The day the Earth stood still Blu-Ray / Twentieth Century Fox presents a 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman ; screenplay by David Scarpa ; directed by Scott Derrickson.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2256980 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, �2009.Edition: Widescreen ; [Blu-ray]Description: 1 Blu-ray videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Day the Earth stood still (Motion picture : 2008)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .D39 2009
Production credits:
  • Music, Tyler Bates.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates.1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.Summary: Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.
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Title from disc.

Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North.

2009 DVD originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Music, Tyler Bates.

Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates.

1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.

Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.

PG.

Blu-ray disc; region A.

English, Spanish and French language with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Korean and Mandarin.