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Sometimes a movie achieves such legendary status that it can't quite live up to its reputation. Plan 9 from Outer Space is not one of these movies. It is just as magnificently terrible as you've heard. Plan 9 is the story of space aliens who try to conquer the Earth through resurrection of the dead. Psychic Criswell narrates ("Future events such as these will affect you in the future!") as police rush through the cemetery, occasionally clipping the cardboard tombstones in their zeal to find the source of the mysterious goings-on. More than just a bad film, Plan 9 is something of a one- stop clearinghouse for poor cinematic techniques: The time shifts whimsically from midnight to afternoon sun, Tor Johnson flails desperately in an attempt to rise from his coffin, and flying saucers zoom past on clearly visible strings. Fading star Bela Lugosi tragically died during filming, but such a small hurdle could not stop writer-producer-director Ed Wood. Lugosi is ingeniously replaced with a man who holds a cape across his face and might as well have "NOT BELA LUGOSI" stamped on his forehead. Plan 9 is so sweetly well- intentioned in both its message and its execution that it's impossible not to love it. And if you don't, well, as Eros says, "You people of Earth are idiots!" --Ali Davis
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This is it! The most phenomenally popular cult classic ever in the entire history of motion pictures! The double Golden Turkey Award winner - worst picture and worst director, this legendary film was written, directed and produced by Edward D.Wood Jr. Some films that achieve legendary status fail to fully live up to their reputation - but not Plan 9 From Outer Space. It is just as magnificently terrible as you ve heard. It s all here... The infamous not-so-special effects as aliens in car hop outfits invade Earth in hubcap flying saucers to implement their ninth plan of conquest (the first eight failed). This time they raise the dead to conscript armies of mindless cadavers (well, three!) featuring the most famous lady zombie of all, Vampira, the hulking ex-wrestler Tor Johnson and Bela Lugosi in his swan song performance. Sadly, he died before filming was completed. Happily, Wood's wife's chiropractor took on the difficult role - made more so by the fact that he was taller and bore no resemblance to Lugosi at all. Audiences stared in disbelief at the studio floor under the moving grass in the cemetery, as the gravestones teetered or fell over completely, as night constantly changed to day and back again and at a cockpit set that wouldn t get into a school play. TV psychic Criswell narrates: 'Can you prove it didn't happen?' In fact he says it all: 'There comes a time in every man's life when he just can't believe his own eyes'. Presented here re-mastered from the original cut negative. That is, from the actual film that Ed Wood ran through his camera. The merits of this incredible movie have not been exaggerated. This truly original film is Ed Wood's Citizen Kane. It has been said that Plan 9 From Outer Space is a hymn to all those who have tried nobly to create something memorable and meaningful and failed miserably every step of the way. Extras Include: 1) Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion (110 minute documentary). 2) Saucer Vision (White Rabbit Feature). 3) Ed Wood's Greatest Hits Trailer Reel. 4) Original Ed Wood Movie Posters. 5) Biogs. 6) Filmogs. 7) Stills.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Edward D.Wood Jr. was a filmmaking genius. Nobody could make films as bad as him if they even tried (and some have, just look at Batman & Robin). Plan 9 is his masterpeice. It's completely awful but you just can't help but watch it. You'll be in hysterics at the "space ships" hanging from fishing wire, the Oscar worthy acting of Tor Johnson, the shakey cardboard cut out gravestones and the ever changing sunlight to name but a few. By the way keep an eye out for the detective in the graveyard scratching his head with the barrel of his loaded gun. The extras on the DVD are fantastic with a great and lengthy documentary which revisits the old studios, interviews the stars and some of the fans including Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel (their Tor Johnson impressions are priceless). If you like comedies then you love this unintentionally funny classic. You need to watch this because remember, "FUTURE EVENTS SUCH AS THESE WILL AFFECT YOU IN THE FUTURE."
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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How do you review a film which is universally panned as being the worst film ever made? Well it's obvious, you must tell it like it is. Actually it isn't that obvious at all. Yes, this is a truly awful film created by people who clearly had no idea what they were doing, but the irony of ironies is that all that incompetence and earnest endeavour makes this an unintentional comedy classic.
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So Bad..........Its Good!
Like most people I am still changing my video collection over to dvd, so whilst I was getting Ed Wood [DVD] [1995] I thought I would also treat myself to this movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Dowden
"I'll bet my badge that we haven't seen the last of those weirdies."
Flying saucers are spotted over Los Angeles and some recently-buried are rising from their graves to frighten the locals. Terror ensues!
Not really, of course. Read more
Not really, of course. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kona
Amazingly crap...
An amazingly, jaw-droppingly awful piece of film, one of the few of its kind to become a must-have item solely on account of setting a new standard for awfulness in film... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Trygve Lie
Region 2 Colour version Not Complete
Well I can say I'm a little annoyed! As a warning to people, if you want to see the colourised version of the film I'd recommend picking up the Region 1 version of the Legend Films... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Blackout
Watch this film with a bourbon or whisky
I watched this film with a very old friend of mine,he had never seen it before and he sat there with an incredulous look on his face. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Michael A. Lavery
Magnificent!
It's everything they say it is. Bad lighting; atrocious acting; a storyline so vacuous it's laughable. An absolute 'must see'.
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Published 14 months ago by P. Bannon
A film so bad that it's brilliant
"Plan 9 from Outer Space" is little known here in the UK, which is a great pity, because, having seen it myself, I think it should get more attention. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Andrew Norris
Fabulously entertaining
Sometimes films which are "so bad they are wonderful" just don't live up to their hype, but have no fears, this one does. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sarah Bates
A film with no plan
This DVD includes not only the original black-and-white film, but also an extensive documentary about the making of 'Plan 9' and its influence. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alison
Yep, its an awfully bad masterpiece - thankfully
The info on the case says it all.
Don't wear your serious hat when watching this or you've no chance of enjoying yourself, this must be savoured like a vintage wine. Read more
Don't wear your serious hat when watching this or you've no chance of enjoying yourself, this must be savoured like a vintage wine. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alan James
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