Atomic Origins: The Day the Earth Stood Still

An alien lands in Washington D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

“FROM OUT OF SPACE… A WARNING AND AN ULTIMATUM!”

Cult film fanatic Token Homo (creator of Bar Trash and Queer Horror Nights) invites you to a new season of sci-fi cinema screenings in the bar at Finsbury Park Picturehouse.

ATOMIC ORIGINS looks at how the monstrous power of the atom bomb unleashed an era of apocalyptic science fiction, starting with “the first sci-fi masterpiece”, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951).

Adapted from a short story by Harry Bates, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL delivered one of cinema’s most potent anti-nuclear warnings, and remains a powerful call for peace over the self-destructive futility of war. Directed by multiple Oscar winner Robert Wise (WEST SIDE STORY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC) from a screenplay by Edmund H. North (PATTON), the film features an outstanding experimental score by Bernard Herman (PSYCHO, TAXI DRIVER), a serious-minded approach, compelling performances from an iconic cast, and the quasi-fascist robot enforcer, Gort!

Polite notice: We are showing THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL with English subtitles from the best available digital source. All ATOMIC ORIGINS films will screen with an introduction, intermission, spot quiz, and subtitles/captions (where possible!).

Tickets £8 (£5 for Picturehouse members). Adults 18+ only.