Forbidden Planet (1956)

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I have chosen a 1956 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer science fiction movie called the Forbidden Planet. It features impressive sets and scenery that was (Like the entire production.) before it's time and they were shot in both Eastmancolor and Cinemascope for an evolving audience.

"Forbidden Planet pioneered several aspects of science fiction cinema. It was the first science fiction film to depict humans traveling in a faster-than-light starship of their own creation. It was also the first to be set entirely on another planet in interstellar space, far away from Earth. The Robby the Robot character is one of the first film robots that was more than just a mechanical "tin can" on legs; Robby displays a distinct personality and is an integral supporting character in the film. Outside science fiction, the film was groundbreaking as the first of any genre to use an entirely electronic musical score, courtesy of Bebe and Louis Barron." ~ Wikipedia

A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has.​

Writer Cyril Hume went on to invent the sequel The Invisible Boy. (1957)


Never before have I taken Leslie Nielson so seriously throughout an entire movie. This was his first starring role too. One of his next surprises would be nearly a decade later in the 1965 horror Dark Intruder.


What a sci-fi babe the talented Anne Francis must have made in 1956. Later to became the centre of the disturbing anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents. "Keep Me Company" November 7, 1961


I couldn't help wanting a truly menacing Walter Pidgeon. I looked back over his filmography and found mostly ladies man material but there is some treats there for horror, sci-fi and fantasy buffs including the 1973 science fiction The Neptune Factor.


Warren Stephens made a daringly tragic sidekick. Warren (Like the rest of them.) has a filmography that is as large as a phone book but I will direct you to his much later performance in the 1966 science fiction Cyborg 2087.


Robby the Robot is science fiction royalty who was launched to fame by this movie alone. He has many cameo appearances both on television and film and he could well have handled a science fiction family sitcom in his heyday but his 2nd most important role was in the forbidden planet 1957 sequel The Invisible Boy.
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"It is said that Forbidden Planet may come across as an adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest due to the baroness of all civilisation but it is pacey enough to keep me on the edge of my seat from the start to finish. Cartoon animation was used at one point to bring us an antagonist that the script forbade any more of a real texture. In the one paw we have a wonderful glimpse of an alien landscape with various type cast science fiction props (Some of which were repeatedly re-used in episodes of the Twilight Zone) that one would expect of the day and then we have mystery and finally mythology get thrown in to the other paw. The moral to the story for me is how fast we ourselves are evolving. We're dangerous." ~ DrRainbow

 

Forbidden Planet (1956) is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies

25 year old luscious Anne Francis

 

Anne Francis stars in
(a cheesy movie called)
Forbidden Planet
(where?)
At the late night
(what kind of feature?)
double feature
(what kind of show?)
picture show

 

You the man Zen! Thank you so!!

 

She certainly is beautiful.​

 

I cant seem to find anymore science fiction movies featuring her but I am sure there is some more.

 

I have never seen this movie.

 

It's about time you watched it. lol

 

I agree with Doc Yoda.
That was one of the best Sci Fi Films ever made.
Looks a bit old fashioned now, but still brilliant!

Repeated intro Doc.
Please forgive me!



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I will lol

 

She did an earlier science fiction comedy - The Rocket Man 1954 The Rocket Man (film) - Wikipedia

She later did a couple Twilight Zone episodes

Curiously, she was in Mazes and Monsters (Tom Hanks first starring role, but a little hard to watch now since some of the final scenes are in the World Trade Center) I think she plays Tom Hanks' mom, who has to take care of him after he loses his marbles playing Dungeons & Dragons. Good thing the poor kid never went out for Drama - he could have spent the rest of his days singing about being a Jet and challenging the unwary to dance battles. Mazes and Monsters - Wikipedia

 

So I've been told lol

 

I better watch it.

 

Nor was Rainbow. lol

 

I'm the planet.

 

For anyone who hasn't seen the movie its going to seem strange seeing Leslie Nielsen in a serious role.

None of his usual comedic antics we've become used to.

 

It never occurred to me at first. I went looking for a louder copy and then I found out. It felt a lot more important at that point.