What Happened to FORBIDDEN PLANET?
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This and Disney's 1954 "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" are my two "go to" popcorn movies I watch on Saturday nights.
20,000 Leagues... is another great one. So many great science fiction films in the 1950s, picking just three best is an impossible task.
Dude! I just watched 20,000 Leagues under the sea last night!
Leslie Nielsen was the GOAT as Captain Adams. You never would've gotten Captain Kirk without him.
🙏 amen!
I watched Disney's "20,000 Leagues" just yesterday. Excellent movie, Disney's finest ever.
I saw Forbidden Planet in 1956 when I was 10 years old. It so moved me that Sci-Fi has been my favorite genre for the rest of my life.
Me too. I was 12 then and was like, "Holy Cow!" The monster from the ID scared the poop outa me.
Saw this movie in a theater in Norfolk VA called the Granby. They were a revival art cinema, and they took requests for movies. I put Forbidden Planet, and a month later they showed it!
You must see it on the large screen.
Totally agree. Saw it at the Egyptian theatre in Hollywood. What a treat!
I met Walter Pidgeon when he came into the restaurant I was working at. I approached him and asked if he was who I thought he was. He said yes, but don't tell anyone. Later, as he paid his bill, he gave me his autograph. Unfortunately it got lost many years ago. Broke my heart.
Best insight you gave was that the plot came from the Tempest. Even as a kid watching it with my brothers back in the 60s on Saturday creature features, we realized that the story was a few notches above the usual rubber monster genre. We didn't get a color TV until 1969 and then we could really appreciate it. I would pay money to see this is a big screen theater with decent sound if the opportunity was afforded. Nice backstory you gave here.
You've heard the term "comfort food?" This movie is the equivalent of that. A true classic that never gets old.Thank you Dan!
I totally agree:-) I probably watch it every couple of months religiously
Truly one of the few movies of that time that would still hold up today
I was born in 1946 and saw this movie as a child in the 1950s.
I am still a Sci-Fi fan.
The soundtrack was amazing. Not only electronic, but they dissolved the boundary between "music" and "sound effects". Really unique.
I'm so overjoyed that the studio decided to make this movie and thereby helped it become a uniquely significant piece of cinematic art. It is a masterpiece and the gold standard for plot, special effects, acting, incredible design, incredible prop design-with of course, Robbie the Robot forever blowing our minds, Advanced psycho philosophical considerations and hi last but not least - introducing sexy space encounters. In an all around, all inclusive critique, for me, this is a model for all science fiction movies to aspire to. And I'm pretty sure a lot of them have been trying to do precisely that. The music for this film stands alone. It was not only ahead of its time, it has never been equaled in any kind of way - before or since.
Thank you for doing a “What Happened to…” on Forbidden Planet. Forbidden Planet is one of, if not the best, science fiction movies ever made. I had to honor of meeting Richard Anderson a number of years ago. It was at a nostalgia con in Maryland. Most people were there to see him because of The Six Million Dollar Man. Mr. Anderson was overwhelmed when I asked him to sign my Forbidden Plant poster. I don’t think he was expecting anyone to recognize him for his part in the film. Mr. Anderson talked to me at length about his memories and experiences in making Forbidden Planet. We were talking for so long that his assistants had to interrupt and remind Mr. Anderson that there was a lengthy line. Great memories.
I guess he got forgotten a lot because his quasi-background character was the first to fall victim to the id monster only about halfway through the film but, as far as I'm concerned, he was the model for that later engineering genius "miracle worker", Montgomery Scott of the Federation starship Enterprise, who could also, if necessary, violate the laws of physics....as long as he didn't "stop for lunch."
Sounds like you made his day by remembering his role in FP. 👍🖖
I've thought for years that revisiting the Forbidden Planet universe would have been a lot of fun. In today's environment, I'm really glad that nobody has gone there.
Saw the original showing in 1956 as a 6 yr old. Needless to say, it had a really big impact on me! At the time, a cereal maker had a promotional movie ticket on the back of the box. I bugged my mom to go until she finally gave in. Imagine sending your 6 yr old alone to this movie. Don't think my Mom would have appreciated the movie - Ha.
How could anyone not love this movie! Way ahead of its time. Robbie told the cart riders to fasten their seat belts. How many cars had seatbelts in those days? Anne Francis' mini-skirts before they were even a thing. Special force fields to handle accelerations and decelerations to and from faster than light speed. The idea of a super-civilization with tremendous power that destroyed itself with a fatal flaw.
