1950s The Golden Age of Science Fiction (PART 3)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2025
- Greetings Cosmic Corps. We have just finished our third installment of our Golden Age of Science Fiction video series. We hope you enjoy our conclusion to the series, and hope you have had an opportunity to see the first two as well. The links are all right here if you have not had a chance to see them. Have a Great Galactic Day.
The Golden Age of Science Fiction PART 1 Video Link:
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The Golden Age of Science Fiction PART 2 Video Link:
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Fred Barton Productions:
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Dan Monroe: Movie, Music, & Monsters TH-cam Channel Link:
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Dan Monroe: Movies, Music, and Monsters: The Valley of Gwangi Video Link:
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The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation Webpage:
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Thank you for the memories. I was born in 1950 and I saw just about every 1950’s SciFi movie on the big screen as a kid when they came to my local theater as second run matinees between 1954 and 1960. My father was a big SciFi fan and he began taking me to Sci-Fi movies far earlier than my mother wanted. The first SciFi film that I saw on its first run was “Forbidden Planet.” Ray Harryhausen was belatedly recognized for the true master that he was. He truly reached the height of his craft with “ The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Jason and the Argonauts”, “Mysterious Island”, and “Clash of the Titans”.
My father had a great influence on me with Sci-Fi as well. While my dad is not a die hard Sci-Fi fan, he could see I was going that way. When I was a kid in the early 1970s, Star Trek the original series was in syndication and would run on the local Detroit channel WKBD TV50 on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and my dad would take me downstairs to watch them. We had either a late 1950s or early 1960s black and white TV in the basement, and it had all the classic features, coat hangers and aluminum foil for antenna, pliers that were use as an early remote to change the channel and adjust the volume since all the knobs were gone, and duct tape to cover the cracks in the housing of that old TV. Ah, good times. And Ray Harryhausen, that man was nothing short of a master of his craft. Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@JBass33 I feel the same way. My dad loved movies and I saw many of classics with him, including Psycho (that one left an impression 😂). I was born the year before you and Forbidden Planet was my favorite film. Anne Francis in her miniskirts also made quite an impression on me. 😏
Thank you very much. I was born in 1954 and had to wait till all these films were on TV. Great stuff.
I never got to see these movies in the theater. Mostly I saw them on the local Creature Feature or Chiller theater in the 70s when I was a kid. Once in a great while, one of the local $1 theaters would run a classic Sci-Fi afternoon and showcase the Sci-Fi films from the 50s and 60s. I don't remember the ones I may have seen way back then. I do remember going to see 1960s The Time Machine at one of those Classic Sci-Fi events at the local theater. Again, I am glad you enjoyed our video, and thank you for all of your. comments. They are all greatly appreciated. Have a great Sunday, and stay tuned, there is more. Sci-Fi to come.
Mike
I remember watching Valley as a small child in the UK, best Christmas ever
@arniereid5653
That is awesome. I hadn't seen The Valley on Gwangi since I was a kid. I actually forgot all about it, and rewatched it before I made this video, due in large part to the video that I referenced in the Gwangi segment that our friend Dan Monroe had put out. Awesome comment, stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
A very well done series on a much loved segment of filmmaking.
@whitesky18
Thank you I really appreciate the comment. When I started the channel a little over a year and a half ago, early on I did a three part series on the 1950s Sci-Fi movies, but those videos were in a Top 10 list format. And my inexperience with the older videos comes through. I'm still no expert by any means, but the newer videos are more cohesive. After I did my original three 1950s Sci-Fi videos I wanted to go back and elaborate with more detail on that era, something that was missing from the first three part series I did, and not only talk more about the production, but also what was happening within the industry itself. Honestly I could have done three more videos. There was a tremendous amount on innovation that happened in that era. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And, stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Great work putting this fascinating video together, especially Ray Harryhausen’s monumental movie animations - Clash Of The Titans is a personal favourite in my Blu-ray collection and still looks fantastic!
