Search - Plan 9 From Outer Space [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1956 DVD Release: 02/15/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White,Pan and Scan Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 18 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Alien Film See Also: Plan 9 From Outer Space, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Plan 9 from Outer Space, RiffTrax: Plan 9 from Outer Space

With its incoherent plot, jaw-droppingly odd dialogue, inept acting, threadbare production design, and special effects so shoddy that they border on the surreal, Plan 9 From Outer Space has often been called the worst movie ever made. But it's an oddly endearing disaster; boasting genuine enthusiasm and undeniable charm, it is the work of people who loved movies and loved making them, even if they displayed little visible talent. In Plan 9, alien invaders attempt to conquer the world by raising the dead, starting with an old man dressed in a Dracula costume (Bela Lugosi, in a few minutes of left-over footage grafted into this film), his much-younger and well-proportioned wife (Maila "Vampira" Nurmi), and a remarkably overweight police officer (Tor Johnson). Often funny and consistently entertaining (if almost always for the wrong reasons), Plan 9 From Outer Space is an anti-masterpiece if there ever was one, and as Criswell so brilliantly puts it, "Can you PROVE it didn't happen?!?" Its legendary director Edward D. Wood Jr. was played by Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's 1994 biopic, Ed Wood. One of the DVD releases of Plan 9 From Outer Space includes the documentary Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion, an exhaustive and entertaining look at the making of the film that runs a half-hour longer than the feature to which it pays tribute! ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Bela Lugosi - The Ghoul Man
Mona McKinnon - Paula Trent
Gregory Walcott - Jeff Trent
Criswell - Himself
Tor Johnson - Police Inspector Clay
Maila "Vampira" Nurmi - Vampire Girl
Carl Anthony - Patrolman Larry

Considered by many to be the worst film of all time, Edward D. Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a two-hour documentary on the film. This is a good title from Image that should appeal to Wood enthusiasts, while also helping people unfamiliar with his work understand why this man has become such a figure among film fans. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide