The monster's roar has haunted my dreams for decades.

I reckon this is still the best movie monster ever. Forbidden Planet is a classic now and it will be a classic a hundred years from now.

"A monster from the Id? Surely you can't be serious?" "Yes, I am serious. And stop calling me Shirley."

I was 5 years old when my parents took me to this movie. I still remember walking to their car parked down a slight hill. On the right side of the street was a series of steps leading down into apartments below street level. I just knew something was gonna appear from out of the darkness and rip my body to shreds. I couldn't wait to get in that automobile and get home to safety.

this scene absolutely terrified me when i was a kid :) the howling still makes me shiver even today.

Forbidden Planet was so ahead of its time, that it's RIDICULOUS. From "blasters" to "photons" to "hyper space" to "beamers" to "speeders," modern si fi films simply wouldn't be the same without it. When I first saw the young and handsome Leslie Nielson as the captain of the star ship, what a departure from his goofy detective role in the "Naked Gun" films! Whatta guy.

Despite the film's age, this scene is still impressive. I think it was animated by the team at Walt Disney studios. Who else spotted the very similar looking effects of the Krell door melting scene in a certain George Lucas film?

Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still are the most influential sci-fi movies from the 50's. They really set the tone, the mood, and retro technology that all sci movies would be judged for the next twenty years. Great stuff !!!

The Id monster and other animated special effects was done by an animator and a special effects artist named Joshua Meado ,who was lent out to MGM by Disney. He was part of the team that did the special effects on Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

By the way everyone, Forbidden Planet is George R.R Martin's (author of A Game of Thrones) favorite movie. He loved it so much, he actually based a significant plot point in the second book on this movie.

I'm 64 and still love this movie ,my all time favorite , thanks for posting this great scene

It is a true classic movie , space ship , impossible monster , ray guns , a very hot girl , " Robby " , a " mad " scientist , just everything was in this movie !!!!

This the big daddy of all the science fiction films that followed. It isnt so much that it was ahead of its time as it became the basis for almost everything that followed in the way of decent science fiction. This is the most influential of all science fictions films and it set the way ahead for the rest.

Great clip from a great movie! Forbidden Planet is an absolute sci fi classic! Still looks brilliant nearly 60 years after it was made.

This scene was a clear inspiration for the "ceiling drop" part in Aliens. The notion that your detectors are picking up a threat that should be right in front of you, but to your eyes.... nothing. Or so it seems. Great stuff. Such a childhood classic, this.

One of my favorite movies as a kid growing up & yes it scared the daylights outa me too. I still love it.

A great movie way ahead of it's time. One of my all time favorites.

You know ... the effects may look ridiculous and dated. But this ends up being one hell of a creepy scene - all because of the buildup, atmosphere and tension. You don't need crappy looking CGI monsters or jump scares to make a scary scene.

I remember this scared the heck out of me when I first saw it.

this scared the LIVING SHIT out of me as a kid!!!

Still one of the best sci-fi films.

I remember watching this on Saturday TV when I was about six years old. It made an impression. This is still one of the best sci fi movies of all time.

My favorite Sci Fi film. The Day the Earth Stood Still is my second favorite. I guess some technicians who worked for Disney did some of the special effects for this fantastic film. Man, I would have loved to have seen this on the big screen when it debuted in 1956.

Well ahead of it's time.

Totally ahead of its time.

NEVER REMAKE THIS FILM!!! its perfect the way it is don't enhance it ...JUST DON'T TOUCH IT!!!..."ITS MASTERFUL!"

one of the best movie monsters. effects are not really outdated its the design that is. great

This film has about the eeriest music ever written.

The audio from this movie still is as freaky as it was when I watched it as a 10 year old.

gave my childhood bed time a nightmare that seemed to last years. the outstanding SF film on so many levels I have ever seen.

Fantastic... I saw this a few years back in a theatre in New York from a new print. Gave me even bigger chills then when I saw it on TV as a kid.

One the great sci-fi films, it's also favourite scene in the film.

