Forbidden Planet (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Amazon Exclusive) [Germany]
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Looking great although maybe not up to the standard of the excellent UK release with that lovely embossing and @ just over 15 Euros a piece not taking the p.:-
(I don't consider the removal of "AMAZING" under the UK title and the addition of a few cast names, the dropping of Robbie so that his feet are scraping the bottom edge of the steelbook as an improvement although I prefer the dark blue colouring and the postbox red and the style of the title on the new one).
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7 brilliant and yet 7such different films all well deserving indeed of steelbooks and for that 7 thumbs up.
Fingers crossed for good artwork on BULLITT.
All English language titles
. . . making it surefire that we'll get them in the UK (even if we have one of them again).
The 4th reveal in the upcoming WB wave after ZODIAC, THE LAST SAMURAI and FURY ROAD . . . still waiting for BULLITT, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES and DOG DAY AFTERNOON to complete the current reveal line-up:-
(I don't consider the removal of "AMAZING" under the UK title and the addition of a few cast names, the dropping of Robbie so that his feet are scraping the bottom edge of the steelbook as an improvement although I prefer the dark blue colouring and the postbox red and the style of the title on the new one).
7 brilliant and yet 7such different films all well deserving indeed of steelbooks and for that 7 thumbs up.
Fingers crossed for good artwork on BULLITT.
All English language titles
. . . making it surefire that we'll get them in the UK (even if we have one of them again).The 4th reveal in the upcoming WB wave after ZODIAC, THE LAST SAMURAI and FURY ROAD . . . still waiting for BULLITT, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES and DOG DAY AFTERNOON to complete the current reveal line-up:-
Now if Germany would do a proper release of The Day the Earth Stood Still to make up for that travesty from a few years ago, I'd be happy.....
So, whatever happened to Robby the Robot after his stint on FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) I hear no-one asking (lol):-
Robert Kinoshita with his creations Robby the Robot and B9 -------------------------------- LOST IN SPACE (episode 20 . . . 1966)
Frankie Darro getting out of costume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robby at Comic Con 2006
Born July 1, 1955 in MGM Studios, California (so, Cancer then . . . lol)
Height: 6' 11" or 7' 6" . . . depending on reference source
Weight: 300lbs
Speaks 188 languages
Designed by industrial designer, Japanese-American engineer Robert Kinoshita
Cost $125,000 . . . built for the film FORBIDDEN PLANET
Appeared in other films such as THE INVISIBLE BOY (1957), PHANTOM EMPIRE (1978) and had a cameo in GREMLINS (!984).
Appeared in a bunch of TV shows ranging from THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Season 5 episode "Uncle Simon" 1963), LOST IN SPACE (1966 and 1967), THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (episode "The Bridge of Lions Affair" 1966), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (episode "Lurch's Little Helper" 1966), MYSTERY ISLAND, MORK AND MINDY (episode "Dr. Morkenstein" 1979), THE JETSONS, PROJECT U.F.O. (season 1 episode "Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident" 1978), SPACE ACADEMY (episode "My Favorite Marcia" 1979) to an episode of COLUMBO (episode "Mind over Mayhem" 1974). Other appearances too numerous to mention..
TV parodies include THE SIMPSONS episode "Homer's Phobia" 1997 as well as several TV commercials.
In 2004 he entered the Robot Hall of Fame joining Gort (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 and 2008), Hal (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968) , R2-D2 and C-3PO (1977 - ), Maria (METROPOLIS 1927), David (A.I. 2001), Terminator T-800 (1984 - ), WALL-E (2008) and so on.
In 1971 after film and TV work he semi retired to Jim Brucker's Movie World museum, California until 1980 when the museum was closed down and he was bought by the horror film maker William Malone in whose collection he has been ever since.
