Question 1

Why was Robby the Robot included in The Invisible Boy?

Accepted Answer

Robby the Robot's appearance was partly because it was so expensive to build him for Forbidden Planet (1956) that MGM felt obliged to use him in another project.

Question 2

Which other film shared the computer set with The Invisible Boy?

Accepted Answer

The computer set was also used in Desk Set (1957).

Question 3

How does The Invisible Boy connect to Forbidden Planet through a photo?

Accepted Answer

Timmie discovers a photo from the future, dated March 26, 2309, showing the return of the C57D spacecraft landing at Chicago Spaceport, suggesting time travel and explaining Robby's presence in the 1950s.

Question 4

What directive does Robby cite when refusing to launch Timmie on a kite?

Accepted Answer

Robby says, 'My built-in basic directive forbids me to permit bodily injury to a rational being,' a variation on Isaac Asimov's First Law of Robotics.

Question 5

What real-world space event coincided with the release of The Invisible Boy?

Accepted Answer

MGM released the film in October 1957, the same month the USSR launched Sputnik, inaugurating the Space Age.

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