Who: Bill
What: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Where: Turner Classic Movies
Why: One of the worst movies ever made
This is one of those films most everyone has heard about, but not necessarily seen. When it was recently shown on Turner Classic Movies, it gave me the opportunity to judge its dubious merits. There have been countless bad movies that have been made since Ed Wood's "Plan 9 from Outer Space" came out in 1959, and this certainly ranks among them: bad acting, bad writing, bad editing, and just an overall bad production. And yet, it was wonderful-- as a comedy. All the laughs are unintentional, of course and one marvels at the lively perfomance of Bela Lugosi-- who had been dead for three years at the time of the movie's release. His inclusion came from a few test scenes he had filmed prior to his death. The rest of his role is played by Tom Mason, who was the chiropractor for Ed Wood's wife and bore absolutely no physical resemblence to Lugosi!
All in all this was an entertaining film, if one is to go in not taking it seriously at all. Give yourself a treat and check out this awful movie.
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Is this that movie where you can clearly see sets fall down, boom mics, etc?
I definatly need to find it on my DVR!
Yes, actors walk into rubber tombstones, boom mics are visable, contradictory statements are said multiple times... it's great!
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