The Day the Earth Stood Still behind the scenes gags

The Day the Earth Stood Still

In order to increase the realism of the film, the news broadcasters in the film are all played by real news broadcasters.
In the footage of the flying saucer flying over Washington, the footage of the building was retrieved from Fox’s archives, and the flying saucer was added later.
These weapons and equipment are not from the military, but from the Virginia National Guard. The US military refused to provide any cooperation because it did not like the theme of the film.
The film was filmed near the Fox studio, but because of the scarcity of extras, it was only possible to draw extras from another big scene that was filming at the same time.
Locke Martin, who plays Gothic, is the gatekeeper of the Hollywood Chinese Theater. He can play this role entirely because he is tall enough.
The robot clothing in the film is made of foam rubber and sprayed with aluminum. .
The light from the robot's eyes was created after the animation. There are two sets of clothing, one for frontal shots, and one for single shots for the back shot.
Because the robot’s clothes are not ventilated, the actors must undress and rest for a maximum of 20 minutes. .
The robot didn’t really pick up the heroine because he couldn’t bend over in his costume. This was actually a method of hanging her from his hands by hanging a wire. .
Due to the film’s anti-war factors, the U.S. military did not like the film and refused to provide any cooperation. All the weapons in the film were from the Virginia National Guard. .
Karatu was played by Michael Rennie. This role was originally considered to be played by Claude Raines. After the film was released, some commentators compared the images of Karatu and Jesus, and found that there are many Similarities.
Sam Jeff, who played the professor, was on McCarthy's blacklist, and this was his last film in the 1950s.
Among the many scientists is the representative of China.