Michael Rennie was ill . . .

The Day the Earth Stood Still

(1951)

Interplanetary ages since I've seen this, and I was pretty damned impressed. Cheesy, well, yeah--but nicely structured, nicely plotted, and Gort is undeniably the coolest sci-fi robot ever--kicks the metallic asses of those dweebs from Star Wars.

But tell me: if Klatuu is so darned smart (and of course he is), and if he has come to Earth to address the leaders of all nations, not just ours (and he has), and if he knows about the United Nations (and he does), then why the heck does he land in D.C. instead of Manhattan? Just wondering.