“Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto!”

“Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto!”

Just for fun, here is a rare production shot from the 1951 classic ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’. Peeking out of the forty pound Gort costume is 7′ 7″ Joseph “Lock” Martin. Before the film rolls, wardrobe will add his visor and gloves. Martin could only handle a half hour at a time in the suit because of it’s weight and inflexibility. There were two versions of it…the one he is wearing here has the lace up on the back for front shots, the other laced up the front for back shots.

Principal photography for the movie was done on the 20th Century Fox sound stages and on its studio backlot, with a second unit shooting background plates and other scenes in Washington DC and at Fort Meade in Maryland. The primary actors never traveled to Washington.

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