbidly obese ladies*
... Sorry, you were saying?

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@grandpa9776

2y↑11

I was 6 months old when this was released. The line "At the first sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor" AND "In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute power over us This power can not be revoked" The first sounds almost Heavenly, the second sounds somewhat Hellish. What a choice, absolute peace at the price of absolute freedom. And this was at the height of the Korean Conflict (unresolved to this day). "Peace at any Price" Just imagine a mass shooter instantaneously ceasing to exist at the FIRST sign of aggression. ALL national conflicts ending, ALL political aggression over, "road rage" gone? It was in absolute condemnation of our most base "lizard" brain sense of survival and self importance.

@ronaldkrurk3424

4y↑15

This is always been my favorite sci-fi movie.

@ellisonhamilton3322

2y↑9

I just watched this on television this evening. For the ?? time. Over the years I've seen it many times. It's definitely a classic. Love it. The message is simple and clear........clean up our act or get our collective butt kicked. As it should be.

@guytemam1151

5y↑14

Also starring Sam Jaffe ... He was on the blacklist during the fifties. His role in the movie The asphalt Jungle as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider was impressive !!
A very good actor.

@DanTDrac

5y↑1

He also played the high llama in Lost Horizon.

@davidhovey6045

Gunga Din!!

@XeptilianMan

5y↑9

It’s almost scary how relevant this statement is today. After 50 years this message has more meaning now than it ever has.

@Modernart8

8y↑87

This movie was one of my many influences getting into film-making/writing, and of course Star Wars. A great film with a great message.

@nybred4

8y↑4

The remake, while predictably inferior, spelled out the message for our growng and plunging lowest common denominator horde. John Clease offered tangible hope when he "Submitted for Our Approval" the idea of our race rallying when faced with imminent demise.. He felt man shined brightest when closer to precipice . . Weather or not it is true, and I have no reason to believe it is not, I cannot support that strategy. In fact, if that's the best Clease has as far as hope goes, break out the drugs cuz we goin; down.

@joshua12345a

+Robert Erniso It reminds me of I AM ROBOT when the leader of the cybermen tells will smith that they must control humans to protect them from themselves. The aliens in this movie remind me of that as a what if.

@GregJay

+oscar madison Huh?

@aldito7586

2y↑3

"A threat of aggression can no longer be tolerated".

@zantas-handle

2y↑2

That sounds like a threat!

@rebeccastratton4114

4y↑13

This my all time, number one, favorite movie.

@ronaldcollins7839

8y↑40

Well done Michael Rennie
Klaatu Barada Nikto

@davidward2052

1y↑5

One part of this speech is interesting. Klattu mentions that in matters of aggression the robot force that Gort represents has absolute mastery over them. It's THEIR decision whether or not to eradicate those causing any violence. TDTESS is based on a 1940's short story by Harry Bates titled "Farewell To The Master." In it, the surprise ending comes where it is revealed that Klattu is actually Gort's slave, and the robots actually rule over the galaxy. A nice Twilight Zone style twist that the movie writers probably felt was a little too extreme for the message from the stars to live peacefully with each other or face the consequences.

@ariochiv

5y↑42

The first true science fiction movie. What a classic.

@dontcare563

They had many Sci-Fi movies before this one although this is one of my favorites.

@ariochiv

The first "true" science fiction movie. As in, not a B-movie monster flick, or a pulp serial.
I guess one could say that Metropolis was the first true science fiction movie... but I don't think that one really holds up today. This movie does.

@colonelmustard2652

@@ariochiv came here to mention metropolis. Reply did not disappoint.

@bothropslularapius4119

1y↑1

Le Voyage dans La Lune (1902)

@balluumm1

4y↑345

A million times better than the remake with keanu reeves.

@wendyhardin5259

4y↑10

balluumm1 that was the worst. Ever.

