Editing Forbidden Planet (section)

==Home media==
''Forbidden Planet'' was first released in the [[pan and scan]] format in 1981 on MGM VHS and Betamax videotape and on MGM [[laser disc]] and [[CED Videodisc]]; years later, in 1996, it was again re-issued by MGM/UA, but this time in widescreen VHS and laserdisc, both for the film's 40th anniversary. [[The Criterion Collection]] later re-issued ''Forbidden Planet'' in CinemaScope's original 2.55:1 aspect ratio for the first time, on a deluxe laserdisc set with various extra features on a second disc. [[Warner Bros.]] next released the film on [[DVD]] in 1999 (MGM's catalog of films has since remained under ownership of [[Turner Entertainment]], currently a division of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]). Warner's release offered both cropped and widescreen picture formats on the same disc.

[[File:Warren Stevens Richard Anderson Earl Holliman Forbidden Planet 2006.jpg|thumb|Warren Stevens (Doc Ostrow), Richard Anderson (Chief Quinn), and Earl Holliman (Cookie) at San Diego's Comic-Con International, July 2006.]]
For the film's 50th anniversary, the Ultimate Collector's Edition was released on November 28, 2006, in an oversized red metal box, using the original film poster for its wraparound cover. Both DVD and high definition [[HD DVD]] formats were available in this deluxe package. Inside both premium packages were the films ''Forbidden Planet'' and ''[[The Invisible Boy]]'', ''[[The Thin Man (TV series)|The Thin Man]]'' episode "Robot Client" ("Robby The Robot", one of the film's co-stars, was also a guest star in both ''The Thin Man'' episode and ''The Invisible Boy'') and a documentary ''Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s and Us''. Also included were miniature lobby cards and an 8&nbsp;cm (3-inch) toy replica of Robby the Robot.<ref>Erickson, Glenn. [https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2174forb.html "Forbidden Planet, Ultimate Collector's edition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731195754/https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2174forb.html |date=July 31, 2020 }}. ''DVD Savant'', November 6, 2006. Retrieved: January 16, 2015.</ref> This was quickly followed by the release of the ''Forbidden Planet'' 50th Anniversary edition in both standard DVD and HD DVD packaging.<ref name="whv.warnerbros.com" /> Both 50th anniversary formats were mastered by Warner Bros.-MGM techs from a fully restored, digital transfer of the film.<ref>[http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/forbiddenplanet/4103 "HD DVD review of Forbidden Planet (Warner Brothers, 50th Anniversary Edition)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055213/http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/forbiddenplanet/4103 |date=September 28, 2007 }}, ''Dvdtown.com'', November 28, 2006. Retrieved: January 16, 2015.</ref> A [[Blu-ray]] edition of ''Forbidden Planet'' was released on September 7, 2010.<ref>{{Citation |title=Forbidden Planet Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Forbidden-Planet-Blu-ray/752/ |access-date=2022-09-07}}</ref>