@jaywalker1233
Thank you for your comment, and sorry for my late response. I read your comment when it came in, and then everything went crazy in my world. I am right there with you, Ray Harryhausen's work on Clash of the Titans was absolutely TOP NOTCH. And if you are going to finish anything in life, finish strong. And there is no question Ray Harryhausen defiantly finished his animation career strong with Clash of the Titans. I remember seeing that when it came out when I was a kid. That movie just fascinated me. Again, thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
I was so happy to see that you and Dan Monroe have collaborated. You are two of my favorite channels 🎉❤
@jonathanmartin-ives8665
I'm glad you have checked out Dan's channel. I enjoy his channel myself. I've talked with him over email a few times and I floated an idea for him to come on my channel and talk Sci-Fi. He seems open to the idea. But before we get to that, we have to get you on the channel so we can talk about your film career and your latest project "The Kessel Paradox". That will be exciting to talk about. As always my friend your comment is greatly appreciated, and thank you for your continued support of our channel. Have a great day.
Mike
Hey that's awesome :-) thank you so much.
@@MoviesMusicMonsters
Absolutely my friend, you do quality work and I want to make sure you get the credit you deserve for that work. Keep your channel rocking, you have something great going on and thank you for subscribing to my channel, that is awesome. And stay tuned my friend, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a Great Galactic Day.
Mike
@@MoviesMusicMonsters
Not a worry my friend, happy to drop a mention for your channel. Keep up the great work.
Fantastic series! Growing up with these movies was a big part of my childhood! Thank you so much and look forward to seeing more like this!!
@davebooth5608
Thank you for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed our video. I saw all of these movies when I was a kid in the 70s, and I was hooked on Sci-Fi after that. In a video like this on there is just so much information on both Robby the Robot, and Ray Harryhausen I felt like I was going to inadvertantly leave some key information out. So I focused on, what I thought was the critical parts. But I am glad you enjoyed it, and there will be more like this. Thank you again, and stay tuned, there is more sci-fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
The 4-D Man from 1959. Where Is that mentioned? Robert Lansing and Lee Meriwether starred. I can’t be the only person who ever heard of it. Irwin Yeaworth directed.
@glennso47
I had done three 1950(s) list videos about a year ago, and decided to do three more. The Golden Age videos were different in that I didn't do a list, but focused in more on just a couple of movies per video, and the innovations that the 1950s had developed for production, and the cinema experience. But as I just mentioned in your last comment, I think this would be a great topic for a stand alone video.
Mike
I love to read the stories and anecdotes from the folks that were actually there back in the days.
Your words are particularly valuable as they help to get an idea how it was back then.
Thank you for all 3 of this series of 50's Sci-Fi movies. Greatly enjoyed them.
@gailedmonds9107
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed our trilogy. I was originally just going to do one video, but there were so many firsts n the 50s there was no good way to just do one video. So much information would be left out. Honestly I could probably do three more, and barely scratch the surface of all the innovations that happened. I am glad you enjoyed our 50s videos, and thank you again for your comment. Stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
August 2024 - Thank you so much for featuring Forbidden Planet and the famous Robbie The Robot costume. Yes, I added the word costume, because that’s what it was. A person had to be inside to make the robot walk and also to operate its hands and some of its flashing lights and mechanisms. Even though the person was able to look through the neon flashing tubes to see where it was going…. I heard that it was a challenging costume to operate. Thanks again.
@Bippy55
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I remember seeing Robby the Robot for the first time watching forbidden planet when I was a little kid and I thought he was amazing. And then it seemed like I couldn't stop seeing him in everything that came on television. I was reading about the challenges of the costume when I was doing my research for the video. There was so much information on Robby that I probably could have done three 2 hour videos at least on him. My favorite appearance of Robby was definitely Forbidden Planet. But my second favorite was the Lost in Space episode, War of the Robots. That one is a classic. I am glad you enjoyed our video, and thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Hello again, Mike! you know… I would not mind and I’m sure 1000s of others would love this a fresh study on Robbie The Robot (costume). From its twin moving antennas on the outside to something that looks like operating computer flip-flops on its computer brain inside that AMAZING head dome…. I’m sure you would win a prize if you headed up a fresh short TH-cam story about everything Robbie… old and new! Or would you like me to give it a try? 🙂 Maybe someone somewhere made a real mechanized Robbie the Robot!
