Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Forbidden Planet
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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4.3 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 98 minutes
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In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the groundbreaking 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet," starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen and Robby the Robot. The film also features the first full-length electronic musical score, by Bebe and Louis Barron. (originally published 3/7/2025)
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| 0:54.4 | Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema Rewind. Yeah, it's winter break week, so we have a rewind episode here for you. This one originally published 3-7, 2025. It is our episode on the 1956 science fiction classic forbidden planet. |
| 0:56.6 | Such a, such a fun film. |
| 1:00.1 | Oh, and such an iconic electronic musical score. |
| 1:01.6 | Let's jump right in. |
| 1:07.5 | Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio. |
| 1:17.6 | Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema. |
| 1:18.7 | This is Rob Lamb. |
| 1:20.6 | And this is Joe McCormick. And today we are going to be talking about the 1956 American science fiction adventure |
| 1:26.2 | Forbidden Planet, starring Walter Pigeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen. |
| 1:32.0 | Yes, that Leslie Nielsen, you know, before he went full irony mode with movies like airplane and the naked gun, he was a stern, square-jawed ham from outer space. |
| 1:42.1 | And this movie makes the best and the worst use of him. |
| 1:46.2 | Yes, this movie is full of male actors just like that. |
| 1:51.0 | I had such a good time re-watching Forbidden Planet. |
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