This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson
August 26, 2019, 08:22 AM
Jim Shugart
Mmmmmmmmmm… Anne Francis. "What's a swimsuit?"
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
August 26, 2019, 08:29 AM
Ripley
That was fun. So much to recommend this film, maybe it's most enduring aspect is the notion of monsters from the id.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
August 26, 2019, 08:56 AM
2BobTanner
Anne said that she was the only female on the set and received a lot of male attention, which she enjoyed too.
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August 26, 2019, 10:17 AM
Orguss
This is my favorite movie. Watched it so many times as a child because of Robbie the Robot but came to appreciate everything else about the movie as I grew older.
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August 26, 2019, 01:39 PM
Chance
One of my all time favorites.
August 26, 2019, 03:07 PM
StarTraveler
I finally saw this when well into my adult years, allowing me to finally understand Anne Francis’ supposedly legendary charms that had always eluded me in her frequent guest starring roles in the 70s and 80s (Honey West? I was maybe 3?).
More importantly, there were many sci-fi and away-team elements on display that became commonplace in later shows such as “Lost in Space,” various incarnations of “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and others. Some of these had been used before, of course, but putting them all together in one movie made it quite memorable.
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August 26, 2019, 03:17 PM
Jim Shugart
I would really really like to see this scene unedited and in its entirety.
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
August 26, 2019, 07:25 PM
festus haggen
I’ve watched FP so many times, I can recite the dialogue by heart. Drives my wife nuts when I recite what the actors are saying before they do.
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August 28, 2019, 07:58 PM
bald1
Anne Francis' "beauty mark" captivated and mystified me as a pre-teen.
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August 29, 2019, 03:20 PM
bald1
Watched it last night prompted by this thread. Still very enjoyable.
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August 29, 2019, 06:32 PM
cjevans
What a great movie, thanks for the reminder.
Anne Francis. When I was old enough to watch it, I understood why my Dad would smirk at the mention of Anne's name.
Leslie before Naked Gun. Earl and bourbon. Robbie.
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August 29, 2019, 07:56 PM
CQB60
Great sound effects for the genre
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So much to recommend this film, maybe it's most enduring aspect is the notion of monsters from the id.
