With its incoherent plot, jaw-droppingly odd dialogue, inept acting,
threadbare production design, and special effects so shoddy that they
border on the surreal, Plan 9 From Outer Space has often been called
the worst movie ever made. But it's an oddly endearing disaster; boasting
genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who
loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible
talent. In Plan 9, alien invaders attempt to conquer the world by raising
the dead, starting with an old man dressed in a Dracula costume (Bela
Lugosi, in a few minutes of left-over footage grafted into this film), his
much-younger and well-proportioned wife (Maila "Vampira" Nurmi), and a
remarkably overweight police officer (Tor Johnson). Often funny and
consistently entertaining (if almost always for the wrong reasons), Plan 9
From Outer Space is an anti-masterpiece if there ever was one, and as
Criswell so brilliantly puts it, "Can you PROVE it didn't happen?!?" Its
legendary director Edward D. Wood Jr. was played by Johnny Depp in
Tim Burton's 1994 biopic, Ed Wood. One of the DVD releases of Plan 9
From Outer Space includes the documentary Flying Saucers Over
Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion, an exhaustive and entertaining look
at the making of the film that runs a half-hour longer than the feature to
which it pays tribute! ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 122 mins
Director(s):Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Writer(s):Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Theatrical MPAA Rating: NA
threadbare production design, and special effects so shoddy that they
border on the surreal, Plan 9 From Outer Space has often been called
the worst movie ever made. But it's an oddly endearing disaster; boasting
genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who
loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible
talent. In Plan 9, alien invaders attempt to conquer the world by raising
the dead, starting with an old man dressed in a Dracula costume (Bela
Lugosi, in a few minutes of left-over footage grafted into this film), his
much-younger and well-proportioned wife (Maila "Vampira" Nurmi), and a
remarkably overweight police officer (Tor Johnson). Often funny and
consistently entertaining (if almost always for the wrong reasons), Plan 9
From Outer Space is an anti-masterpiece if there ever was one, and as
Criswell so brilliantly puts it, "Can you PROVE it didn't happen?!?" Its
legendary director Edward D. Wood Jr. was played by Johnny Depp in
Tim Burton's 1994 biopic, Ed Wood. One of the DVD releases of Plan 9
From Outer Space includes the documentary Flying Saucers Over
Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion, an exhaustive and entertaining look
at the making of the film that runs a half-hour longer than the feature to
which it pays tribute! ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 122 mins
Director(s):Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Writer(s):Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Theatrical MPAA Rating: NA