66-Year Old Movie SECRET Finally Revealed about "Forbidden Planet" You Always Wanted to Know!

[@2011littlejohn1]

This movie still stands up today. At the time it was ground breaking and probably started the trend of realistic looking sci fi. When I first saw it in my early teens I was enchanted. That also reminds me - nothing still comes close to watching a film in a theatre because in a theatre with it's giant screen you're not just watching - like when on tv - you're sort of in the film.

[@johnsadler6534]

Yes, I saw it at a drive-in the first time it was released.

[@jeffturnbull9661]

I think a LOT of that has to do with the sound, in theaters, the music, sound effects, even the dialog feels as though it is extending out from the screen, enveloping an audience which really serves to involve the audience in the story being told, hard to get that effect in a home theater

[@ronwilson8759]

I saw the movie at the theatre when I was a kid, and the theatre effect is so much more audience involving, that even a wide screen home TV. the monster scared me, and Anne Francis seduced me. She is so beautiful and raydiant in this movie, I was in love, and still am.

[@peace-yv4qd]

I had the pleasure as a young boy of meeting Robby the Robot. He was on display at a local theatre. Even though the sign said don't touch I couldn't resist. I had to shake his hand. I also had the opportunity as grown man to see another actor up close who's was in Forbidden Planet while visiting Warner Bros studio. His name was Earl Holliman.

[@randyniemi4963]

Yes! the cook. He was the co star in a TV series with Angie Dickinson called Police Woman

[@peace-yv4qd]

@@randyniemi4963 Thats where I saw him. Also saw Angie Dickinson that day along with the entire cast of The Waltons.

[@donnicholas7552]

This is one of the better sci-fi films to have come out in the 1950's. I loved it! I didn't know about the garden being used in The Wizard Of Oz!

[@MsBackstager]

Why waste $$$$ ?

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

"One of the better?" What other sci-fi film from the '50's even comes close? I'm going out on a limb and say it was NUMBER ONE.

[@donnicholas7552]

@@UncaAlbyGmail I'd say "The Day The Earth Stood Still" is another good one.

[@paulashe61]

It was the first film to be given sci fi Shakespeare in space. Huge budget.

[@melvinquinney5580]

I was surprised to hear that Marvin Miller was the voice of Robbie the Robot in this great movie. I used to watch him on the TV show The Millionaire, which aired from 1955-1960 on CBS. He played the part of Michael Anthony, the executive secretry to John Beresford Tipton. That wsa a great TV program.

[@BELCAN57]

The matte paintings in this film are superb.

[@GatchamanG4]

One of my all time favorite movies.

[@pcc678]

Robby the Robot might be one of the most re-used props in Hollywood history. He was used in many movies, and I think dozens of TV show episodes. As a kid in the 1970's I remember him on several shows, including Lost in Space, which was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

[@Fantasm2Productions]

Last seen in The Big Bang Theory, he has been seen as cameos in many movies, including Gremlins, but to my knowledge the only other movie where he played a main role was The Invisible Kid, but please correct me if I am wrong as I'd love to see more Robby the Robot movies etc.

[@01TA]

@@Fantasm2Productions Lost in Space episode "War of the Robots' was a major role. He was trying to replace the Robinson family's robot with superior qualities. He was a villain!

[@billmiller2522]

@@Fantasm2Productions I think you mean "The Invisible Boy".

[@Fantasm2Productions]

@@billmiller2522 thankyou, yes

[@martinquerre9614]

@@Fantasm2Productions Robbie also appears -as incredible as it may be - in one episode of "Columbo" starring the late Peter Falk !!! Unfortunately I cannot remember its title and the sequence featuring Robbie with its revolving antennaes doesn't exceed more than a minute...

[@fredneecher1746]

The greatest sci-fi movie ever made! I saw this when it was released. I guess I was 7 or 8. It totally blew my mind! The colours, those sets, and that spooky soundtrack! As for the robot carrying the girl, that was a movie poster trope. They used that all the time for practically everything - even for The Day the Earth Stood Still.

[@jayfeder8217]

Eah, but Gort did carry Patricia NEAL

[@MrStanleyMilton]

@@jayfeder8217 Robby carried one of the crew members in the movie, as I recall.

[@ddavenpAZ]

Hey at least C-3PO had knees! Lol. I never realized this movie was connected so much to other tv shows and movies. I learn so much with every video you release. Much appreciated!