@@Bippy55
I think this is a great idea. There is tons of material on Robby. I actually just started looking for for a real world true working Robby, not just a replica but a fully functional Robby prototype out there in the world. I haven't found anything yet, but I do enjoy a challenge. Excellent thought.
Mike
@@scifiandmore I get it. I did a little looking myself. I especially focused on Japan, because you know how much they love robots. So I thought that might be the place it would show up. Sadly, my hunt only turned up lots of Robbie The Robot toys.
Glad to hear you and Dan Monroe collaborated on this. I enjoy both of your channels.
@TripleBerg
I have had a couple of opportunities to speak with Dan via email, and I enjoy his channel as well. When I was writing my script, particularly when I got to Ray Harryhausen and the Valley of Gwangi, I remembered Dans video specifically talking about the Valley of Gwangi, and like I had mentioned in the video, I had forgotten all about that move until I saw Dans video about it. And, since he dedicated one video just to the movie, it only made sense for me to point at his channel and that video specifically since he went into much deeper research on Gwangi than I did. And, for me, it allowed me to give an additional resource for viewers and subscribers that perhaps wanted additional information for the Valley of Gwangi. So I like to think it was a win win for both of us. Thank you for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Thanks, Mike, for covering Ray Harryhausen, one of the pioneers in film and practical special effects. I always enjoy collaborations between TH-cam content creators. Each one brings something different to the table and the audience benefits from that synergy. Looking to seeing more of your content and hopefully more collaboration with Dan and other content creators. It adds to our sense of being a community on TH-cam.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
@@TripleBerg
Absolutely, when you really think about it, the Sci-Fi community is actually really small. and I think we should should all be together. I really enjoyed your comments, and based on your comments, I will reach out to more Sci-Fi content creators for collaboration. I think you have a great idea here. And, thank you. I love hearing positive ideas.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the donation. And thank you again for all the previous donations you have made. It means so much, as I mentioned before, I am so glad you enjoyed my videos that much. It is very inspirational for me to work harder, and make my videos with higher quality. Thank you again. You are very appreciated.
Mike
I thoroughly enjoyed your take on this topic 🖖🖖🚀🚀🛸🛸🪐🪐 it reminded me of the Sci-Fi Channel’s specials 🖖🖖🚀🚀🛸🛸🪐🪐
@billwolod7444
Thank you for your comment, and thank you for your continued support of our channel, it is greatly appreciated. The 1950s Sci-Fi movies hold a special spot for me, even though I wasn't around when they were initially released. But I did grow up with them. Nearly all of them aired on Detroit's local Creature Feature on Saturday afternoons in the 1970s. And as a little kid watching all of these, plus Star Trek TOS was in syndication, and for kids like me, Star Trek The Animated Series was running on Saturday mornings, plus Star Wars releasing in 1977, there was literally no way I wasn't going to turn out to be a life long Sci-Fi fan. But the 1950s films really do hold a special spot in my heart. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
I saw this when it opened (summer before I was in 8th grade) at the drive-in. It was on a double bill with the animated Sleepy Hollow. There was a time you got to see a particular movie only when it was screened at a movie theater. Remember that? My public library received as a gift the entire stock of the last video rental in Portland, Maine. It had an enormous foreign, independent and off-beat cinema collection.
@garyabbott3861
Thank you for your comment, I do remember special screenings, and I do remember the drive-in. When I was a kid, My and Uncle, took my cousin and I to see Star Wars at the drive-in. We were in th bed of an old pick up truck with sleeping bags watching the double feature, Star Wars and Meatballs. But my cousin and I were forced to go to sleep during meatballs, which ran second. Not approprite for little kids. Looking back, the drive-in was alot of fun. I wish they were around today. Again, thank you for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
I met Ray at the Disney studios many decades ago, a very modest guy.
