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After eight failed attempts to conquer Earth, the alien known
as the Leader has finally come up with his most diabolical plan.
By controlling the reanimating corpses of the recently deceased,
the Ruler hopes to have his zombie army march onto the capitols
of Earth and usher in his dominance of the human race, the only
thing standing in his way are a pilot, his wife, a couple of patrolmen
and a police inspector.
Plan
9 from Outer Space has become the best known worst movie of
all time due to it's truly horrible sets, acting, dialog and every
other aspect that went into the making of this film. But that
is also it's catch, as it will reel you in for multiple viewings
and hours of enjoyment. The one true masterpiece of the good-bad
movies, Plan 9 From Outer Space is the Iliad of horror/sci-fi.
Written, directed and produced by Ed Wood, Plan 9 is the living,
breathing work of an actual Dr. Frankenstein, and this is his
monster.
The
plot is straightforward, but it never matters as the story comes
and goes as it pleases, jumping from scene to scene. Watch as
the scenes go from day to night in the blink of an eye, or as
cast members will be dressed or holding different items in nearly
every scene.
Then
there is the cast itself. Gregory Wincott and Mona McKinnon star
as Jeff and Paula Trent, the hapless couple stuck in the middle
of the Leader's evil plan. The Ruler is played by John Breckinridge
and with his face paint and hippie beaded spacecraft that looks
like exactly like an apartment, you know the weak minded humans
do not stand a chance. Also Bela Lugosi, Ed Wood's boyhood Idol,
has a role as the Ghoulman. Lugosi, who would die four days into
shooting the film, would be would replaced by a friend of Wood's
who would cover his face with a cape and continue the role of
the Lugosi character by sneaking around in the dark. Rounding
out the cast is former pro-wrestler Tor Johnson, who plays the
tough inspector Dan Clay and Wood film veteran Vampira who plays
Vampire Girl. Finally in the role of the film's narrator is the
Amazing Criswell, a psychic conman who was a great friend of Wood's.
He cast friends and relatives of people who helped finance the
film, Wood also convinced a Baptist church group he was making
a religious film, you can imagine how truly bad it is.
Cast
aside, the sets and props of Plan 9 are even worse. You
can see the rubber tombstones, the fake grass, background sets
and the classic burning paper plate UFO, things wiggle, move,
bend, and break at all points in the movie. The cheaper and cheesier
the better.
Most
people will hate this movie at first, but like The Rocky Horror
Picture Show, the more you watch the more you love it. Most
people also consider Ed Wood to be one of the worst filmmakers
of all time, not me and here's why. Ed Wood did what he wanted
to do and followed his heart and dreams to the fullest, he also
said fuck it, I'm gonna do it my way, and he did. As a critic
and a film fan, Ed Wood has lived out my dream of making a movie,
and he did it without fear or a care for anyone else's opinion.
I have nothing but respect for Mr. Wood, because I have no doubt
if I had a few bucks, a camera and a chance to work with Bill
Mosely, that the film I made would be perfect to one person and
fulfill their wildest fanboy dreams, me. Ed Wood did what all
of us wish we could and his work of art is Plan 9.
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