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Forbidden Planet

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1153L )
(1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Essay Written by Film Historian Allan Asherman, Including Excerpts from the Novelization
Original "Fatal Planet"Screen Treatment with Irving Block and Allen Adler
Making of Forbidden Planet
Rare Footage and Deleted Scenes
Production and Publicity Material
One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
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Forbidden Planet
1956 - 99 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby. The good doctor is plagued by his mad quest for knowledge through his "brain booster" machine, and by Freudian "monsters from the id" as his daughter discovers other men and learns to kiss.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J. J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Altair-4. Twenty years earlier, Earth ship Bellerophon disappeared while en route to Altair-4. Only the ship's philologist Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) survived; in the intervening decades, Morbius has created an Edenlike world of his own, for the benefit of himself and his nubile young daughter Altaira (Anne Francis). His private paradise is zealously guarded by Robby the Robot, a piece of technology far in advance of anything on earth. When Adams and his crew land on Altair-4, Morbius announces that he has no intention of being rescued and returned to Earth. When Adams attempts to contact home base, he finds his radio equipment has been smashed by some unseen force. Holding Morbius responsible, Adams confronts the scientist, who decides to tell all. At one time, according to Morbius, Altair-4 was populated by the Krel, a wise, intellectually superior race. Using leftover Krel technology, Morbius has doubled his intellect and gained the ability to shape a new world to his own specifications. Forbidden Planet was a big influence on future sci-fi outer-space efforts, especially Star Trek. The letterboxed video version is the closest to the original. --- Hal Erickson

At the time Forbidden Planet came along, science fiction hadn't existed for all that long as a movie genre, having really only established itself after World War II as distinct from horror films and movie serials. And there had been some serious science fiction films made up to that time--- most notably, Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). But science fiction was still considered primarily a genre that appealed to children, centered on action and adventure, without undue plot complexities or character relationships. Forbidden Planet changed all that, without sacrificing a genuine sense of wonder and other elements that juvenile audiences could enjoy. At the time, people mostly noticed the special effects, perhaps the best ever done up to that time and for many years beyond; it was the first movie that could convince viewers, moment to moment, that they were out in space or on some alien planet. Forbidden Planet's real importance, however, lay in respecting its audience, including the kids, enough to steep its plot in psychology and to make some statements about human nature that were pretty strong stuff in the midst of the Cold War, with both sides detonating H-bomb tests on a regular basis. The movie walks an even more precarious tightrope with its subplot about nubile Anne Francis's relationship with her father and the officers of the starship that has just landed in their two-person paradise. The plot was adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest, which flabbergasted (and distressed) some critics but helped draw a new, more serious viewer to this kind of movie. Forbidden Planet was so good, in fact, that it proved an impossible act to follow, and no one tried for almost a decade. But its influence trails out for a half-century beyond: Gene Roddenberry drew most of this ideas about the crew, officers (and their personal relationships), and setting of Star Trek from Forbidden Planet's script and set designs, and George Lucas's funny androids (not to mention Lost in Space's helpful robot servant) have their origins in Forbidden Planet's Robby the Robot. And one can only guess at what luck Stanley Kubrick might've had getting financing for 2001: A Space Odyssey, especially out of MGM, had it not

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Cast for Forbidden Planet

Walter Pidgeon - Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis - Alta Morbius
Leslie Nielsen - Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens - Lt. "Doc" Ostrow
Jack Kelly - Lt. Farman
Richard Anderson - Chief Quinn
Earl Holliman [Anthony Numkena] - Cook
George Wallace - Bosun
Bob Dix - Grey
Jimmy Thompson - Youngerford
James Drury - Joe Strong
Harry Harvey, Jr. - Randall
Roger McGee - Lindstrom
Peter Miller - Moran
Morgan Jones - Nichols
Richard Grant - Silvers
Marvin Miller - Robby (voice)
Les Tremayne - Narrator
Frankie Darro - Robby the Robot
William Boyett - Crewman
James Best - Crewman
Robby the Robot

Crew for Forbidden Planet

Fred Wilcox - Director
Nicholas Nayfack - Producer
Allen Adler - Story Author
Irving A. Block - Story Author
Cyril Hume - Screenwriter
William Shakespeare - Play Author
George Folsey - Cinematographer
Bebe Barron - Composer (Music Score)
Louis Barron - Composer (Music Score)
Ferris Webster - Editor
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Arthur Lonergan - Art Director
Hugh Hunt - Set Designer
Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer
Walter Plunkett - Costume Designer
Helen Rose - Costume Designer
William J. Tuttle - Makeup
Arnold A. Gillespie - Special Effects
Joshua Meador - Special Effects
Warren Newcombe - Special Effects
Irving G. Reis - Special Effects
Irving G. Ries - Special Effects
George Rhein - First Assistant Director

Awards for Forbidden Planet

Best Visual Effects (nom) Irving G. Ries 1956 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Wesley C. Miller 1956 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Arnold A. Gillespie 1956 Academy

Feature Details

Title: Forbidden Planet
Feature Release Date: 1956
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: G
Color: Color
Runtime: 99 Minutes
Chapters: 36
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: CC1153L
UPC: 020350014168
ISBN: 1-55940-006-4
Manufacturer: 3M or IMATION
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 4
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1153L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare CAV, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

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Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen in...