@sheiladavis6523

4y↑16

@@wendyhardin5259 yes it was Hollywood needs to leave the originals alone .Just like The Wild Wild West with Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones it was the pits 👎yuk it was an insult to one of the best 1960's show of that era Robert Conrad who play James West even said it was an insult to him & show May 9,2020
West

@sheiladavis6523

4y↑7

@ReddNekk13 I am 66 years old & I agree with you. And if Hollywood ever does a remake of a old movie especially a classic. & does it better than the original would you let me know ok ☺ Some things in life are better left alone May 9, 2020

@twilso12

4y↑7

Sheila Davis y’all definitely aren’t biased or anything lol

@mnomadvfx

4y↑7

@ReddNekk13 The Thing (1982) was a remake of The Thing from Another World (1951) - I don't think any reasonable film fan would say that was worse, and probably most would say it was far better.

Heat (1995) was also a remake of LA Heat by the same director, albeit scaled up to full Hollywood standards and what an incredible film it was.

The Fugitive (1993) was a film remake of the 60s TV series - I've never seen the series, but the film is one of Harrison Ford's and Tommy Lee Jone's best in my opinion (and one of my all time faves).

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@MrFoxboy7

3y↑2

the remake was never a patch on this Brilliant movie for it,s time

@kellyj5610

3y↑52

"Free to pursue more profitable enterprises."
Space Capitalism equals peace.

@danieldickson8591

3y↑8

There are many ways to define "profitable."

@warfrek93

Probably the only way a movie like this could be made in the 50s

@rourkesdrift7614

3y↑1

He does not say in what more profitable” means.

@sidecarbod1441

2y↑1

@@danieldickson8591 Exactly, profitable could mean to gain knowledge, not just to gain money.

@MrQuasar

2y↑1

Profit need not be monetary. One could argue the pursuit of money is very unprofitable when all is said and done.

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@GregJay

8y↑17

I saw this when I was about 8 years old and loved it ifact this was one of my favorite sci-fi films. I also loved War of the worlds, to me they are both great I wouldn't be able to pick. All though times have changed ,I tried to watch it with my 10 year old son ,Ya I had him at 46 he thought it was horrible and boring. Kids today need great special effects. We had to use our imaginations We played Astronaut,army,baseball from sun up to sun down with a taped up baseball and one bat with a nail in it. lol now the ball fields are empty and all the kids are playing playstation. sad. When I was a kid Gemini and Apollo were going on, there was Vietnam and riots too so it wasn't all a bowl of cherries, but I was a kid so those things seemed non existent to me.

@MinutemanUK

8y↑14

Still watching.

@thehorrornoobs5481

2y↑8

The reason Sci-Fi films of this era especially this film are so beautiful and iconic is because there was no incredible effects to support the movie, at least not compared to today So instead they resorted to dialogue and this movie is coated in it.

@abrahkadabra9501

4y↑9

Today that little speech from Klaatuu would be labeled as totalitarian and fascist - behave or be destroyed. But try to consider the time this film was made. WW2 had ended only a few years ago, millions dead, many in the audience had lost loved ones in the war, Europe, Russia, China and Japan were devastated. Klaatuu's message made sense to them. The way things are going we may need Klaatuu to return.

@patricksaxon3983

5y↑11

I sure wished that there was a spaceman like him that exist with his robot as we need peace on earth, not war or violence.

@oliviawutam

paralyze The pent. . .n, and peace is near

@TheFacefinder

4y↑8

Yowzer! This movie is one of the coolest ever.

@randallafferty9977

3y↑1

. . . I am 68 also BINGO . . . i feel the same . . . Hope where there is none . . . Thank you Robert Wise

@MasamuneChad

"Now, we do not pretend to have achieved perfection. But we do have a system... and it works."

This quote has stuck with me for over a decade. I screams humbleness. This is how this character earned my absolute respect.

@bekiboo8066

3y↑2

Anyone here in July 2021? Classic film I loved as a kid 😃

@susannabearzi5953

Me too! I watched this movie when I was a girl, of course it was doubled in Italian, so I could understand it all very well. Interesting to listen to the original English speech. Greetings from Italy!

@alanFconrad

11w

2024 !!

@miket727

3y↑6

Thank God she had a good memory. She SAVED the Earth 🌎!

@mr.deedsgoestotown6155

2y↑9

Great ending to a truly fine film. This said a lot about what was happening
in world politics at the time. If this really were to happen we'd be obliged to get along. A great message and one the world at large
would benefit from.

