Forbidden Planet: The Short Version

[TheMoonchild1969]

Sorry, I forgot: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (what a classic!!), with Richard Dreyfuss character returning to earth young and healthy. One of my nephew he is 15 yo, thinks the aliens ate Dreyfuss when they took him to their mothership. He thinks the movie was cool but old, Oh! dear the generation gap is finally affecting me.

P.S.: What about Jaws 7th: ¨bigger, faster, stronger...MEANER!! and now in proficient 3D¨. I miss so much Spielbergs style movie directing and J.Williams encores.

[TheMoonchild1969]

I read somewhere on the internet that there are pre-production plans for the remake of this classic. I am dying to know when they are going to film it. I also would like to see remakes of: Space 1999, Six-Million Dollar Man and perhaps Lost in Space (the remake of that movie with Gary Oldman was pretty cool). What about the third part of Space Odyssey, I mean there are 4 novels written by A.C.Clark about the subject. Whatever they do, I hope science is not lost in space. Im so tire of Star Wars.

[MrMorganFarts2]

hehe i was in the movie check out the end credits im morgan jones

[mpjgbx]

Both Star Trek and Lost in Space ripped this movie off.

[jbranstetter04]

If he would have just given them the landing coordinates, then they could have made a feature length movie out of this. It would have been good. It may have even won an Oscar.

[edbas100]

no way! we miss anne francis and her miniskirts! and her famous words, "what is a bathing suit?"

[Attuneawake78]

I'd heard of Forbidden Planet, but I had no idea Leslie Nielsen was in it, and he is younger then I've ever seen. He's was one of the best comedians if you ask me. He had is own style that'd leave you gut wrenching laughing just from one line, only to get hit by another with no time to recuperate. Bless this man.

[meego12345]

Well...that was a year long trip for nothing. LOL

[TomGarn]

haha ...

[madamerotten]

This isn't a "short version," it's a "truncated" version.

[whatsgoingonthen]

saw this when i was a kid.....many years ago.it was way ahead of its time..with regards to special effects..etc and i still enjoy it today.....remarkable

[stxyn]

@oldschoolGhost Damn right! This is the Grandpapa of American SF. And I always felt that the bridge crew of the Classic Enterprise was directly derived from the crew of the C-57D. United Planets is the original Federation of Planets. Enterprise just made their crew more multicultural, reflecting the '60s.

[stxyn]

@greenrate  No, I just read the opening credits. It says, "Electronic Tonalities by Louis and Bebe Barron!"

[TheTimananda]

in retrospect (I saw this first-run as a boy), I could greatly do WITHOUT "the conquest and colonization" BS

[Exeunt26]

@TheTimananda That's yer actual 'manifest destiny' still very much in play at the time. Yeah, rather ugly.

[vraydio]

Richard Pryor noticed that there were never any black people in science fiction movies. He remarked "They don't think we'll make it to the future".

[Bargaintuan]

@vraydio

There was a black guy in Alien. Sadly, he didn't make it.

[vraydio]

@Bargaintuan Pryor made the comment in a routine long before "Alien".

[Bargaintuan]

@vraydio

Well, I was gonna bring up Charlton Heston's boss in Soylent Green, but that wouldn't have been as funny.

He makes it.

[00neiros]

Well, Until he dies and gets turned into Soylent Black. Mmmmmm...Tastes like Chicken.

[spacepatrolman]

@Bargaintuan Yaphett koto paul winfield was killed in damnation alley

[dagwoodsystems]

@vraydio I guess he never was aware of Star Trek. Bummer, because Lieutenant Uhura had some gams, man. Then there was J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, which featured the super foxy Zoe Saldana. Richard Pryor is either funny or super angry...I can't tell (which is a problem for both whites and blacks IMHO).

[GordonMorrice]

@vraydio Yeah, he saw Logan's Run (1976) and figured that the future was white. The astronaut Dodge (played by Jeff Burton, 1925-1988) was black, though he gets killed early on just like black characters in horror films.

[Drake3498]

lmao nice story XDDD thats pretty funny lol

[errolfan]

I always wondered why Dr. Morbius gave the landing co-ordinates in the movie. This short version makes a lot more sense, but then we wouldn't have the remaining minutes of a great 50's sci-fi flick. Now... why did they really turn the spaceship around? Morbius told the crew that Robby the Robot was already engaged to Altaira. They just lost interest.

