The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film and an adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name (which itself was based on the 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master"). Directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by David Scarpa, it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien sent to try to change human behavior in an effort to save Earth from environmental degradation; this version replaces the Cold War-era theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of negative human impact on the environment. The film co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates.
Plot
In 1928, a solitary mountaineer exploring the Karakoram mountains in India encounters a glowing sphere. He loses consciousness and when he wakes, the sphere is gone and there is a scar on his hand where a sample of his DNA has been taken.
Cast
- Aaron Douglas
- Alisen Down
- Angela Merkel
- Ben Cotton
- Brandon T. Jackson
- Heather Doerksen
- Hiro Kanagawa
- Jaden Smith
- Jake McLaughlin
- James Hong
- Jennifer Connelly
- John Cleese
- Jon Hamm
- Juan Riedinger
- Kathy Bates
- Keanu Reeves
- Kyle Chandler
- Lorena Gale
- Michael Hogan
- Robert Knepper
- Roger Cross
- Serge Houde
- Ty Olsson