@comixproviderftw_02

6w↑1

This movie may be old, but it’s message is timeless

@luciancorvus9992

8y↑19

"Mr Carpenter helped Professor Barnharht with his arithmetic too!"
LMFAO!!

@oliviamonkey

5y↑8

This movie came out only 6 years after WW2, how fitting.

@CrossOfBayonne

4y↑2

And with another raging in Korea.

@lorraineridout5727

1y↑1

I just love Michael Rennie in this movie ....fabulous actor

@thereadersvoice

33w↑1

Gene Roddenberry always said this was one of his top favorite films. This was Star Trek before Star Trek was Star Trek. How prescient.

@metalore

3y↑8

"The test of...higher authority is...the police force that supports it."

@hyouzanren1846

4y↑25

Alien:"you must unite as humanity and avoid aggression! "
Humanity:"these aliens is a space Commies shot it boys!"

@lhayatifatima8184

3y↑3

That is a brilliant joke. No genius.🤣🤣🤣

@Gargoyle2556

4y↑2

Anyone else notice Gort's arms twitching? This scene took so long to film that the actor inside the suit who was a frail man named Lock Martin began to lose feeling in his arms.

@Timbretwo

6y↑14

In the novel this movie was based on the robot speaks in the last lines "... tell Gort that Klaatu's death was an accident. Gort replies, "You misunderstand, I am the master." "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates

@wendyhardin5259

4y↑1

Tim Burr Brilliant story.

@Timbretwo

4y↑1

If you enjoy short stories of "super" robots, Isaac Asimov's "Victory Unintentional" is a good one also.

@55Quirll

3y↑2

Yes, I remember that and it was a brilliant ending, there robots created man, here man created robots. Which really came first

@01Mary02

3y↑10

Would love to see Gort patrolling the streets of NYC, Chicago or Portland these days.

@1952creswell

YES YES YES!!

@donaldclay9535

2y↑1

Like the First Robocop 1987.

@dietpepsivanilla3095

4y↑17

We need a Gort now to stop all the madness. Maybe we will all work together.

@danieldickson8591

4y↑2

The way we've been acting, we're likely to do so much stupidity that Gort would conclude we need to be exterminated.

@55Quirll

3y↑1

Going only after the aggressors that would eliminate all war. Now I'm not saying there wouldn't be oppression inside countries, just no war between countries. That is the beginning of peace.

@nefersguy

@@55Quirll Their solution of a police force of robots with complete authority over aggression is actually ingenious I think.

@55Quirll

@@nefersguy Agreed, not the governments of this planet would go for it but many of the citizens would. Loved the movie, not the reboot.

@claytonwade3570

1y↑1

people always say sci fi movies from the 50's-90's are so cheesy but god they do deliver strongly on the message...

@MM4F

2y↑1

Makes me feel so comfortable this film.. love it.

@jaysilverheals4445

6y↑9

some trivia to see the guy in the suit with the gloves off google in "Gort without gloves" during filming they almost killed the guy because he had acromegaly was very tall and walking up and down the ramp ruined him--you can see him shaking. There were 2 suits for obvious reasons one with a zipper up the front-the other in the back. The guy was never the same again and died soon after. Also in the book "farewell to the master"--actually GORT is the master. They say when you get back to your master tell them nice things--Gort says you misunderstand I AM the master. That was the final line of the book.

@OldGeezer55

4y↑2

Glad someone else read the story. Chilling line, wasn't it?

@55Quirll

A great short story, I am remember it. Sad about the actor who played Gort.

@neilkurzman4907

It looks like he died eight years later.

@michaelsadlo4632

5y↑6

Great movie, its still important for our time now. Very clever made. Better then the Remake, even it was also a good movie. Its a pity why here is not the whole movie, such legendary classics they never show in TV now anymore. But thanks for uploading the clips, better then nothing

@jaynine454

37w↑1

With the recent hearings on UAPs and non-human intelligence, this really serves more as a warning to us than it does a powerful theme.

@evelenajohnson1227

3y↑7

Love the movie always!!

