I first saw this picture on TV in 1963 and fell in love with it. It is a classic and quite possibly one of the greatest sci fi movies ever made. Even though the special effects are over 60 years old, they still hold up reasonably well. The storyline is very well written and you actually invest in the characters. If you are a sci fi buff, this is a must see movie.
Saw Forbidden Planet in the theatre, Matinee, as a kid. Went to see it the next day as well. To see this film on the big screen as a child when there was only the movie theaters and television was such an amazing experience.
I got a coupon in a box of Quaker Oats to get a free ticket in 1956. A neighbor friend did too, and we were dropped off at the theater in the middle of a showing. We entered at the Id Monster's "footprints" scene, and stayed spellbound through the end of the next showing. What a rush that was! I didn't realize That the plot was from Shakespeare until becoming an English major and seeing how the booze scene between Cookie and Robbie was basically one of his classic comic relief scenes
My dad was into science fiction and believed there was life on inter planets. He took me to the see 'FORBIDDEN PLANET" first run, when I was 11. We were both in saw. The sets, the way Robbie approached..!! The magnificent color, so deep and warm. ALL OF IT!!!
When I met Leslie Neilsen once, I had to tell him how much I was affected by this movie when I watched it on tv as a kid. He immediately looked me in the eye and said “That is my all-time favorite film I’ve ever done!” and we totally bro-bonded. He was very nice.
I saw this as a first run film in 1956 when I was 10. My granddad had taken me to Chattanooga for the day on the train. We had several hours to kill after dinner before our train back to Nashville, so we went to see this marvelous film. It was the perfect cap to a day full of wonders, my first long train ride, riding the funicular up Lookout Mountain, then this great movie!
That's awesome. I really enjoyed this film. I wasn't around in 56. Or the 60s for that matter. Would have been awesome to see this film on the big screen. Also would have loved to have seen the Ishiro Honda Godzilla films on the big screen. Thanks for sharing your story.
My parents took me to see this at a small theater in a backwater Vermont town when I was 4. That's the year of release. It scared me then, but I later fell in love with the flick when I saw it on TV in the late 1960s.
I was also 10 when I saw this at the Furstenfeldbruck Air Force Base theatre in Germany. In school the next Monday, the kids were talking about nothing else.
I did a funeral for a family member some years ago. There were several short eulogies and the last one was particularly moving. When I stepped back to the podium I said, "And that's a good epitaph for any man." My two adult children who love the movie instantly recognized the line and smiled. Nobody else of course has any idea. It's a fond memory we share and makes the film even more meaningful to us.
I, too, saw this film on TV, as a kid...loved it. Then, I saw again on tv, in the 80's after seeing Star Wars, and Star Trek, and was amazed at how it stood up, both in sets, special effects and story telling. I often wondered if it were so appreciated by others. Now, I find out, by way of this video, that indeed, it was loved by all and had such a strong influence. Thanks a million for posting!
Outsider 238 Brilliant movie. Saw it on the big screen in '56 managed to obtain it on region 1 DVD a few years ago. Now wstched it several times and never tire of it.
@@keithparker5103 It's available on bluray now and looks excellent. My dad got me into this movie because he knew I liked robots. I never get tired of watching it.
Saw it again recently on download. Still a good movie. Also Tdtess is a demonstration on how to use shadow and angle to form intent and emotion. Probably seen it 6 or 7 times
I heard that the Barrons were effectively excluded from consideration at the Academy Awards by having the electronic music score classified as "electronic tonalities" i.e. not music. So much for Stockhausen, Derbyshire, Cage et al.
I saw this as a 7 yr old boy at our local theatre in 1956. I remember it advertising the theatre was air conditioned...a big deal in the summertime. That movie just totally captured me...I had never seen anything like it as many others said as well. I didn't want to leave theatre , I wanted to see it again right then, too. The tech for that time was nothing compared to today, yet was just perfect for it at the time. There were several Robbie the Robot toys that followed and I had one....wish I had it today! That Orange-ish electrical looking monster scared all of us kids to death....almost had some nightmares from it. The long dead Krell civilization that was prevelant in this movie made us all wonder what they would look like and was perfect for this movie. When I was a kid I would sometimes wonder if the Krell would come to Earth to visit us. The Ray-Guns that were used were so cool and I wanted one so bad.....so did all the kids....and the "Robbie-Mobile", too!- it was so fast. The movie was the talk of the town where I grew up by all the adults, too.......and that soundtrack is still revered today...all told, it created a real buzz in the movie world and in the country coast to coast back then. I have had it on my DVR for years still and still watch it once in a while and I still get some of those same thrills I got the 1st time I saw it as a young boy in 1956. Highly recommend to anyone young or older!
I first saw "Forbidden Planet" on TV in b/w in the early '70's, at about age 11. Being a Star Trek/Lost in Space fan, I was quite drawn in by the film. I thought it was haunting, fascinating and enjoy viewing it to this day. A truly ground-breaking sci-fi film, right up there with "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Fantastic Voyage," and other greats!
Louis and Bebe Barron's "electronic tonalities" were absolutely far beyond anything done before, the sound effects and the score itself gave the film the otherwordly atmosphere that made it so memorable.
The Krell music, is a popular type of sound to recreate, by contemporary synthesizer players. I myself have built my own synthesizers, just to make those sounds. The world of electronic music is vast, and fascinating.
I remember seeing this film at a drive-in when I was 3 or 4 yrs old (1956-57). I can still remember hiding on the floor of the car when the monster scenes came on. Being a confirmed Sci-fi film lover, this is still one of the best Sci-fi films ever produced.
Susan Oliver was the same way. With just a change of the way she looked at something she could change her whole demeanor. Yvette Mimieux was another. Watch her face go from fear to resolve with just a look in The Time Machine.
@@dmutant2635 She's also in an episode of The Twilight Zone and one of The Andy Griffith Show. Her acting in the latter was fantastic for the day and the genre. The looks she gives Andy would have me taking her out of jail and letting her do anything she wanted.
This is an incredible movie. The special effects for the time were fantastic and probably hold up as even better than today's special effects. Very impressive for 1956/
One of the things that made this movie so fantastic was the great, unanswered questions of the Krell. That mystery, not just to the characters but to the audience as well, makes even the advanced science of mankind look like stumbling monkeys wandering amidst the giants. Re-making the movie would ruin it, especially if the update would include any more information about the Krell. I've said it before- we lost the love of mystery today, the amazement of the unknown. We try to explain everything today, which turns wonderment into something that's petty and trite. It turns something mystical like the Force into mitichlorians, and the awe is gone. Enjoy this movie as it is. it doesn't need to be remade. And any further delving into the Krell would absolutely ruin it.
Earth has its own Krell mystery, called "forbidden archeology;" just one example - we have found metal alloys imbeded in coal, eons before humans had discovered/invented metallurgy; there is overwhelming evidence of prehistoric high technology; lost civilizations that wiped themselves out of existence!
That's a very good point. I think it's wonderful to have the unknown, It makes us dream. A lot of the poet's world, amd those feelings of awe and mystery, are tied up to having a huge area be unknown and maybe even unknowable. I believe it also gives us something to "look forward to". (You'll notice, no doubt, that phrase awe and mystery: it's from Vic Perrin's opening narration from every episode of The Outer Limits, my fave TV show.
Louis & Bebe Barron...probably, outside of "Robby the Robot", has it's most memorable things about this great movie in science fiction films. The Barrons had this movie's score so well done to remember even after 65 years after it's making. (I was so impressed with the movie as a 6 to 7 year old back then I asked for a school lunch box of the scenes, which I got from my folks! Wish I still had that box!)
In the early 1970's this show would occasionally show up on TV at midnight or near that time. As I was about 8 or 9 years old would ask my mom if I could watch it each time that it came on. I would set my alarm clock and get up to see my favorite movie. When the invisible monster is trying to get through the electric shield while they are firing rays at, I would be clutching my blanket while sitting on the couch because that scene scared me that much. Excellent film.
This movie came out 1yr before I was born, but it was still playing in Drive-Inn theaters in the mid 60's when I first got to see it. Even in 1966 people were still floored by the ground breaking special effects. It wasn't until 1977 with Star Wars that Forbidden Planet was bested...and yes, I stood in line for an hour on opening night to see it.
