hi out there. i dug this movie out for halloween and remembered how much it fascinated me as a small kid. upon finding out that it was the first film about a man from outer space visiting, i thought about how many steven spielberg-isms are in it. especially the end when the close-ups of the faces are presented. i thought for a while that 'the day the earth stood still' was the one to show these close-ups of people (after klaatu's message). in any event i like to think that this was the movie that he (from haddonfield nj) saw at the same time as i (from philadelphia pa) while watching local tv!! also notice how much the space ship looks like the ship in e.t.? pointy. as a last thought, maybe robert wise was also influenced by this film........bye
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