In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer remembers the 1950s sci-fi favorite Forbidden Planet. Sometimes the prognosticators of the 50’s era science fiction books and movies were overly optimistic, sometimes they were astoundingly cautious. In the case of this movie, it…
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Robby the Robot: Forbidden Planet’s Synthetic Scene Stealer
A true sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet has thrilled audiences since it was released back in 1956. This milestone science fiction adventure, loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, details what happens when a rescue ship’s crew locates the survivors of an…
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Robby the Robot
I have always liked sci-fi, even the early stuff. Or maybe, especially the early stuff. I was talking with a friend and he mentioned Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956). The movie is a classic of early sci-fi, with effects…
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