I saw Forbidden Planet when it was released in 1956-what a thrill for an 11 year old kid! At that age you could enter into a fiction without reservation. The saucer, the mysterious Dr. Morbius, his beautiful daughter, the hero, the robot, the Krell, Freudian psychology, the monster, they were all so real. The movie produced a lasting impression like a stamp on hot wax.
as long as i live i will remember the awe i felt; fully-grown men seeming as miniscule ants walking atop what seems like a tiny beam in the midst of an utterly enormous Krell cavern!
I was eight when my dad took me to see it in 1956. It blew me away. I remember I couldn't stop talking about it on the drive home. I was too young to understand the "id" part, but the rest of the sci fi setting, and especially the ancient extinct race, were more than enough to make an indelible memory. Also one of my favorite memories of my dad.
This was always my favorite sci film from the 50's....War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still and This Island Earth were also good but Forbidden Planet expanded our horizon's by showing us exploring space. Really good story for it's time and it was certainly a huge influence on Star Trek and Star Wars also....even more reason to love this film.
@RyuDarragh And maybe they could do without the cook character. Yeah, I get it, "comedic relief" is as old as Shakespeare. But that character was annoying and certainly wasn't a genius.
@RyuDarragh Star Trek radically altered Arena by Fredric Brown for the TV episode. The original story might not have made it past the censors, I suppose.
This film was released on March 23 1956. My 5th birthday. My dad, a huge sci fi fan, took us into Hollywood, to see it. We all loved it. The night is still very vivid in my mind. I have a 50 year anniversary dvd collector set. Which includes a mini Robby the Robot. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thank you.
Thanks for this video info, Forbidden Planet scared the crap out of me as a kid - I was born in the 50's and when I saw this it blew me away, been a sci fi fan ever since!
In 1956, it was far ahead of it's time & finally gave credibility to Sc-fi films like nothing before, or after it for more than twenty years. I believe to this day it holds up and is still an enjoyable film on all counts, with both decent special effects, fascinating story, believable dialogue & tidbits of humor throughout. Until "Star Wars" in 1977, it had remained the best & most impressive Sci-fi film ever made.
i agree it is awesome as it stands very strongly on its own merits....but it would be interesting to see it done with the cgi technology we have today.
i believe one day...not far off...you will not see real actors on screen,but you will not know the difference because of the advancement of cgi tech.the real stars will be the tech people that create it.
@@jamesgoodwin2450 Yes, and at least one of them should be black, and another latino. And you make the Krell an all male species because of course females would not have nasty Id monsters.
I originally watched it during the fifties, and have over the years rewatched it several times. I love how it was treated as a serious film as that has really helped it stand the test of time. I almost always think of this film when considering my top science fiction film list. One of my favourites for numerous reasons.
I agree with you on that one. The one thing I liked about the remake was the casting of John Cleese as the professor. And Keanu Reeves made a good alien. If only they'd kept the plot and spirit of the original.....
Well if it IS remade, lets make it "woke" and politically correct. No genders, there are no males of females. All races and nationalities are included. The commander is gay and is rejected by Dr. Morbius. Altaira is a lesbian and kicks the crews ass and takes over the ship. Communism and Socialism are promoted as the way to go. There is no God. The government controls every aspect of our lives..... There, that should ruin a classic for you.
I cringe HARD every time I think about those drones zipping around like dragonflies on crack, followed by the ridiculous 'Attacking the ground target with Sidewinder air to air missiles' I did like the concept of using nanobots to implement the 'Gray Goo' theory. Also -1 for the US political leaders crying about invasion of airspace.
I saw this movie in my local theater in 1956 when I was 9. I loved Robby the Robot so much that I hounded my dad to talk the manager of the local theater to let me have the giant cardboard cutout of Robby that was use as advertisement for the film. I got the cutout and had it my bedroom until I was 16 or 17. I've watched reruns on tv so many times I can't count them. Forbidden Planet was truly the classic si-fi for others that followed.
joeleiter Good god man, if you still have that cutout today. Just how much monies you get for it. Thousands in hundred thousand or millions. They are extremely rare.
This is my very favorite sci fi movie. Even watching it years later, there is not much that makes me roll my eyes and think how wrong they were. This was very well done, and has aged quite well.
If they remake it, it will be all about special effects and not the story line. The remake of "Day the Earth Stood Still" was a major disappointment. The remake of "The Time Machine" turned the Morlocks into unbelievable CGI super beings. Again, disappointing. Leave Forbidden Planet alone. It's one of my all time favorites.
From your fingers to God's ears. Someone's going to do it, though. I hope it is an abysmal failure, but you know it's going to be done. Even GwtW will end up getting remade one of these days. Hollywood has jumped the shark and there's nothing we can do about it.
Perfect Art. The pinnacle production and most supreme example of Science Fiction. What grand scope and depth of imagery. So deep and rich in detail. Forbidden Planet emerged from a time period when most sci-fi was typically thin, clunky, and even ridiculous. A remake would only be stupid. Purest classic Americana.
Anyone that got to see this movie in the theatre is so lucky. I was born in 1965 so I saw it on the TV in the late 60's or early 70's. I've watch it several times since then. Another of my favorites is The Thing From Another Planet. Another movie with a well thought out story and good acting.
IMO the FINEST movie ever made, the finest story ever told. As a designer, artist , I have drawn all the different "classes" and types of KreLL. I HAD TO....The image caught in the force field, wearing Dr. Morbius's Go-Tee and the Building designs have taken hold of my creative talent. Never think that a remake could come within a Thousand Light Years of this Masterpiece.
Way back in 1977, when the film was only twenty one years old, they were screening it on campus. This was at the very same time that Star Wars was filling the theaters. I was stunned when i discovered that one of my roommates, who was raving about Star Wars, had never even heard of Forbidden Planet. I hauled him off to the screen. Afterwards when I asked him what the thought he said that it was "pretty good". This lead to my initially thinking him a philistine, fortunately further discussion revealed that he thought I had taken him to a new movie. He did not understand that it had been made before he was born.
Back in the 70's I went to the National Film Theatre in London for an all night Sci-Fi movie marathon. This was one of the four movies shown that night. I remember the evening started at 23.00 on a Saturday and ended at about 06.30 in the Sunday morning, Stepping into daylight on the South-Bank that early in the day was borderline surreal and very Sci-Fi itself!
@@ronwilson8759 Hi Ron. Good to get your observations. I can't remember the title of the 4th film but two others were the classic 'This Island Earth' (1955) and Alphaville (France 1965) which was the last movie of the night and was full of bright flashing lights which gave everyone headaches after such a long night!
I was lucky to work with one of the writers of Forbidden Planet... Irving Block at Cal State University Northridge. He was a truly imaginative teacher that inspired me and all of his students. I love the fact that it was loosely based on the "Tempest" by Shakespeare.
You saw it on TV in the 1980s and loved it. I saw it in a small shopping-center single-screen theater in the 1950s and became a science-fiction fanatic. Roddenberry saw it and cribbed all sorts of things from it for Star Trek including the "gliding gracefully through space" shot, the "slanted orbit from behind the ship" shot, and the transporter (which was the deceleration station for FP). Not to mention... when they send out a landing party, who do they send out? The captain, first officer, and doctor. Who gets left in charge? Chief engineer. If you saw that ST original pilot episode that was repurposed as "The Menagerie" then you also would see the similarity between the FP heavy disintegration cannon and the ST heavy phaser cannon. The list goes on and on.
Elf Owl I was born in 56 Wish I was ten years old then I loved the 50s but unfortunately I do not remember much about the 50s So I guess that’s an oxymoron I did own two 55 chevy’s and a 56 Chevy though
"absolutely incredible" was perhaps a bit over my 10 y/o brain. I I think what we would have said at 10 (circa 1966) might have been more like a Leave it to Beaver script, except we would never, ever have said "golly." But if I had seen Forbidden Planet at 10 years, I can imagine being compelled to consult my parents and a dictionary, and come up with .... "absolutely incredible"
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Thank you for your excellent video about this ground breaking movie. For me, Forbidden Planet is the gold standard of this genre. Being born in 1953, I cannot make claim to have seen it in the movies but did see it on TV many times. I remember seeing it again late one evening on TV with Anne Francis sitting in a studio being interviewed and commenting about the movie. The stunningly gorgeous and very articulate Ms. Francis certainly added to my love for this movie with her interesting insights!
