A spacecraft lands in Washington D.C and an alien emerges flanked by a menacing robot with destructive capabilities far beyond anyones imagination So begins the science-fiction thriller The Day The Earth Stood Still a classic atomic movie from the 50s that would go on to inspire alien- invasion films for decades to come

Rebuffed in his efforts to meet the worlds leaders and warn them of the earths impending doom the alien Klaatu (Michael Rennie) takes to the streets.

Klaatus plea for peace is embraced by a pretty young woman (Patricia Neal) and an eminent scientist (Sam Jaffe) but the rest of humanity reacts with mistrust fear and violence With time running out Klaatu is forced to demonstrate his awesome powers in a mind boggling display teaching all of mankind a lesson for the ages

Watch The Day The Earth Stood Still and and you will never forget these words Klaatu barada nikto