Thank you for covering this classic gem. I hope they never do a 'remake' of it. It stands perfectly on its own through time. Done with intelligence. Time and time again, it was the public protesting of the diehard fans of this film that has stopped it from being re-made
Dore Schary was the head of MGM Studios at the time Forbidden Planet was made. He really liked the screen play and as the saying goes green lit the picture. When the cost of building sets was exceeding the budget Schary okayed extra funding. He would take time during the day to go and observe the work being done.
I have alway considered it among the greatest S-F movies ever. Better than the first (any, really) Star Wars films, because it wasn't just "a fast paced romp". It has depth, something for the viewer to really ponder. It wasn't a western set in space, e,g, Star Wars. There wasn't even a "bad guy". Just a caring father with too much power.
I remember watching it as a teen on Sat afternoon "Sci-fi Theater" in the mid 70s. Whenever asked to describe the film, I have, and will continue, said "A film concept so great that even Hollywood couldn't Eff it up."
I can't believe it's been sixty years since I first saw this film! I was a sci-fi fan at 14 and still rank this movie at number one!
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It was simply terrifying watching the spaceships steps buckle !
“When you see the invisible monster, blast it!” “Surely Captain, you can’t be serious.” “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley!”
Brilliant! 😁
Beautiful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Anne Francis was a gorgeous woman.
I don’t think so…but that’s just me.
@@melindahall5062 you must be a woman, which means you are genetically predisposed to hate all other women. Especially when they are more attractive than you. Unless you are trans, in which case you just hate all women.
Indeed. Anne Francis, in her miniskirt, with that sweet baby face, was absolutely stunning. She is one of my favorite parts of this movie, if not THE favorite. 🥰
@@masonbricke4568Finding that Angel in outer space..
Forbidden Planet really is the best science fiction movie of all time just because of the influence it had on the evolution of the entire genre. The special effects were also way ahead of their time. Love it, love it, love it.
The movie had a srong effect on me. About 20 years later I turned on the radio and heard : bang, bang,bang! I said to myself:"that sounds like the house security barriers going into place on the forbidden planet!". Lo and behold the radio station was actually running a doco on the film.
Excellent and thank you very much for this wonderful video. I'm 75 and have always considered Forbidden Planet the best of all Si Fi no computer fakes .
Re the Barron’s “tonalities” credit: it wasn’t so much the studio that gave the couple that unique credit, it was the musicians’ guild/union that demanded it because the established artists they represented did not accept that what the Barrons created as a soundtrack qualified as music. MGM was bound by the terms of their union contracts in this circumstance, and it was the union that defined what was, also apparently what was not, music.
I wish I could give this five thumbs up! Thanks for the news of Cinefantastique and a 4K release of the movie. I first bought this in an anniversary tin on DVD and then blu-ray. Would have loved to have had Criterions' version. The 4K should be incredible if done right!
The starship was almost as iconic as Robby. That vessel showed up in multiple episodes of The Twilight Zone, was used several times in lesser sci-fi movies.
"What Happened to FORBIDDEN PLANET?" Surely it was made into a Musical on Broadway. No, it wasn't made into a Musical on Broadway. And stop calling me "Surely".
This Island Earth also featured faster than light travel to another planet in another solar system. It was released a year before Forbidden Planet and they were both in color. I consider them to be the two best science fiction movies of the 1950s.
Darn,I missed that one.
This and "Invaders from Mars" 1955
So much awesomeness about this movie. I always thought that the basic look of the Monster of the Id was a clue as to what the Krell looked like.
This thing is a Masterpiecs of Masterpieces' look at what had been done upto and including the year it was made. Mind blowing work.
I have the Criterion laserdisc but I also own something I think is rarer - an LP vinyl of the soundtrack autographed by Louis and Bebe Barron. It was offered in limited numbers in the late 70s. The release of the soundtrack was delayed for over 20 years by copyright and definition issues (was it music or not).
I also have built an illuminated model of the C57D and several Robbys.