Saw it on TV as a kid in the 60's. Scared the hell out of me, both the ID monster (a kind of ghost) and Robby trying to burn his way into the lab through those walls. I had no idea what was going on, but those effects were scary, and I loved it.
@@radrook4481 If you look at the ID monster, that might give us some basis. If you notice in the door melting scene, it's melting away the area it needs to enter, which is very close to the shape of the doorway. Perhaps their stature slouches down like that when they walk. As far as it looking evil, I think is an exaggerated aberration of what they looked like before they destroyed themselves. After all, The good doctor is creating the monster in his mind. And having spent many years studying them, he might have some sort of idea of what they looked like, even though there was no visual references. So it's kinda like his mental Frankenstein!
My junior high school showed ten minute segments of films during lunches and I was the projectionist in the booth. Lunch was just over when Anne Frances was about to get provocatively out of the pool, so I ran the film additional seconds to get to that scene. The next day we had the best turnout ever to see that scene through to it's sort of provocative conclusion! That was great fun circa 1964.
This is on the top of my list of scifi movies of all time. Would love to see this movie remade with today's technology exploring the mysterious Krell culture.
Easter Egg : in the movie " Serenity " when the crew lands on Miranda they end up at a crashed ship . Look at the Insignia on the outside , it reads " C47D ". The designation of the ship in Forbiden Planet .
Remember, people, we all have an Id monster in us. It lurks in the dark parts of our minds. That's why criminal thoughts exist . Morbeus magnified his with Krell science. The same way the Krell accidently did millions of years ago.
Great vid! I did not know that this was Leslie Nielsen's screen debut. He so nailed it! Yeah, they could do a remake, but even if they went into more depth about the Krell, I doubt they could match the unique charm of Robbie the Robot. He truly set the trend for all "droids" that came after. There's also a Krell-like "Great Machine" featured in the TV series "Babylon 5." I caught the visual reference the instant I saw it. The amount that Star Trek took from this movie is really surprising, right down to a transporter-like effect when the ship slows to sub-light speeds. This is a true science fiction classic that will never die!
The dialog of this film, built the foundation for it's success. I have yet to be aware of an error of logic in the script. Walter Pidgeon offered a brilliant performance. The special effects and sound was mezmeriizing and I still remember my feelings watching in awe for the first time at the tender age of 10. The only other movie of this type I feel compelled to mention is "the day the earth stood still"
Their is a error in the script. If moribus didnt know how the machines work and no direct wireing he can fine. Then how did he know how to blow up the planet?
Love this movie - so beautiful and innovative. I was in a musical that originated in London called Return To The Forbidden Planet. It was basically Forbidden Planet - but using the language of Shakespeare. Most of it was written in iambic pentameter - but it also utilized lines from Shakespeare's plays - altered slightly for comedic effect. Oh, and the songs were all pop songs from the 50's and 60's. It was a hoot.
I watched Forbidden Planet in 1958 and had nightmares for months afterwards....loved it though and Science fiction became my "must read ,must see" entertainment material. That monster from the Id was amazing in every way. Loved the way the stairs into the spaceship dented when it went inside to grab its first victim!
Thanks Jonny, ground-breaking and my all time favorite. I bought it as soon as it appeared for sale and now have it now on Blue-Ray. I watch it a least once a year along with others of the same era. I should say, I first watched this as a you boy in the early sixties. :)
Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis appeared again together as a wealthy couple many years later in the television film "Little Mo" (1978). From what I heard in interviews with Anne they really enjoyed working together.
Yah, I can bet Leslie liked working with Ms. Francis. ^^ Irony in the extreme that late in his career he hit his stride as a comic, the hardest performance art form.
I was 7 years old when I saw this in a movie theater with my family. The special effects blew me away and I understood NONE of it. This film was way ahead of it's time and remains one of my all-time favorites.
Inspired creations like Forbidden Planet are a rare combination of some many things that have to go right: MGM taking a huge financial gamble, the core concept from the writers, the visionary director, the incredible inventions and technical creations, the amazing art, sets, and special effects, the casting, and of course the "tonalities" produced by the Barons that set the mood. Forbidden Planet was a breakthrough on so many levels, and for most of the participants, a one-in-a-lifetime achievement. Bravo! Well done!
It looks fantastic on blu ray. A remake could never match the visual charm of this movie. The execrable remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still should be lesson enough.
I first saw this movie back on the 60's on Million Dollar Movie, it got under my skin and stayed there. It is my all time favorite and i watch it frequently. The sights, sounds, just the whole ambiance sets it apart from anything else.
I really hope they never remake Forbidden Planet. It's a timeless classic that stands solidly on it's own, and like Casablanca, The Godfather, The Good the Bad and the Ugly and other timeless classics it should be appreciated for what it is and not ruined with a remake.
Norm T the original could have been stand alone. The second was shockingly as good as the original and could have been a stand alone movie. The third one should have never happened.
This film is truly amazing. Any re-make no matter how good with CGI graphics will never capture the soul of the original. It's like 'Jason and the Argonauts', the skeleton fight scene; it's unique and no matter how many re-makes, it will never capture the original. And let's not forget the scary 'Talos' scene!
I've seen the actual robots of both Forbidden Planet and Lost In Space. They coexist side by side at the same museum. They froze me in place and transported me back in time to being a child. They and other cherished displays made it very hard to leave that museum. I wanted to live and work there and never leave.
I first saw this film back in the 60's. Back then it was an incredible visual spectacle, and, the story line was very engaging and original for the time. It was head and shoulders above the rest of the films made in the sci fi genre. There are some films you DO NOT remake, and, this one is number one on that list, closely followed by 2001: A Space Odyssey. A remake would only detract from this sci fi masterpiece. There is no making it better. 👍
I recently read Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in order to understand how it was the basis for Forbidden Planet. FP is still the grand daddy of great Sci-Fi movies, IMO and without CGI!
I first saw this movie on New Zealand tv in the mid 70s and thoroughly enjoyed it.now have in my collection and still enjoy watching it today+a landmark sci-fi film
I was a boy when saw this movie shortly after it was released in 1956. The invisible monster scared the crap out of me. It's a movie I've never forgot. There are some movies that should never be remade and this is one of them.
I saw this as a 5-year-old kid at a D.C. drive-in in 1957. LOVED IT! Yet... I fell asleep for a section, waking up to where the ID creature was melting the Krell metal. I next saw it in France in 1973, and finally understood the film. Since then - 63 years later - it's been my favorite SciFi film of all time. when Star Trek came out, I actually thought it was based on FP! If there is another film made, perhaps a prequel or sequel. The original is in a class by itself.
I have viewed this movie about 200 times over the years, seeing it as a small child when it first came out. Study the background effects while it is running; they have details in the movie that you may not notice for some time that are put in that you have to be a fanatic to think anyone would notice, but they put them in anyway. For example, some of the spaceship's equipment shows CORRECT ACTUAL OPERATION RESULTS (!!!) - who would even notice something like that?
First for anyone planning on see this movie don't get your hopes for an action packed, drama filled movie. This movie is PERFECT vintage story telling, which has sadly fallen to make way for drama and action of today.
It has enough action to drive the story, but it's not a shoot-em-up; it's sci fi for people who like to think. Morons and ADHD types find it boring. Right Zidders? Zidders? You paying attention?
@@RCAvhstape I grew up on sci-fi. Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov-I would bring him 20-30 books from the library every week and three quarters of them would be sci-fi (I loved fantasy, too). I've been a trekkie/trekker (whichever you prefer) since I was five (I'll be 47 in August). I can quote Heinlein's 'Cool, Green Hills' by memory. So my credentials as a sci-fi nerd are beyond reproach. All that said I still said the movie is boring. Does it have great visuals? Absolutely. Was it ahead of it's time thematically? Definitely. Has it aged well? Nope. Not at all. Plodding story, stilted acting and zero excitement. And that's OK. It's OK that it's a product of it's time but you're kidding yourself if you think it holds a candle to films that came later (even 2001 which manages to not be boring despite being even slower paced). Oh, and speaking of intelligence-it's not very intelligent (or kind) to call people 'morons' and speak to them in a condescending manner. It just makes you an elitist asshole.
@@ZiddersRooFurry,totally your opinion. But with your reading background I'm really surprised on your thoughts about the movie. Sounds like my reading list plus I've 21 yrs on you to have read a bunch more of them. Started by grabbing my uncles books when I was about 6.
