Plan 9 From Outer Space (trailer)

Plan 9 from Outer Space is a science fiction/horror film written, produced and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. in 1958, and released in 1959.... film stars Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi. The film also claims to posthumously star Bela Lugosi through use of archive footage and a brief scene of the actor shot by Wood just before Lugosi's death in 1956, although Lugosi's character is primarily portrayed by chiropractor Tom Mason. The plot of the film is focused on a race of extraterrestrial beings who are seeking to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon that would destroy the universe. In the course of doing so, the aliens implement "Plan 9", a scheme to resurrect earth's dead as zombies to get the planet's attention, causing chaos. By merit of its writing, unconvincing special effects, and multiple production errors visible in the final version of the film, Plan 9 from Outer Space is sometimes regarded as a leading candidate for the title of "worst movie ever made". It has also earned Edward D. Wood, Jr. a posthumous Golden Turkey Award as the worst director ever. Poor quality special effects are a popular gripe with this film.While piloting American flight 812 in the then-future of 1968, Jeff Trent and his co-pilot encounter a flying saucer. Meanwhile, two gravediggers are filling the grave of a deceased woman. Suddenly, they hear a strange noise, and decide to leave the cemetery. As they turn to leave, they see a dead woman walking towards them with her arms raised. Absorbed in his grief over his wife's death, an old man walks out of his house and into the path of an oncoming automobile. At his funeral, two mourners discover the corpses of the gravediggers from the previous scene. Inspector Daniel Clay, along with several police officers, comes to the cemetery to investigate. Clay encounters the female zombie, who is now joined by the corpse of the old man. Clay is killed by the zombies. Jeff Trent is watching the cemetery with his wife, Paula, and tells her about his flying saucer encounter, stating that the U.S. Army has sworn him to secrecy about what he saw. He suspects that whatever is happening in the cemetery is related to his UFO encounter. Suddenly, a powerful wind knocks everyone to the ground. A spaceship lands nearby. In the weeks that follow, newspaper headlines report other flying saucer sightings. The military, under the command of Colonel Thomas Edwards, finally attacks the alien spaceships. The spaceships leave Earth. Colonel Edwards reveals that the government has been covering up the flying saucer visits to Earth, and he wonders if the alien visits are connected to other Earth disasters. The aliens return to Space Station 7 for regeneration. Their commander, Eros, informs the Ruler that he has attempted, unsuccessfully, to contact the governments of Earth. He tells the Ruler that to force the people of Earth to acknowledge his people's existence, he is implementing Plan Nine, which involves resurrecting people who have recently died by stimulating their pituitary and pineal glands. The three alien ships return to Earth.... Cast Tanna and Eros confer with "The Ruler."Bela Lugosi - The Ghoul Man Maila Nurmi (Vampira) - The Ghoul's wife Tor Johnson - Insp. Daniel Clay Gregory Walcott - Jeff Trent Mona McKinnon - Paula Trent Duke Moore - Lt. John Harper Tom Keene - Col. Tom Edwards Gloria Dea - Mourner Dudley Manlove - Eros Joanna Lee - Tanna John Breckinridge - The Ruler Edward Reynolds - Grave digger (uncredited) Reverend Jim Lymon - Minister at Clay's funeral (uncredited) Dr. Tom Mason - Lugosi Double (uncredited) Paul Marco - Patrolman Kelton Conrad Brooks - Patrolman Jamie Carl Anthony (Wuco) - Patrolman Larry History and development Theatrical release poster. Directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. Produced by J. Edward Reynolds Written by Edward D. Wood, Jr. Narrated by The Amazing Criswell Starring Myron Healy Mona McKinnon Duke Moore Tom Keene Carl Anthony Paul Marco Tor Johnson Vampira Dudley Manlove Bunny Breckinridge Joanna Lee Lyle Talbot Conrad Brooks Gregory Walcott Béla Lugosi (Mostly posthumous) Music by Frank Worth Cinematography William C. Thompson Editing by Edward D. Wood, Jr. Distributed by American International Pictures Release date(s) July, 1959 Running time 79 min. Country United States Language English Budget $6,000 All Movie Guide profile IMDb profile

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Keywords: plan from outer space tanna eros the ruler bale lugosi goul man ed wood
Added: January 13, 2008