Plan 9 from Outer Space [1959]
| Directed by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
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| Produced by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Written by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Narrated by | The Amazing Criswell |
| Starring | Gregory Walcott Mona McKinnon Duke Moore Tom Keene Carl Anthony Paul Marco Tor Johnson Dudley Manlove Bunny Breckinridge Joanna Lee Lyle Talbot |
| Music by | Frank Worth |
| Cinematography | William C. Thompson |
| Editing by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Distributed by | Distributors Corporation of America Inc. |
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| Running time | 79 min. |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $60,000 |
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 science fiction/horror film written, produced and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The 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, 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.
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