@@jasomkovac9115 I'll admit it's been years since I've seen it but I've always had a hard time watching films from the 40's and 50's. The pacing and style are just so much more focused on dialog (because talking is cheaper than action/sets/etc) that it's just boring to me. I guess a lot of it is because I grew up in the era of Star Wars and the Trek films and have come to expect at least a bit more action mixed in with my drama. All that said i'll give it another watch.
It is probably fair to say this ground breaking, exceptionally advanced for its time movie, was truly the forerunner of the next generation of quality masterpieces. I am thinking 2001: a space odeyssy, would not have been produced without this imaginative masterpiece as a forerunner.
Born in 57 first saw this with my Dad when I was 6. Have been a Sci-Fi fan all my life because of this movie. For me when this would come on TV as a kid it was bigger than Wizard of Oz. From VHS to BlueRay i've watched it hundreds of times.
I remember watching this movie on TV in the 70s and I was blown away. Although I have never watched it again, I can remember it clearly, almost half a century later.
Enough with the remakes. Do artists go around remaking the Mona Lisa? Instead of trying to copy old masterpieces, film makers should be trying to create new masterpieces.
Well Forbidden Planet was never a new masterpiece since it's just a unique take on Shakespeare's The Tempest. It's sci-fi setting is unique, but ultimately it's a remake of a classic story.
@@NihilusShadow not quite, it was Loosely based off of The Tempest. But the main plot was unique. And the moral behind it was not a remake of The Tempest. They just use elements in the Tempest to make their point. But we all borrow from other people's works to create something great. Even the cavemen telling stories borrowed from other stories to make their stories more intriguing. Shakespeare had borrowed heavily from other works and historical records to make his stories more intriguing.
Unbelievably underrated movie! I had never heard of it before I happened across it about 5 years ago, and I was just as spellbound by it as you were. It’s an amazing story, and it’s really amazing how well it stands up even after all this time.
This movie still holds the test of time. I remember being amazed by this movie as a kid in the 80's thirty years after it was made. Even now it still looks amazing
Yes, this is like a mechanical watch and the remake would be a quartz watch. It cannot match the original no matter what. In fact, even if the biggest studio today tried to make an all-analog science fiction movie, I doubt they have retained the know how to make it look like this one.
Something you didn't mention about Robby the Robot is that almost every previous depiction of a robot on film depicted it as an uncontrollable menace, similar to how Frankenstein's Monster is often depicted. Forbidden Planet was possibly the first film to depict a robot which not only wasn't a menace, but wasn't capable of becoming a menace. If it wasn't literally the first, then I'm sure it was the first film of any note to depict a robot as fully benign.
@@jaimeosbourn3616 The funny thing about the Three Laws is that, as depicted in the movie "I, Robot," the second part of the First Law would inevitibly lead to a robot revolution if the robots ever became capable of anticipation. And, think about it... how does a robot know how to keep from harming a human? What does a robot need to know in order to know how to NOT harm a human? It seems to me that the safest set of commands to give to any robot is to always allow humans to have free will in the highest form possible under the circumstances. But that requires a preamble command for the robot to first figure out exactly what free will is. Even human philosophers still argue about that.
@Samuel McNair absolutely do. To my 9 year old self I had no idea. If Dune had been better known he would have had to share story credit with Frank Herbert.
Anne Francis liked to tell the story of when her young grandsons were visiting and watching this movie at her house for the first time. She had it on tape and only told them that it was a movie with a cool robot in it. When she first appeared on screen, the littlest kid jumped off the couch and pointed at the TV and loudly yelled "There's Grandma!" which made her and everyone else there laugh.
I first saw this picture on TV in 1963 and fell in love with it. It is a classic and quite possibly one of the greatest sci fi movies ever made. Even though the special effects are over 60 years old, they still hold up reasonably well. The storyline is very well written and you actually invest in the characters. If you are a sci fi buff, this is a must see movie.
The special effects stand up extremely well, possibly better that modern day CGI which can be overdone and totally unrealistic.
The storyline is based on Shakespeare's "Tempest", so yeah, it's very well written 😂
Saw Forbidden Planet in the theatre, Matinee, as a kid. Went to see it the next day as well. To see this film on the big screen as a child when there was only the movie theaters and television was such an amazing experience.
I got a coupon in a box of Quaker Oats to get a free ticket in 1956. A neighbor friend did too, and we were dropped off at the theater in the middle of a showing. We entered at the Id Monster's "footprints" scene, and stayed spellbound through the end of the next showing. What a rush that was! I didn't realize That the plot was from Shakespeare until becoming an English major and seeing how the booze scene between Cookie and Robbie was basically one of his classic comic relief scenes
I didn't see this film until it was over 40 years old and it still captivated me. It is a wonderful example of pre-computer movie magic and artistry.
My dad was into science fiction and believed there was life on inter planets. He took me to the see 'FORBIDDEN PLANET" first run, when I was 11. We were both in saw. The sets, the way Robbie approached..!! The magnificent color, so deep and warm. ALL OF IT!!!
When I met Leslie Neilsen once, I had to tell him how much I was affected by this movie when I watched it on tv as a kid. He immediately looked me in the eye and said “That is my all-time favorite film I’ve ever done!” and we totally bro-bonded. He was very nice.
He's my Dad's cousin ( was) Only got to meet him once
How tall was he?
@@localcrew A little over 6 foot then
but did you call him Shirley?
I specifically remember him asking me not to, for some reason.......
not only I love this movie, I still get spellbound by its special effects. The Krell underground complex is mesmerizing.
The Krell storyline is my favorite part, by FAR; so haunting! 💓👾💕
I'm sure that is the inspiratrion for the ancient Martians in Total Recall.
The FX hold up today but the actors and story surpass pretty much everything since.
They did a great job of displaying the vast scope of the Krell’s machine.
The trouble with matte painting is that the camera could not move from its location without ruining the effect.
I saw this as a first run film in 1956 when I was 10. My granddad had taken me to Chattanooga for the day on the train. We had several hours to kill after dinner before our train back to Nashville, so we went to see this marvelous film. It was the perfect cap to a day full of wonders, my first long train ride, riding the funicular up Lookout Mountain, then this great movie!
That's awesome. I really enjoyed this film. I wasn't around in 56. Or the 60s for that matter. Would have been awesome to see this film on the big screen. Also would have loved to have seen the Ishiro Honda Godzilla films on the big screen. Thanks for sharing your story.
I was eight when my dad took me in 1956. Still one of my favorite films, and one of my best memories of my dad.
My parents took me to see this at a small theater in a backwater Vermont town when I was 4. That's the year of release. It scared me then, but I later fell in love with the flick when I saw it on TV in the late 1960s.
Awesome.
I was also 10 when I saw this at the Furstenfeldbruck Air Force Base theatre in Germany. In school the next Monday, the kids were talking about nothing else.
It's one of my favorites along with " The Day The Earth Stood Still" the original and "2001 A Space Odyssey:
Yeah, those are my exact favorites, too.
I like ‘Blade Runner’ the best.
"This Island Earth" until they got on the ship with the Crap Creature.
I did a funeral for a family member some years ago. There were several short eulogies and the last one was particularly moving. When I stepped back to the podium I said, "And that's a good epitaph for any man." My two adult children who love the movie instantly recognized the line and smiled. Nobody else of course has any idea. It's a fond memory we share and makes the film even more meaningful to us.
I, too, saw this film on TV, as a kid...loved it. Then, I saw again on tv, in the 80's after seeing Star Wars, and Star Trek, and was amazed at how it stood up, both in sets, special effects and story telling.
I often wondered if it were so appreciated by others. Now, I find out, by way of this video, that indeed, it was loved by all and had such a strong influence. Thanks a million for posting!
One of my all time favorites. It really does still hold up today.
Outsider 238 Brilliant movie. Saw it on the big screen in '56 managed to obtain it on region 1 DVD a few years ago. Now wstched it several times and never tire of it.
@@keithparker5103 It's available on bluray now and looks excellent. My dad got me into this movie because he knew I liked robots. I never get tired of watching it.
Saw it again recently on download. Still a good movie.
Also Tdtess is a demonstration on how to use shadow and angle to form intent and emotion. Probably seen it 6 or 7 times
@@safetybeachlife It really is an excellent movie. It was ahead of its time.
