Forbidden Planet - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Forbidden Planet"
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Timing:
1:38 (98 min)
7.25/10
1027
1027
7.194/10
5810
5810
7.5/10
57000
57000
Actors and characters
Jimmy Thompson
Character Crewman Youngerford
Harry Harvey Jr.
Character Crewman Randall
Roger McGee
Character Crewman Lindstrom
Peter Miller
Character Crewman Moran
Morgan Jones
Character Crewman Nichols
Richard Grant
Character Crewman Silvers
Marvin Miller
Character Robby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Robby the Robot
Character Robby the Robot
What's left behind the scenes
- The film’s costume designer made several miniskirts for actress Ann Francis. This is one of the first mentions of skirts of this kind.
- The producers suggested to the studio that the monster be made invisible, arguing that this would save money on filming. However, the effects associated with the monster ultimately cost almost a million dollars.
- The episode where the monster becomes visible due to being hit by ray guns was made with the participation of animators from Walt Disney Studios.
- At some screenings of the film, viewers were given disposable paper glasses with red filters; through these glasses, the invisible monster could be seen on the screen.
- Gene Roddenberry claimed that 'Forbidden Planet' was one of the sources of inspiration for developing the concept of the television series 'Star Trek'.
- Shortly after the film's premiere, a novel of the same name based on it was published, written by Philip Macdonald (published under the pseudonym W. J. Stewart). The book clarifies some details of the fictional universe.
- The film's special effects (especially in the matte painting technique) remained unsurpassed in complexity until the release of '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
- If you look closely, the monster has a beard reminiscent of Doctor Morbius' beard. There is also the opinion that the creature is an ironic reference to the roaring lion which serves as the logo of MGM Studios.
- The Robbie the Robot cost the studio $125,000. This first 'robot with a personality' in cinema became so popular with audiences that, until the release of the first 'Star Wars', it remained the most beloved mechanical character in science fiction. It also became the main character in the film 'The Invisible Boy' (1957) and appeared several times in science fiction television series.
- Producers suggested making the monster invisible, arguing that this would save money on filming. In the end, the effects related to the monster cost almost a million dollars.
- The film's special effects (especially in matte painting) remained unsurpassed in complexity until the release of "2001: A Space Odyssey".
- The Robbie the Robot cost the studio $125,000. This first "robot with personality" in cinema became so popular with audiences that it remained the most beloved science fiction mechanical character until the release of "Star Wars". He also became the main character in the film "The Invisible Boy" and appeared several times in science fiction television series.
- The episode where the monster becomes visible due to being hit by laser cannons was made with the participation of animators from the Disney studio.
- The film's special effects (especially those employing matte painting techniques) remained unsurpassed in complexity until the release of '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
- The studio spent $125,000 on the Robbie the Robot. This first 'robot with personality' in cinema became so popular with audiences that it remained the most beloved science fiction mechanical character until the release of 'Star Wars'. It also starred in the film 'The Invisible Boy' and made several appearances in science fiction television series.
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