@pmajudge

2y↑4

THE VERY BEST SCI-FI MOVIE EVER !!!! MICHAEL RENNIE' R.I.P. THE BEST ALIEN IN MY OPINION. GREAT SCRIPT TOO !!! R.I.P. TO THE CAST WHO WERE IN THE MOVIE. FROM U.K. 2O21).

@robertelder300

1y↑5

You got to figure that 71 years ago in 1951, the tensions between Soviet Russia and the Western nations were considerable. The Red Scare was in full force, and it seemed reasonable for the writers of this film to use an OUTSIDE force so powerful, it could threaten ALL of the world (should we decide to continue to "squabble" amongst ourselves). This was a brilliant concept to be used in any sci-fi movie then, or ever since IMO.

@WarlockCore

1y↑1

One of my all-time favs, the arrival sequence probably best in sci-fi

@darrellwhittington4645

1y↑1

I'm 74 years old,,I remember seeing this the first time,,still one of the best sci-fi movies ever !

@markkaminski2416

Me too! 72 years old . I was home alone and watched it on Saturday Night at the Movies. Scared the daylight out me, slept with my BB gun. Michael Rennie as Klaatu was one of the classiest , coolest portrayals in the history of cinema. Glad to hear another old timer enjoyed it also!

@hanoc101

4y↑6

Love this movie!!

@avauinc

9y↑26

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" Good lesson to those hard headed minions to learn for which is similar to what's coming...

@ILuvSmexyShowgirls

9y↑3

Avau Watson If our galaxy has other inhabited planets and they are capable of faster than light travel between one solar system to the next then they're probably already aware of our planet due to our radio broadcasts and their level of technology. Which is why their probably leaving us alone (aka we haven't presented them with a threat and if we're smart we never will).

@avauinc

9y↑1

Debonair Damsel Good thought, but we've been under ETs' protection since Atlantis and more reinforcement since after the atomic bomb we dropped in Hiroshima. They use portals to get to us in few hours instead of lightyear travel per say. Watch Pope Francis' speech in Sept and US financial announcement in Oct, the five planetary alignment in Nov, etc, they are all tied together to the main event coming soon. Take care yourself. Love and Light to you.

@PeekaPeep

+Debonair Damsel Well, that all changed when we first detonated an atomic bomb on a populated area more than 70 years ago. Now it seems we DO have their undivided attention ever since that monumental yet tragic event. They still know well enough to keep just out of mind and sight to much of the world population (until we finally awaken as a whole to the fact that we are not alone and have never been alone in this universe), but you can certainly feel their influence behind the scenes concerning our governments and their ever-changing agendas.

@avauinc

9y↑1

+PeekaPeep All is well! It's only for the good of all. What we created here on Earth could have shaken and destroyed our world, and would effected and shaken all the multiverses around us. We are all part of one Universe. It happened much earlier eons when the Atlantians destroyed Muldek planet which was part of the 144 planets of the system we belong too. Now, it's only 143 left, then eons later when we developed the atomic bomb that you've mentioned that exploded in Hiroshima Japan, that had seen and alarmed other galaxies nearby us. They were surprised for 3D humans with lower frequency could develop such scalar weapon thus as. They were alarmed because what we do here on our planet could threaten and spread to their world as well, just like the movie said. You've gotten it right there though. Thank you. Much love and light to you.

@tangrine16

5y↑1

PeekaPeep...sorry to inform you, but, we are ALONE! There will be no end to us and our planet will go on, and on, and on and on!

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@johnheathcote8241

3y↑2

I remember going too see this movie for 35 cents and a box of popcorn and a Pepsi in total 50 cents and we watched it 3 times spent all Sunday afternoon watching The Day the Earth Stood Still ! Our Sunday Treat !

@jimsmith2877

4y↑2

Such a good,simple movie. Everyone can enjoyit, and the message

@THE-HammerMan

6y↑3

Well Gort! The jury's in! Time to create another burnt out cinder...

@ronaldcollins7839

8y↑25

Great Movies of the fifties Michael Rennie and Patricia O Neal

@danieldickson8591

Patricia O'Neal's character's role in this film is an incredibly strong one for this era in Hollywood movies.