This film took a firm grip on my imagination when I first saw it on late night tv in the 60's and still does. Perfect. Brilliant.
Probably the most important sci-fi film ever made in my opinion and the sound track is out of this world!
I second that.
Yes, the soundtrack!
I heard that the Barrons were effectively excluded from consideration at the Academy Awards by having the electronic music score classified as "electronic tonalities" i.e. not music. So much for Stockhausen, Derbyshire, Cage et al.
And it's cool how they tried to set it apart from a regular soundtrack in the credits - "Electronic Tonalities By Louis and Bebe Barron"
One of my favorite 1950's SciFi movies. The sound effects, the acting, and the special effects for 1956, Amazing.
I saw this as a 7 yr old boy at our local theatre in 1956. I remember it advertising the theatre was air conditioned...a big deal in the summertime. That movie just totally captured me...I had never seen anything like it as many others said as well. I didn't want to leave theatre , I wanted to see it again right then, too. The tech for that time was nothing compared to today, yet was just perfect for it at the time. There were several Robbie the Robot toys that followed and I had one....wish I had it today!
That Orange-ish electrical looking monster scared all of us kids to death....almost had some nightmares from it. The long dead Krell civilization that was prevelant in this movie made us all wonder what they would look like and was perfect for this movie. When I was a kid I would sometimes wonder if the Krell would come to Earth to visit us. The Ray-Guns that were used were so cool and I wanted one so bad.....so did all the kids....and the "Robbie-Mobile", too!- it was so fast. The movie was the talk of the town where I grew up by all the adults, too.......and that soundtrack is still revered today...all told, it created a real buzz in the movie world and in the country coast to coast back then. I have had it on my DVR for years still and still watch it once in a while and I still get some of those same thrills I got the 1st time I saw it as a young boy in 1956. Highly recommend to anyone young or older!
many people want the effects to be replaced by cgi as they cant watch it without the latest cgi.
That Monster with the sound effects vibrating-scared me and my friends for a long time.Loved it!
I first saw "Forbidden Planet" on TV in b/w in the early '70's, at about age 11. Being a Star Trek/Lost in Space fan, I was quite drawn in by the film. I thought it was haunting, fascinating and enjoy viewing it to this day. A truly ground-breaking sci-fi film, right up there with "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Fantastic Voyage," and other greats!
Amazing even in black and white. I saw it around the same time. Ah Robbie Robot, we loved you well!
Yes
Louis and Bebe Barron's "electronic tonalities" were absolutely far beyond anything done before, the sound effects and the score itself gave the film the otherwordly atmosphere that made it so memorable.
I like to say that they were "Pink Floyd - before - Pink Floyd".
The Krell music, is a popular type of sound to recreate, by contemporary synthesizer players.
I myself have built my own synthesizers, just to make those sounds.
The world of electronic music is vast, and fascinating.
i read once that the 'electronic tonalities' score was chosen becuz hollywood musicians were on strike at the time.
I remember seeing this film at a drive-in when I was 3 or 4 yrs old (1956-57). I can still remember hiding on the floor of the car when the monster scenes came on. Being a confirmed Sci-fi film lover, this is still one of the best Sci-fi films ever produced.
Anne Francis had the uncanny ability to appear innocent and sinful at the same time.
Femme Fatale and a farm girl. Wonderful actress. Great movie.
Susan Oliver was the same way. With just a change of the way she looked at something she could change her whole demeanor. Yvette Mimieux was another. Watch her face go from fear to resolve with just a look in The Time Machine.
@@Freddles279 Susan Oliver killed me in Star Trek...so to speak.
@@dmutant2635 She's also in an episode of The Twilight Zone and one of The Andy Griffith Show. Her acting in the latter was fantastic for the day and the genre. The looks she gives Andy would have me taking her out of jail and letting her do anything she wanted.
As a kid, I thought her name was "Honey West."
@@josephgaviota It sure could have been!
This is an incredible movie. The special effects for the time were fantastic and probably hold up as even better than today's special effects. Very impressive for 1956/
'Forbidden Planet' was nominated for the Best Visual Effects at the 29th Academy Awards but lost out to 'The Ten Commandments'.
Indeed...
One of the things that made this movie so fantastic was the great, unanswered questions of the Krell. That mystery, not just to the characters but to the audience as well, makes even the advanced science of mankind look like stumbling monkeys wandering amidst the giants. Re-making the movie would ruin it, especially if the update would include any more information about the Krell.
I've said it before- we lost the love of mystery today, the amazement of the unknown. We try to explain everything today, which turns wonderment into something that's petty and trite. It turns something mystical like the Force into mitichlorians, and the awe is gone.
Enjoy this movie as it is. it doesn't need to be remade. And any further delving into the Krell would absolutely ruin it.
Jas Alb, Hi I love "The Forbidden Planet" and I agree 100% in what you said. No remake. I think you should never remake a classic movie.
Earth has its own Krell mystery, called "forbidden archeology;" just one example - we have found metal alloys imbeded in coal, eons before humans had discovered/invented metallurgy; there is overwhelming evidence of prehistoric high technology; lost civilizations that wiped themselves out of existence!
You mean, unlike the pre-digested pablum we're fed today? I have no idea what you're going on about (irony alert).
Agreed.
That's a very good point. I think it's wonderful to have the unknown, It makes us dream. A lot of the poet's world, amd those feelings of awe and mystery, are tied up to having a huge area be unknown and maybe even unknowable. I believe it also gives us something to "look forward to". (You'll notice, no doubt, that phrase awe and mystery: it's from Vic Perrin's opening narration from every episode of The Outer Limits, my fave TV show.
Louis & Bebe Barron...probably, outside of "Robby the Robot", has it's most memorable things about this great movie in science fiction films. The Barrons had this movie's score so well done to remember even after 65 years after it's making. (I was so impressed with the movie as a 6 to 7 year old back then I asked for a school lunch box of the scenes, which I got from my folks! Wish I still had that box!)
In the early 1970's this show would occasionally show up on TV at midnight or near that time. As I was about 8 or 9 years old would ask my mom if I could watch it each time that it came on. I would set my alarm clock and get up to see my favorite movie. When the invisible monster is trying to get through the electric shield while they are firing rays at, I would be clutching my blanket while sitting on the couch because that scene scared me that much. Excellent film.
This movie came out 1yr before I was born, but it was still playing in Drive-Inn theaters in the mid 60's when I first got to see it. Even in 1966 people were still floored by the ground breaking special effects. It wasn't until 1977 with Star Wars that Forbidden Planet was bested...and yes, I stood in line for an hour on opening night to see it.
I saw Forbidden Planet when it was released in 1956-what a thrill for an 11 year old kid! At that age you could enter into a fiction without reservation. The saucer, the mysterious Dr. Morbius, his beautiful daughter, the hero, the robot, the Krell, Freudian psychology, the monster,
they were all so real. The movie produced a lasting impression like a stamp on hot wax.
as long as i live i will remember the awe i felt; fully-grown men seeming as miniscule ants walking atop what seems like a tiny beam in the midst of an utterly enormous Krell cavern!
I was eight when my dad took me to see it in 1956. It blew me away. I remember I couldn't stop talking about it on the drive home. I was too young to understand the "id" part, but the rest of the sci fi setting, and especially the ancient extinct race, were more than enough to make an indelible memory. Also one of my favorite memories of my dad.
This was always my favorite sci film from the 50's....War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still and This Island Earth were also good but Forbidden Planet expanded our horizon's by showing us exploring space. Really good story for it's time and it was certainly a huge influence on Star Trek and Star Wars also....even more reason to love this film.
> My sentiments exactly. ☆☆☆☆ 👍
One of the greatest true thinking sci-fi movies of all time. A classic that should never be fucked with.
Yes Yes and never fuck with perfection. Although a 3D version should be attempted and would look mind blowing in parts of this film.
Hear! Hear!
I believe you meant to imply without retort - a classic that rebukes improvisation.
@RyuDarragh And maybe they could do without the cook character. Yeah, I get it, "comedic relief" is as old as Shakespeare. But that character was annoying and certainly wasn't a genius.
@RyuDarragh Star Trek radically altered Arena by Fredric Brown for the TV episode. The original story might not have made it past the censors, I suppose.
