What is a 1992 American horror comedy film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi, re-used a phrase by a fictional humanoid alien in the 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Klaatu is a fictional humanoid alien in the 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and its 2008 remake. Klaatu is famous in part because of the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto!" used in the classic film and its re-use in the Bruce Campbell cult comedy film "Army of Darkness", as well as many other films.
They Live They Live is a 1988 American satirical science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter. The film stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. It follows an unnamed drifter (referred to as "John Nada" in the film's credits) who discovers that the ruling class are in fact aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to spend money, breed, and accept the status quo with subliminal messages in mass media. "They Live" is based on the 1963 short story, "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson.