Forbidden Planet - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Forbidden Planet"
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Timing: 1:38 (98 min)
Forbidden Planet - TMDB rating
7.25/10
1027
Forbidden Planet - Kinopoisk rating
7.194/10
5810
Forbidden Planet - IMDB rating
7.5/10
57000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Nicholas Nayfack
Producer

Editor

Art Direction

Arthur Lonergan
Art Direction

Costume Design

Photo Helen Rose #79060

Helen Rose

Helen Rose
Costume Design

Production Design

Irving Block
Production Design
Mentor Huebner
Production Design

Set Decoration

Hugh Hunt
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Bebe Barron

Bebe Barron
Original Music Composer

Louis Barron

Louis Barron
Original Music Composer

Set Dresser

A.D. Flowers
Set Dresser

Director of Photography

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey
Director of Photography

Hairstylist

Screenplay

Cyril Hume
Screenplay

Special Effects

Joshua Meador

Joshua Meador
Special Effects
Irving G. Ries
Special Effects
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Doug Hubbard
Special Effects
Robert Kinoshita
Special Effects

Story

Irving Block
Story
Allen Adler
Story

Special Effects Technician

Glen Robinson
Special Effects Technician
Franklyn Soldo
Special Effects Technician

Assistant Director

George Rhein
Assistant Director
John Greenwald
Assistant Director

Sound

James Brock
Sound

Visual Effects

Bob Abrams
Visual Effects

Original Story

Sound Recordist

Sound Editor

Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
John Lipow
Sound Editor
Kurt Hernfeld
Sound Editor

Theatre Play

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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