This film was released on March 23 1956. My 5th birthday. My dad, a huge sci fi fan, took us into Hollywood, to see it. We all loved it. The night is still very vivid in my mind. I have a 50 year anniversary dvd collector set. Which includes a mini Robby the Robot. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thank you.
The internet says it was released march 15???
Thanks for this video info, Forbidden Planet scared the crap out of me as a kid - I was born in the 50's and when I saw this it blew me away, been a sci fi fan ever since!
Forbidden Planet is one of my all-time favorite retro-future science fiction movies of all time! Thanks for this mini-documentary.
In 1956, it was far ahead of it's time & finally gave credibility to Sc-fi films like nothing before, or after it for more than twenty years. I believe to this day it holds up and is still an enjoyable film on all counts, with both decent special effects, fascinating story, believable dialogue & tidbits of humor throughout. Until "Star Wars" in 1977, it had remained the best & most impressive Sci-fi film ever made.
It is a classic and a masterpiece. It should not be remade.
i agree it is awesome as it stands very strongly on its own merits....but it would be interesting to see it done with the cgi technology we have today.
i believe one day...not far off...you will not see real actors on screen,but you will not know the difference because of the advancement of cgi tech.the real stars will be the tech people that create it.
Should be remade with a all women cast and robbie must be a female robot or better yet a transgender hahahahaha
james goodwin Haha! And that’s exactly why it shouldn’t be remade!
@@jamesgoodwin2450 Yes, and at least one of them should be black, and another latino. And you make the Krell an all male species because of course females would not have nasty Id monsters.
I originally watched it during the fifties, and have over the years rewatched it several times. I love how it was treated as a serious film as that has really helped it stand the test of time. I almost always think of this film when considering my top science fiction film list. One of my favourites for numerous reasons.
If the question, "Should Forbidden Planet be remade" is pondered, just look at the remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and see how that went....
I agree with you on that one. The one thing I liked about the remake was the casting of John Cleese as the professor. And Keanu Reeves made a good alien. If only they'd kept the plot and spirit of the original.....
Or War of the Worlds with Cruise.
Well if it IS remade, lets make it "woke" and politically correct.
No genders, there are no males of females.
All races and nationalities are included.
The commander is gay and is rejected by Dr. Morbius.
Altaira is a lesbian and kicks the crews ass and takes over the ship.
Communism and Socialism are promoted as the way to go.
There is no God.
The government controls every aspect of our lives.....
There, that should ruin a classic for you.
@@mjg1544 WotW with Cruise was okay, though. Not as good as the 50s version.
I cringe HARD every time I think about those drones zipping around like dragonflies on crack, followed by the ridiculous 'Attacking the ground target with Sidewinder air to air missiles' I did like the concept of using nanobots to implement the 'Gray Goo' theory. Also -1 for the US political leaders crying about invasion of airspace.
I saw this in a theatre when it was first released. Outstanding work. I love it just as much now as I did then.
I saw this movie in my local theater in 1956 when I was 9. I loved Robby the Robot so much that I hounded my dad to talk the manager of the local theater to let me have the giant cardboard cutout of Robby that was use as advertisement for the film. I got the cutout and had it my bedroom until I was 16 or 17. I've watched reruns on tv so many times I can't count them. Forbidden Planet was truly the classic si-fi for others that followed.
joeleiter Good god man, if you still have that cutout today. Just how much monies you get for it. Thousands in hundred thousand or millions. They are extremely rare.
Would be worth a small fortune.
This is my very favorite sci fi movie. Even watching it years later, there is not much that makes me roll my eyes and think how wrong they were. This was very well done, and has aged quite well.
One of my all time favourite films. Still breathtaking in its scope and visuals. I hope it doesn’t get remade though...
Yeah, I agree about re-making the film. It would make about as much sense as re-making "Gone with the Wind".
If they remake it, it will be all about special effects and not the story line. The remake of "Day the Earth Stood Still" was a major disappointment. The remake of "The Time Machine" turned the Morlocks into unbelievable CGI super beings. Again, disappointing. Leave Forbidden Planet alone. It's one of my all time favorites.
From your fingers to God's ears. Someone's going to do it, though. I hope it is an abysmal failure, but you know it's going to be done. Even GwtW will end up getting remade one of these days. Hollywood has jumped the shark and there's nothing we can do about it.
Agreed, I will fight a remake on every social media website I can find.
Perfect Art. The pinnacle production and most supreme example of Science Fiction. What grand scope and depth of imagery. So deep and rich in detail. Forbidden Planet emerged from a time period when most sci-fi was typically thin, clunky, and even ridiculous. A remake would only be stupid. Purest classic Americana.
Anyone that got to see this movie in the theatre is so lucky. I was born in 1965 so I saw it on the TV in the late 60's or early 70's. I've watch it several times since then. Another of my favorites is The Thing From Another Planet. Another movie with a well thought out story and good acting.
IMO the FINEST movie ever made, the finest story ever told. As a designer, artist , I have drawn all the different "classes" and types of KreLL. I HAD TO....The image caught in the force field, wearing Dr. Morbius's Go-Tee and the Building designs have taken hold of my creative talent. Never think that a remake could come within a Thousand Light Years of this Masterpiece.
Way back in 1977, when the film was only twenty one years old, they were screening it on campus. This was at the very same time that Star Wars was filling the theaters. I was stunned when i discovered that one of my roommates, who was raving about Star Wars, had never even heard of Forbidden Planet. I hauled him off to the screen. Afterwards when I asked him what the thought he said that it was "pretty good". This lead to my initially thinking him a philistine, fortunately further discussion revealed that he thought I had taken him to a new movie. He did not understand that it had been made before he was born.
Amazing....
He still was a Philistine. And a Cretin to boot.
+1 for philistine
Thanks for that story. Let's hope he watched it again, sometime, in the full knowledge of when it was created.
Daniel Waltimire your friend was a moron.
After all these years, this is the best and influential science fiction film to date! - The Grandfather of sci-fi - Pure joy to watch 👍
This is still a tremendous movie to watch today. Ground breaking in so many ways for the time. A classic.
I just watched the movie last evening before going to bed... doubt Forbidden Planet will ever stop being good...
You are correct, some movies from my youth youth i loved seem so cheesy now. This movies stands the test of time.
Back in the 70's I went to the National Film Theatre in London for an all night Sci-Fi movie marathon. This was one of the four movies shown that night. I remember the evening started at 23.00 on a Saturday and ended at about 06.30 in the Sunday morning, Stepping into daylight on the South-Bank that early in the day was borderline surreal and very Sci-Fi itself!
Fascinating, but please how do you compare Forbidden Planet with the other three movies?
@@ronwilson8759 Hi Ron. Good to get your observations. I can't remember the title of the 4th film but two others were the classic 'This Island Earth' (1955) and Alphaville (France 1965) which was the last movie of the night and was full of bright flashing lights which gave everyone headaches after such a long night!
I was lucky to work with one of the writers of Forbidden Planet... Irving Block at Cal State University Northridge. He was a truly imaginative teacher that inspired me and all of his students. I love the fact that it was loosely based on the "Tempest" by Shakespeare.
he was a matte painter wasn't he?
You saw it on TV in the 1980s and loved it. I saw it in a small shopping-center single-screen theater in the 1950s and became a science-fiction fanatic. Roddenberry saw it and cribbed all sorts of things from it for Star Trek including the "gliding gracefully through space" shot, the "slanted orbit from behind the ship" shot, and the transporter (which was the deceleration station for FP). Not to mention... when they send out a landing party, who do they send out? The captain, first officer, and doctor. Who gets left in charge? Chief engineer. If you saw that ST original pilot episode that was repurposed as "The Menagerie" then you also would see the similarity between the FP heavy disintegration cannon and the ST heavy phaser cannon. The list goes on and on.
AND FP was based upon Shakespeare's 'The Tempest,' so indirectly Shakespeare's the actual inspiration for Star Trek!
Still a great movie after all these years.
I saw this film in 1956 when it was in the theaters, absolutely incredible!!! as a 10 year old boy would say.
Elf Owl I was born in 56
Wish I was ten years old then
I loved the 50s but unfortunately I do not remember much about the 50s
So I guess that’s an oxymoron
I did own two 55 chevy’s and a 56 Chevy though
"absolutely incredible" was perhaps a bit over my 10 y/o brain. I I think what we would have said at 10 (circa 1966) might have been more like a Leave it to Beaver script, except we would never, ever have said "golly." But if I had seen Forbidden Planet at 10 years, I can imagine being compelled to consult my parents and a dictionary, and come up with .... "absolutely incredible"
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What was the title of the accompanying Tex Avery cartoon?