Besides robbie, the animated monster and the cinematography were the outstanding things about this film. It's still great. Good job Dan❤
I have this ranked at #3 of THE GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE
My wife worked as one of the producers at The Voyager Company, which partnered with Janus Films to found The Criterion Collection. We still have a collection of Criterion laserdiscs and a player, somewhere in the basement. One of the contributors to Voyager's work was the electronic music composer, Morton Subotnick, and my wife produced a number of his works, first published on the new CD-Rom platform. At a party at Mort's house, he introduced us to Bebe Barron. I did see the film during its first run at the age of 6, and it left me with a lifetime fascination with robots. I will add that I saw "Gog", from 1954, which introduced us to both killer robots and to secret underground laboratories. Another great film.
The invisible monster from the ID scared the crap out of me as a 5 year old who snuck down from bed to sneak watch it without my parents knowing. Many lost nights of sleep !
back when hollywood was capable of the timeless
What I love most about this movie is the fact that humans arrived in a flying saucer.
C-57D had a significant homage in Firefly! Watch for it. Very hard to miss!
Forbidden Planet was so far ahead of its time the story went over the critics heads completely. They didn't understand the film at all.
One of if not the greatest sci-fi movie ever. The special effects were tremendous for the 1950's that still hold up today. I heard that someone is considering making a remake of this movie. PLEASE DON'T. Hollywood already ruined the remakes of war of the worlds and the Day the earth stood still.
Always wondered if the 40” model of the C57-D was sacrificed in Twilight Zone episode “The Invaders” where Agnes Moorehead took an ax to it.
Joss Wheden payed homage to that C57-D designation when, in his movie Serenity, it is predominately displayed when they get to Miranda.
@@kronos5385 Never saw the film, but thanks for that interesting bit of trivia. 👍🏻
Hey Mike, didn't you and I have a nice discourse on the OL Man who was never born? I can't believe you never saw Serenity (based on the Firefly TV show). BTW Miranda was a planet, not a person. Miranda was where the Reavers massacred everybody. Reavers were bad guys. Very bad guys.
@@kronos5385 We must have, “The Outer Limits” and especially the episode you cited never seem to be far from my mind and now and then I weigh in with commentary. Thanks for the additional insights on “Serenity”, I will be sure to explore further. I have a tendency to be stuck in the past and my musings on more recent fare is quite scant, ha.
Forbidden Planet was, and will always be, a masterpiece. Ahead of its time in every respect, and a template for so many films and series to come, not least of which was Startrek. I've seen the British stage production (Return to the Forbidden Planet) in person. It uses Shakespearian dialog and includes the line of dialogue: 'Two pings or not two pings, that is the question". The stage show was superb and while clearly a spoof of the original film, it was also very much a loving spoof. Reminiscent, in that respect, of Galaxy Quest. The next truly great sci-fi film that followed, 12 years later in 1968, was 2001 A Space Odyssey. Space Odyssey was so outstanding that IBM, riding a wave of success at the time, arranged for a private showing, in-house, of the film for employees of the Havant, Hampshire plant. Of course, I was there.
One of my favorite movies besides The Day The Earth Stood Still. Creative skills without CGI was amazing!
I was the colorist for the MGM/UA Laserdisc letterbox release of Forbidden Planet. I also was the colorist for the letterbox laserdisc version of 2001:A Space Odyssey and Brainstorm.
There should be a franchise made from this movie. Return to Forbidden Planet. Origins of the Krell, to name a couple of future movies that should be made.
It would have to be an alternate universe reboot in which Altair 4 did not blow up
@@danielrapp4096 origins of the Krell would work,as they were just a mention in the movie.I was quite curious back then of what they looked like and how they killed off each other with their minds.
Forbidden Planet still is the best Sci-Fi movie to this 60+ yr old👍🏼
I first watched Forbidden Planet on a black and white tube TV at the age of twelve, and it made me a lifelong Sifi film fan. I doubt I am alone in saying, it's up there with 2001 and Blade Runner. Sadly, I have seen the stage musical 'Return to Forbidden Planet'. My only defence is the ticket was free.
You aren't the only appreciator of Laser Disc, good sir. I still have a working player and a collection of around 45 movies for it.
I have to put War of the Worlds as my favorite 1950s sci-fi, but this is a very close second.
I still have my laserdisc. And forbidden planet too
Starring Gene Barry?
The big flaw of the Laserdisc format was that it could only play one hour on each side. I had a Laserdisc with Forbidden Planet and you had to flip it to continue watching the movie. As far as I know they never had a Laserdisc unit that 2 lasers so that you didn't have to do that flip. The picture quality was on a par with DVD's later on.
