Corrected entry: Gort kills two soldiers guarding him with his death ray without moving an inch. A few seconds later, Patricia Neal shows-up and the robot decides to chase her first and then almost use his death ray. Was it her skirt or the perfume that got Gort to move? (01:19:00)
Larry Koehn
15th Sep 2003
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
13th Sep 2003
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Corrected entry: Klaatu states that he traveled 250 million miles. Yet, the nearest stars are trillions of miles away. Scientist at the time knew that Mars and Venus were unlikely to harbor life. (00:13:27)
Correction: While not strictly accurate, this was expected terminology for films at that time.
Correction: He was probably from Ceres, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
13th Sep 2003
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Corrected entry: Klaatu neutralizes the electricity all over the world for 30 minutes at high noon Washington DC time. The Sun however was shining brightly in England and Russia at that same moment in the film. (01:02:20)
Correction: This is possible, if the scene relates to the middle of summer then noon Washington DC time is 5pm in the UK and 8pm USSR time so it's quite possible to be bright and sunny - sunset in late June is around 9pm in London and 10pm in Moscow.
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Correction: She wasn't armed. There is a vague hint that Gort and Klaatu were telepathically linked, and it may have required "exposing" the laser for Gort to establish that Patricia's intent was not hostile.