I couldn't make it out in the newspaper ad.
Something Something American.
Thank you for your excellent video about this ground breaking movie. For me, Forbidden Planet is the gold standard of this genre. Being born in 1953, I cannot make claim to have seen it in the movies but did see it on TV many times. I remember seeing it again late one evening on TV with Anne Francis sitting in a studio being interviewed and commenting about the movie. The stunningly gorgeous and very articulate Ms. Francis certainly added to my love for this movie with her interesting insights!
Saw it on TV as a kid in the 60's. Scared the hell out of me, both the ID monster (a kind of ghost) and Robby trying to burn his way into the lab through those walls. I had no idea what was going on, but those effects were scary, and I loved it.
THat wasn't Robby burning into the lab, It was the Id Monster.
I am glad they left the Krell's appearance to the movie goers imagination.
Lyle Johnson From the look of it, they were short in stature. Even the entrance to the transport tunnel car were lower than shoulder heights.
I still have trouble imagining how they might have looked.
Strange that they found nothing that indicated how they looked.
@@radrook4481 If you look at the ID monster, that might give us some basis. If you notice in the door melting scene, it's melting away the area it needs to enter, which is very close to the shape of the doorway. Perhaps their stature slouches down like that when they walk. As far as it looking evil, I think is an exaggerated aberration of what they looked like before they destroyed themselves. After all, The good doctor is creating the monster in his mind. And having spent many years studying them, he might have some sort of idea of what they looked like, even though there was no visual references. So it's kinda like his mental Frankenstein!
Agreed. There were hints and clues to their appearance, but it was left up to the imagination of the viewer. Which made of t all the fucking scarier!
My junior high school showed ten minute segments of films during lunches and I was the projectionist in the booth.
Lunch was just over when Anne Frances was about to get provocatively out of the pool, so I ran the film additional seconds to get to that scene.
The next day we had the best turnout ever to see that scene through to it's sort of provocative conclusion!
That was great fun circa 1964.
This movie and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" are my two all time favorites.
Don't forget "This Island Earth"
these old films were good because they had great actors and intelligent scripts and were not outdone by loud music and whizz bangs
Same here.
The Thing from Another world is still a chilling film. (no pun intended)
Good taste.
This is on the top of my list of scifi movies of all time. Would love to see this movie remade with today's technology exploring the mysterious Krell culture.
Easter Egg : in the movie " Serenity " when the crew lands on Miranda they end up at a crashed ship . Look at the Insignia on the outside , it reads " C47D ". The designation of the ship in Forbiden Planet .
Really?? Wow. I loved Serenity. It's cool how Sci Fi films get connected.
Outstanding. Good eyes.
Wow!
The Forbidden planet ship was C57 D. You were close.
Remember, people, we all have an Id monster in us. It lurks in the dark parts of our minds. That's why criminal thoughts exist . Morbeus magnified his with Krell science. The same way the Krell accidently did millions of years ago.
I first saw this in the early 70s thought then and still do it's brilliant!
Glad that Shakespeare got a mention. A script based on His “Tempest” gave the film critical appeal .
I was lucky enough to see this in the theatre when I was a kid...HUGE influence...still considered one of the best SciFi's ever made.
If I had a time machine I would go back to '56 and see this on the screen of a drive-in theatre when they were at the height of popularity.
@@whiskeyvictor5703 Im lucky enough to have a beautiful home made theater where i can watch the film over and over again lol
Great vid! I did not know that this was Leslie Nielsen's screen debut. He so nailed it! Yeah, they could do a remake, but even if they went into more depth about the Krell, I doubt they could match the unique charm of Robbie the Robot. He truly set the trend for all "droids" that came after. There's also a Krell-like "Great Machine" featured in the TV series "Babylon 5." I caught the visual reference the instant I saw it. The amount that Star Trek took from this movie is really surprising, right down to a transporter-like effect when the ship slows to sub-light speeds. This is a true science fiction classic that will never die!
My parents took me and my brother and sister to the drive-in movie to watch this when it first came out. We all loved it !
I was about 7 when this movie came out. It scared the crap out of me. Glad I found this. Thanks, well done.
Edward Hanson - Same here!
The Id monster is no joke, especially if one knows the basics of freudian psychology.
The dialog of this film, built the foundation for it's success. I have yet to be aware of an error of logic in the script. Walter Pidgeon offered a brilliant performance. The special effects and sound was mezmeriizing and I still remember my feelings watching in awe for the first time at the tender age of 10. The only other movie of this type I feel compelled to mention is "the day the earth stood still"
I would also suggest George Pal's War of the Worlds(1953)....great special effect for it's time--although it does suffer from a mediocre dialogue.
Their is a error in the script. If moribus didnt know how the machines work and no direct wireing he can fine. Then how did he know how to blow up the planet?
@@robertarodecker2558 A visualisation of his inward turned rage and guilt?
I still happily sit down and watch this movie whenever I see it listed on TV. Just a wonderful movie...
Love this movie - so beautiful and innovative. I was in a musical that originated in London called Return To The Forbidden Planet. It was basically Forbidden Planet - but using the language of Shakespeare. Most of it was written in iambic pentameter - but it also utilized lines from Shakespeare's plays - altered slightly for comedic effect. Oh, and the songs were all pop songs from the 50's and 60's. It was a hoot.
I watched Forbidden Planet in 1958 and had nightmares for months afterwards....loved it though and Science fiction became my "must read ,must see" entertainment material. That monster from the Id was amazing in every way. Loved the way the stairs into the spaceship dented when it went inside to grab its first victim!
Thanks Jonny, ground-breaking and my all time favorite. I bought it as soon as it appeared for sale and now have it now on Blue-Ray. I watch it a least once a year along with others of the same era. I should say, I first watched this as a you boy in the early sixties. :)
Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis appeared again together as a wealthy couple many years later in the television film "Little Mo" (1978). From what I heard in interviews with Anne they really enjoyed working together.
Yah, I can bet Leslie liked working with Ms. Francis. ^^ Irony in the extreme that late in his career he hit his stride as a comic, the hardest performance art form.
I was 7 years old when I saw this in a movie theater with my family. The special effects blew me away and I understood NONE of it. This film was way ahead of it's time and remains one of my all-time favorites.
Inspired creations like Forbidden Planet are a rare combination of some many things that have to go right: MGM taking a huge financial gamble, the core concept from the writers, the visionary director, the incredible inventions and technical creations, the amazing art, sets, and special effects, the casting, and of course the "tonalities" produced by the Barons that set the mood. Forbidden Planet was a breakthrough on so many levels, and for most of the participants, a one-in-a-lifetime achievement. Bravo! Well done!
It looks fantastic on blu ray. A remake could never match the visual charm of this movie. The execrable remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still should be lesson enough.
I first saw this movie back on the 60's on Million Dollar Movie, it got under my skin and stayed there. It is my all time favorite and i watch it frequently. The sights, sounds, just the whole ambiance sets it apart from anything else.
I really hope they never remake Forbidden Planet. It's a timeless classic that stands solidly on it's own, and like Casablanca, The Godfather, The Good the Bad and the Ugly and other timeless classics it should be appreciated for what it is and not ruined with a remake.
Norm T the original could have been stand alone. The second was shockingly as good as the original and could have been a stand alone movie. The third one should have never happened.
Not just one of the best sci-fi movies ever made, one of the best movies ever made IMO.
This film is truly amazing. Any re-make no matter how good with CGI graphics will never capture the soul of the original. It's like 'Jason and the Argonauts', the skeleton fight scene; it's unique and no matter how many re-makes, it will never capture the original. And let's not forget the scary 'Talos' scene!
The first sci-fi I ever saw. I remember having a Robbie the robot toy. Been hooked on sci-fi since.
I've seen the actual robots of both Forbidden Planet and Lost In Space. They coexist side by side at the same museum. They froze me in place and transported me back in time to being a child. They and other cherished displays made it very hard to leave that museum. I wanted to live and work there and never leave.
I first saw this film back in the 60's. Back then it was an incredible visual spectacle, and, the story line was very engaging and original for the time. It was head and shoulders above the rest of the films made in the sci fi genre.