How Forbidden Planet wasn't a huge box office in the day, boggles my mind ? It was way ahead of its time. It still stands well with special effects of today.
It didn't do well at first because it was the first science fiction movie that was given a full budget and good special effects...but the audience at the time were used to Saturday action serials with cheap effects and lame plots. Another reason was it came out in 1956. It was up against some minor competition... "The Ten Commandments," "Around the World in 80 Days," "Giant," "The King and I," "Trapeze," "War and Peace," "High Society" and "The Teahouse of the August Moon." These films were packed with top named actors, massive budgets and ran for months. "War and Peace" gutted the original work but it had too...but it had Audrey Hepburn playing Natasha and that made it worth watching. "High Society" was a remake of "The Philadelphia Story" with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly standing in for the original characters played by Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart and Katherine Hepburn. "Teahouse of the August Moon" was hilarious...primary stars were Glenn Ford and Eddie Albert...and Marlon Brando made up as a Okinawan interpreter. And "The Ten Commandments" was an entity unto itself, grossing over 34 million dollars...in 1956 money.
@@WalterWild-uu1td That much competition would explain why it didn't do well.
As much as I detest many of the CGI superhero movies of today, Forbidden Planet's effects, especially the traveling matte of the tiger walking with Anne Francis was just plain terrible. Today's CGI effects are unsurpassed, especially compared to FP.
Enjoyed? This review was an outstanding tribute to my fav Sci-Fi epic! I thought I knew Forbidden Planet till I watched this, thank you. A couple of things..being born in 1955 Australia I was too young to see the first cinema release, but did catch it on Sunday afternoon TV in my youth where the Krell monster appearance in the beams was cut (too horrific?). Around 1985 a special cinema showing was the first time I saw the Krell beam scene complete...amazing! Great news on Cinefantastic..I have the first Forbidden Planet edition, never knew that there was a part 2😣, but I did buy "The Saucer Fleet" by Jack Hagerty and Jon Rogers which has some amazing plans and production information you didn't cover. My only criticism of the film was the bad editing and cuts in parts. Why did they remove the scene where the Chiefs personal effects are put into the envelope by Cmdr Adams, yet this led directly into the scene of the Id foot cast which remained in the film and I always wondered (before the book) what happened prior the cast scene due to the bad edit. It also covers unused dialogue in the Krell "furnace" scene, where Morbius can't explain why the machine was built (after talking about the ship coming from deep space), which would have enhanced the film story. Never noticed the Krell monster having Morbius" goatee however, could the rest of the Id form be based on the Krell physical appearance, considering the monster was created by the Krell tech and initial thoughts? Was there any conception art done of the Krell appearance for the film, as was done for the Cruiser, Robey etc? One last thing you omitted was the props that were recycled for the the Eloi Museum (?) in Pal's "The Time Machine". When Rod Taylor walks in there are a couple of recognisable items stored there. Finally, you included a few production stills of the wedding scene, which were never in the completed film, a good decision. Thanks again for this review.
Forbidden Planet is my absolute favorite sci-fi movie. I loved Robbie the robot. The special effects were awesome too for that era. Thank you for posting this video!!!!!
No science fiction movie exceeded the special effects until Space Odyssey: 2001. Much, much larger budget.
Forbidden Planet - Finest science fiction movie of the 1950s.
In the late 1970s, I got the opportunity to see this movie on the big screen at a movie theater in Portland, Oregon, that had some kind of event going on where they were showing classic science fiction movies.
Saw about 1956 at age 7 or 8... it was scary... shown in my Jr. High theater to all the kids about 1960... had cousins grow up in Portland... we visited there from Ohio about 1962...
@@buzzwaldron6195 Fun fact - some of the special effects in the movie were made by Disney - the creature, and the beams of energy from the weapons.
Forbibben Planet was the flag ship quality movie that not only sify fans, but the curious bright movie audience craved. In addition, the success of F. Planet helped convince MGM to finance Stanley Kubricks 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also the cast was superb, with a gorgeous hot babe like Anne Francis, that I fell in love with.
This is my favorite SciFi from my childhood. I have 4 copies, VHS, DVD, DVD 50th Anniversary and Blu-ray. Cool how they made back multiple times the cost of the movie selling the props.