[@briboy2009]

I will never forget how awe-struck I was when this film first came out. I am still enamored with it to this day. I have a prized copy of it on my shelf and every now and then I get it out to watch it. I have lost count of how many times I have seen this movie.

[@julianfoot8748]

Disney loaned its animators to do the SFX on this movie. It also boasted the first entirely electronic soundtrack by Louis and Bebe Barron who built many of the instruments from scratch. The film was also one of the inspirations for Star Trek. Its an amazing piece of cinematic history.

[@rtqii]

Star Wars reflects this movie as well. The credits on both are similar. The weapons fire is similar, that is what it looks like. When it looks like that in the original, you can't change it.

[@spjkq]

Forbidden Planet & The Day the Earth Stood Still are my all time favorites. Thanks for your work!

[@bobbymak6964]

The special effects was amazing for a movie of the 1950's.

[@makwolven]

Altaira's (Anne Francis) character was unusual not only for the skimpy outfit but because the way she portrayed her character as an intelligent person that did not play the fawning vixen. This coming from the mid-fifties where stereotypes were the norm. The use of "the id" was also a brilliant portrayal of the Freudian demons within concept. As a 6 year old I was terrified but now see how George Lucas used film making techniques from this film and others such as The Day the Earth Stood Still to represent a fantastic future. Coming from an era of Westerns and detective films... this film had all those elements along with a futuristic seed planted in many an imagination. Thanks for this one Rick.

[@wrAIth-AI]

Katherine Hepburn had already been acting for 30 years at this point. Point to a fawning vixen role that she played.

[@toobdogs4675]

Thanks! That was cool….one of my favorites

[@sgbh8874]

@@wrAIth-AI Rocky?

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

@@wrAIth-AI She was the exception not the rule.

[@kevinmaloney2391]

I first saw it on TV in 1964 and fell in love with it. Later in the mid 1970s I saw it on the big screen at a revival house. If you havent seen it on a big screen you are really missing the scope of the film-FANTASTIC!!!

[@ronwilson8759]

The theatre is best for this movie, but also Cinerama for 2001: A Space Odyssey. they are different much better on the big screen.

[@geezerseptuagenarian2771]

I saw this when it came out. In a field of mostly B grade horror sci-fi it was amazing. Along with The War of the Worlds it stood above most of the other sci-fi movies. The sound track introduced sounds that would become very common in later movies. Robbie the robot being so popular appeared in a movie of his own. He also appeared in many TV shows sometimes with alterations to his head. The man who created Robbie also created the Lost in Space robot and it shows in its similarity. Of course I was at a young impressionable age but I think it helped start the trend to make high quality sci-fi movies,

[@Vickzq]

The same robot was even in an episode of columbo, right?

[@rwfrench66GenX]

Robbie was in an episode of Lost in Space. Irwin Allen used a lot of the same costumes and props on his different series Lost in Space, Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea and Land of The Giants.

[@starburstppl]

@@Vickzq Yep, Columbo season 3 episode 6 "Mind Over Mayhem". A great episode.

[@davidjenkins4022]

Also in Gremlins 1

[@eloiseockert9233]

Gee. Robbie the robot had more successful acting gigs than most actors/actresses getting started...

[@starburstppl]

Forbidden Planet is one of my favorite movies. I think I've seen every movie/TV show that Robby the Robot appeared in. Thanks Rick!

[@richardreinertson1335]

My dad got us kids to watch this when it came on TV when I was 10. I loved it and still do - I own the DVD. Interesting facts you pointed out. One of the best SciFi movies ever made. It still shines, even by today's standards.

[@Lp-ze1tg]

All the imagination and special effects put into this movie was mind blowing.

[@ronwoodward716]

I was always impressed by the monsters footprints in the sand effect. It made the idea of an invisible monster so believable. I always wondered how they did it. Learned a while back that they had sand over a floor with foot shaped cutouts. When they pulled the cutout from below the sand fell into the pattern of the foot. Very simple but effective.

[@antoniorobles8706]

That scared tf out of me as a child!

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

@@antoniorobles8706 *ME TOO!*

[@t-mar9275]

That technique pre-dates Forbidden Planet by at least a couple of decades. It was used in The Invisble Man (1933) and possibly earlier.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

If you are wondering about the odd "tub" shape of Robby's body, the guy who designed him was originally a designer of washing machines! He also designed the robot B9 on the series Lost in Space. Thus B9 also had the strange tub like structure.

