 "Forbidden Planet" and star Anne Francis are named alongside ten other classic science fiction films in the opening song "Science Fiction Double Feature" in the stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show" and its subsequent film adaptation.The British musical "Return to the Forbidden Planet" was inspired by and loosely based on the MGM film, and won the Olivier Award for best musical of 1989/90.A scene from the science fiction TV series "Babylon 5", set on the Epsilon III Great Machine bridge, strongly resembles the Krell's great machine.