There are some films you DO NOT remake, and, this one is number one on that list, closely followed by 2001: A Space Odyssey. A remake would only detract from this sci fi masterpiece. There is no making it better. 👍
And don't remake "Plan 9 From Outer Space" either! ;)
I recently read Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in order to understand how it was the basis for Forbidden Planet. FP is still the grand daddy of great Sci-Fi movies, IMO and without CGI!
I remember watching this on TV in New Zealand some 48 years ago still love this movie till today
I first saw this movie on New Zealand tv in the mid 70s and thoroughly enjoyed it.now have in my collection and still enjoy watching it today+a landmark sci-fi film
I was a boy when saw this movie shortly after it was released in 1956. The invisible monster scared the crap out of me. It's a movie I've never forgot. There are some movies that should never be remade and this is one of them.
One of the more impactful sci fi films. Forbidden Planet, Blade Runner, 2001 were my faves, to be made in 1956, the special effects were great.
This was the grand daddy of all space science fiction films. I've seen it perhaps 50 times and still enjoy it to this day.
I saw this as a 5-year-old kid at a D.C. drive-in in 1957. LOVED IT! Yet... I fell asleep for a section, waking up to where the ID creature was melting the Krell metal. I next saw it in France in 1973, and finally understood the film. Since then - 63 years later - it's been my favorite SciFi film of all time. when Star Trek came out, I actually thought it was based on FP! If there is another film made, perhaps a prequel or sequel. The original is in a class by itself.
My favorite Sci-Fi movie of all time. Still the best.
I have viewed this movie about 200 times over the years, seeing it as a small child when it first came out. Study the background effects while it is running; they have details in the movie that you may not notice for some time that are put in that you have to be a fanatic to think anyone would notice, but they put them in anyway. For example, some of the spaceship's equipment shows CORRECT ACTUAL OPERATION RESULTS (!!!) - who would even notice something like that?
One of the best Sci-Fis flicks ever made. A classic.
First for anyone planning on see this movie don't get your hopes for an action packed, drama filled movie. This movie is PERFECT vintage story telling, which has sadly fallen to make way for drama and action of today.
Boring. It's boring af.
It has enough action to drive the story, but it's not a shoot-em-up; it's sci fi for people who like to think. Morons and ADHD types find it boring. Right Zidders? Zidders? You paying attention?
@@RCAvhstape I grew up on sci-fi. Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov-I would bring him 20-30 books from the library every week and three quarters of them would be sci-fi (I loved fantasy, too). I've been a trekkie/trekker (whichever you prefer) since I was five (I'll be 47 in August). I can quote Heinlein's 'Cool, Green Hills' by memory. So my credentials as a sci-fi nerd are beyond reproach. All that said I still said the movie is boring. Does it have great visuals? Absolutely. Was it ahead of it's time thematically? Definitely. Has it aged well? Nope. Not at all. Plodding story, stilted acting and zero excitement.
And that's OK. It's OK that it's a product of it's time but you're kidding yourself if you think it holds a candle to films that came later (even 2001 which manages to not be boring despite being even slower paced).
Oh, and speaking of intelligence-it's not very intelligent (or kind) to call people 'morons' and speak to them in a condescending manner. It just makes you an elitist asshole.
@@ZiddersRooFurry,totally your opinion. But with your reading background I'm really surprised on your thoughts about the movie. Sounds like my reading list plus I've 21 yrs on you to have read a bunch more of them. Started by grabbing my uncles books when I was about 6.
@@jasomkovac9115 I'll admit it's been years since I've seen it but I've always had a hard time watching films from the 40's and 50's. The pacing and style are just so much more focused on dialog (because talking is cheaper than action/sets/etc) that it's just boring to me. I guess a lot of it is because I grew up in the era of Star Wars and the Trek films and have come to expect at least a bit more action mixed in with my drama. All that said i'll give it another watch.
7:48 those guys looked so happy in the photo with long-bare-legged Ann Francis - my smile matched theirs
She was really only 16 at the time...
@@piotrd.4850 - you can't make me feel guilty - in reality - she's older than me
@@piotrd.4850 - No. She was 26.
It is probably fair to say this ground breaking, exceptionally advanced for its time movie, was truly the forerunner of the next generation of quality masterpieces. I am thinking 2001: a space odeyssy, would not have been produced without this imaginative masterpiece as a forerunner.
Born in 57 first saw this with my Dad when I was 6. Have been a Sci-Fi fan all my life because of this movie. For me when this would come on TV as a kid it was bigger than Wizard of Oz. From VHS to BlueRay i've watched it hundreds of times.
I remember watching this movie on TV in the 70s and I was blown away. Although I have never watched it again, I can remember it clearly, almost half a century later.
Enough with the remakes. Do artists go around remaking the Mona Lisa? Instead of trying to copy old masterpieces, film makers should be trying to create new masterpieces.
Well Forbidden Planet was never a new masterpiece since it's just a unique take on Shakespeare's The Tempest. It's sci-fi setting is unique, but ultimately it's a remake of a classic story.
@Norm T I know, but you get my meaning.
@@NihilusShadow not quite, it was Loosely based off of The Tempest. But the main plot was unique. And the moral behind it was not a remake of The Tempest. They just use elements in the Tempest to make their point. But we all borrow from other people's works to create something great. Even the cavemen telling stories borrowed from other stories to make their stories more intriguing. Shakespeare had borrowed heavily from other works and historical records to make his stories more intriguing.
Hollywood is now afraid of the risk of making anything new. Remakes already have established audiences.
@@NihilusShadow Stole that from the intro did you. you should move to hollywood and do remakes.
This film is watchable today as it was 63 years ago,a good film, is a film you can watch again and again.and this one I have on many occasions.
Great story, wonderful characters and stunning visuals. A genuine masterpiece of cinema.
Unbelievably underrated movie! I had never heard of it before I happened across it about 5 years ago, and I was just as spellbound by it as you were. It’s an amazing story, and it’s really amazing how well it stands up even after all this time.
One of my all time favourite films. Amazing special effects and creepy moments. I first saw it when I was a child, and still often watch it.
This movie still holds the test of time. I remember being amazed by this movie as a kid in the 80's thirty years after it was made. Even now it still looks amazing
Yes, this is like a mechanical watch and the remake would be a quartz watch. It cannot match the original no matter what. In fact, even if the biggest studio today tried to make an all-analog science fiction movie, I doubt they have retained the know how to make it look like this one.
Something you didn't mention about Robby the Robot is that almost every previous depiction of a robot on film depicted it as an uncontrollable menace, similar to how Frankenstein's Monster is often depicted.
Forbidden Planet was possibly the first film to depict a robot which not only wasn't a menace, but wasn't capable of becoming a menace. If it wasn't literally the first, then I'm sure it was the first film of any note to depict a robot as fully benign.
Obviously someone was also familiar with Asimov's three laws.
@@jaimeosbourn3616 The funny thing about the Three Laws is that, as depicted in the movie "I, Robot," the second part of the First Law would inevitibly lead to a robot revolution if the robots ever became capable of anticipation.
And, think about it... how does a robot know how to keep from harming a human? What does a robot need to know in order to know how to NOT harm a human?
It seems to me that the safest set of commands to give to any robot is to always allow humans to have free will in the highest form possible under the circumstances. But that requires a preamble command for the robot to first figure out exactly what free will is. Even human philosophers still argue about that.
13:28 So that's where George got the idea for a tiny, holographic Princess Leia.
@free citizen01 "The The Next Generation"?
George stole everything from everyone for Star Wars. Everything. It’s a samurai spaghetti western 2001 mash up for starters
@Samuel McNair the genius of both is to make it seem original
@Samuel McNair absolutely do. To my 9 year old self I had no idea. If Dune had been better known he would have had to share story credit with Frank Herbert.
@@rayhill5767 George is the Quentin Tarantino of Sci Fi
I saw this movie in 1958 as a child and was both awestruck and terrified. It was years ahead of its time and held me spellbound. What entertainment.
Anne Francis liked to tell the story of when her young grandsons were visiting and watching this movie at her house for the first time. She had it on tape and only told them that it was a movie with a cool robot in it. When she first appeared on screen, the littlest kid jumped off the couch and pointed at the TV and loudly yelled "There's Grandma!" which made her and everyone else there laugh.