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Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Edward D. Wood Jr. (written by)
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Release Date:
2 June 1995 (Sweden) more
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Unspeakable Horrors From Outer Space Paralyze The Living And Resurrect The Dead! more
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A classic of the bad sci-fi genre more (392 total)

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Also Known As:
Grave Robbers from Outer Space (USA) (working title)
Vampiros del espacio (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
План 9 из открытого космоса (Russia) [ru]
Piano 9 da un altro spazio (Italy) [it]
Plan 9 aus dem Weltall (West Germany) [de]
Plan 9 del espacio sideral (Venezuela) [es]
Plan 9 from Outer Space (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Plan 9 from Outer Space (Spain) [es]
Plan 9 from Outer Space (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Plano 9 do Espaço Sideral (Brazil) [pt]
Plano 9 do Vampiro Zombie (Portugal) [pt]
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79 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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According to Maila Nurmi, she would put on her Vampira makeup and costume at home and then take a bus to the Quality Studios soundstage where her scenes were filmed. more
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Revealing mistakes: When the saucer flies across the cemetery in the beginning of the movie, actors knock over headstones as they fall. more
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Criswell: Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown... the mysterious...
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Referenced in My First Experimental Film (2009) more
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117 out of 126 people found the following comment useful.
A classic of the bad sci-fi genre, 25 May 2005
10/10
Author: rtim12 from United States

This is one of the best of the worst films of all time. When viewed with the right mindset it never fails to entertain. Poor production values, terrible acting, worse directing, and dialog that has to be heard to be believed, combine to create a cinematic gem.

When speaking of bad movies, it is important to understand what is meant by "bad". There is good bad, and there is bad bad. Bad bad is a movie that combines all the elements listed above--bad acting, bad directing, etc.--to produce something that bores. Good bad combines the same elements in such a way that a highly entertaining movie is made, although not in the way the movie makers hope.

"Plan 9" is not just good bad, it is brilliant bad. It is unintentionally hilarious, and that's as funny as it gets. This is a movie that has absolutely no redeeming qualities. Everything about it is bad. When George Romero made "Night of the Living Dead" he did it on the cheap, but still produced a film that was intense, scary, and had a point. "Plan 9" is nothing but bad, albeit in a wonderful way.

As an example of bad production values, there is a scene where a police car is speeding away from headquarters. As the action begins it is broad daylight. The next scene is the car racing across the city. Now, however, it is night! Next is the car arriving at its destination, a cemetery, and again it is daylight. That is either one huge city, or somebody on the Plan 9 crew was asleep at the switch.

"Plan 9" is so full of great badness that to detail all the goofs, flubs, and cheesiness would require remaking the entire movie. The cemetery is a weed-infested lot; an airline cockpit set is a shower curtain, some plywood and a couple chairs; a cop scratches his head with the business end of a gun barrel; the outside of the space ship has a ladder that goes nowhere; the plan itself, that is, plan number 9, makes no sense at all. And on and on and on...

If you love movies, and want to consider yourself conversant in all genres of film, seeing at least one bad sci-fi movie is a must. "Plan 9" is the Hamlet of that genre. See it with a couple people who get it, and have a great time.

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