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  • Klaatu barada nikto translates as “Back off Earth, seriously.”

    FIVE MINUTES OF TOTAL KEANU 2008

  • There is no known translation for the phrase, although "Klaatu" is the name of the humanoid alien protagonist in the film, and "nikto" is Russian for "nobody / no one."

    Archive 2007-06-01 Cliff Pickover 2007

  • There is no known translation for the phrase, although "Klaatu" is the name of the humanoid alien protagonist in the film, and "nikto" is Russian for "nobody / no one."

    "Klaatu barada nikto" Cliff Pickover 2007

  • Bark Bark Woof Woof: "Klaatu barada nikto, baby." skip to main | skip to sidebar

    "Klaatu barada nikto, baby." 2009

  • And don't forget: if you're abducted, "Klaatu barada nikto" means "Yew shore got a purty mouth."

    Close encounters (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Also a lot of names that I expect would be familiar: Gort (Klaatu barada nikto!), Darkseid, the HAL 9000 ... no Dr. Doom, though (as Galactus -- a forum member named Galactus, not Galactus-Galactus, who _is_ in the competition -- pointed out).

    Creeping Crud grrm 2010

  • Despite creating indispensable accompaniment for such iconic moments as the "Psycho" shower scene, and an alien robot's pivotal response to the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto!" in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," Herrmann, who died in 1975, collected only a single Oscar for scoring 1941's forgotten "The Devil and Daniel Webster."

    Unsung Composer's Cinematic Feats Bruce Bennett 2011

  • Yes, but they change him from mechanical to biological. klaatu barada nikto

    Gort Stood | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • She also saved the world from destruction by yelling the code phrase "Klaatu barada nikto!" in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951), regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of the era.

    Patricia Neal dies: Oscar winning star of 'Hud' was 84 2010

  • I can just hear the painful dialogue now: "Like, Klaatu barada, uh, nikto ... dudes."

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

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  • nikto is Russian for noone

    December 11, 2006