[oldschoolGhost]

Wow so many later movies and TV series were inspired by this film. Not just the robot but also the space ship for Lost in Space. The uniforms influenced those used in Star Trek Enterprise. The ear set used in Star Trek. The terminology (e.g., hyper-drive) and most stunning, Leslie as JJ Adams -- the prototype for James Kirk.

What a tribute Hollywood over the years paid to this movie and the actors within it.

RIP Leslie.

[sporg]

Excellent! Fun as well to see all the "but this doesn't tell the whole story" and "why include all the titles" comments...

[AlaricxMalgraith]

Speed of light greatly surpassed...

[spacepatrolman]

@AlaricxMalgraith youd have to to get to altair its over 10 light years away

[stxyn]

That's not music, its electronic tonalities!

[greenrate]

@stxyn

(LOL) You're a lawyer from the Musican's Union -- right?

[krbosak]

So you can make a decent sci-fi movie using kitchen equipment!

[hopdoehop]

not even

"nice try"

missed the whole story

did not even come close

[Bluray50gig]

Bargaintuan you are a total Muppet !

[ginaswo]

God Bless Anne Francis, RIP.

[Samantha2tv]

But but, no Robbie? ;-(

[figmillenium]

This does not show the story at all. This is a LAZY edit!

[anyname666]

BUT don't call me Shirley

[icunowlibra]

@anyname666 AND don't call me Shirley

[anyname666]

@icunowlibra

Roger!

[CasualTS]

I think I'm ready to work myself up to the 10 minute version of Forbidden Planet now.

[filledfast]

Rip Leslie Nielsen, You will be missed

[dahale]

That was hilarious! Bravo!! :D

[TOMCATSFRONTIER]

What the....

[macspectrum]

how do I get my 5 and 1/2 minutes back?

[jcrx69]

@macspectrum Thanks for the warning! Still damn funny!

i love a shaggy dog story, but maybe not that shaggy!

RIP Leslie Nielsen and Walter Pidgeon ...

[jcrx69]

@macspectrum Thanks for the warning! Still damn funny!

i love a shaggy dog story, but maybe not that shaggy!

RIP Leslie Nielsen and Walter Pidgeon ...

[Noodles37UK]

1957, NO WAY , yet it WAS so.....

Very Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

[chiefchook]

Priceless; I love it!

[mancalledT]

kay that was cute.......................

[dragonfoe]

Awe, no story about how the cook only wants to drink whiskey all day? What a disappointment.

[genericmeatunit]

They asked Doc Morbius for landing coordinates.

He said No.

They went home.

Good twist. Liked it. :)

[FluffyFooFookins]

Well it might have been if your comment hadn't been at the top of the page staring everyone in the face as the giant spoiler it is.

[genericmeatunit]

I might be lying. You have to see the movie to find out. ;)

[grl8862]

Short? Yeh, everything except the credits...

[HoldenMacRoin]

Okay...I laughed. In spite of myself.

[dokokai]

What a fuckin idiot I am! Why did I watch this clip?!!

[mefreakshow]

Wow! With this short version Tom Cruise can remake it and screw it up like he did with War of the Worlds. This version the planet doesn't explode.

[KutWrite]

I wonder if MST3K ever took a crack at this movie.

It's probably my #1 favorite movie of all time.

Haha! I do like your ending, though! Skips all the complicated love & morality stuff.

[reluctantprophet7]

this is like a keystone in sci fi.... every prior to it lead to this and everything afterward was inspired/influenced by it...  AWESOME movie

[cmk25071985]

lol - didnt expect that! :D

[madisonelectronic]

Altaira will have to make do with Robbie the mechanical schwantzo.

[internationalgiant]

GENUIS!

[Spidermangy]

That was a long trip for nothing. At least everyone is returning to Earth alive.

[AlphonseZukor]

It's as if this movie was made for tadays short attention span. Now I know why they consider this a classic.

[beutelkompost]

Leslie Nielsen!

[blader45bc]

Good lesson.... and Morbius would still be alive

[XMIR10B]

Anne Francis vs Id. Who will win??

