Forbidden Planet (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Fred M. Wilcox |
| Producer(s) | Nicholas Nayfack |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction |
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Forbidden Planet (1956) was a Mystery - Science Fiction Film directed by Fred M. Wilcox and produced by Nicholas Nayfack.
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Silver Screen Standards: The ?Rough Magic? of Forbidden Planet (1956)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 14, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: The ?Rough Magic? of Forbidden Planet (1956) The Tempest has always been my favorite Shakespeare play, so my love for the science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet (1956), shouldn?t surprise anyone who knows how much this iconic film owes to the Bard?s romantic tale of is... Read full article
Silver Screen Standards: The ?Rough Magic? of Forbidden Planet (1956)
By Jennifer Garlen on Feb 14, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: The ?Rough Magic? of Forbidden Planet (1956) The Tempest has always been my favorite Shakespeare play, so my love for the science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet (1956), shouldn?t surprise anyone who knows how much this iconic film owes to the Bard?s romantic tale of is... Read full article
Forbidden Planet (1956)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 11, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsWe’re all part monsters in our subconscious. ~ Leslie Nielsen as Commander Adams I couldn’t help?but recall Han Solo’s line about the Millenium Falcon in the original Star Wars in response to Luke’s derision. After giving?his pride and joy?an affectionate pat he defends her r... Read full article
“Monsters! Monsters from the Id!”: Forbidden Planet (1956)
on Sep 26, 2016 From True ClassicsThe Wonders in the Dark sci-fi countdown rolls on, and here’s another contribution from yours truly: at #25, it’s the 1956 deep-space classic?Forbidden Planet: MGM, the studio that produced Forbidden Planet, threw a couple million dollars into the production of the film, and it shows in ... Read full article
Project X: A Bit of Mission: Impossible, a Pinch of Forbidden Planet, and a Dash of Jonny Quest
By Rick29 on Aug 25, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafeChris George as Hagan Arnold. One of William Castle's final films as a director, the seldom-shown Project X is a science fiction film brimming with innovative ideas--perhaps too many. Set in 2118, it has a team of scientists trying to retrieve a forgotten secret from deep inside the mind of gove... Read full article
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Dr. Edward Morbius: Guilty! Guilty! My evil self is at that door, and I have no power to stop it!
Commander John J. Adams: Dr. Morbius, just what were the symptoms of all those other deaths, the unnatural ones I mean.
Dr. Edward Morbius: The symptoms were striking Commander. One by one in spite of every safeguard my co-workers were torn literally limb from limb.
Commander John J. Adams: By what?
Dr. Edward Morbius: By some devilish thing that never once showed itself.
Commander John J. Adams: And the Bellerophon?
Dr. Edward Morbius: Vaporized as the three remaining survivors tried to take her off.
Commander John J. Adams: And yet in all these 19 years you personally have never again been bothered by this planetary force?
Dr. Edward Morbius: Only in nightmares of those times. And yet always in my mind I seem to feel the creature is lurking somewhere close at hand, sly and irresistible and only waiting to be reinvoked for murder.
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Facts about
MGM had had a full animation department at one time but by 1956 it was largely dismantled. Critical animation effects (landing beam, weapons, Robby overloading, the Id Monster) were provided by Joshua Meador on loan to MGM from Disney. Meador's recognizable style can be readily discerned from that of the other three effects animators working on Alice in Wonderland and in other Disney releases.
Studio chief Dore Schary and producer Nicholas Nayfack were unsure about releasing the film with a solely electronic score by Louis Barron and Bebe Barron. A rough cut of the film was previewed with the electronic score. The audience reaction to the film overall was so favorable that Dore Schary ordered the rough cut to be released with the electronic score and no further editing.
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