Gort! Klaatu barada nikto! The Day the Earth Stood Still premiered in NYC 73 years ago today on Sept 18, 1951... #otd http://www.classicmoviehub.com/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-1951/ | Classic Movie Hub

In the 1951 sci-fi masterpiece "The Day the Earth Stood Still", extraterrestrial ambassador Klaatu gave the people of Earth wise counsel... and a warning that feels all-the-more important today. Klaatu Barada Nikto! - Professor Jakob von Blackstone #MonsterFanClub #TheDayTheEarthStoodStill #SciFiMovies #ClassicSciFi #KlaatuBaradaNikto #ScienceFiction #CurrentEvents | Monster Fan Club

"Klaatu barada nikto" is a phrase that originated in the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. The humanoid alien protagonist of the film, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), instructs Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) that if any harm befalls him, she must say the phrase to the robot Gort (Lockard Martin). The Robot Hall of Fame describes the phrase as "one of the most famous commands in science fiction" and Frederick S. Clarke of Cinefantastique called it "the most famous phrase ever spoken

In the 1951 sci-fi masterpiece, The Day the Earth Stood Still, the interstellar robot Gort was played by Lock Martin, who was over seven feet tall, giving the robot its imposing scale without relying on a lot of camera tricks. Klaatu Barada Nikto! - Professor Jakob von Blackstone . #MonsterFanClub #TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 #Robots #Gort #KlaatuBaradaNikto | Monster Fan Club

In the 1951 sci-fi masterpiece "The Day the Earth Stood Still", extraterrestrial ambassador Klaatu gave the people of Earth wise counsel... and a warning that feels all-the-more important today. Klaatu Barada Nikto! - Professor Jakob von Blackstone #MonsterFanClub #TheDayTheEarthStoodStill #SciFiMovies #ClassicSciFi #KlaatuBaradaNikto #ScienceFiction #CurrentEvents | Monster Fan Club