What is "klaatu"

Klaatu was a Canadian progressive rock group formed in 1973 by the duo of John Woloschuk and Dee Long. They named themselves after the extraterrestrial character Klaatu in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still. After recording two non-charting singles, drummer Terry Draper was added to the line-up; this trio would comprise Klaatu throughout the rest of the band's recording career.

In Canada, the band is remembered for several hits, including "California Jam" (1974), " Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (1977) and "Knee Deep In Love" (1980). In the U.S. "Calling Occupants" b/w " Sub-Rosa Subway" was a minor double-sided hit and their only chart entry, peaking at No. 62 in 1977.

The band is also remembered internationally for rumors that they were the Beatles recording under a pseudonym. Klaatu themselves did not start these rumors and always flatly denied them, and indeed no Beatle was ever involved in the writing, recording or production of any Klaatu material.

Klaatu is a fictional humanoid alien in the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still and its 2008 remake. Klaatu is famous in part because of the phrase " Klaatu barada nikto!" used in the classic film and its re-use in the Bruce Campbell cult comedy film Army of Darkness, as well as many other films.

Klaatu may refer to:

• Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still), the humanoid alien protagonist in the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still and its 2008 remake
  • Klaatu barada nikto, an iconic phrase from the film
• Klaatu (Star Wars), a minor character from the original trilogy whose name was inspired by The Day the Earth Stood Still
• Klaatu (band), a Canadian progressive rock group formed in 1973
• Klaatu (comics), a Marvel Comics alien
• Klaatu (podcaster), a technology journalist and educator

Klaatu is a fictional Marvel Comics alien. He first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #136-137 (Feb - Mar 1971), a two-part story which credits Roy Thomas as sole writer, but was in fact scripted by Thomas over a plot by Gerry Conway and Herb Trimpe. Klaatu's character was a thinly veiled pastiche of Moby Dick. Moby Dick is considered to be a symbol of a number of things, among them God, nature, fate, the ocean, and the very universe itself. The name Klaatu was borrowed from the central character of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Klaatu is a technology journalist, hacker, and podcaster specializing in multimedia production on Linux systems. A frequent contributor to Hacker Public Radio, with over 100 episodes to his name and counting, he also records episodes for his own personal podcast the Gnu World Order, and appears regularly on the group podcast, the Kernel Panic Oggcast. He makes yearly public appearances at technical conventions, usually giving a presentation on multimedia topics.