Interesting trivia about "Plan Nine From Outer Space"

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

I watched it last night for, I admit it, the first time ever. Although I generally agree with the hysterical cheesiness of the whole thing, there were actually quite a few interesting moments, and some great dialogue.

One quick fun fact: Plan Nine appears to be the first flick to make real use of what can be called the "universal translator". It was indeed an integral part of the "storyline". (Plan Nine came out in 1959, btw.)

The next known use of the concept did not occur until January of 1967, when the Star Trek episode "Arena" aired. (To refresh your memory, this was the epic Kirk/Gorn battle.)

[BobBoudelangFan69]

1. Arguably The Worst Film Ever Made.

Mars Needs Women.

[asthmaticeog]

15. I take it you haven't seen "Manos, the Hands of Fate," then?

SOOOOOO bad.

[CanuckAmok]

17. "Santa Claus vs. The Martians" is worse than Manos.

"Hands" down.

[BigMcLargehuge]

18. All About Lily Chou Chou is worse than Santa Claus vs. The Martians

[CanuckAmok]

19. The Doom Generation is worse then All About Lily Chou Chou.

Actually, I've never seen "All about Lily Chou Chou", but I can safely stick to my guns on this one.

I forsee a new twist on the DU movie game: Six degrees of suckitude.

[BigMcLargehuge]

20. Death Machines is worse than Doom Generation

though admittedly, Doom Generation is pretty damn close.

[CanuckAmok]

21. Viva Evil Kneivel is worse than Death Machines

.

[BigMcLargehuge]

23. Night of the Lepus is worse than Viva Kneivel

and for those following this dual of film suckitude, here is my review of All About Lily Chou Chou.

http://www.horrorview.com/All%20About%20Lily%20Chou%20Chou.htm

[CanuckAmok]

25. Futurekill is worse than Night of the Lepus

[BigMcLargehuge]

27. Deathstalker: The Legend of Jarred Syn (in 3D) is worse than Futurekill

As the star of the film Richard Moll recounted, "it was playing on the plane I was taking to the premier".

[CanuckAmok]

32. that's a hilarious line!

And it's the second time Richard "Bull" Moll has been referenced in the Lounge tonight.

[asthmaticeog]

22. I refuse to believe there's a film worse than "The Doom Generation." n/t

[BigMcLargehuge]

24. you really need to see Death Machines

make sure you have one of these headsets though...

[asthmaticeog]

26. Oh, I do so love a challenge.

I'll try to remember to be on the lookout for it. Is it something I might find at a Hollywood, or will I need to drive out to the outré video place?

[BigMcLargehuge]

28. you can probably buy it for a buck at Best Buy

it's everywhere. It's a budget title. Such is the awesomeness of Death Machines...

[asthmaticeog]

29. Outstanding, I'm on it. Thanks! n/t

[BigMcLargehuge]

30. here's my exhaustive review...

from the Horroview Hall of Shame...

http://www.horrorview.com/Death%20Machines%20shame.htm

[asthmaticeog]

33. That's funny shit, Big!

I stopped reading early for fear of spoilers, but that sounds like some truly worthy good-bad.

[BigMcLargehuge]

34. here's the whole list of Hall of Shame titles and links to their reviews

enjoy

http://www.horrorview.com/hall%20of%20shame.htm

[asthmaticeog]

31. If I could just quickly interrupt this thread-jack to say two things:

1) I think it's "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians."

2) I respectfully disagree, I think "Manos" was far more horrid.

[SmokingJacket]

2. Didn't the star of Plan Nine die during filming?

And was replaced by a guy who didn't show his face for the whole second half of the film?

Or am I mixing it up with another really awful movie?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. That was Bela Lugosi

which is why the replacement actor held his arm in front of his face so nobody could see who he was.

