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The Invisible Boy (1957)
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby had been sitting in storage for (how many?) years gathering dust until a little boy takes an interest in tinkering him together. You think a little boy is going to bother dusting him off?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah-HA! So that isn't dust that was there because Robby the Robot was neglected as a prop by the movie crew . . . it's BODY MAKEUP that was applied to make Robby the Actor look the part!

Wow, we've certainly gone from here to there with our theories about the odd look Robby has in that photograph! Shocked

I just love it when that happens!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know what kind of paint they used on Robby, or how he was stored, but in some metallic paints, the metallic part can oxidize, become dull. The finish would need a good polishing to come back to life. That may be the case here. They just never took the time to polish Robby's finish back to a good shine.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Krel wrote:
I don't know what kind of paint they used on Robby, ...

It was a dark grey paint by a now defunct company named Distler. I forgot the exact number.

Bud ask Bill Malone as he told the audience this at PSST Con in January 1977.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's been awhile since I saw this film, but as I recall Robbie had been stored in disrepair for some years when he was activated. Maybe the kid just never bothered to rag the ole off.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm picking up an echo.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 1:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby couldn't have been in storage that long. Forbidden Planet was released in 56, and The Invisible Boy in 57. Depending on how long he was used for FP publicity, it could only have been a few months.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The reference to being in storage is from the plot of The Invisible Boy, rather than real time between movies.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The storage time also brings up a plot point. The Invisible Boy was supposedly contemporary — taking place in 1957.

The C-57-D lands at Chicago Spaceport on March 9, 2309.

The old professor (I forgot the name they gave) snagged Robby and brought him back to his time (earlier than circa 1957).

The supercomputer presumably was based upon Robby's design elements (It had info about Robby that no one else had).

The supercomputer made several changes made to itself over 29 years.

Does this indicate that Robby was in storage since 1928 (1957 minus 29 = 1928)?

If so, a heck of a lot of dust could certainly accumulate!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And that means the guy had a time machine in 1928. I guess if a steam age guy could build one a radio days guy could.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

orzel-w wrote:
The reference to being in storage is from the plot of The Invisible Boy, rather than real time between movies.

Oops! Embarassed

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I admire the thinking going into these attempts to take the story in The Invisible Boy seriously, but we should bear in mind that it is essentially a comedy with a few "in jokes" about Robby's connection to Forbidden Planet thrown in.

For years I criticized the move for all the wrong reasons, but I finally figured out it was all just for laughs and I was allowing the humor to sail right over my head.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any humor certainly went over MY head! It was mostly boring. If it was made as the original story was written — without Robby — I don't think anyone would have cared, let alone remembered it.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Any humor certainly went over MY head! It was mostly boring. If it was made as the original story was written — without Robby — I don't think anyone would have cared, let alone remembered it.

Boy, ain't THAT the truth! Shocked
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