The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Sam Jaffe: Professor Jacob Barnhardt

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• Barnhardt : Have you tested this theory?

  Klaatu : I find it works well enough to get me from one planet to another.

• Barnhardt : One thing, Mr. Klaatu: suppose this group should reject your proposals. What is the alternative?

  Klaatu : I'm afraid there is no alternative. In such a case, the planet Earth would have to be... eliminated.

  Barnhardt : Such power exists?

  Klaatu : I assure you, such power exists.

• Klaatu : You have faith, Professor Barnhardt?

  Barnhardt : It isn't faith that makes good science, Mr. Klaatu, it's curiosity. Sit down, please. There are several thousand questions I'd like to ask you.

• Barnhardt : Tell me, Hilda, does all this frighten you? Does it make you feel insecure?

  Hilda : Yes, sir, it certainly does.

  Barnhardt : That's good, Hilda. I'm glad.