[@theonetruerobb4852]

What a coincidence! I myself have a strange, tub-like structure...

[@santosakowski9846]

I saw this in the movies when it was first released as a child. Later, I saw it again when it was released on RCA CED video discs back in the early eighties. It terrified me as a child (when the monster of the Id was attacking), and it amazed me as an adult, at just how excellent the movie was. Great story, excellent actors, and fantastic special effects. One the greatest Sci-Fi movies of all time. Loved it.

[@aldito7586]

The "Tonalities" were created by Louis and Bebe Barron. The reason the opening credits say "tonalities" is because they were not a part of the music guild. So, they could not say "music by". They were Pink Floyd before Pink Floyd. Fits the movie perfectly!

[@paulashe61]

@@aldito7586 musak concrete

[@kathymitchell4195]

That's nice to know the movie sets were reused. That answered my question from a few days ago. I have this movie and really enjoy it! So many actors in the movie actually had careers later on! Great job as always!

[@mls_words_of_wisdom]

Love this movie! I’ll watch it again and look for the secrets! Saw it for the first time about 10 years ago. It’s a Halloween mainstay every year since!

[@themuseboy]

I love this movie and The Day the Earth Stood Still, both my favorites. The thing I could never figure out was why they had to kill off the tiger just because Altaira fell in love with the captain. I you fall in love with someone your dog doesn't go mad. Keep up your great work Rick!

[@MichaelMickelsen]

I too like both movies as my favorites.

[@stevekeithley8409]

@@MichaelMickelsen I think that the lion thought maybe he was harming her, and wanted to save her.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Mark. You’re the best!

[@themuseboy]

@@stevekeithley8409 The way they say it in the movie is after the captain vaporizes it Altaira stares in the air and says "But he didn't recognize me, he really would have killed me, why?" The captain turns her around and replies "You really don't know do you?" She says, "No I don't" and the scene cuts away. But I agree with you and like the idea that the tiger may have thought he (the captain) was possibly hurting her in some way. I think the writers mean it to be the tiger has turned back into the wild beast because he is no longer under Altarra's influence because she has fallen in love with the captain.

[@kenkahre9262]

The difference between a pet dog and a tiger is that the tiger is not domesticated. So long as Altaira had her innocence, she had a purity and a connection with all the animals on Altair. When she fell in love, she began to grow up, and that ruined her innocent, her purity and her connection with the animals on Altair.

[@djbialymc]

For me one of the best movies ever seen. Brilliant acting brilliant special effects and story

[@roberttelarket4934]

Robbie’s head always reminded me first of a radio, juke box and much later as a futuristic cash register.

[@KRW628]

One of the best Sci Fi movies ever. I still watch it when it comes on. Thanks for the info!

[@isaace8090]

One of the best sci-fi films with great effects that stand out even today. I first saw the film in the 80's as a little kid. The monster was terrifying. The sets really stood out to me as a kid. It made you want to actually explore the planet yourself. The other part I really liked is that the blasters made almost no noise when fired. If you have been around weapons grade lasers, there is almost no sound when they fire.

[@edwardsanko6396]

If you do an update, I would be very interested in how they did the underground alien city scenes, especially the miles deep shaft. I found it very realistic, and I believe many shows over the following decades either reused the footage or created something similar to this movie's scene.

[@videolabguy]

See the previous Rick Nineg video about the Wizard of Oz. He shows some really good examples of "painted glass mattes" to create sweeping vistas with actors front and center. Lot's of forced perspective as well. The predecessor to modern digital mattes which technically work the same way to fool the eye. Remember film and television images are engineered to trick the human brain's visual system. To a cat, your computer monitor, TV and cell phone appear to flicker horribly. F'rinstance.

[@dorabarkley6335]

I was always amazed by that scene too - looked so real ( to me) 😊

[@doccyclopz]

The original Star Wars comes to mind. George Lucas was will readily admit he was heavily influenced by this Classic.

[@toastnjam7384]

Also, the vehicle was reused in a Twilight Zone episode - The Rip Van Winkle Caper

[@gto6596]

Loved that scene! Fascinating!

