Robby the Robot

Robby the Robot is a prop originally created to be a supporting character in the 1956 MGM film Forbidden Planet. By far the most advanced robot prop to appear in a movie to that point, Robby's construction represented 7% of the film's entire budget. Robby has subsequently made appearances in more than 30 movies and TV shows, and has become iconic in on-screen Science Fiction.

Forbidden Planet (1956)

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Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred M. Wilcox
CAST:  Walter Pidgeon  •  Anne Francis  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Warren Stevens

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred M. Wilcox
CAST:  Walter Pidgeon  •  Anne Francis  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Warren Stevens

Gremlins (1984)

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When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Dante
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Phoebe Cates  •  Hoyt Axton  •  Polly Holliday

When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Dante
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Phoebe Cates  •  Hoyt Axton  •  Polly Holliday

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Liam Neeson  •  Ian McDiarmid

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Lucas
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Liam Neeson  •  Ian McDiarmid

The Invisible Boy (1957)

A Super Computer plans world domination with the help of Robbie the robot and a 10 year old boy who is the son the computer's inventor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman Hoffman
CAST:  Richard Eyer  •  Philip Abbott  •  Robby the Robot  •  Diane Brewster

A Super Computer plans world domination with the help of Robbie the robot and a 10 year old boy who is the son the computer's inventor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman Hoffman
CAST:  Richard Eyer  •  Philip Abbott  •  Robby the Robot  •  Diane Brewster