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Robby the Robot originated as a supporting character in the 1956 MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet. [4] The film's storyline centers on a crew of Earth explorers who land their starship, the C57-D, on the planet Altair IV, inhabited by the mysterious human Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira who was born there.
All the trailers for the films in the series were newly created, using footage from the original trailers of the films, and combining them with new narration. For example, the narration for the series trailer for Forbidden Planet targeted the boys in the audience and focused solely on the science fiction elements, and " Robby the Robot ", and ...
It is the second film appearance of Robby the Robot, the science fiction character who "stole the show" in Forbidden Planet (1956), [2] also released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. According to an implied, subtle back story in The Invisible Boy , the robot is the same character as that in Forbidden Planet, which is set in the 23rd century; Robby is ...
Kinoshita is best known as the designer of two of the most famous robots in science fiction: Robby the Robot from the films Forbidden Planet in 1956 and The Invisible Boy in 1957; and Environmental Control Robot from the 1960s TV series Lost in Space, which was called "Robot". [4] Reported costs for Robby the Robot's construction range from ...
Robby the Robot (character), a science-fiction icon, fictional character, and, robot suit, featured in many U.S. sci-fi movies and television; Rob the Robot (Rob the Robot), a fictional character from the eponymous TV show Rob the Robot; Robert the Robot (Fireball XL-5), a fictional character from the 1960s marionette TV show Fireball XL-5
"It's not like any other robot movie that's out right now — it's not A.I. gone wrong, it's A.I. gone right," writer/director Drew Hancock says.
On November 2, 2017, the original Robby the Robot prop was offered for auction by Bonhams, and it earned US$5.3 million, including the buyer's premium. It set a new record for TCM-Bonhams auctions, surpassing the US$4 million earned for a Maltese Falcon in 2013, making it the most valuable film prop ever sold at auction. [52]
China's Ministry of Commerce adds 28 U.S. entities to export control list to "safeguard national security and interests."