[@MsBackstager]

Great casting and chemistry with Anne Francis and Leslie Nielson (later on in his campy funny best in AIRPLANE and TV's POLICE SQUAD). He was serious on screen, but off camera he was known to be a HOOT.

[@josephwisniewski3673]

I love this movie. There are only a handful of movies or TV shows with 50+ year-old special effects that stand up to today's standards, and this is one of them (along with "2001" and "Silent Running", of course). I was probably 10 the first time I saw it on local TV. Have you done "Silent Running"? There's so much "did you know?" in that movie.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

Perhaps the first serious Sci Fi movie. Seeing Leslie Nielsen as the dashing love interest made me smile.

[@cindystrachan8566]

One of the absolute best sci-fi movies ever. While the tech may be laughable viewed thru today’s eyes, the story is well-written and thought-provoking. And one of the scariest movie monsters ever.

[@daveweston5158]

The re-use of props, sets, costumes, etc. is one of the reasons that Stanley Kubrick had everything destroyed after completing '2001 A Space Odyssey'

[@johnbockelie3899]

This is also the first science fiction movie to show earth men using a "flying saucer" as a space craft.

[@nexpro6985]

@Dave Weston There's a 2001 ev pod in a junk yard scene of one of the star wars movies. Also there is a prop from 2001 in one of the scenes from A Clockwork Orange.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

No he didn't. He kept as much as he could. Hence the touring exhibition.

[@TinkeringJohn]

@@lyntedrockley7295 Kubrick had all sets and models destroyed so they cannot be reused in other shows. Watch The Making of “2010: The Year We Make Contact” posted by Yet Another Channel. One of the model makers says that the model of the Discovery and the plans for it were destroyed. Also, the trivia section for 2010: The Year We Make Contact on IMDB's web site, states they had to use shots from 2001 to reproduce the Discovery for the movie because it was destroyed.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

@@TinkeringJohn Well that may be a misrepresentation. Kubrick may have had to have sets destroyed because there was no viable way of keeping them. 2001 was shot at Elstree Studios in London, Borehamwood England. There was not the turnover of shooting feature films there, as there was in Hollywood, (though thats debatable by the time we get to the late 1960s). And Kubrick kept as much as he could from practically everything he did. That is WHY there is able to be a touring exhibition of his work. Which BTW includes one of the models of Discovery, The PanAm space Shuttle, and the Moon Lander craft. Even a model of the centrifuge constructed to work out the plans for the full size one. Its also the case that a while after 2001 (under MGM ownership) and StarWars around 10 years later was shot there, that is late 1970s early 80s, the studio ownership had reverted to the local council of Borehamwood. They, in their infinite wisdom and looking to raise money sold half the studio site, which was then developed into a Tesco Supermarket. Where the Centrifuge stood became the store's cafe. Also, note that though the live action which would have been on the sets, was shot in Elstree, the sfx and minuature construction was in California. So this may have been a factor in what was kept and what was not. Kubrick's next film, Clockwork Orange, was shot on locations in and around Borehamwood, and Thamesmead to the East of London. Kubrick lived near St Albans which is farly near Borehamwood. Also at the time there wasn't the plethora of SciFi space films that Starwars created. There was though, Silent Running, directed by Doug Trumbull, who did some of the sfx on 2001, but this was done entirely in California. Might it have used some sets form 2001 unless they had been destroyed? I'm not so sure. I don't think he would have dared and it would have been too obvious anyway. Yes I was familiar with the story about how when making 2010 having been unable to find THE PLANS for how discovery was internally configured, in order to make sense of travelling around the inside, they finally contacted Kubrick, who replied that there wasn't a coherent inside geography of Discovery and that they should just do what they wanted. I think its a stretch to say he had the sets destroyed to prevent reuse, unless there is specific evidence to verify that. The comment you quote is just heresay.

[@jassonsw]

General Franco - Slaughtering my own people 👍 Mini dresses 😱

[@deborahburnette1218]

Always love learning about the movies I love 💕

[@andrewmorgan1819]

This film has one of the greatest ever special effects, the scene where Leslie Nielsen shoots the Tiger, that scene still looks good 66 years later.

