This and Disney's 1954 "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" are my two "go to" popcorn movies I watch on Saturday nights.

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.

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.

Anne Francis hip checked me into puberty. She was like...wow. For the 1950's she was just awesome.

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!

You've heard the term "comfort food?" This movie is the equivalent of that. A true classic that never gets old.Thank you Dan!

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.

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!

I saw (again) Forbidden Planet at a retro movie theater (gimungous screen, concert volume speakers) during the 1980s and was blown away that it was made the year I was born. The ventilation shaft scene on that huge screen literally made me gasp. I can hardly express how much I love this film, so thank you so much for this vid, Dan.

Truly one of the few movies of that time that would still hold up today

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.

Anne Francis was a gorgeous woman.

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.

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.

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.

“When you see the invisible monster, blast it!” “Surely Captain, you can’t be serious.” “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley!”

I always though that the magazine "Cinefantastique" was pronounced "Sinna-Fan-Tast-Eeek"

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 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 !

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.

C-57D had a significant homage in Firefly! Watch for it. Very hard to miss!

I don't miss VHS either...but mainly because I have a entire Blockbuster video store in my basement full of it I pick a new one to watch every day

Loved the movie, while released in March of 1956, I was living in Australia and I'm not sure when it was shown here, but I was perhaps 10 or 11 at the time. Watching it today through the eyes of an adult makes it seem like I saw a different movie way back then. My cousin played the part of Gloria in an English production of Return to Forbidden Planet sometime in the 1990's, I was lucky enough to get a VHS copy of it from my Aunt.

My all time favorite sci-fi classic movie! Had my 8 year old son watch it and he absolutely loved it! Was greating seeing him get excited over it the way I did when I was a kid when i watched it for the firs time. Robby the Robot was his favorite and he still talks about him all the time.

Anne Francis....What a Babe...=))

I own _Forbidden Planet_ on DVD, and watch it at least once a year. As someone who was alive in the '50s and '60s, Robbie makes lots of clicking "relay" sounds ... because that _was_ the state of the art back then.

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.

Forbidden Planet is my all time favorite classic sci fi movie. I sometimes rent it again to see if I can catch a new nugget of wisdom or detail that I might have missed previously. It's amazing that Robby sold for five times what the entire production was budgeted for in the 50s. Those sets were amazing considering that had to do everything with real props and models, rather than CGI and digital effects.

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.

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.

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.

Anne Francis was a sight to behold. And I was not even born yet.

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!

I love that movie. The "underground" scenes really had an effect on me when I saw the movie for the first time. You're right, so much of what I enjoyed was because of the imagination.

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.

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!!!!!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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 saw this movie on TV when i was a kid and i really liked it.

That was a great one, Dan! I was lucky enough to see Forbidden Planet on the big screen as a double feature with George Pal's The Time Machine, at the MGM theater in NYC, in 1978. What a treat THAT was!!!

Besides robbie, the animated monster and the cinematography were the outstanding things about this film. It's still great. Good job Dan❤

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

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!

You can go see both Robby the Robot and the B9 robot from Lost in Space at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle.

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.

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 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.

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.

At least now I know what The Tempest is about.

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

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.

Some of the greatest sets and practical FX ever.

I was lucky enough to see it when it first came out on yhe big Cinemascope screen when i was 9 years old. Im 77 years old now and have my DVD copy to watch and rewatch! To me it's a life changer of a movie!

Dan your enthusiasm for SCI-FI is contagious. Thanks for the research also. I have really enjoyed your channel content.

back when hollywood was capable of the timeless

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!

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.

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

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.

Forbidden Planet is my all-time favorite movie, especially the music and sound effects

Forbidden Planet is my daughter’s favorite movie, turned 30 recently, and mine that share many great memories. We are both contemporaries from the Saturday afternoon Creature Features and Saturday night horror host shows. I grew up in Pittsburgh with Chilly Billy Cardille. This movie also makes me think of This Island Earth potentially for a future episode? Keep up the amazing work and wonderful episodes. Kudos to you!

Forbidden Planet and When Worlds Collide were two of my favorite movies as a kid

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.

I always thought the ID monsters resembled the Tasmanian Devil.

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.

I experienced this film when I was very young. I now have this in my collection. Greatest Sci Fi film ever. Thank you for all of this information.

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!

I just watched this movie a few weeks ago. Still remember it from childhood...Anne Francis.... shwwinnnggg...

Earl Holliman, who played the cook, is the last surviving cast member. He's 95!

I am old enough that I saw it in the theater, and the ID monster and its howl still give me a chill.

Anybody else notice the similarity in shape between the ID Monster and the Tasmanian Deval cartoon charter?

I get the critics reviews from back in the day. That is about the same impression I had when I first saw this movie on a Saturday afternoon in the early seventies. Of course I was 8 years old at the time.

Thanks Dan that was a great half hour spent reminiscing about this wonderful movie. I think I have seen every docco about FP ever made but yours, as usual, was outstanding. Your inner 10 year old makes mine very happy.

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.

6:00 That whole "how did it come about, based on Shakespeare" segment was WONDERFUL.

Dan, this awesome channel is a dream from my childhood! I'm 54 and was a sci-fi geek WAY before it was cool! THANK YOU!

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

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.

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.

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.)

Leslie Nielson (LOL) & Anne Francis (YUM)

The ship deceleration sequence out of lightspeed really blew me away, some writer was thinking way ahead of their time to incorporate that concept.

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.

This was a splendid film. Only saw it on tv though. I was about 8 when I first saw it in the 70’s. The monsters of the id scared the bejeesus out of me.

I've seen both movies, and I can definitely say that "Forbidden Planet" is a vastly superior film than "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", in pretty much every way (story, characters, visuals, music, etc.). I watch "Forbidden Planet" probably 2 or 3 times a year; on the other hand, I've seen "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" exactly once, and that was more than enough.

The monster in this film scared me more as a kid than the Xenomorph from Alien.

"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".

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.

A real bumper video treat, Dan, many thanks. So glad Forbidden Planet has never been given the remake treatment. Its a standalone piece of cinematic art that needs to remain as is. Fun fact (if I'm right), some of Morbius' garden with Altaira and Cmdr. Adams scenes re-used plants, trees and structural props from Munckinland from 'The Wizard of Oz'. Thanks, once again.

That Krell combination lock would be AWESOME to have sitting around the house. How cool.

Thanks so much Dan for doing this video of my all-time favourite movies. Time to watch the movie again mate.

Wow Dan! I didn't think it was possible but you really out did yourself on this one ❤️👍

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.

Forbidden Planet still is the best Sci-Fi movie to this 60+ yr old👍🏼

I still own my VHS, Criterion Laser Disc, DVD, Blu Ray and I just bought it for my VUDU digital library. Now I can watch it anywhere! I even have 2 Robby the Robots. One of my favorite movies of all time. And it is great on the big screen. Hoping to catch it again at the Silver Scream Spook Show some day soon.

Leslie Nielson’s first sci fi outing was in the early Fifties sci fi tv show called Tales of Tomorrow. It’s here on KZfaq. The episode is called Appointment on Mars.