What language did they base Klaatus speech on in The Day the Earth Stood Still?

[Oakleaf]

Can anyone tell me the source of the language that Michael Rennie used as Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still? I have done extensive searches and have found out only a theory for Klaatu Barada Nikto.

I am trying to find who came up with the brief sequence of language when Klaatu has snuck back in the saucer and is contacting his HQ to arrange for the electricity to be shut off the next day. It sounds vaguely like Esperanto but I am sure it was totally made up. Did some screenwriter just dash this off? Did they get a consultant who wrote it? I have acutally found the original script online but it doesn't have the actual dialog, only a note that a 'fantastic alien language' IIRC will be spoken.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[Nathan Jr.]

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft...

Wow. That's a blast from the past!

[texson66]

Exactly my point..

[org.whodat]

I don’t know but you damn sure want to make sure Gort understands it.

BTTT

LOL

[org.whodat]

Amish

[Joe 6-pack]

It’s based on a rural Cthulhu dialect.

[MarkL]

Would that be *the* “Ash from houseware”?

Oh, yes, you betcha!

Mark

[BenLurkin]

GO they make it more left wing than the original?

[Jeff Chandler]

It’s an anti-military movie.

The movie had a couple very suspenseful moments, and the rest moved at a snail's pace. Not to mention how preachy it was.

Note to Hollywood: movies are meant to entertain. If you want to preach, buy a pulpit.

[uglybiker]

l33t 5P3AK!!!!11!!

[tlb]

If you’d like to read the original story, “Farewell to the Master” by Harry Bates

http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/bates.html

[genefromjersey]

And here I thought they were shouting “GORE !”

[johnny7]

Esperanto?

I would have opted for Pig Latin... nyuk, nyuk, nyuk

[TomB]

Be honest. You’re wearing a Star Trek costume (Vulcan, if I’d have to guess) while posting this.

[JewishRighter]

Now, I can tell you what language that is as I have been in the Mother Ship many times and learned to speak the Klaata language telepathically. If you will just wire a small fee (say 1 to 2 million USD) for the betterment of my black brothers and sisters to my Swiss bank account, I will share the secret with you.

[Moleman]

No idea but this by far one of my most favorite early sci-fi movies. And the way the world reacted in the movie would be just the same if the situation were real.

[windcliff]

LOL

[ontap]

You made that up. Didn’t you?

[Lurking Libertarian]

Keep-watching-the-skies ping.

[x]

Barada: Barada was a Klatooinian who served as chief mechanic for Jabba the Hutt's sail barge Khetanna. He was one of the most loyal and hardworking of Jabba's servants and his loyalty would last until his death at the battle at the Great Pit of Carkoon.

Klatooinian: Klatooinians were a humanoid species from the planet Klatooine, located in the Si'Klaata Cluster. For most of their history, they were closely associated with the Hutts, as criminal henchmen, soldiers, and slaves. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, however, some Klatooinians began to break away from their servitude.

Nikto: The Nikto are an alien race in the Star Wars universe. They were a humanoid species from the planet Kintan in the Si'Klaata Cluster. The species featured five distinct mutated sub-species due to a massive radiation from a nearby star M'dweshuu. The five sub-species inhabited different geographic areas of Kintan, developing unique adaptations to suit their environs. The varying appearance of the Nikto sub-species caused confusion amongst those who were unfamiliar with the Nikto.

[Joe 6-pack]

"You made that up. Didn’t you?"

Actually credit for the invention of the Cthulhu goes to H.P. Lovecraft.