Drama ·Science Fiction ·Thriller · Canada · 2008 · 1h 44m

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Director

Cast

Keanu Reeves as Klaatu Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson Jaden Smith as Jacob Benson Jon Hamm as Michael Granier Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson John Cleese as Professor Barnhardt

Crew

David Tattersall — Director of Photography Wayne Wahrman — Editor Tyler Bates — Original Music Composer David Scarpa — Screenplay Paul Harris Boardman — Producer Erwin Stoff — Producer

Tagline

We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong.

Synopsis

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

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