Starting now: The late Leslie Nielsen on TCM in a sci-fi classic

[pinboy3niner]

Forbidden Planet.

[pinboy3niner]

1. More info on the movie:

Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, with a screenplay by Cyril Hume. It starred Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, and Anne Francis. The characters and its setting were inspired by those in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and its plot has many similarities.

Forbidden Planet features special effects for which A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries, and Wesley C. Miller were nominated for an Academy Award. It was the only major award nomination the film received. Forbidden Planet features the groundbreaking use of an all-electronic music musical score. It also featured "Robby the Robot", one of the first film robots that was more than just a "tin can" and had a personality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Co-starring Honey West! With script by The Bard of Avon!

[pinboy3niner]

4. You had me at Honey West...

:evilgrin:

[stuntcat]

3. yay :)

I just finished it too :headbang:

[csziggy]

5. I watched it but my cat disliked the soundtrack

He was eating and actually left his food to hide from the weird sounds. Once I muted the audio on the TV, he came back out and ate, but had to be persuaded it was safe.

[pinboy3niner]

6. LOL!

Wiki notes that, "Forbidden Planet features the groundbreaking use of an all-electronic music musical score."

What kind of music do cats like? I know cows are partial to moosicals, and they all seem to have the same favorite--"The Sound of Moosic." Not sure about cats, though... :)

[csziggy]

9. My cat seems to like jazz and scat

I thought "Forbidden Planet" had theremin music?

[edbermac]

7. "Can you fly this spaceship and land it?"

"Surely you can't be serious?"

"I am serious...and don't call me Shirley."

[pinboy3niner]

8. Yes, his comedy career blossomed...

...when he was older, after he'd been established as a dramatic actor.

Somehow, I'm reminded of an old Byrds lyric...

Ah, but I was so much older then...
I'm younger than that now...

The Byrds - My Back Pages (3:11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6OhC-4Zyw