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No comments for Michael Rennie?


Wow, a lot of old stars need to have someone bump their visibility. The alien guy from "The Day The Earth Stood Still", Klaatu. All in all a forgettable movie, except that it wasn't for some reason. Original better than the Keanu Reaves remake.

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I wonder if he wasn't more popular in England. In any case, always did a professional job in anything he was in. I remember he played a surgeon in a Bonanza episode. Very classy.

We don't talk about the unfortunate remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. I understand the benevolent aliens, the aggressive/destructive/evil aliens, but asshole aliens (although never done before IIRC) just doesn't work - at least it didn't in the remake.


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For me, it’s one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made... I never bothered watching the Keanu version.

I also like Rennie in 5 Fingers, the superb spy thriller with James Mason and Danielle Darrieux.

I completely agree that too many old stars have empty boards on here...

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I like Rennie in Demetrius and the Gladiators and those old movies.
The old movies are a lot more interesting than 99% of the new ones.

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Sadly, he is more known for playing a B List Batman villain than his other roles.

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LOL, forgot about Sandman!

At least it was probably fun for him as a lot of B Listers or higher did Batman because it was campy fun and less than a paycheck.

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