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Altair IV was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 17 July 2009 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Forbidden Planet. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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No premiere at Grauman's Chinese

I've removed the part about the film having its Hollywood premiere at Grauman's Chinese and playing there from April to September. It was not in the citation given (a review of the film in Harrison's Reports) and my own attempts to get a proper cite through contemporary sources turned up empty.

The film opened at "11 theatres simultaneously" in Los Angeles on March 28 (as per page 3 of the March 22, 1956 issue of Motion Picture Daily) but a dig through the archives of the Los Angeles Times shows that Grauman's was not one of them. A article in that paper from March 21, 1956, p. 27 identifies the eleven theatres as "State, Hawaii, UA Pasadena, Garmar Montebello and seven drive-ins." The website graumanschinese.org/1956.html lists what was playing at Grauman's throughout 1956 and Forbidden Planet was not listed there either. Cbj77 (talk) 06:58, 8 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bellerophon

Just a "See Also" to Bellerophon. Aside from just the name the character, a Greek hero, battles a chimera which is how the monster from the id is described. He kills it with lead. The ships power needed lead for its use in the battle. In Bellerophon's hubris after success in his Periclean/Herculean tasks he attempts to rise to Olympus. 98.164.98.125 (talk) 13:58, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to assemble your reliable sources and add relevant content to the article. This is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. TwoTwoHello (talk) 14:22, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Home Media

The Home Media section jumps forward then backward in chronology: "... in 1996, it was again re-issued" is followed by the "later" release of the Criterion laserdisc, which was actually released ca. 1990. I think the Criterion reference probably preceded the 1996 text in an earlier version then got shifted out. If any of the original contributors are around, it would be best for someone who has a handle on the dates to revise the text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ClassicCraig (talk • contribs) 02:26, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Baxter quote re ST & FP

I added this sourced quote from well-known SF author Stephen Baxter: "SF author Stephen Baxter wrote in 2006 that Forbidden Planet could be considered as the first pilot for Star Trek." [42, source in history] Editor Clarityfiend reverted the add twice, commenting "Baxter can say what he wants. Star Trek has recognized pilots, and FP isn't one of them."

Which, of course, isn't what Baxter is saying. I think Baxter's well-sourced opinion is worth adding. Clarityfiend doesn't think so. Other opinions, please? Thanks, Pete Tillman (talk) 22:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No. Not notable in the least. 50.111.30.135 (talk) 23:04, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just another opinion. It may be "well-sourced," but it is not particularly notable. Sir Rhosis (talk) 12:36, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Star Trek's debt to FP is well-known, but his comment is of no added value. 50.111.46.61 (talk) 20:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

needed RS information for additional tidbits

The distance to Altair, and the travel time stated in the film, gives a speed for the trip around 16 times the speed of light - is this mentioned in any source known to any editors? -HammerFilmFan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.46.61 (talk) 20:17, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The machine as progenitor of the Earth's animals

Dr.Morbius explains in the film that the Krell had visited the Earth and took examples of the Earth's animals to the planet. The machine did not create the animals. 2600:1017:B109:8D5C:145D:57E7:EA9:654B (talk) 23:04, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nobody said it did. Where did you get that idea? The only animal it creates, as far as the viewer knows, is Altaira's tiger. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:25, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Popular Culture

Forbidden Planet and star Anne Francis are named in the opening song "Science Fiction Double Feature" in the stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show" and in the subsequent "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie. 74.127.201.65 (talk) 09:49, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]