[@JMLUSA1]

OH MY GOODNESS!!! YES! I loved this movie and don't remember EVER having watched it before about three years ago!!!! Yep, I was Missing Out! Great Movie with many enjoyable facets! I thought it pioneered a good many concepts, props, and wardrobe! Yes, I WAS stunned to see our damsel in such a short dress for that era! Now, Not So Surprising to find out this was the first mini dress on film! Thanks for this!!!! I wanted MORE!!!!!

[@emkkahn]

I see that Mark Swisher already mentioned how this and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" are two of his favorites. When I'm doing the Christmas wrapping the tradition is that I watch those two movies along with The Time Machine... It's a "family tradition" around here and whenever I see anything about those movies I think of the Holidays.... Thanks, Rick.

[@themuseboy]

Oh Yes, the Time Time Machine another classic!

[@wayneknazek7362]

Good job on this. I wish it was about an hour longer! LOL Great review of a great movie. BTW I'm 73 and saw it when it first came out in at The Lake Theater in Painesville, Ohio, Lake County.

[@philiphalapin9394]

“Monsters from the id!” Great use of Freud’s ideas.

[@rickyn1135]

Robbie’s a cool looking robot. I remember how exited I’d get as a child if Robbie The Robot was mentioned.

[@seikibrian8641]

* Robby.

[@wiseguymaybe]

You have just picked one of my ten favorite movies of all time, thank you Rick one of the few movies I own on KZbin. This movie was made as MJM's answer to Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Was also some what based off of William Shakespeare's The Tempest I believe it to have inspired Gene Roddenberry when he made Star Trek. With the music and the set's it actually made you feel like you were on an alien world. Prepare your minds for a new scale of physical scientific values. 🛸Very nice Rick. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Rick, I love Forbidden Planet & I've seen it many times. I never knew that a set from The Wizard Of Oz was used!!! Thanks for sharing this fun facts about this classic film!!! 👍👍🎃

[@ricknineg]

Fun fun stuff right?

[@christopherkraft1327]

@@ricknineg Absolutely!!! 😁

[@nickimontie]

Great movie and great facts, Rick!

[@ricknineg]

🙏

[@stevendunn264]

My all time favorite movie. Thank you.

[@Ian-iu2tl]

This movie really catches the lonely and mysterious mindset of 1950's space travel and the believed likelihood of alien life. Break this one out and put yourself into that mindset and watch. Superb!

[@Sorarse]

One of my absolute favourites. Was actually spellbound by the special effects that were used to display the monster of the id. I believe this was also the first film to use all electronic 'music'.

[@RichardRitenour0522]

The poster reminds me of The Creature Of The Black Lagoon, a great subconscious alerting advertisement. I did not know about the dummy, you find out the wildest bits! Stay awesome Rick!

[@ricknineg]

Thank you!

[@goodtobehandy]

One of those timeless movies.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I really enjoy the trivia and factoids you give for the various films you talk about this Halloween season. Keep up the great work Rick, have a great day and take care!

[@MsBackstager]

Rick makes all of us even smarter.

[@ricknineg]

Some great work I’ve been looking at recently! Very happy to bring it to you

[@jamessheffield4173]

A favorite, love the Freudian plot.

[@gregtully2214]

My very favorite movie Something approaching from the Southwest! Best line ever

[@markyoung2652]

Absolutely in the top 25 sci-fi movies of all time. If you keep in perspective special effects at the time of this movie they were ahead of their time rather than trying to compare them to today’s special effects. In addition you had great actors of that era coming together with a great script and it stayed within the boundaries of believability within the context of the screenplay. And within the alien civilization element that was present you had the humanity showing through as well and able to rise above to overcome the threat that was created.

[@Jasona1976]

One of my favorite movies of all time! I was aware of the re-use of the ship in Twilight Zone episodes, was NOT aware of the light weight dummy. Great information, thanks!!

[@stevesmithing1552]

I saw Forbidden Planet when it come out in the 1956 and always enjoyed watching it in the many decades that have passed since it was released. It has always been one of my favorites along with "The War of the Worlds" which was released in 1953. I enjoyed your comments about the making of the movie. Thanks for the research you do in revealing the hidden secrets.

[@fung-fu]

About 10 maybe 12 years ago I went to a gun show at the Pontchartrain center in Kenner Louisiana I saw James Drury at the gun show he was in this movie I talked with this gentleman for over an hour it was a great privilege for me to meet this great actor.

[@Copperman.Studios]

~ Thank you!

