When we think of the “flying saucer” film, we typically picture sci-fi terrors from the 1950s like Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and even War of the Worlds.

Without "Forbidden Planet," there would be no "Star Wars" or "Star Trek ... the "Forbidden Planet" ship (the C-57D) is a simple flying saucer — except this UFO is operated by humans, not ...