Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Robby the Robot, Harold J. Stone ...( see more  see more... ) , Robert H. Harris

Timmie is a typical ten-year-old boy: he loves fun and mischief and hates to study. When his scientist father, in an attempt to improve Timmie's mind, plops him in front of the Super Computer, the boy...( read more  read more... ) learns more than how to beat his dad at chess. With designs on world domination, the computer has Timmie reactivate Robbie the Robot and directs the metal hulk to do his bidding. But while Robbie is an efficient minion, can he be made to harm the boy who gave him life?

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G, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Herman Hoffman

Release Date: October 1, 1957

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  • August 20, 2009
    I want to say that I liked this film, but in fact I was somewhat disappointed in it. I did like that the writes found a way (though not a good one) to connect the story line to that of "Forbidden Planet". However the story itself was not all that good. And the voice they used f...( read more)or Robby was not right at all. Watch it for the sake seeing Robby, but don't expect to be impressed with anything else.
  • October 14, 2008
    good stuff I love Robby!
  • April 3, 2008
    This movie is half silly, half interesting. On the interesting side, we have a super computer that has become aware of its own existance and decides it wants to take over the world (kinda like Skynet from the Terminator series.)
    On the silly side of things, we have a little bo...( read more)y who hangs out with Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet who drinks juice and turns invisible and this, along with the robot, doesn't stir up much fuss.

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