Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. Cast: Gregory Walcott, Tom Keene, Bela Lugosi. 79 min. Sci-fi.
If Troll 2 is the best worst movie ever based on RottenTomatoes scores, Plan 9 is the best worst "classic" movie of all time. Books can be written about how idiotic this movie is, with all its cardboard sets, flying saucers dangling from very visible strings, dialogue stupid beyond imagination, and a narrator who narrates exactly what you're seeing on screen. To demonstrate the magnitude of the event, I'll post a few lines from the movie, but highly recommend you to check out the movie's trivia, especially to discover how Bela Lugosi starred in the movie after his death.
If Troll 2 is the best worst movie ever based on RottenTomatoes scores, Plan 9 is the best worst "classic" movie of all time. Books can be written about how idiotic this movie is, with all its cardboard sets, flying saucers dangling from very visible strings, dialogue stupid beyond imagination, and a narrator who narrates exactly what you're seeing on screen. To demonstrate the magnitude of the event, I'll post a few lines from the movie, but highly recommend you to check out the movie's trivia, especially to discover how Bela Lugosi starred in the movie after his death.
Please note that Plan 9 from Outer Space was not initially written as a comedy:
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Eros:You do not need guns.
Jeff Trent:Maybe we think we do.
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Paula Trent:...A flying saucer? You mean the kind from up there?
Jeff Trent:Yeah, either that or its counterpart.
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Paula Trent:Now, don't you worry. The saucers are up there. The graveyard is out there. But I'll be locked up safely in there.
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Air Force Captain:Visits? That would indicate visitors.
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Colonel Tom Edwards:This is the most fantastic story I've ever heard.
Jeff Trent:And every word of it's true, too.
Colonel Tom Edwards:That's the fantastic part of it.
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Lieutenant John Harper:But one thing's sure. Inspector Clay is dead, murdered, and somebody's responsible.
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Paula Trent:I've never seen you in this mood before.
Jeff Trent:I guess that's because I've never been in this mood before.
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Lieutenant John Harper:It was a saucer.
Patrolman:A flying saucer?
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Lieutenant John Harper:Kelton, Get down there and check it out!
Patrolman Kelton:Well, how do I do that sir?
Lieutenant John Harper:By going down there and checking it out!
Patrolman Kelton:Aww, why do I always get the spook details?
Mo says:
***
Eros:You do not need guns.
Jeff Trent:Maybe we think we do.
***
Paula Trent:...A flying saucer? You mean the kind from up there?
Jeff Trent:Yeah, either that or its counterpart.
***
Paula Trent:Now, don't you worry. The saucers are up there. The graveyard is out there. But I'll be locked up safely in there.
***
Air Force Captain:Visits? That would indicate visitors.
***
Colonel Tom Edwards:This is the most fantastic story I've ever heard.
Jeff Trent:And every word of it's true, too.
Colonel Tom Edwards:That's the fantastic part of it.
***
Lieutenant John Harper:But one thing's sure. Inspector Clay is dead, murdered, and somebody's responsible.
***
Paula Trent:I've never seen you in this mood before.
Jeff Trent:I guess that's because I've never been in this mood before.
***
Lieutenant John Harper:It was a saucer.
Patrolman:A flying saucer?
***
Lieutenant John Harper:Kelton, Get down there and check it out!
Patrolman Kelton:Well, how do I do that sir?
Lieutenant John Harper:By going down there and checking it out!
Patrolman Kelton:Aww, why do I always get the spook details?
Mo says:
If you've never seen "Amazon Women on the Moon" I highly recommend it. It's a skit movie (the first scene with Arsenio Hall still puts me on the ground with laughter) intertwined with an awesome spoof of movies like this.
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ReplyDeleteI remember this stuff was the usual material for the hilarious "Mystery Science Theater 3000" shows. I'll check out the movie you mentioned. Thanks for the recommendation.
That show was classic!
ReplyDeleteI love Plan 9 and would give it full marks, probably best enjoyed as part of a mini-movie-marathon. 1st watch Bela Lugosi in Dracula then Ed Wood and finally Plan 9 from outer space. It puts everything into context.
ReplyDeleteI recently bought a universal set of the 1st 3 Dracula movies with a bonus of Dracula; filmed with a completely different cast but using the same sets for the Spanish audience. It was interesting but couldn't compare to the original in my opinion. Lugosi was fantastic and the performance by Dwight Fry as the insane Renfield is outstanding.
The sequence of three movies you mention makes perfect sense. I can imagine "Plan 9" to be a movie that grows on you. I can see myself enjoying it more and laughing harder if I watch it again - especially with a group.
ReplyDeleteI have never watched it with a group but imagine it would enhance the pleasure. Maybe even make watching the terrible Wood movie, "Orgy of the Living Dead" bearable!
ReplyDeleteSince you mention "Orgy of the Dead", did you know about this exhibition going on in New York right now?
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