Sources Wiki and IMDb
Robert Kinoshita with his creations Robby the Robot and B9 -------------------------------- LOST IN SPACE (episode 20 . . . 1966)
Frankie Darro getting out of costume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robby at Comic Con 2006
Born July 1, 1955 in MGM Studios, California (so, Cancer then . . . lol)
Height: 6' 11" or 7' 6" . . . depending on reference source
Weight: 300lbs
Speaks 188 languages
Designed by industrial designer, Japanese-American engineer Robert Kinoshita
Cost $125,000 . . . built for the film FORBIDDEN PLANET
Appeared in other films such as THE INVISIBLE BOY (1957), PHANTOM EMPIRE (1978) and had a cameo in GREMLINS (!984).
Appeared in a bunch of TV shows ranging from THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Season 5 episode "Uncle Simon" 1963), LOST IN SPACE (1966 and 1967), THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (episode "The Bridge of Lions Affair" 1966), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (episode "Lurch's Little Helper" 1966), MYSTERY ISLAND, MORK AND MINDY (episode "Dr. Morkenstein" 1979), THE JETSONS, PROJECT U.F.O. (season 1 episode "Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident" 1978), SPACE ACADEMY (episode "My Favorite Marcia" 1979) to an episode of COLUMBO (episode "Mind over Mayhem" 1974). Other appearances too numerous to mention..
TV parodies include THE SIMPSONS episode "Homer's Phobia" 1997 as well as several TV commercials.
In 2004 he entered the Robot Hall of Fame joining Gort (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 and 2008), Hal (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968) , R2-D2 and C-3PO (1977 - ), Maria (METROPOLIS 1927), David (A.I. 2001), Terminator T-800 (1984 - ), WALL-E (2008) and so on.
In 1971 after film and TV work he semi retired to Jim Brucker's Movie World museum, California until 1980 when the museum was closed down and he was bought by the horror film maker William Malone in whose collection he has been ever since.
Sources Wiki and IMDb
So, whatever happened to Robby the Robot after his stint on FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) I hear no-one asking (lol):-
Robert Kinoshita with his creations Robby the Robot and B9 -------------------------------- LOST IN SPACE (episode 20 . . . 1966)
Frankie Darro getting out of costume ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robby at Comic Con 2006
Born July 1, 1955 in MGM Studios, California (so, Cancer then . . . lol)
Height: 6' 11" or 7' 6" . . . depending on reference source
Weight: 300lbs
Speaks 188 languages
Designed by industrial designer, Japanese-American engineer Robert Kinoshita
Cost $125,000 . . . built for the film FORBIDDEN PLANET
Appeared in other films such as THE INVISIBLE BOY (1957), PHANTOM EMPIRE (1978) and had a cameo in GREMLINS (!984).
Appeared in a bunch of TV shows ranging from THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Season 5 episode "Uncle Simon" 1963), LOST IN SPACE (1966 and 1967), THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (episode "The Bridge of Lions Affair" 1966), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (episode "Lurch's Little Helper" 1966), MYSTERY ISLAND, MORK AND MINDY (episode "Dr. Morkenstein" 1979), THE JETSONS, PROJECT U.F.O. (season 1 episode "Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident" 1978), SPACE ACADEMY (episode "My Favorite Marcia" 1979) to an episode of COLUMBO (episode "Mind over Mayhem" 1974). Other appearances too numerous to mention..
TV parodies include THE SIMPSONS episode "Homer's Phobia" 1997 as well as several TV commercials.
In 2004 he entered the Robot Hall of Fame joining Gort (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 and 2008), Hal (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968) , R2-D2 and C-3PO (1977 - ), Maria (METROPOLIS 1927), David (A.I. 2001), Terminator T-800 (1984 - ), WALL-E (2008) and so on.
In 1971 after film and TV work he semi retired to Jim Brucker's Movie World museum, California until 1980 when the museum was closed down and he was bought by the horror film maker William Malone in whose collection he has been ever since.
Sources Wiki and IMDb
INVISIBLE BOY is actually the quasi-sequel to Forbidden Planet. Robby is the same character. He has travelled from the 23rd century to the 20th via time travel (explained in the dialog).
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