@user-gj7dt3sz1i
Thank you for your comment, and I hope you enjoyed our video. That must have been amazing to meet him. I would have loved to have that opportunity. To stand in the presence of someone that had created so many creatures and who had a huge hand in shaping Science Fiction as we know it. That is amazing. Thank you for sharing that. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
This series has been a true love letter... 💌
@jonathanmartin-ives8665
Thank you Jonathan. I am glad you enjoyed the videos. I could have probably kept going with even more information. The 1950s saw the release of 205 science fiction movies, not to mention the science fiction TV shows that came out. So there is a very deep well there to draw from. Thank you again my friend for your comment, as always it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Mike,
You and Dan really work in a similar way.
This was a wonderful tribute to Ray Harryhausen and Robby the Robot :)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
P.S. I saw that early part where you were channeling Dan:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
@rikspector
Greetings my friend. I hope you are doing well. I am glad you enjoyed the conclusion video for The Golden Age of Science Fiction. If I'm being honesty, I probably could have done two videos instead of this one. One for Robby the Robot, and one for Ray Harryhausen. But my original thought was to focus on key elements that made the 1950s sci-fi impactful and do it in a trilogy. There was absolutely no way to put all the information over these three videos I made into one 20-30 minute video. There would be too much critical information left out. I am also glad you have seen Dan's channel. I've talked with him over email a few times, and I enjoy his channel as well. I proposed an idea for him to appear in one of my videos just to talk Sci-Fi, and he seems interested. So hopefully that can come together. As always my friend, thank you for your continued support. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore thank you Mike, I know how much work you put into your channel and
Hope it continues to grow 👍
Rik
Thanks Mike :-)
@@MoviesMusicMonsters
Happy to do it. Have a great day.
I agree with Tom Hanks, Mike. "Jason and the Argonauts" is a masterpiece. I saw it first when I was a kid, and it both enthralled and terrified me. I was really afraid of skeletons. I had a great love of mythology, so I was also impressed with "Clash of the Titans". I've seen many of the films that include Ray Harryhausen's Dynamation. He did with models what these days only CGI can achieve. He was a truly great man.
There was a quote I put in this particular video regarding the CGI effects, and I can't remember now who said it. But the quote was basically that Harryhausen did with his hands what CGI does today. I remember when I found that uote, it really stuck with me and had to be included in the video. The first time I saw Jason and the Argonauts, I was a little kid at my Grandparents house, and my Grandfather was a little more strict about what children should watch on TV then my parents. But when he saw the skeleton fight, he immediately turned the TV off. But it was too late, the fight was over, I had seen it, the damage was done, lol. But absolutely fantastic movie. Thank you for your comment my friend always great to talk sci-fi and fantasy. Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday season, and stay tuned there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Yay! Terry Gilliam is from Minnesota and Monty Python fame. ❤
Science fiction writes the future....According with the new UFO'S sightings, even those flying saucers had been modernized into new different shapes and numbers. It's just amazing how Hollywood tried to replicate "futuristic" uniforms on space missions. By far my fave pic of your footage is Robbie the robot shaking hands with Columbo, that blew my mind. Yeee!
@alexisnicole3965
Thank you my Queen for always being supportive of my crazy ideas, lol. You always encourage me to keep going and keep learning how to make my videos better. I would not be where I am without all of your support. Love you baby.
I think Forbidden Planet's score was also one of the first if not first use of the theremin.
@garyabbott3861
I think you are absolutely correct about that point. That movie offered so many firsts and I think the Theremin was part of that. Thank you for your comment, we hope you enjoyed our. video. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great Day.
Mike
While the 1950's were filled with is-fi classics like Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds, THEM!, Invaders from Mars, and Day the Earth Stood Still, I felt Kronos was an under-rated flick.