[SmokingJacket]

4. Ah yes, it's all coming back to me now...

ARGHHGHGHGH!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. He was also Ed Wood's dentist (the replacement, not Bela)

Another great trivia not

[BigMcLargehuge]

12. actually, was his girlfriend's (and later wife's ) Chiropractor.

[edbermac]

9. Proud owner of PNFOS on VHS tape!

I believe Ed Wood wanted to make a vampire movie and shot a few minutes of Lugosi coming out of his house in his Dracula cape. After Lugosi died, Wood would later incorporate this footage in Plan 9.

The best quote I read about Plan 9 was something like "This film appears to have been made in somebody's garage..."

:rofl:

[chknltl]

5. I have yet to see it....

....except the parts used in a video game called "Destroy All Humans"
That game was funnier then hell. (...even got to blow up the White House with a flying saucer at one point in the game....):evilgrin:

[jane_pippin]

6. "Your stupid, stupid mind!" is one of my favorite lines ever. Plus,

one guy tries to punch the other guy and misses completely right after that line.

[tigereye]

8. ah, you are no longer a

Plan 9 virgin! :evilgrin:

[texanwitch]

10. Have you seen Glen or Glenda, that 's a great movie.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

11. Never tracked it down.

I'm always open to a good suggestion, however!

...guess now I have to put off that search for "Eraserhead"......

:evilgrin:

[texanwitch]

13. Glen or Glenda is another Ed Wood classic, Ed was a crossdresser.

The movie is strange.

[TreasonousBastard]

35. Helluva topic for a '50s flick...

and his bio on IMDB sez it "showed his absolute lack of talent."

Bio also sez not only did he brag about wearing red bra and panties as they stormed the beach, his first wife threw him out of the house on their wedding night when she caught him in said bra and panties.

Wotta guy-- got his teeth knocked out in close combat with the Japanese at Arawak, got the Silver and Bronze stars, and purple hearts for the teeth and having his legs machine-gunned.

And he's a transvestite.

BTW, he made his living after he got out of the Marines by being a carnival geek-- the guys who bites the heads off chickens. Probably made more money doing that than from his movies.

I have seen "Plan 9..." and I don't know if it's really worse than, say, "They Saved Hitler's Brain," it is most assuredly a very bad movie.

[texanwitch]

36. I didn't know about his silver and bronze stars.

I like Ed Wood movies, they really were interesting to watch.

I have seen many movies that were worse. To bad he didn't live to see his movies become so popular.

What I liked about Ed was that he wanted to make movies and he did, and did the best he could with what he had to work with.

[texanwitch]

14. Glen or Glenda is another Ed Wood classic, Ed was a crossdresser.

The movie is strange.

[cmkramer]

16. Besides that

He was a former Marine. I think he said that he once went into battle wearing ladies' underwear.

Some more trivia: Lyle Talbot, another one of the stars of the movie, is the father of SALON's David Talbot and of Stephen "Gilbert" Talbot of "Leave It To Beaver" fame.

[onager]

37. Now available!

A 6-disc Ed Wood DVD set at a budget price! (Did you expect any other sort of price?)

I love Ed Wood movies. Even unintentional humor is still pretty damn funny, and 10 minutes of any Ed Wood movie has more laughs than all of Adam Sandler's movies put together.

I just recently picked up the DVD set. One disc is a good documentary about Ed's life and career.

Unlike the usual puff piece Hollywood docu, this one has some pissed-off people in it. Bela Lugosi's son blasts Ed Wood for exploiting his father. Also disgruntlement from Lyle Talbot and others.

Oh, and "Vampira" hints that Orson Welles gave her the clap...

The "Plan 9" DVD also has a nice, long special feature about the making of that masterpiece.

The movies are:
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Bride of the Monster
Glen or Glenda
Jail Bait
Night of the Ghouls
The Haunted World of Ed Wood (the documentary)

Link to the Amazon writeup (not a commercial endorsement--I bought mine locally at Tower because I prefer instant gratification. And it was cheaper there...)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002W4TNA/102-4154579-1927337?v=glance