A benevolent, interplanetary alien in humanoid form, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), caused a panic when he came with a message of good-will and peace, and then demanded to speak to all of the representatives of Earth""s governments." Marguerite scoffs at the age of the proposed suitor: "One foot in the grave, I suppose, and a wig on his head...We hit the sack right after supper and I didn""t know until breakfast time this morning that your cotton gin had burned down.Gruber""s partner Mathias Targo urged him to eliminate McClane: "Stop toying with him and kill him now.He is invited to share afternoon tea with the missionary couple.As they walk inside, the simple-minded Charlie brags: "There ain""t nobody in Africa except yours truly who can get up a good head of steam on the oldAfrican Queen.