Look, there was a time when people thought the Earth was a level plain between two mountains that were set there to hold up the sky. And that the stars were lamps hung from that sky.
— John Putnam (Richard Carlson)
9 seconds sound clip from the It Came from Outer Space movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:23:59.280 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I don't know what's odd and what isn't anymore.
- But I do know I expected you to be more open to the idea than the others. You're a man of science!
- And therefore less inclined to witchcraft.
- Then a better idea came along, and people were willing to listen.
- Be realistic, John. We've worked together before.
- In the meantime, you can do an article for us.
- More than odd. Individual and lonely. A man who thinks for himself.
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