Robert Wise directed The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain and the first Star Trek film.
Ryan takes a look back… Stanley Kubrick, perhaps, or George Lucas, or James Cameron.
To that list you could also add Paul Verhoeven, Andrei Tarkovsky or the mischievously creative Terry Gilliam.
One name that doesnt necessarily get brought up all that much in sci-fi conversations is Robert Wise.
The Day The Earth Stood Stillwas remade in 2008, and starred Keanu Reeves.
For the full anti-war sci-fi effective, be sure to check out the 1951 original.
What makesThe Andromeda Strainso compelling and relatively unusual is the realism Wise devotes to his subject matter.
Although uniformly strong, the cast isnt studded with big-name stars.
Klaatu barada nikto indeed.
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