Plan 9 From Outer Space: The Movie

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The Horror of Plan 9 From Outer Space

The movie Plan 9 From Outer Space is a masterpiece in the science fiction/horror/fantasy genre. Well, masterpiece may be an overstatement, but it is so bad, it is good.

In fact, Plan Nine From Outer Space is unintentionally hilarious. The cheesy special effects, the inappropriate use of stock film footage, the obvious breaks in continuity and the outrageously bad dialogue combine to make this movie a lot of fun, if viewed with the right people.

Never mind that the tombstones are made of cardboard and bend on screen, director Ed Wood truly believed in his product. There have been men who made films for profit, there have been men who made films to exploit: Ed Wood made them because they were inside him, and he needed to get them out. That sincerity, in the face of total ineptitude, makes each one of his movies, and particularly Plan 9 From Outer Space, something special. Bad, but special.
"Unspeakable Horrors from Outer Space Paralyze the Living and Resurrect the Dead!"

The Main Cast of Characters

The Guilty Are Named

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Vampira - Vampire Girl
Bela Lugosi - Ghoul Man
Criswell - Himself / Narrator
Gregory Walcott - Jeff Trent
Mona McKinnon - Paula Trent
Tom Keene - Col. Tom Edwards
Carl Anthony - Patrolman Larry
Paul Marco - Patrolman Kelton
Tor Johnson - Insp. Dan Clay
Dudley Manlove - Eros
Joanna Lee - Tanna
John Breckinridge - The Ruler
Lyle Talbot - General Roberts
David De Mering - Danny
Norma McCarty - Edith
Bill Ash - Captain
Conrad Brooks - Patrolman Jamie

The Amazing Criswell Introduces Plan 9

Criswell's opening narration for Plan 9 From Outer Space redundantly informs the viewer how "future events such as these will affect you in the future".

Immediately afterwards, he states that the story has already "happened on that fateful day."



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Cult director Ed Wood's "cinematic masterpiece" is also regarded as one of the worst movies ever made! Alien invaders use their dreaded "Plan Nine" to re-animate dead earthlings. They wreak havoc and unleash a host of things bizarre, macabre, horrific, and just plain horrible. The result is a comical and campy spoof of science fiction and horror movies themselves.

Plan 9 From Outer Space: Trailer In Color

Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space has been hailed as the worst film of all time, but it's one of the most hilariously entertaining movies you will ever see.

Aliens from outer space reanimate the Earth's dead in an attempt to save the human race. Will their 9th plan work? With string-powered flying saucers, laughable dialogue, shrewd alien logic and priceless special effects, they can't go wrong. Or can they?

Plan 9 From Outer Space is a movie so beautifully bad, it's great.

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Plan 9 From Outer Space IS the best of the worst!

V_Random says:

"I'm worse at what I do best. And for this gift I feel blessed." (Kurt Cobain)

Hairdresser007 says:

I spent hours of my youth watching these types of movies. I think it really affected me ;)

DOUA says:

Their lines say it all. No need for me to add anything.

fanfreluche says:

Got to love the flying saucers made out of pie plates!

fanfreluche says:

Got to love the flying saucers made out of pie plates!

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It's the best of the worst. Poor Ed Wood.

Wrong! It's the worst of the worst!

 

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Vampira as The Vampire Zombie Girl



The Plan 9 From Outer Space Soundtrack

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Plan 9 From Outer Space: The Best Lines

Plan 9 Movie Excerpts

In addition to the cheap sets, the bad acting and the awful special effects Plan 9 From Outer Space exhibited some of the worst dialogue put on celluloid.

As one reviewer put it: It's not a question of where to start quoting 'Plan 9', but rather a question of where to stop!

Enjoy some of the best lines from the movie here and see if you can make sense of them!

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Plan 9 From Outer Space In Color

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Plan 9 From Outer Space is one of my favorite bad movies.

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