[zphalgirl87]

LOVED IT. *rofl*

[Fullmist]

Did you have to get permission to post this?

[Genji64]

lol that is pure win :)

[drifternumber9]

Ah, I see this was an excercise in anti-humor, to a degree. I couldn't understand why you were showing the first 5 minutes of the film unedited (I had expected lots of edits to jump through the film quickly), but then when you got to the "punchline" as it were, it made those first five minutes seem all the more absurd. Really funny, I thought.

I like your style. Keep it up!

[laylacalif]

Great concept! I laughed out loud!

[ZenPapageno]

It gave us a bleak vision of the future, but also the Miniskirt.

[ZenPapageno]

This is not altogether electronic music. For example it uses a lot of slowed-down flute music.

[fromthesidelines]

I get it- "Okay, we don't land...let's get on to our next assignment." It WOULD look like a dull film {"Look, why just can't we keep it that way?", Dore Schary of MGM might have wondered. "We'd save a fortune on special effects! Just squeeze it between the next 'Tom & Jerry' release, nobody's interested, anyway."}. I've often wondered what might have happened if "Klaatu" from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" had simply decided to bypass our planet instead of LANDING on it...and blew it up anyway!

[bri13615]

remember seeing this on saturday tv when I was a kid the part where the invisible monster is walking and all you can see are footprints in the ground...how cool.. I have to admit the dialog is pretty stupid

[MugsySkull]

That was freakin' FUNNY!

[ThaleiaMuse]

LOL! I like it! This is my fav old sci fi flick. You get Shakespeare and "Airplane" rolled into it too! hehe Love credits too. Never see them any more cause they have to fill it up with commercials on TV. Thanks

[minimaxplexus]

But it is kind-of funny considering that you could easily get the full version if you really wanted. I've seen the full version plenty of times.

[minimaxplexus]

It's 90 seconds on the titles, not 30.

[hartnell114]

so basicly it should be called, we travel for a bit,didnt get permission to land, so we went home...

he doesnt own the planet,id just have landed anyway, now where is that spaceship?!

[harrynicholas]

Why waste 30 seconds on th titles?

[ironrose2]

This was the stupidest short film ever and Forbidden Planet is one of the great sci-fi films of all time. Shame!

[TomMinderson]

masterful stupidity! It's more like an ordinary day at work....with retro sound effects.

[DAVESIV]

Notice the handheld computer (blackberry) in the first officer's hand - this in 1956!

[marksmartus]

I always thought the Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan would have been great if, upon realizing they were in Khan's cargo containers on Ceti Alpha 5, Chekov just said "Chekov to Reliant. Beam us up!"

[ellipticalplanet]

lol :) nice work :)

[dataflowc]

no, okay bye. This is great just think of the other movies that you could do this to, for instance "don't go to castle dracula I beg you", oh okay I'll go home then, or "please stop this insane experiment Dr Frankenstein", okay I will, or "please don't fight any more Rocky", okay I won't or "the engine canne take any more capn", okay I'll slow down then or, "two million dollars in gold through a traffic jam, make it work Charlie" no it's ridiculous. This list could go on and on.

[lennhart]

Incredible movie ...the story is Shakespeare and timeless. The special effects were not equaled until much later --Kubrick's 2001 Space Odyssey.

[ford8630]

waste of time  CRAP

[overlycreative]

Strange, I always wondered "What if?" and now after 50 years, you answered if for me, "just say "no"", I loved it. I can die in peace.

[chiefchook]

Very funny; I didn't know what you had planned with 90 seconds to go and you caught me totally by surprise. Well done!

[ged4029]

Hillarious! This is one of my favorite science fiction movies. The cast was full of actors that would eventually become famous and the special effects while exploring the Krell machine are fabulous. I think I may have to crank up the VCR and watch the "long" version. Thanks!

[j4m3sb0ndfx]

Genius. :D

[MisterChandu]

Just say no? The Monster of the Id has awaken! "My poor Krell!" LOL

[ElliottReidyFrey]

loved it!

[TheRealAbeFroman]

That was really funny.

[Unsolved99]

lol haha

Wow imagine that was at the cineman lol

[dstrek]

what he said

[truendymion]

lol that was stupid. Good job!