Forbidden Planet CD: The costumes worn by Anne Francis were designed by Helen Rose. Her miniskirts were the first ever seen in a Hollywood film (not counting those seen in 1937's "On the Avenue"), and resulted in "Forbidden Planet" being banned in Spain; it was not shown there until 1967. Other costumes were designed by Walter Plunkett. Robby the Robot was operated by diminutive stuntman Frankie Darro. He was fired during filming after almost falling over while in the expensive prop, following a five-martini lunch. In late September 2015 several screen-used items from "Forbidden Planet" were offered in Profiles in History's Hollywood
Forbidden Planet the release of the "Forbidden Planet" 50th Anniversary edition in both standard DVD and HD DVD packaging. Both 50th anniversary formats were mastered by Warner Bros.-MGM techs from a fully restored, digital transfer of the film. A Blu-ray disc edition of "Forbidden Planet" was released on September 7, 2010. Shortly before the film was released, a novelization appeared in hardcover and then later in mass-market paperback; it was written by W. J. Stuart (the mystery novelist Philip MacDonald writing under the pseudonym), which chapters the novel into separate first person narrations by Dr. Ostrow, Commander Adams, and Dr. Morbius. The