My first guess is that you want to watch
"When the Earth Stood Still" again. Been a long time since I
saw it, but I think that is where that line first showed up.
Take care
Doug
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> "Klatu Verati Nictu" (sp)
>It is plagueing my mind, and I can't seem to forget about it, so I would
>appreciate any help you can give me in finding out the answer.
"Klaatu Barada Nikto" is from "The Day the Earth Stood Still".
I have GOT to go see this movie. (As soon as I can laugh without hurting
myself. Does anyone else still giggle over "Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn!" ?)
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I haven't seen either movie, actually, but the phrase ("klaatu barada
nikto" is closer, I think) is from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," and
was required to stop the robot.
Ross
It brings to mind the quote "klatu brada nicto" (sp?) from the day the
earth stood still.
A classic 50's movie. It was the command that caused the giant robot
gort to revive
the dead alien named klatu.
Jeff Gronberg
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>Quote by John Te...@morias.gwinne
>> "Klatu Verati Nictu" (sp)
>Klaatu Barada Nikto!!! Klaatu Barada Nikto!!! What movie is it from?
The day the earth stood still?
No wait, that doesn't look right.
The Day The Earth Stood Still!
Yeah, much better.
Andrew.
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BTW: The character of Jim Rockford in the TV series "The Rockford Files" also
used this line when a BIG guy was about to beat the c**p out of him. Another
episode had a character say the famous lines "'Looks like nuclear combat,
toe-to-toe with the rooskies.' What goof wrote this script anyway?"
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Since we're making a list of uses of this phrase, it also was used in the
recent Robin Williams movie _Toys_. The evil military-type dude used
it at the end to try and stop the killer machine that was coming for him.
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And one of the characters in "Tron" had the words on a sign in their office
cubicle.
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