Irving Block (1910 -1986) and Allen Adler (1916 - 1964) wrote the story for Forbidden Planet. “They came up with the idea for something called Fatal Planet as a potential project for one of the B-movie studios” (TCM). Once the idea was pitched to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), they instantly realized the film’s potential went beyond the B-movie variety, “to everybody’s surprise, the studio decided to make this their first science fiction film and budgeted the film at $1 million, later expanding it to almost double that amount” (TCM). MGM smartly brought onboard talented screenwriter and novelist Cyril Hume to improve the original story.
Block was a multitalented artist as writer and visual effects expert, his most famous works are Rocketship X-M (1950), Forbidden Planet (1956), Kronos (1957), and The Atomic Submarine (1959). Adler was an American writer, who could have had a promising career, especially when he teamed up with Irving …show more content…
(Final thoughts)
I particularly liked how the director presented the entire film in a serious manner and not campy or intentionally exaggerated that befalls so many science fiction films of that era. Forbidden Planet is a true classic and expertly made by director Fred M. Wilcox. By adding the Shakespearian themes from Irving Block and Allen Adler’s story combined with screenwriter Cyril Hume’s script, and the film’s great cast like Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis, all helped translate a wonderfully entertaining movie.
Forbidden Planet was nominated for an Academy Award for special effects (FX), features an innovative electronic music score, and featured the infamous Robby the Robot as a leading character within the film. Who would not want to have an all-purpose, highly sophisticated, futuristic robot named “Robby (a 1950s sci-fi icon if there ever was one) who simulates human speech (in the rich tones of actor Marvin Miller) and can synthesize anything from diamonds to Kansas City bourbon” (Schneider
Block was a multitalented artist as writer and visual effects expert, his most famous works are Rocketship X-M (1950), Forbidden Planet (1956), Kronos (1957), and The Atomic Submarine (1959). Adler was an American writer, who could have had a promising career, especially when he teamed up with Irving …show more content…
(Final thoughts)
I particularly liked how the director presented the entire film in a serious manner and not campy or intentionally exaggerated that befalls so many science fiction films of that era. Forbidden Planet is a true classic and expertly made by director Fred M. Wilcox. By adding the Shakespearian themes from Irving Block and Allen Adler’s story combined with screenwriter Cyril Hume’s script, and the film’s great cast like Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis, all helped translate a wonderfully entertaining movie.
Forbidden Planet was nominated for an Academy Award for special effects (FX), features an innovative electronic music score, and featured the infamous Robby the Robot as a leading character within the film. Who would not want to have an all-purpose, highly sophisticated, futuristic robot named “Robby (a 1950s sci-fi icon if there ever was one) who simulates human speech (in the rich tones of actor Marvin Miller) and can synthesize anything from diamonds to Kansas City bourbon” (Schneider