@davidgeoghegan8506

I like Keanu Reeves the remake of this movie sucked

@davidgeoghegan8506

Did anyone notice that Aunt Bee was reading the comics section and there was a scene of Klaatu does anyone question that? It was on the news in the funny papers

@davidgeoghegan8506

The scene was out of kitchen table but they're all talk about the Spaceman and Aunt be like I said had a newspaper interesting

@spaceflight1019

9w↑1

And then we showed Klaatu the historical documents, and his reaction after seeing the destructive power of the Death Star was, in a word, incredulous.
Not only could these humans defend themselves, but they could bring destruction on at least the same scale as the robots.

@franzs9157

4y↑1

I must have bern 4 years old when I first saw this movie with my mother

@eldiablort1461

3y↑5

As always, giving up all of your power to an entity in the name of security, gives you no freedom at all. You can’t have all of both, one of those things has to be sacrificed.

@danieldickson8591

2y↑2

I believe the issue here is what kind of power, and what kind of entity. These robots act independently only in cases of aggression. You see here that in other matters, Gort clearly defers to Klaatu. And unlike organic beings, the robots are incorruptible, and have no other desire or ambition.

@mikebasil4832

3y↑5

There must be security for all or no one is secure. Very, very true. 🌎🌏🌍🌌🖖🏻

@airbendingninja23

2y↑2

I love how this movie and Rod Sterling both called Humanity and American society out and yet took it in face

@AlphaFoxDelta

3y↑2

"Their function... is to preserve the peace."

@None-zc5vg

4y↑4

I'd like to borrow that robot and introduce it to my neighbours.

@davido1953

6y↑8

'If you threaten to extend your violence, we will turn you into french fries.'

@CrossOfBayonne

😂

@mnomadvfx

More like charcoal sticks.

@hud86

36w↑2

So robots who kill people comes from a non violent species? What if the robot shows up late to a fight, the person attacked is defending themselves, but it looks to the robot like they're throwing the first punch?

@berniestarzewski5482

1y↑1

A message for our times on many levels

@Tesidio9636

6y↑5

Amazing movie.....

@johnnowakowski4062

6y↑74

We give the machines power over us huh? Then what happens when the machines go rogue? Skynet...

@Bluecheese1400

John Nowakowski
The machine cannot be revoked

@JimmyMcCbob

4y↑4

machines never go rogue, unless you design them to,

@minsapint8007

4y↑2

@@JimmyMcCbob That is not true. Computers were not actually designed to crash the stock market but they did it on Black Monday (19 Oct 1987). That is only 1 example.

@JimmyMcCbob

4y↑1

@@minsapint8007 thats not a failure of the machine but of our design/software

@danieldickson8591

4y↑2

I guess we're supposed to assume these aliens are advanced enough to actually understand what they were doing when they built the robots.

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@chrism.4544

1y↑1

way ahead of its time. contemporary in every way.

@ardethbay4043

3y↑1

My favorite SF movie of all time.

@rdaystrom4540

3y↑3

Anyone who thinks Gort is not that powerful should know this. He is powered by a fusion reactor capable of producing a beam that is three million degrees

@edwardpate6128

2y↑1

Watch what he does in less than a minute to the military hardware in the opening of the film.

@stormphoenix14

3y↑3

Interesting that he used the name Carpenter, too. So many levels to this great movie. Without the time he spent with the mother & child changing his mind, the interstellar policeman would’ve burned it all down.

@dasboot6935

4y↑2

Words of comfort from an outside source, its better to live by peaceful means than die in a pile of ashes, Klaatu: "take our advice and know these things," "we must break a few eggs to make an omelet, and if we need to break your earth to make peace. So be it"!

@lanadale1479

7w↑1

Excellent film and message.

@Cerph

6y↑5

Feels like a spiritually "burned-out cinder" now. :o

@ohdingobongo

6y↑3

This speech is as true today as it was 45 years ago, nothing has changed. The warmongers still want war. Every child should have these words on the wall of his bedroom, and every warmonger for that matter.