Forbidden Planet

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1153L )
(1.85:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Essay Written by Film Historian Allan Asherman, Including Excerpts from the Novelization
Original "Fatal Planet"Screen Treatment with Irving Block and Allen Adler
Making of Forbidden Planet
Rare Footage and Deleted Scenes
Production and Publicity Material
One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Forbidden Planet
1956 - 99 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby. The good doctor is plagued by his mad quest for knowledge through his "brain booster" machine, and by Freudian "monsters from the id" as his daughter discovers other men and learns to kiss.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J. J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Altair-4. Twenty years earlier, Earth ship Bellerophon disappeared while en route to Altair-4. Only the ship's philologist Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) survived; in the intervening decades, Morbius has created an Edenlike world of his own, for the benefit of himself and his nubile young daughter Altaira (Anne Francis). His private paradise is zealously guarded by Robby the Robot, a piece of technology far in advance of anything on earth. When Adams and his crew land on Altair-4, Morbius announces that he has no intention of being rescued and returned to Earth. When Adams attempts to contact home base, he finds his radio equipment has been smashed by some unseen force. Holding Morbius responsible, Adams confronts the scientist, who decides to tell all. At one time, according to Morbius, Altair-4 was populated by the Krel, a wise, intellectually superior race. Using leftover Krel technology, Morbius has doubled his intellect and gained the ability to shape a new world to his own specifications. Forbidden Planet was a big influence on future sci-fi outer-space efforts, especially Star Trek. The letterboxed video version is the closest to the original. --- Hal Erickson

At the time Forbidden Planet came along, science fiction hadn't existed for all that long as a movie genre, having really only established itself after World War II as distinct from horror films and movie serials. And there had been some serious science fiction films made up to that time--- most notably, Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). But science fiction was still considered primarily a genre that appealed to children, centered on action and adventure, without undue plot complexities or character relationships. Forbidden Planet changed all that, without sacrificing a genuine sense of wonder and other elements that juvenile audiences could enjoy. At the time, people mostly noticed the special effects, perhaps the best ever done up to that time and for many years beyond; it was the first movie that could convince viewers, moment to moment, that they were out in space or on some alien planet. Forbidden Planet's real importance, however, lay in respecting its audience, including the kids, enough to steep its plot in psychology and to make some statements about human nature that were pretty strong stuff in the midst of the Cold War, with both sides detonating H-bomb tests on a regular basis. The movie walks an even more precarious tightrope with its subplot about nubile Anne Francis's relationship with her father and the officers of the starship that has just landed in their two-person paradise. The plot was adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest, which flabbergasted (and distressed) some critics but helped draw a new, more serious viewer to this kind of movie. Forbidden Planet was so good, in fact, that it proved an impossible act to follow, and no one tried for almost a decade. But its influence trails out for a half-century beyond: Gene Roddenberry drew most of this ideas about the crew, officers (and their personal relationships), and setting of Star Trek from Forbidden Planet's script and set designs, and George Lucas's funny androids (not to mention Lost in Space's helpful robot servant) have their origins in Forbidden Planet's Robby the Robot. And one can only guess at what luck Stanley Kubrick might've had getting financing for 2001: A Space Odyssey, especially out of MGM, had it not

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Cast for Forbidden Planet

Walter Pidgeon - Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis - Alta Morbius
Leslie Nielsen - Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens - Lt. "Doc" Ostrow
Jack Kelly - Lt. Farman
Richard Anderson - Chief Quinn
Earl Holliman [Anthony Numkena] - Cook
George Wallace - Bosun
Bob Dix - Grey
Jimmy Thompson - Youngerford
James Drury - Joe Strong
Harry Harvey, Jr. - Randall
Roger McGee - Lindstrom
Peter Miller - Moran
Morgan Jones - Nichols
Richard Grant - Silvers
Marvin Miller - Robby (voice)
Les Tremayne - Narrator
Frankie Darro - Robby the Robot
William Boyett - Crewman
James Best - Crewman
Robby the Robot

Crew for Forbidden Planet

Fred Wilcox - Director
Nicholas Nayfack - Producer
Allen Adler - Story Author
Irving A. Block - Story Author
Cyril Hume - Screenwriter
William Shakespeare - Play Author
George Folsey - Cinematographer
Bebe Barron - Composer (Music Score)
Louis Barron - Composer (Music Score)
Ferris Webster - Editor
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Arthur Lonergan - Art Director
Hugh Hunt - Set Designer
Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer
Walter Plunkett - Costume Designer
Helen Rose - Costume Designer
William J. Tuttle - Makeup
Arnold A. Gillespie - Special Effects
Joshua Meador - Special Effects
Warren Newcombe - Special Effects
Irving G. Reis - Special Effects
Irving G. Ries - Special Effects
George Rhein - First Assistant Director

Awards for Forbidden Planet

Best Visual Effects (nom) Irving G. Ries 1956 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Wesley C. Miller 1956 Academy
Best Visual Effects (nom) Arnold A. Gillespie 1956 Academy

Feature Details

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