I always though that the magazine "Cinefantastique" was pronounced "Sinna-Fan-Tast-Eeek"
You're probably right, I wasn't entirely sure of the correct pronunciation
I've watch many videos over the years about The Forbidden Plant, and will say at this point, you have excelled yourself this time Dan. It's easy enough to put out a video, but few seldom achieve what you have done here. Your actual enthusiasm for this, and other movies you bring to life, allows you to go much deeper in the search for those gems of information many never find. The Forbidden Plant paved the way for Sci-Fi. There is a bit of Forbidden Planet in most movies since. At the time it was made it could not achieve the notoriety is deserved, as there was nothing to compare it with, and to be honest, it still stands toe to toe with many later movies. Yes, effects have progressed, but at that time the effect in Forbidden Planet were ground breaking. Robbie is the Robot all other aspire to be, alas they will never achieve. Marvin Mueller, or as he became known, Marvin Miller, lent his talents to voice Robbie. Although not a robot, James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader. Both of these voices helped elevate these characters. So thank you Dan, this video is worthy of inclusion on the proposed 4k release.......................of which I do hold slight reservation. I say this as some movies just look better in a lesser resolution. Hopefully the 4k won't look too clinical.
Dan Monroe has done such a great service here in commemorating one of the best original science-fiction movies ever made. The detail that he has shown and the research that he has done to make this video is much appreciated. I am very fortunate to have seen this movie when it was first released. I saw it at my local theater in Marysville California in the spring of 1956. I loved reading science fiction books back then and I took the movie very seriously. It did not disappoint me. With a great cast and fantastic movie sets and props, it was a great experience to witness on the big screen.
Hey george, thank you so much for the incredibly kind words and support, much appreciated. How cool is it that you got to see this in theaters in 1956? That is so awesome.
Totally agree!
I saw this movie on TV when i was a kid and i really liked it.
the first time I saw it was on black-and-white TV. It's still a great movie without the color, but the color is awesome.
So it turns out the sale of Robbie the Robot earned several times more than the box office total of the actual film? That’s so funny and sad at the same time.
Best Sci-Fi movie ever. It has everything, Flying saucer, flying car, Robot, ray guns, mad scientist, alien tech, invisible monster, hot babe, underground base, brain melding machine, exploding planet.
I like FP for many reasons, but much--if not most--of the dialog and the acting are hokey as hell.
I remember I always called Anne Francis "Honey West," since that's where I learned about her.
Wow! Great episode about a great movie.
I am 72 years old. My elementary school PTA had a summer matinee series of second run movies. The movies were on Wednesday afternoons and the whole series cost $1.25 for 10 movies! It was unbelievable! Of course the theater made money on concessions for all the kids.
Forbidden Planet was one of the movies included. I’m not sure of the year that I first saw it, but it made an impression on me!
It was mentioned in the episode that the audience’s imagination made the movie what it was. Very true. My favorite use of imagination was the conversation between Anne Francis and Robbie about a new dress Anne wanted for a party. Robbie ask her if she wanted the dress to be radiation proof and she replies, “No. Just eye proof.” That got a lot of 8-12 year old boy’s imagination going!
Thanks for a lot of memories about growing up wanting to travel on a Star Cruiser!
I am old enough that I saw it in the theater, and the ID monster and its howl still give me a chill.
Dan,
Too bad Disney doesn't know how to leave stuff alone, especially
since it is totally lacking in creativity:(
I saw Forbidden Planet on the big screen, I also saw Destination Moon, War of the Worlds and many other early greats, ah nostalgia.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Same here, Rik, regarding seeing the original release on the Big Screen. Same sentiments, too. You mentioned the classics, which were great. Rich in imagination, story development and even the special effects and music, which considered avant garde at the time. Now, I am thinking of the B movies like "Invaders From Mars" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" . Today, they do not seem so far fetched at all.
@@anthonykurczewski8384 you naiked it! I wasn't sure you could get back
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My favorite Movie of all time and not bad for being 69 yrs old. Oh and I have a Robbie Robot I bought from Walmart. It’s all I could afford but it’s cool!
Anne Francis...was responsible for my (age 11) suddenly understanding that creatures called "girls" would be entities to deal with...for the rest of my life!...and I never did get close to a girl as stunning as Anne was, in that movie!
Saw this in Culver City theater in 1956 and fell in love with Anne Francis! Love the picture and have watched it many times. Also loved The Day the Earth Stood Still. Great robot in that too!
