Forbidden Planet - Influence

Influence

The biography of Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek Creator, notes that Forbidden Planet was one of the inspirations for the series Star Trek. The Doctor Who story Planet of Evil was consciously based partly on Forbidden Planet.

The musical Return to the Forbidden Planet was inspired and loosely based on Forbidden Planet and won the Olivier Award for best musical of 1989/90.

A scene from the science fiction television series Babylon 5, set on the Epsilon III Great Machine bridge, strongly resembles the Krell Great Machine. While this was not the intent of the show's producer, the special effects crew tasked with creating the imagery stated that the Krell Great Machine was a deliberate reference to their Epsilon III homage.

The film is named alongside several other science-fiction cult films in the opening song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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