Klaatu barada nikto
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"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, instructs Helen Benson that if any
Script page of The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) showing the phrase
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film serving as a remake of the 1951 film of the same name, which, in turn, was based on the 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master".
Klaatu barada nikto
…standing guard. Helen conveys Klaatu's message. Gort takes her inside the spaceship, and then retrieves Klaatu's lifeless body, which he revives. In the 2008 remake, the line was added at Keanu Reeves's insistence. Klaatu uses it near the beginning of the film to shut down Gort, and again at the end, highly distorted…
Theatrical release poster
The newly redesigned Gort and, behind him, the new biological spaceship resembling an orb
Keanu Reeves and Scott Derrickson promoting the film in Mexico. December 12, 2008.