THIS MOVIE CAN NEVER BE RE-MADE
IT CAN WITHOUT THE SEXISM
@@rupealex Pfft. This had a paper thin plot which was quite predictable, the female lead was eye candy, and the only thing notable (at the time) was the special effects and the fact it was a big budget film for the time.
It's notable for the time period, exclusively.
The only old science fiction film that continues to stand up I would say is 2001. It's unique and isn't "dated". It would be believable as a modern film.
If they did they would say it's a ripoff of Star Trek!
This film was decades ahead of its time, with many original technological ideas. When sci-fi is good it is very good,
I saw this in 1956 at the matinee when eight years old and thought it was the best SF movie I had seen up until Star Wars came out. Star Trek's transporters appeared to me to be using the stasis platform from FB and Robbie was on Lost In Space. LiS to me was a rerun of the cheap SF shows back in the 50's. All they needed to do was space the Dr. and their troubles would have disappeared. Too bad they didn't. Robbie was good though.
I saw this as a child , on TV probably around 1960 or so. It haunted me then, and it haunts me to this day. I missed the Freudian aspects then, but on rewatching it years later finally understood not only the ID issues, but the Oedipus Complex issues that caused the monster to be created in the first place. How did they ever get away with that in 1955? Great review, thanks
I watched this back on TV in 1966. I was 12. It blew my nmind, especially the Kril World. Stan Lee admitted he got the Kree from Kril of this movie. I watched it in B and W first time. Then, in 1970s I got to watch it in full color and my mind was more fully blown.
The Thing from Another World and The Day the Earth Stood Still were made 5 years earlier and were also a serious scifi movie. And they were fantastic!
The influence on Star Trek is undeniable. I often think of it as the first Star Trek episode (while schlock director Irwin Allen was most assuredly inspired by the C-57D for his Jupiter 2 interiors (he pretty much stole the design in it's entirety, simply adding a lower deck using Doctor Who's Tardis' spacial physics)
And please don't dismiss Earth vs The Flying Saucers, it may have more in common with 50's B-movie sci-fi, than FP does, but to 12 year old me walking out of the 25¢ matinée, it was a Ray Harryhausen cinematic masterpiece, unrivaled until Devlin/Emerich's 'Independence Day' blew up the Capitol Building with a single hit exactly 40 years later.
Yes!! I remember Saturday afternoons in Syracuse NY. A quarter to get you in to see some cartoons and a double feature. I saw "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The BLOB" starring Steve McQueen. Great memories my friend
Forbidden Planet and When Worlds Collide were two of my favorite movies as a kid
Dan, This is one of your best video essays to date. It's obvious how much you love this movie even to the point of throwing shade at a Harryhausen movie like _Earth Vs the Flying Saucers._ You had some incredible background in this one for sure. And starting by casually dropping that Cinefantastique is coming back!!!! How Cool Is That!
Straczynski’s Forbidden Planet treatment has been online for years.
I read after the script was leaked the first time, he made enough changes to it so it wouldn’t be spoiled… then that was leaked too.
I don’t know why it was abandoned or if there will ever be a remake of the movie
Blaster pistols? Check. Blaster rifles? Check. Huge ass blaster cannons? You better believe that’s a check.
Love a ship that comes loaded for bear!
One of my all time favorites. Saw it in the theater. Still watch it with the family.
The first time I watched this movie, I was mesmerized by how good it looked. Robbie the Robot was a huge "Selling Point". The second time I watched it, Anne Francis, caught my attention. She was so beautiful, but playing a part that was so innocent. I love your Channel, you're doing a great job.
The concept of a starship 'bridge' as a large space surrounded by crew was the template for Star Trek.
They don't make them like the old classic sci-fi. I love the old classics like forbidden planet , 20000 leagues, and war of the world's in 1953. May God bless everyone 🙏 ❤
Some of the greatest sets and practical FX ever.
I love this movie. Saw it in 50's at a midWest Drive-In on a hot summer night with my brother, my parents (my mother 5 months pregnant) , and I sitting n a two-tone Chevrolet BelAir. I've remembered that night for the rest of my life. This is one of my fondest memories! I have a large poster with Robbie carrying Anne Francis on my wall over this computer.
The best sci-fi movie of all time? Perhaps. I think it's a three-way tie between The Incredible Shrinking Man, Forbidden Planet, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
thank you *VERY, VERY MUCH* for not mentioning 2001, which doesn't crack my top 50.
