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Il Robot E Lo Sputnik

ercoerco Posts: 20,250
edited 2015-04-10 20:50 in Robotics
Neat and overpriced old movie poster: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/for/4963235895.html

I've never seen "The Invisible Boy", certainly not in Spanish, but now I move it to the top of my "to watch" list.

Edit: Another poster attached, and a curiously dark (except for center) version online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXuN7fEsa9Y

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  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2015-04-10 11:26
    erco wrote: »
    I've never seen "The Invisible Boy", certainly not in Spanish, but now I move it to the top of my "to watch" list.

    I believe it's currently available on the Warner Instant Archive streaming channel (Roku, etc.). They offer 30 day trial, so you can watch it for free, knowing the cheapskate that you are!

    On edit: Just looked and it doesn't appear to be there at the moment. I think they rotate this stuff around, so bookmark their site to see if it returns.
  • dgatelydgately Posts: 1,621
    edited 2015-04-10 11:35
    erco wrote: »
    I've never seen "The Invisible Boy"

    Isn't that the point?


    :-) dgately
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2015-04-10 12:01
    dgately wrote: »
    Isn't that the point?


    :-) dgately

    Well played Mr. Gately!!
    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 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?

    What's not to like about this one?

    and there's more........
    Robby the Robot's appearance in the film was partly because it was so expensive to build him for Forbidden Planet (1956) that MGM felt obliged to use him in another project
    How many studios wish they could do that with an actor after a bad box office return?

    Ishtar, anybody??? No?

    Box Office
    Budget: $51,000,000 (estimated)
    Gross: $14,375,181 (USA)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2015-04-10 20:50
    Great posters! Here are a couple of more - One looks very familiar, eh erco?

    attachment.php?attachmentid=113849&d=1428724154

    attachment.php?attachmentid=113850&d=1428724182
    500 x 687 - 119K
    771 x 1024 - 128K
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