Glen Grant (historian) films as "Gone with the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Forbidden Planet." The elder Grant helped create the extraterrestrial robot Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet". "Robby eventually became a member of the Grant household, where the younger Grant said he would see the robot, stashed in the family garage, on a daily basis. Though the robot ultimately ended up in a museum, Grant was said to have "often affectionately remembered Robby the Robot as his brother." Glen graduated from Hamilton High School in 1964. Grant received a bachelor's degree
Forbidden Planet film footage cut to ensure it received a "G" rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Later video releases carry a "G" rating, though they are all the original theatrical version. The American Film Institute nominated the film for their top 10 science fiction films. The score was nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. "Forbidden Planet" was first released in the pan and scan format in 1982 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