[@crankychris2]

Gene Roddenberry used many of these concepts in 'the Cage" which was the first Star Trek ever produced. [1964 pilot] Robby The Robot appeared often in sat morning children's shows and other sci fi movies. I never knew that this prop was so expensive. The plot was based on "the tempest' by William Shakespere.

[@timjuenke1662]

I absolutely love this movie. You taught me a lot that I did not know about this movie. It was awesome. I believe Robbie the robot was in lost in space also.

[@GRT1865]

I was going to say that also. If not the same very similar. Depending upon my memory. 🤓

[@robyn2344]

Robbie the Robot was in two episodes of the original Lost in Space "War of the Robots" that episode was in black and white season 1 and Robbie the Robot was a evil Robot. He was also in the episode "Condemned of Space" he played a prison guard and that was in season 3

[@ricknineg]

Thanks awesome! So happy I can do that

[@eloiseockert9233]

True!

[@kegginstructure]

The most fascinating aspect of Forbidden Planet is that Gene Roddenberry saw it and used MANY scenes from it as models for scenes in Star Trek (The Original Series). The crew stands on pads to decelerate but they get lost in the glow of an energy field... shades of the transporter. The scenes of the Enterprise entering orbit around a planet are also presaged in the movie. Instead of phasers they have blasters, but same concept. The chief engineer is the genius who can do anything in the field even if the manual says it can't be done. Granted, Gene had many of his own ideas - but FP influenced many more.

[@RobinDale50]

Interesting aside: your observation about the props and costumes being reused is spot-on. this was so common a practice in fact, that it was cited as the primary reason Stanley Kubrick ordered all the props and sets of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed at the end of filming, so they would not appear in other productions (unless they went to the trouble of recreating them, which they had to in 1983 to make the sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact)

[@gto6596]

All things I didn't know. Thanks! I saw this when it first came out back in 1956. Went to see it with my best friend in our little town of Marlboro Massachusetts. It was fascinating then, and remains so when I watch my DVD of it now. My friend and I still communicate and discuss that great experience, including the "music tonalities" which to my knowledge had never been done before. Great video, thanks again!

[@kevinogill6726]

The two best of 50s SyFy were Forbidden Planet and The Day The Earth Stood Still. Classics!

[@michaeljenkins63]

I've probably seen this film at least 40 times, starting when it was released until now and I will continue to watch it again and again. A couple of things I was surprised that weren't mentioned is the story is based on William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and that all the animation sequences (the ID, ray gun blasts, electrical charges, etc.) were created by veteran animator Joshua Meador, who was loaned to MGM by Walt Disney Productions. I believe this was the first major collaboration Disney had with another major film studio.

[@BALOYBEACHBUM]

One of my favorite movies when I was a kid! Thank You for highlighting things I never knew, and keep up the good work!

[@ddbjg]

Forbidden Planet"was a great movie

[@borusa32]

I first saw this on tv in the sixties but I was able to see it in the cinema many years later as well as on video,DVD and so forth. One of the really great SF films.

[@clasicradiolover]

I watched this movie last year for the first time. I grew up with Star Trek, Doctor Who and Star Wars, this wasn't a grabber to me. I do plan to re-watch it though.

[@johngoerger8996]

My #1 science future "fiction Motion Picture Film" Born April 2 1951.

[@johngoerger8996]

Favorite Film

[@ronkemperful]

Great video on a great movie. Many new ideas presented in this movie that were copied and reused in other Si-Fi productions: Time-faster than light travel, communicators, handheld computers, laser beams, force fields, artificial gravity, food synthesizers, fusion power, brain control of physical objects, and so much more!

[@gailwatson4927]

I always wonder about that poster. It made no sense to me. Now I know that secret. That is so cool they reused a set from Wizard of Oz. I thought that spaceship looked familiar in the Twilight Zone. I did not catch that the used a dummy. Thanks for all the secrets. I remember watching on TV in the early 60s.

[@dennishopp4696]

I saw this movie at a drive-in when I was 10 yrs old. I was fascinated with Robbie. It was the first science fiction movie I ever saw. Before that movie it was all about cowboys.

[@paulwalsh2344]

Love this series Thank you ! Great to see behind the scenes reviews of these classic movies. Even if cheesy... it's really interesting to hear how Hollywood worked back in the day.