Anne Francis....What a Babe...=))
After seeing the remakes of The Day The Earth Stood Still and War Of The Worlds I am so happy they have not touched this classic. It's the greatest sci-fi film of all time.
The bit I love is that the "electronic tonalities" came out of a dispute with the musicians union. Something to do with the fact that the movie didn't need musicians.
1956 - a very, very good year. My two absolute favorite movies of all time came out that year. Forbidden Planet, of course, but also The Searchers with John Wayne. Besides great storytelling, both had subtle but terrific humor. And not a single f bomb in either!
This was the movie that turned me into a life long SciFi fan. I only saw it in black and white.
PFP checks out!
My father took us to see it in 1956. Needless to say no one had ever seen anything like it before. I became a sci fi fan that day.
Forbidden Planet is one of my all time favorites, my wife and I watch it every Halloween because it is playing on the TV in the 1978 movie Halloween, we also watch "The Thing From Another Planet" for the same reason.
Forbidden Planet: one of my top 5 science-fiction films. (Sorry, Dan, but to me, "Day the Earth Stood Still" is my favorite 50's science-fiction film. This movie is a close 2nd.)
I understand, it's nearly impossible to compare the two :-) they're both awesome
Loved The Day The Earth Stood Still despite there being some flaws in the plot hard for me to overlook.
And Forbidden Planet had everything: extinct super-advanced alien civilization, cool robot, ingeniously wrought monster, ray guns (though I wasn't crazy about the puny "putt putt putt" sound they made), a flying saucer (ours, this time), a spooky sci-fi-worthy sound track, a mad-ish scientist, and a young, coquettish Anne Francis.
One thing that bothered me upon my approximately 50th viewing of the flick though was the planetary self-destruct mechanism, conveniently located right there in the lab and requiring only a few easy steps to engage.
And in the same vein, Morbius having J.J. Adams engage that planetary incineration device without first verifying that the C57D was back together---had the klystron monitor been reinstalled?---and could take off before the Big Kaboom.
But maybe I'm being picky.
@MoreLifePlease Anne Francis, RRROW! I agree with all your points. And, although I love me some "DTESS" I'll be the first to admit that Anne was better looking than Patricia Neal.
@@michaelnash2138 Lovely Anne also appeared in a classic Twilight Zone episode, "The After Hours" as well as a short-lived series called Honey West, where she played an ocelot-owning private detective of that name who was also a black belt in judo.
Definitely on my list of my all time favourite SF movies. It was, IMHO, 5 decades ahead of it's time.
What a great retrospective on an awesome piece of cinematic history. Well done. Thank goodness that this historic treasure was never subjected to the horrors of reboots, remakes and revivals.
At least now I know what The Tempest is about.
Earl Holliman, who played the cook, is the last surviving cast member. He's 95!
He had a very popular western series. His name was SUNDANCE. My mom Loved this guy.
Wow!
Think he was in a twilight zone episode where he finds himself alone with no memories 🤔
@@robinlarge1630 I believe that was the very first TZ episode.
I think he passed away last year i'm not sure
@davidgeoghegan8506 As of today, June 9, 2024, he is still living.
I was lucky enough to see "Return to the Forbidden Planet" when I was doing a semester abroad in London. It was more like a SF musical version of "The Tempest," even naming the robot character Ariel instead of Robby. There was even a little Doctor Who referenced as the crew was warned to not reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!
As for seeing the film in theaters, while researching my novel, "Bela Lugosi and the House of Doom," a mystery that takes place on the set of Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, Bob Furmanek, co-author of "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood," invited me to his home to get access to all his materials on the film. While I was there, he offered to show me any film in his home movie theater. One of my choices was "Forbidden Planet," on 35 mm film! On a big screen! In a real home movie theater! It looked amazing! And as you say, "How cool is that?"
Dan, you really need to cover This Island Earth. In many ways, it was just as outstanding as Forbidden Planet.
As a child, I was impressed by the"adultness" of This Island Earth. Now? Now Im waiting to see "Elon Musk Battles Martian She-Devils."
@@TeaParty1776 I'd pay to see that movie, especially the final scene where the pack of she-devils drag the living Elon down into the Martian underworld to burn forever in their red-hot hell.
@@emmitstewart1921 Do you hate his support of Trump or his productive achievements?
This is one of the best science fiction movies off all time,Dan.For a movie that was made in the 1950s,it was so far ahead of it's time as far as the visuals,special effects and the music.This will always be one of my favorite movies.