The music - VERY progressive, and the noise the creature from the ID made still gives me the chills!

God Bless Leslie. RIP

The best ever! This is where Star Trek, Star Wars and all the rest of them came from. They all borrowed from the Forbidden Planet. Killer scene thanks for posting it!

I remember watching this when I was like 10-yo kid. This monster scared the *** out of me! One of the most horrifying things I saw when I was a kid. Great movie btw.

Wasn't there a scene where huge footprints showed up from the invisible monster walking? That was creepy.

Krells must have had some very nasty suppressed emotions.

Like others, this scene scared me as a kid. Great buildup.The sound, Thump, thump, like a heartbeat, is so awesome.

I saw this movie when I was a kid on the VHS, and this thing scared the living crap out of me. It still gives me shivers watching this scene now.

1956 way ahead of its time,great sound effects!

I remember that this always aired the Monday after Labor Day in September - the first day of school in this neck of the woods! You guessed it I went to school very tired those mornings!

I love the shrieking and roaring of the monster. That's what monsters should sound like -- threatening, angry, outraged. "How DARE you fight back !!!"

Silly me, even with what can be done with modern special effects, this scene gives me a big smile and cold chills! I'll always love this film, and Robbie.

Awesome animation on the monster. One of the all time greatest science fiction movies.

The animation for this effect was done by Disney's Joshua Meador. The "roaring" created by Louis and Bebe Barron. A truly striking scene.

"The ID Monster"...Still as good a sci fi scene as anything since

What an amazing scene, especially for its time.According to various things I have read, the Monster is actually supposed to be mimicking the "MGM Lion" who roars at the beginning of every MGM film (including of course this one).

This movie. This scene. Nothing else to say.

Why after 15 years from when I first saw this thing does it still creep me out!

A wonderful film. Not my favourite scene from the movie but fantastic all the same. Mine would be the scene(s)towards the end where the truth is slowly dawning on Morbius. Robbie detects something approaching, and the defensive metal screens come down over the windows suddenly and in quick succession. In the laboratory all those symbols are flashing, indicating the Krell machinery is using astronomical amounts of energy. Morbius orders Robbie to destroy the monster but the robot cannot for it knows the truth and shuts down; and the main door begins to heat up as the monster tries to gain entry.

that sound of the alien footsteps.

One of the best sci-fi movies of all time.

this is classic, but there are so many favorite parts to this incredibly well done movie, it was way ahead of it's time..can watch this over and over..classic sci-fi at it's best.

I saw this when I was at least 6-7 years old, scared the crap out of me, had nightmare about it for days! no joke

That really was amesome! I remember this movie well - still holds it's own!

I truly hope Hollywood never remakes this.......

If you haven't seen this movie it's a must! I like it more than Star Wars and Star Trek! It's ending was a big surprise that makes you think! But don't think too much or else!

love those matte paintings

One of my favorite scenes from this movie as well. Forbidden Planet IMO is one of the best scifi of the 50's

Keep in mind this was made in 1956 and in my opinion it has yet to be toped for sheer excitement. I was 6 when I first saw it and it still haunts my dreams but in a good way.

This is the movie that started my love for space movies and science fiction

This movie was the Star Wars of it's time, now a true classic.

I think the greatest part of this movie is that the thing that dates the special effects is the style and not the substance. They did an excellent job of playing within the limitations of what they had. Looking at those backdrops in hi def is amazing, and the minimalist creature is horrifying in part for how little of it there is. Plus, the synthesized roar is unforgettable, certainly so if you watched this as a kid.

THANK YOU! Thank you so much for putting this scene on youtube and in such great quality, this is one of my favorite scenes of all time. =)

Great scene and movie, but whatever you do, don't run towards the monster or get close to it...

This is still one of my all time favorite films.

Like there's always that couple of "red shirts" who have to run right up to the firkin' monster and let it grab em! Yikes! LOVE this movie. The pace, suspenseful, the effects, still great, and Robby the Robot is pure ART!