[@DannyDangerOz]

Mate! I'm 57 and have seen Forbidden planet many time over the years, and of course being a film buff had read up a lot on the background stuff. And you still managed to find stuff I didn't know, like the dummy and the reuse of the Munchkin village! Hat's off to you - fantastic research! Also the original painted backdrop for the planet was found, photographed and saved a few years back. It's a huge piece of art. A band even posed in front of it for their album cover.

[@billgee02]

Hey Rick - big fan here - i never miss a single clip - I have one observation I'd like to offer - The opening narration in Forbidden Planet wasn't done by the guy that voiced Robby - I'm thinking it was the actor Les Tremayne - Les was in the original The War of the Worlds as a General that OK'd the A bomb to be dropped on the aliens - anyone agree? - Rick keep up the great work - I look forward to the next installment

[@StevePemberton2]

Apparently Marvin Miller (voice of Robby) also narrated the trailer for Forbidden Planet. If you watch the trailer the voices sort of sound similar, but hard to tell for sure since of course Robby speaks with a robot voice.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

One of my favorites. ‘It’s a cookbook’😂

[@kennysherrill6542]

This movie was made the year I was born and by the time it was on TV it was a big deal and we kids at school talked about it for weeks before the big night. I was living in Bakersfield at the time an only one family had a color TV in my neighborhood so we grilled the kids about what it looked like in color something that would totally not happen today. Thanks for the memories Rick. 😄👍❤️🇺🇸

[@johnrettig1880]

I m turning 65 soon . I saw this when I was 8 or 9 , loved it back then and still love it now . The Only Thing wrong with your statement is . One Monster , No Aliens . And the Filming Techniques are older than you and me . Especially the Mat - Matching . That Technique goes back to the 40's .

[@fenech97]

A great movie . I saw it when I was eleven years , I'm in my seventies now . I still love it. I didn't know what you told us about it.Thanks for sharing.

[@steveurbach3093]

I saw the original theater showing (25cents) in Boonton NJ

[@charlesballard5251]

To avoid any arguments down the line, yes Robbie was in a couple of episodes of "Lost in Space", but was NOT The Lost in Space Robot. You need only look at the two of them side-by-side to see that. The original Robbie was altered slightly a few times for different productions, but was always able to be changed back to his original configuration. And he was always a semi-gloss black, he was NEVER silver. It irritates me as it does many fans of either or both Robbie and the LiS B-9 Robot (only ever referred to as "Robot" or "the Robot"... or "YOU MECHANICAL NINNIE!!!!!") when the LiS robot is called "Robbie". I even remember listening to the radio with my mom when I was a kid and they guys were having an argument over whether the LiS robot was called "Robbie". They asked people to call in and let them know what they thought. I called in and I told them, "Look, I'm 9 years old and I know more about the two robots than anyone else you'll hear from today. So you can stop taking calls. Robbie is from 'Forbidden Planet'. He was used in an episode or two of 'Lost in Space' but was not the robot on the Jupiter 2. That robot was just called 'the robot' and NEVER had a name. Anyone who tells you otherwise does not know what they are talking about". I left it at that. And for the record, they were both designed and built by Robert Kinoshita. That's why they share similar design elements.

[@roberttelarket4934]

Thank you Charles! You are 350% correct!

[@roysutherland9729]

Robbie sold Forbidden Planet! Opening night at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio

[@robertmiller3810]

Thank you for posting this. I saw the original movie release. Since you posted this, i don’t know if you replied to my other comment on the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I knew most of the information you provided but was disappointed you never commented on the special effects. I saw a clip of Robbie with his new owner. If I ever win big in the lottery, I’d pay $10 million to start the bidding. It’s my favorite movie of all time. Thanks for Posting. Love your style of information.

[@ricknineg]

There’s definitely also room for a part two. Understand I always try to focus my videos very sharply. So there is always room to expand or revisit topics. I could do a whole video just on the effects of this film. Great idea! Thanks for the support, Robert

[@robertmiller3810]

@@ricknineg Considering the time frame of the release of this film is what makes this movie so superior in special effects. Thanks for the shout out, I’ll be looking for that video. I have an Associate Degree in Electronics and know how to use the art of misdirection in magic, so I know how some of the illusions were set up. The creature has always fascinates me.

