We haven't lost the tensions and anxieties conceived by the Korean War, gestated by the Cold War, birthed by the Bay of Pigs, suckled by the Cuban Missile Crisis, weaned by Viet Nam and the surrounding political protests, fed and clothed by the 7 day Arab-Israeli War, raised to adolescence by Cypress and the terrorism of the early 70's and turned to juvenile delinquency by Richard M. Nixon. Our good friend Klaatu would be heartbroken at the lack of real progress we've made since he first came to visit in 1951. We seem to be intent on finding new and better ways to hurt and kill our fellow humans. Annihilation does not seem to frighten us. We've been given several glimpses of what a post-holocaust earth might look like.
All research indicates that it received a widely advertised gala premier.
Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Gort at the controls of the communicator, reporting on the death of Klaatu and receiving instructions. This caption corrected by Dreamer. Original Caption Gort at the controls of the device that will revive Klaatu after he was shot and thought dead by earth soldiers. Click to enlarge Klaatu falls after being shot by a panicky soldier in the beginning of the film. Click to enlarge A Walter Winchell-type television reporter broadcasts a photo of Klaatu, now a wanted man.