References to popular movies / events from around 59 years in the future as well as an actor who may resemble Kung Fu (1972) star David Carradine may appear in classic alien invasion film The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951).

In the first 10 minutes of the movie the flying saucer lands and people gather to catch a glimpse of the spaceship from another world. Police & military are there and at around the 8 minute 40 second mark a group of army soldiers can be seen in front of a tank. The soldier on the left may resemble Carradine (who is not credited with acting in this film). Over the next several minutes of this first contact scene the same soldier is shown several times.

The Day The Earth Stood Still was remade in 2008 with Keanu Reeves & Jennifer Connelly. Carradine himself was in another remake of a popular sci-fi action film in 2008, Death Race. 1975's Death Race 2000 was produced by Roger Corman featured Sylvester Stallone.

Connections: Carradine appeared with actor Hugh Marlowe of The Day The Earth Stood Still in an episode of TV western The Virginian (S2.E23 "The Intruders") in 1964.

David Carradine tragically died the year following the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still in 2009.