Plan 9 from Outer Space

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cult film film horror film science fiction film

Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 low-budget science fiction horror film directed by Ed Wood, widely regarded as one of the most infamous "so-bad-it's-good" cult movies in cinema history.

Aliases (1)

Grave Robbers from Outer Space ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cult film → film → horror film → science fiction film →
cinematographyBy	William C. Thompson →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describedAs	so-bad-it's-good film →
director	Ed Wood →
distributor	Distributors Corporation of America →
era	1950s American cinema →
featuredIn	The Golden Turkey Awards →
filmingTechnique	black-and-white →
genre	B movie → horror → independent film → science fiction →
hasCastMember	Bela Lugosi → Criswell → Dudley Manlove → Gregory Walcott → Lyle Talbot → Maila Nurmi → Mona McKinnon → Tom Keene → Tor Johnson → Vampira →
hasCultFollowing	yes →
hasSetting	California → cemetery →
hasSpecialEffectStyle	low-budget practical effects →
hasTheme	alien invasion → nuclear annihilation → resurrection of the dead →
influenced	later cult and midnight movies →
musicBy	Stock library music →
notableFor	achieving cult status as a so-bad-it's-good movie → being widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made →
originalLanguage	English →
originalTitle	Plan 9 from Outer Space →
plotSummary	Aliens implement Plan 9 to resurrect the dead as zombies and ghouls to stop humans from creating a doomsday weapon. →
portraysCharacter	Eros the alien → Inspector Daniel Clay → Tanna the alien → The Ghoul Man → Vampire Girl →
previousWorkingTitle	Grave Robbers from Outer Space →
producer	Ed Wood →
productionCompany	Reynolds Pictures →
publicationDate	1959 →
releaseFormat	theatrical release →
runtime	approximately 79 minutes →
writer	Ed Wood →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maila Nurmi →	appearedIn
Plan 9 from Outer Space →	originalTitle
Plan 9 from Outer Space ("Grave Robbers from Outer Space") →	previousWorkingTitle