Brilliant in many ways. it deserved oscars then and stills looks good over 50 years later!

It's hard to believe Leslie Nielson used to play the square-jawed hero.

The first REALLY EXCELLENT Sci-Fi movie ever made. The Monster from the Id was actually animation created by the Disney Studios... but who knew that? Its bellowing scared me shitless. It took a great many years before any other science fiction movie could top this one.

Great sci-fi, holds up really well

I like that their weapons have no recoil.

This is one of my favorite 1950's sci-fi movies. I like that the creature is a creation of the scientist own primitive sub-human memories and not some stuntman in a rubber suit.

This scene has great innovative special effects.

Great movie. My favourite scene. Exciting.

Fun trivia - the monster's roars and movements are patterned after those of "Leo the Lion", the MGM mascot at the beginning of the film.

I got to see it on the big screen, in a theater here in los angeles, very impressive. We used to have those places that showed old movies like this. From what I read there was a technican on loan from Disney Studios that created the special effects, everything was done on the MGM lot.

I saw that movie at the York Theater in Elmhurst, IL. On the ceiling of the York was large circular thing that looked just like a flying saucer! The flick scared me but also made me a life-long fan of this movie and almost all of science fiction! Cheers!

You shall not pass!

Whoa!! ...the background sound. the monster from ID .. its creepy.. The first time i watched this movie on t.v. at my young age.. I was freak me out.... Even now that I was not that young anymore .Every time I watched this classic sci fi movie .. it gives me the gossebump.......Those background sound was very scary to me... but I love that movie

Love this movie, i have it on DVD. (great stuff).

This movie set the tone for Star Wars and others,,a Classic

This horrified me as a child. It still raises my hairs as an adult. I can't imagine what it did to mid-50s audiences. I know that they are kicking around remaking this film. I hope that if they do they capture the creeping terror of this scene.

When I saw this on TV in the 60's as a kid I thought it was the absolute most AWESOME, MYSTERIOUS, TERRIFYING, and WONDROUS movie ever created by the mind of man! And...it fairly well is. There been some stunning sci-fi since then, but, all else equal, I'm not sure it's really ever been matched.

I like how they made this battle very quiet.

It's funny, but this movie managed to give me chills in ways that no horror film has managed to this day. The way that they manage to establish the tension around the creature up to this point is great, with nothing more than mentions of heavy breathing followed by a swift and brutal dismemberment of one of the crew members, is fantastic. It doesn't matter that we don't see the gore from the scene, the way they treat it and the creature does a perfect job of solidifying its image as an utterly unnatural force. Even disregarding the creature itself, the mystery around the krell, and the revelation that their entire civilization was literally torn limb from limb by its own inner savagery is an utterly horrifying thought that ends up adding to the sense of dread upon the return of Morbius' id monster. The whole scene ends up being intensified as well with the conversations following the Doctor's brain enhancement, of such a being existing within every living human. It brings tears to my eyes.

Awesome movie. Would like to see it remade with today's CGI technology.

The mind boggles at what 21st century special effects could do with this movie, but finding the right cast and production crews would be a challenge. Look at what happened with the "Day the Earth Stood Still" remake. Probably its best to just leave it alone.

incredible scene...

I've seen this over 100 times since the 1960s and still love it !!!! : )

One of my favourite scenes in the whole of cinema--mighty, mighty stuff

The effects of the monster are still amazing even today... the ray guns, not so much. You can tell the actors weren't accustomed to miming like their weapons were actually doing something, giving the impression that the guns were pretty much firing of their own accord. And Jerry meets the definition of "too dumb to live".

Growing up this was science fiction. With the internet, artificial intelligence, and robotics, this doesn't seem to be fiction anymore.

i never forget this scene

I was very young when I saw this film I was very enthusiast.The story the technical advance make me in love with Sci fiction.

Man I was a child of 6 years old now been 18 years since I was first shown this movie it used to scare me. Actually that type of monster and thought of it still does.

Classic. I like the audio.

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Still worth every penny to go and watch it again. One of the very best