Thank you for your comment, and I hope you enjoyed our video. It's funny that you bring up Kronos. I did three Top 10 1950s Sci-Fi videos about a year ago, and I mentioned Kronos on #3. I believe it was #3. And I agree with you, Kronos is very underrated. If fact the third in my top 10 1950s trilogy is the one that I mention Kronos because I titled that video The Underrated and Under Appreciated movies. Thank you for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great Day.
Mike
Where did the scene of Morbius and Robbie on board the cruiser come from?
@@thededicatedbiker
Thank you for your comment. If it is the black and white video clip, that was from a promotion for Forbidden Planet either before or after the movie was released, I’m not sure on that one. In the clip Morbius is describing Robby the Robots functionality. I’ll see if I can find the clip again with the original audio and send it to you so you can hear what Morbius is saying in the unedited version.
Mike
I found it. Have a great day.
Mike
th-cam.com/video/a63i4rGZ1ts/w-d-xo.html
I can testify that Robbie was a gentlebot. MGM brought him, in person, around the Odeon cinemas that were showing Forbidden Planet. I shook his hand and I think he said something to me (after clicking a bit) but I was too awestruck to remember what he said.
I love Gwangi with James Franciscus (sp).
Love original FX without CGI. Big geek about FX in movies from 1900s to 1970s, get to 1980s and it FX started to get created by computer. Remember "Jurrasic Park"? Have any idea how long it took computers to animate the dinosaurs back in 1992?
The two best sci-fi movies of the 1950s were:
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Forbidden Planet
Those are two of my favorites as well. I do like This Island Earth and Earth vs The Flying Saucers, those are fun too.
@@RamZar50 Good call.
I’m curious about a film that’s presumably in the science fiction genre by the master filmmaker, Fritz Lang. The film in question is “First Woman on the Moon” but am not sure that it emanates from the 1950s.
@robertshapiro3733
Thank you for your comment. First Women on the moon is a science fiction movie that was released in 1959. I actually think that is a pretty entertaining movie. I hope you enjoyed our video, and thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Thank you Mike
- The Golden Age of Science Fiction movies was from 1977 to 1991.
- The single best year was 1982:
- Blade Runner
- Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
- The Thing
- E.T.
- Tron
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
I would not disagree with you at all on 1982. That was a fantastic year. I remember begging my dad to take me to see a lot of the movies you mentioned. So I agree with you on that. The reason the 1950s get the nod as the Golden Age, aside from the very memorable movies that came out of that ear, but it was the sheer volume of Sci-Fi movies of that decade. 205 sci-fi movies released during that decade, which is a record for any one decade of sci-fi releases. But to your point, my favorites of the movies you listed was and still is Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan. Thank you for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come.
Mike
Sorry, but, no, Forbidden Planet's plot is in no meaningful way similar to the plot of The Tempest. You can argue that there are a few (loose) parallels between the cast of FP and the cast of TT but that's really it. This idea keeps turning up from people who are familiar with FP but unfamiliar with TT. Morbius is not a deposed world leader cast out for his use of sorcery. Adams is not a world leader cast upon the shore of Altaire by chance. Morbius does not plot to escape his island and return to Earth as ruler. Adams actually like Altaira. There is no political manipulation, there's no jester causing confusion, the Robot is not a mindless thug. You can try and argue that the technology of the krell is analogous to the magics of Prospero, and you'd not be a fool to do so, but, Morbius doesn't even know what's happeneing untilt he last few moments of his life. he isn't wielding them. Sorry, but, no, the two plots are not the same, they're not even close. Tempest was one of MANY inspirational sources for FB, and the creators have always said so, but it absolutely is not so for plot.
Thank you for your comment, and I hope you enjoyed our video. You have a great point. And I have never thought forbidden planet was inspired by the Tempest and only the tempest. And to your point, the stories are very different. It is an inspiration for the movie, but one of many. I enjoyed your comment. It is always great to read a comment like this that is filled with quantifiable information. And honestly the way you laid your argument out, you should be a lawyer. Very well thought out. Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated, and stay tuned there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike