With the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still in theaters this December, now is the time to acquaint (or re-acquaint) yourself with the 1951 original. Lucky for you, then, that Fox is releasing the The Day the Earth Stood Still in beautiful high definition Blu-ray on December 2nd. Now Klattu can barada nikto his brains out.
If you don’t have Blu-ray, you can pick up the 2-disc DVD and be happy with your less pristine picture. The list of extras are similar and some of them are holdovers from a previous DVD release, but there are some new items and some exclusives to the Blu-ray disc, like “Gort Command,” an interactive game. Sounds very thrilling.
The original movie did not have the amazing thespian talents of Keanu Reeves, but it made do with Patricia Neal and Michel Rennie. The director was two-time Oscar winner Robert Wise, who also caused so much trouble between the Jets and the Sharks. The story of an alien who wanted earthlings to stop being such blood thirsty tools is a timeless classic. We haven’t been given the box art yet, but check out the extras below and be on the lookout for your Blu-ray copy in December.
- DVD Two-Disc Set
- Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer
- New: Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman
- New: Isolated Score Track
- New: The Mysterious, Melodious Theremin
- New: The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title Live Performance By Peter Pringle
- New: The Making of The Day the Earth Stood Still
- New: Decoding “Klaatu, Barada, Nikto”: Science Fiction as Metaphor Featurette
- New: A Brief History of Flying Saucers Featurette
- New: The Astounding Harry Bates Featurette
- New: Edmund North: The Man Who Made the Earth Stand Still Featurette
- New To Disc: Race To Oblivion: A Documentary Short Written And Produced By Edmund North
- New To Disc: Farewell To The Master: A Reading By Jamieson K. Price Of The Original Harry Bates Short Story
- New: Interactive Pressbook
- Fox Movietonews from 1951
- Theatrical Trailer
- Advertising Gallery
- Behind-The Scenes Gallery
- Portrait Gallery
- Production Gallery
- Spaceship Construction Blueprints
- Shooting Script
- Blu-Ray
- New & Exclusive To BD: Interactive Thermin: Create Your Own Score
- New & Exclusive To BD: Gort Command: Interactive Game
- Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer
- New: Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman
- New: Isolated Score Track
- New: The Mysterious, Melodious Theremin
- New: The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title Live Performance By Peter Pringle
- New: The Making of The Day the Earth Stood Still
- New: Decoding “Klaatu, Barada, Nikto”: Science Fiction as Metaphor Featurette
- New: A Brief History of Flying Saucers Featurette
- New: The Astounding Harry Bates Featurette
- New: Edmund North: The Man Who Made the Earth Stand Still Featurette
- New To Disc: Race To Oblivion: A Documentary Short Written And Produced By Edmund North
- New To Disc: Farewell To The Master: A Reading By Jamieson K. Price Of The Original Harry Bates Short Story
- New: Interactive Pressbook
- Fox Movietonews from 1951
- Theatrical Trailer
- Advertising Gallery
- Behind-The Scenes Gallery
- Portrait Gallery
- Production Gallery
- Spaceship Construction Blueprints
- Shooting Script
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