[@michaelstorm2165]

The tactic of multiple use in Hollywood was very common, even prevalent, in all genres. From "stock footage", using old car crashes, Indian chases, etc, to model miniatures, costuming and the like. Ingenious use of this technique has been saving producers money almost from the beginning.

[@michaelstorm2165]

Loved this movie, by the way, especially Robby and Anne!

[@Tim-57]

Thanks Rick🙂

[@robertporter2447]

I talked my Grandma to take me to this movie shortly after it came out! I was 7. When I watch now I remember every scene and my grandma enjoying it too. She bought sister and I The first Beatles album, Meet the Beatles, she loved them! Ahead of her time!.

[@lyntedrockley7295]

Not sure if its already mentioned in comments, but Forbidden Planet is based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. 'What links Caliban, the Muchkins and Robby The Robot?' would be a great quiz question. This film was groundbreaking on many fronts, not least that Leslie Neilsen (whatever happened to him?) was the Commander! Great channel thanks.

[@DogWalkerBill]

Robby the Robot also appeared in s in other films and TV shows; these included episodes of The Gale Storm Show, The Thin Man, Columbo, The Addams Family and he was a featured character in Lost in Space.

[@gmamagillmore4812]

Robby appeared only once in Lost In Space, they had their own robot, that Robby showed up to fight in one episode,.

[@timmotel5804]

I used to watch The Gale Storm Show and the others that you mentioned.

[@randyniemi4963]

Excellent background, especially the fact that the Wizard of Oz used the same set! I saw the Forbidden Planet in 1956, and it's still my favorite movie.

[@marco5911]

Big fan of this genre, especially this movie. Many actors from this movie went on to have successful careers. Even Robby the Robot made an appearance in an episode of Lost in Space. This production was ahead of its time. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, was inspired by this movie. The C-57D space cruiser inspired model manufactures and model enthusiasts to build this model. I didn’t know the set was the same used by Wizard of OZ 17years early. Thanks for sharing. Thanx for all the fun facts. 👍👍

[@mikegrossberg8624]

James Drury, later to star in the tv series "The Virginian", was a member of the crew

[@rhinehardt1]

Robby the Robot made more than an appearance on Lost in Space. You might say that he was a regular member of the cast.

[@mikegrossberg8624]

@@rhinehardt1 No, it was only the one appearance

[@rhinehardt1]

Are you referring to the TV show. Because on that show, Robby the Robot was Will Robinson's faithful companion every episode, every week.

[@marco5911]

@@rhinehardt1 I believe they just addressed the Lost in Space Robot as just, “Robot”. Robby the Robot debuted in the Forbidden Planet Movie in 1956.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

50 years ahead of its time, remarkable. Everything about this movie is absolute perfection, one of my best sci fi movies.

[@MrCapturedmoments]

Got this on Netflix before streaming and thought it was really good for as old as it is.

[@mcdowelltw]

This classic movie was well ahead of its time.

[@alanjohnston7808]

I saw Forbidden Planet in 1956, at the age of 11 years. Just the right age to hunch down in my seat, shivering in fear! Reading the paperback 3 years later, allowed me to more fully understand the plot. This was my all-time favourite cinema experience.

[@ericredlefsen5554]

Well done. Some things not mentioned; in at least one scene, you can clearly see the power cable attached to the back of Robby's right foot as he drags it along when he enters the room. Most of the time they powered the suit from an on-board battery, but not always. Also, if you look carefully, toward the end of the film when Robby is aboard the ship and sitting down, I believe his left leg is just a cardboard leg painted to look metallic. It is covering the fact that the suit cannot sit down. Darro was just wearing the top half of the suit and they stuck on a makeshift cardboard leg on the left side, facing camera.

[@jeenkzk5919]

I remember, about 10 years ago, I checked the DVD out at my local library when I was broke. I enjoyed it, however, I wasn’t accustomed to the slower movement of the story so I had trouble keeping up. Now that I’m able to pay better attention I definitely love this movie! Incidentally, I picked up an electronic toy of Robbie for $15 at Walmart! Now they charge about 45 out of package! I’m glad I grabbed it!

[@ricknineg]

One definitely has to acclimatize themselves to slower pacing in these older movies. But it is def worth it

[@auggie803]

-U just grabbed it while no one was looking? The overhead camera probably show U shoplifting.

[@ntvtexan5015]

Oh man, I never they reused the spaceship ! How cool !!!