Coming Attractions: Plan 9 from Outer Space Traditional Cache
Coming Attractions: Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Worst Movies Series
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Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. Ed Wood, Jr. never had to worry about any of that drivel. Greatness did not elude Ed Wood, Jr., it fled him like vampires flee garlic. This cache is dedicated to his magnum opus, the motion picture widely acclaimed as the worst ever made, the unforgettable (no matter how hard you try) "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
What qualifies Plan 9 for the exalted status of worst movie ever? What makes it so excellently odious? Where to start? How about some of the worst special effects of all time? In a low-budget film you expect to see flying saucers that look like variations on a pie plate, but you could hope not to see the string they’re hanging from. Such details were too small to warrant the attention of a director the caliber of Ed Wood, Jr.
Add to that, bad dialogue. The movie begins with “The Amazing Criswell” and this delicious quote: “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.” Remember that. It may save your life some day…in the future.
Add bad acting and an all-around stinker of a script and you have Plan 9 from Outer Space, a film that some movie lovers have argued is so breathtakingly bad it should be considered a classic.
Plan 9 was Bela Lugosi's last film. Accounts vary. One has it that plans 1 through 8 did not include Lugosi, but Wood thought the film could use some "star power." After Lugosi died (and presumably could no longer object) and since Wood had some Lugosi footage intended for projects that could no longer be finished, Plan 9 was reconfigured to include the unrelated Lugosi footage. Another account has it that Lugosi was always intended to be part of the film and that the footage in question was filmed for Plan 9. In either case, after Lugosi died Wood needed more footage of Lugosi's character so he hired Tom Mason (his wife’s chiropractor) to finish out that role, but always holding his cape in front of his face so he wouldn't be recognized. Wood was too dedicated to his art to be deterred by the fact that Mason was much taller than Lugosi, of an entirely different body type, or that Mason was bald while Lugosi had a full head of hair.
Plan 9 is a pimple on the, well, you know, of the whole motion picture industry.
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